Critical Analyzers, Laboratory (FSS-66-III)

Award Date 10/1/2003
Last Date To Order 9/1/2024
Shared Ceiling Not listed
Contract Type
Master GSA Schedule
Predecessor
Not listed
Successors

The Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) 66-III for Critical Analyzers, Laboratory is a comprehensive multiple-award contract vehicle designed to provide federal agencies with advanced clinical and diagnostic laboratory equipment, reagents, and associated services. Originating from a solicitation issued in 2008, this vehicle focuses on procuring cost-per-test clinical laboratory analyzers across multiple diagnostic domains including chemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, microbiology, and immunochemistry. The contract is structured as a fixed-price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) arrangement with Economic Price Adjustment provisions, enabling federal agencies to efficiently acquire specialized medical testing technologies and consumables through pre-negotiated terms.

Task orders under this schedule predominantly involve the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with task order values ranging from approximately $10,000 to over $4 million, typically having performance periods between 3-5 years. Frequent prime contractors include major diagnostic equipment manufacturers such as Beckman Coulter, Abbott Laboratories, Roche Diagnostics, Sysmex America, Polymedco, and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics. Most task orders are firm fixed-price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) calls or delivery orders, consistently lacking small business set-aside designations, which indicates full and open competition. The primary funding agency is the VA, with secondary participation from the Indian Health Service, and common performance locations include VA medical centers and clinics across various Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs). These contracts cover a wide range of diagnostic needs, from hematology and chemistry analyzers to specialized testing for conditions like colorectal cancer, infectious diseases, and blood coagulation.

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