The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 awarded a single award indefinite delivery contract to Life Technologies Corporation to provide preventative maintenance and repair services for Thermo Fisher Scientific genetic analyzers. Over five firm fixed price delivery orders from FY21-FY26, Life Technologies will service genetic analysis equipment located in Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas for a total value of approximately...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration has awarded several delivery order contracts to Life Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Thermo Electron Corporation, to provide genome reagents and sequencing-related products and services. The initial $3.5 million indefinite delivery contract, established in December 2020, aims to supply the VA's Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 with proprietary ThermoFisher genome reagents and related services through December...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) service contract to Agena Bioscience, Inc., a for-profit corporation that provides genomic testing equipment, reagents, and services. The contract, valued up to $249,000, is for preventive maintenance and repair services on an Agena Bioscience MassArray system and associated Chip Prep Module located at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS)....
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 awarded a single award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to Life Technologies Corporation with a potential value of $400,000.00 and a period of performance through September 2026. Two firm fixed price delivery orders have been issued against this contract to date for tissue typing kits and related services. Delivery Order OP1, valued at $59,928, has a completion date of...
The Department of the Army Medical Command awarded a blanket purchase agreement to Life Technologies Corporation for the procurement of reagents, consumables, equipment, and maintenance services in support of various medical research and healthcare programs. Over the period of performance from July 2020 to January 2023, task orders valued at a total of $199,000 were placed against this agreement for the delivery of products such as genetic analyzers, polymer materials, centrifuge plates, and gel...
This indefinite delivery contract award to Biomerieux Inc. by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 provides a $117,240 firm fixed price delivery order for the company's VIDAS 3 Analyzer System. The analyzers will be used to support procalcitonin (PCT) and NephroCheck testing at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas over a five-year period through 2028. The original solicitation sought these specific VIDAS 3 analyzer reagents and...
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 awarded an indefinite delivery contract with a single award to Government Scientific Source Inc. to provide blood gas analyzer supplies. The contract has a potential value of $240,000 with a period of performance from November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2027. Under the contract, the awardee may receive delivery orders for supplies to support blood gas analysis at facilities within VISN 17,...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration has awarded a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Illumina, Inc. for the procurement of Illumina reagents, accessories, and sequencing systems. The BPA is valued up to $8,404.98 and has a period of performance through May 12, 2029. The VA is using simplified acquisition procedures under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) to sole-source this requirement to Illumina as the incumbent and likely sole available source due to the...
This Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) was awarded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), specifically the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service, to Ailife Diagnostics, Inc., a woman-owned small business. The contract, valued at up to $1,121,500.00, is for the provision of comprehensive physician-authorized genetic testing services to support the diagnosis and medical management of veteran patients. The contract includes over 200...
This indefinite delivery contract was awarded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, a civilian agency of the U.S. federal government, to the prime contractor Applied Biosystems, LLC, a subsidiary of Life Technologies Corporation. The contract, valued at a ceiling of $222,903.87, is for the delivery of laboratory equipment and supplies to support the agency's specialized research and healthcare mission. The award leverages Applied Biosystems' expertise as a manufacturer of genetic...