Blanket Purchase Agreement 36F79721D0073-36C24523A0023

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 awarded multiple firm fixed price calls against Abbott Rapid DX North America LLC's General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule contract for Invitro Diagnostics, Reagents, and Tests. Abbott Rapid DX North America LLC, doing business as Alere and a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories, will deliver Abbott's BINAXNOW COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to the VA location in Lockhart, Florida under the task orders. The task orders were awarded between January 1, 2023 and October 1, 2023 and have periods of performance through September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2024. The calls were placed without set-aside designations and have cumulative potential values ranging from approximately $2,400 to $233,500. The calls aim to procure Abbott's BINAXNOW antigen test kits to support the VA network's COVID-19 screening and testing programs for veterans served by its facilities.

The General Services Administration Schedule 65-VII for Invitro Diagnostics, Reagents, and Tests served as the contract vehicle. This pre-established, multiple award schedule incorporates pricing and terms for COVID-19 testing supplies to facilitate rapid procurement by federal agencies in response to the ongoing public health emergency. The calls issued by the VA network against Abbott's schedule contract further the agency's mission to provide affected veterans access to necessary medical supplies and pandemic mitigation resources.