Purchase Order 75F40124P00489

This contract was awarded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a civilian federal agency, to Biolog, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer and supplier of specialized microbiological testing products, analytical instrumentation, and associated services. The contract, valued at $10,766.00, is a firm fixed-price purchase order for the maintenance of phenotypic microarray equipment used in various ongoing studies within the FDA's Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment (OARSA). Proper maintenance of this equipment ensures accurate data and analysis for these studies.

Biolog, based in Hayward, California, is a leading provider of microbial identification and characterization technologies, including the OmniLog and MicroStation systems, to multiple federal agencies. The company has an existing Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), valued up to $400,000, for the supply of specialized Rainbow Agar O157 used in pathogen screening of meat and poultry products. This new FDA contract does not have a set-aside designation.