Purchase Order 36C26126P0408

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 (VISN 21), awarded a $15,157 firm fixed-price purchase order to Qiagen, LLC for equipment maintenance services with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2027. This contract, which was not issued under a set-aside designation, represents a task order call against one of VISN 21's established blanket purchase agreements with Qiagen for tuberculosis testing reagents and QuantiFERON supplies. Qiagen, headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, is a specialized provider of molecular diagnostics equipment, bioinformatics software, and laboratory consumables that support clinical diagnostic operations across the federal healthcare system. The work will be performed at the contractor's location in Palo Alto, California.

This maintenance contract supports VISN 21's clinical laboratory operations by ensuring continued functionality of Qiagen's specialized diagnostic equipment deployed across VA medical facilities. The award reflects the Department of Veterans Affairs' reliance on Qiagen as a preferred supplier for tuberculosis screening and molecular diagnostics capabilities, leveraging pre-negotiated pricing and terms established through the existing blanket purchase agreement framework. VISN 21 encompasses VA medical centers throughout the Pacific Coast region and regularly issues task orders to Qiagen to maintain critical laboratory infrastructure supporting patient care and occupational health screening programs.