This federal contract award was issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to Sarstedt, Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of medical devices and laboratory consumables. The $149,700 firm-fixed-price purchase order is for SARSTEDT AUTOMATED CAPPER DECAPPER equipment.
Sarstedt is an experienced federal contractor, having secured numerous prime contract awards from various civilian agencies, including the Department of Agriculture's Veterinary Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. The company also holds several Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) and Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contracts, demonstrating its strategic importance to federal agencies. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sarstedt played a critical role in supplying essential testing materials, including 900,000 saline transport tubes for FEMA's pandemic response efforts. This contract award does not utilize any set-aside designations.