Swabs and Media in Support of COVID-19 Response
Ended Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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FEMA Incident Support Section
- Awardees
- 16
- Task orders
- 18
- Obligated
- $88,603,160
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- 70FB7020Q00000029 Solicitation number
- Agency
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- FEMA Incident Support Section Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
- Combined task order value
- $88,603,160 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- Shared ceiling 44% used
- $200,000,000.00
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
This Master IDIQ, established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency Incident Support Section on May 4, 2020, procured COVID-19 testing swabs and media with a shared ceiling of $200 million and a last date to order of October 1, 2020—the vehicle is no longer active and ordering closed in 2020.
The vehicle funded 18 delivery orders between May 4 and May 20, 2020, all issued as emergency COVID-19 response buys. Task orders contracted viral transport media (VTM), saline-based transport tubes, nasal swabs, and stabilization media in volumes reaching hundreds of thousands of units per order. All orders carried firm-fixed pricing and compressed delivery windows of 30 to 60 days. The largest single order was $25.01 million to Longhorn Vaccines And Diagnostics, LLC for media and saline delivery; Thomas Scientific, LLC received three orders totaling $25.8 million combined potential value.
All 18 orders used unrestricted competitive procurement with no set-aside designations. Fifteen distinct prime contractors shared the awards, with Thomas Scientific, Longhorn Vaccines And Diagnostics, Fillakit LLC, and Remel Inc. capturing roughly 85 percent of the $88.6 million combined potential value. The remaining 10 primes held smaller individual awards ranging from $178 thousand to $3.66 million.
Funding was concentrated within FEMA: the Incident Support Section placed 13 orders ($48.8 million combined potential value), FEMA placed three orders ($27.9 million), and FEMA Headquarters Office of the Chief Procurement Officer placed two orders ($11.9 million). All dollars obligated matched ceiling values, indicating the vehicle fully committed its potential value of $88.6 million against the $200 million shared ceiling.
This vehicle is of historical interest only. It was a time-bounded emergency response mechanism that achieved full obligation in a single compressed contracting cycle from award through closeout within approximately five months. No new ordering capacity remains.
IDV awards
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Latest task orders
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Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Scientific, LLC | $25,813,604 | 29% |
| 2 | Longhorn Vaccines And Diagnostics, LLC | $25,011,050 | 28% |
| 3 | Fillakit LLC | $10,502,998 | 12% |
| 4 | Remel Inc. | $9,993,704 | 11% |
| 5 | Gemini Bioproducts LLC | $3,660,000 | 4% |
| 6 | Ajinomoto Althea, Inc. | $3,233,896 | 4% |
| 7 | Becton, Dickinson And Company | $2,424,300 | 3% |
| 8 | Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc. | $2,320,391 | 3% |
| 9 | Charm Sciences Inc. | $1,946,400 | 2% |
| 10 | Puritan Medical Products Company I LP | $1,251,250 | 1% |
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Homeland Security | $88,603,160 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | $432,291 |
| FY2021 | -$2,451,527 |
| FY2020 | $90,622,396 |
Quick answers
What is the Swabs and Media in Support of COVID-19 Response contract vehicle?
Swabs and Media in Support of COVID-19 Response is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by FEMA Incident Support Section (Federal Emergency Management Agency), awarded on May 4, 2020.
Which companies hold Swabs and Media in Support of COVID-19 Response?
16 companies hold Swabs and Media in Support of COVID-19 Response's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Fillakit LLC on May 7, 2020. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Thomas Scientific, LLC, Longhorn Vaccines And Diagnostics, LLC and Fillakit LLC.
How much has been spent through Swabs and Media in Support of COVID-19 Response?
18 task orders have been placed under Swabs and Media in Support of COVID-19 Response, obligating $88,603,160.
What is the shared ceiling of Swabs and Media in Support of COVID-19 Response?
Swabs and Media in Support of COVID-19 Response's shared ceiling is $200,000,000; its task orders have used 44% of it.
Which agencies use Swabs and Media in Support of COVID-19 Response the most?
The departments whose task orders under Swabs and Media in Support of COVID-19 Response obligated the most are Department of Homeland Security ($88,603,160).
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