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This is a Special Notice of Intent to award a sole-source, firm fixed-price contract for laboratory blood culture detection, identification, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing services. The Department of Veterans Affairs, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, intends to award the contract to Biomerieux Inc. under FAR Subpart 6.302-2 to ensure continuity of patient care across four VA Medical Center locations: James J. Peters (Bronx) VAMC, East Orange VAMC (New Jersey), Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Campus, and Northport VAMC. The contract will run from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031, and will cover consumables and supplies for cost-per-kit (CPK) production as well as continued usage of contractor-owned equipment currently on-site. The current contract with Biomerieux Inc. expires on March 31, 2026.

The solicitation number is 36C24226Q0333, with a response deadline of February 12, 2026, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. This is a logical follow-on contract necessary to prevent interruption to medical facility operations. The Product Service Code is 6550, and the NAICS code is 334516 with a small business standard of 1,000 employees. The notice explicitly states this is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be made available; any responses submitted will be considered only for determining sources for future procurements. The Government will not pay for information submitted, and submission is strictly voluntary. The contracting office is located at 2 James J. Peters VA Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468-3904, with point of contact Wilmen Joa, Contract Specialist, at Wilmen.Joa@va.gov.

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Special Notice Special Notice

SUBJECT*
LAB - Blood Culture Detection, Identification, And Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing | 04/01/2026 through 03/31/2031

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
10468-3904
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C24226Q0333
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
02-12-2026 11 am EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE
5 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
6550
NAICS CODE*
334516
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 2 James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx NY 10468-3904

POINT OF CONTACT*

Wilmen Joa Contract Specialist Wilmen.Joa@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL
http://www.va.gov
URL DESCRIPTION
Wilmen.Joa@va.gov
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
Wilmen.Joa@va.gov
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
Wilmen.Joa@va.gov

DESCRIPTION

The Department of Veterans Affairs, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, intends to award a sole-source, firm fixed-price contract to Biomerieux Inc., in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.302-2.

This requirement is a logical follow-on contract from the Blood Culture Detection, Identification, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing to ensure continuity of patient care at the VA Medical Center locations listed below. The contract will cover consumables and supplies needed to produce cost-per-kit (CPK) and for the continued usage of contractor-owned equipment currently on-site:

* James J. Peters (Bronx) VAMC

* East Orange VAMC (NJ)

* Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Campus

* Northport VAMC

VA personnel utilize the equipment and consumables to perform in-house testing for Blood Culture Detection, Identification, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing CPK services. The NAICS code is 334516, with a small business standard of 1,000 employees.

The current contract with Biomerieux Inc. will expire on March 31, 2026. The VA Medical Centers listed above require a follow-on contract from the Bacterial ID & Susceptibility Long Term Agreement to ensure continuity of patient care. This contract is necessary to avoid unnecessary interruption to the medical facilities.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation will be made available. Any responses received no later than COB February 12, 2026, will be considered for the purpose of determining sources for future procurements. The Government will not pay for information submitted. Any information submitted in response to this notice of intent is strictly voluntary.

This will be the only notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement.

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