Swabs and Media in Support of COVID-19 Response

Award Date 5/4/2020
Last Date To Order 10/1/2020
Shared Ceiling $200M
Contract Type
Master IDIQ
Predecessor
Not listed
Successors

The IDIQ-FEMA-COVID-TESTING-20 federal contract vehicle was established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to rapidly procure critical medical supplies, specifically swabs and media for COVID-19 testing during the pandemic response. The master indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract enabled FEMA to quickly acquire essential testing components from multiple prime contractors to support nationwide coronavirus diagnostic testing efforts. The contract was designed to streamline procurement of sample collection and transport materials needed for pandemic response operations, with a total shared ceiling value of $200 million.

The task orders under this IDIQ primarily focused on procuring viral transport media, saline tubes, nasal swabs, and other testing supplies from various medical supply manufacturers. Typical delivery orders ranged from $77,670 to $25 million, with most task orders having performance periods between May and July 2020 and utilizing firm fixed-price contract mechanisms. Frequently awarded contractors included Thomas Scientific, Fillakit LLC, Steripack USA Limited LLC, Becton Dickinson, Charm Sciences, Gemini Bioproducts, Puritan Medical Products, and Thermo Fisher Scientific. All task orders were funded by FEMA's Incident Support Section, consistently carried the National Interest Action Code of Coronavirus COVID-19, and did not employ any set-aside designations. Performance locations were predominantly in states like Kentucky, New Jersey, Texas, and North Carolina, reflecting the distributed manufacturing capabilities of the prime contractors.

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