Mycobacterium smegmatis, MicroKwik Culture®, Vial and 4 more items

Tidewater Community College in Suffolk, Virginia, awarded contract PCO05497375 to Carolina Biological Supply on October 13, 2026, for the procurement of laboratory biological specimens and related shipping services. The contract is valued at $351.00 and encompasses the delivery of five vials of Mycobacterium smegmatis MicroKwik Culture, five vials of Shigella flexneri MicroKwik Culture Pathogen, three vials of Klebsiella pneumoniae MicroKwik Culture Pathogen, one living planaria specimen, and FedEx small parcel freight services. All materials are to be delivered to Tidewater Community College's District Warehouse located at 7000 College Drive, Suffolk, Virginia 23435.

The line items indicate that the contracted biological materials are intended to support laboratory and educational coursework, consistent with the microbiology and life sciences curriculum typically offered by community colleges. The inclusion of pathogenic bacterial cultures and living organisms, along with associated shipping costs, suggests these materials will facilitate hands-on instructional activities in microbiology and organism biology. The contract represents a routine procurement of consumable laboratory supplies necessary for institutional educational operations.