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Sources Sought Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| VISN 17 BioMerieux Consolidation |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 78240 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C25726R0033 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 11-17-2025 16:00 CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
SET-ASIDE
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| 6550 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department Of Veterans Affairs |
Network Contracting Office 17
5441 Babcock Road Ste. 302 San Antonio TX 78240
POINT OF CONTACT*
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
ADDRESS
POSTAL CODE
COUNTRY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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DESCRIPTION
This notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation of the government to acquire any products or services. Responses to this notice will be used for informational purposes only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs from the government will arise as a result from a response to this announcement. No contract will be awarded from this notice.
The information requested in this notice will be used to determine if there are sufficient socioeconomic small business concerns that are capable of performing the work described for the requirement.
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 is seeking sources for the following procurement:
BioFire, Virtuo, and Vitek equipment, reagents, supplies, and equipment maintenance services for the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (P&LMS) for the VA Amarillo VA Healthcare System, Central Texas VA Healthcare System, North Texas VA Health Care System, South Texas VA Healthcare System, and the West Texas VA Healthcare System (collectively VISN 17).
Description of Supplies Required
The contractor will need to be able to provide equipment, reagents, and supplies as well as warranty plans, software upgrades, training, manuals, interface, and connection. Maintenance services on equipment are to be provided by OEM-authorized field service engineers. The below tables are estimates of annual needs for each facility:
Amarillo VA Healthcare System:
| Item # |
| Description/Part Number |
| Qty |
| Unit of Measure |
| 1 |
| BCID2 Verification Kit - Zeptometrix |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 2 |
| KIT, BioFire RP2.1 Panel, 30 tests IVD |
| 70 |
| EA |
| 3 |
| BioFire BCID2 Panel, 30 tests |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 4 |
| Filmarray GI Panel, 30 tests |
| 25 |
| EA |
| 5 |
| Filmarray Pneumo Panel, 30 tests |
| 10 |
| EA |
| 6 |
| BioFire GI Verification Kit |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 7 |
| Pneumo GI Verification Kit |
| 1 |
| EA |
Central Texas VA Healthcare System:
| Item # |
| Description/Part Number |
| Qty |
| Unit of Measure |
| 1 |
| VIRTUO FULL-SERVICE PLAN W/ANNUAL PM |
| 1 |
| YR |
| 2 |
| BACT/ALERT FA PLUS |
| 64 |
| BX |
| 3 |
| BACT/ALERT FN PLUS |
| 64 |
| BX |
| 4 |
| SAMPLOC ADAPTER CAP 3 (600 PER CASE) |
| 8 |
| CS |
| 5 |
| MYLA VM CONVERSION |
| 1 |
| YR |
| 6 |
| GN TEST KIT VITEK 2 #21341 |
| 15 |
| KT |
| 7 |
| GP TEST KIT VITEK 2 #21342 |
| 15 |
| KT |
| 8 |
| YEAST TEST KIT VITEK 2 #21343 |
| 10 |
| KT |
| 9 |
| NH TEST KIT VITEK 2 #21346 |
| 6 |
| KT |
| 10 |
| ANC ID TEST KIT #21347 |
| 6 |
| KT |
| 11 |
| AST-N812 TEST KIT #424721 |
| 150 |
| KT |
| 12 |
| ASTCN33 TEST KIT # 424723 |
| 150 |
| KT |
| 13 |
| AST GP-75 TEST KIT #415670 |
| 150 |
| KT |
| 14 |
| AST-ST02 TEST KIT #420915 |
| 25 |
| KT |
| 15 |
| AST-YS09 TEST KIT #423331 |
| 25 |
| KT |
| 16 |
| VITEK PIPETTOR/ DILUTER KIT #21219 |
| 35 |
| KT |
| 17 |
| VITEK 0.45% SALINE BOTTLE 1000 M/L #423718 |
| 4 |
| BT |
| 18 |
| VITEK MS DS SLIDES #410893 |
| 30 |
| EA |
| 19 |
| VITEK MS CHCA #411071 |
| 55 |
| EA |
| 20 |
| VITEK MS FA #411072 |
| 20 |
| EA |
| 21 |
| VITEK MYCOBACTERIUM/ NORCARDIA KIT #415659 |
| 16 |
| KT |
| 22 |
| VITEK MS LIQUID MYLA SUPPLEMENTAL #421564 |
| 10 |
| EA |
| 23 |
| VITEK PICKME NIBS #423551 |
| 5 |
| EA |
| 24 |
| VITEK CART, 36X28 #27219 |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 25 |
| VTK2 ROUTINE CLASSROOM TRAINING #2302161 |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 26 |
| VC-VITEK 2 SYSTEMS COMPUTER UPGRADE #4705917 |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 27 |
| VC-VITEK MS PRIME CLINICAL #4707061 |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 28 |
| TRAINING VTK MS ROUTINE CLASSROOM #2302163 |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 29 |
| COMPLETE SW LICENCE BIOMERIEUX CLARION #2302962 |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 30 |
| MYLA VM CONVERSION #4707007 |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 31 |
| FULL-SERVICE AGREEMENT VITEK 2 0120 |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 32 |
| FULL-SERVICE AGREEMENT VITEK MS PRIME 60 MONTHS |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 33 |
| ENHANCED WARRANTY VITEK MS PRIME |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 34 |
| Internal Lab Instrument Move (VITEK) |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 35 |
| Additional Internal Lab Instrument Move (MYLA) |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 36 |
| Lean Lab Internal Lab Move (Prep station) |
| 3 |
| EA |
North Texas VA Healthcare System:
| Item # |
| Description/Part Number |
| Qty |
| Unit of Measure |
| 1 |
| VC Torch Ignited by FIREWORKS |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 2 |
| Filmarray Torch Duplex Module Box |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 3 |
| Filmarray Torch Module Box |
| 2 |
| EA |
| 4 |
| BioFire RP2.1 Panels 30 Tests |
| 30 |
| KT |
| 5 |
| Filmarray GI Panels 30 Tests |
| 23 |
| KT |
| 6 |
| BioFire BCID2 Panel 30 Tests |
| 25 |
| KT |
| 7 |
| Filmarray ME Panels 30 Tests |
| 20 |
| KT |
| 8 |
| Extended Warranty BioFire Torch Base |
| 1 |
| YR |
| 9 |
| Extended Warranty BioFire Torch Modules |
| 4 |
| YR |
South Texas VA Healthcare System:
| Item # |
| Description/Part Number |
| Qty |
| Unit of Measure |
| 1 |
| ITEM #423742 - BIOFIRE RP2.1 PANEL, 30 TESTS IVD 423742 |
| 87 |
| EA |
| 2 |
| ITEM #RFIT-ASY-0147 - BIOFIRE BCID2 PANEL, 30 TESTS- RFIT-ASY-0147, |
| 30 |
| EA |
| 3 |
| ITEM #RFIT-ASY-0116 - FILMARRAY GI PANEL, 30 TESTS- RFIT-ASY-0116 |
| 75 |
| EA |
| 4 |
| ITEM #RFIT-ASY-0118 - FILMARRAY ME PANEL, 30 TESTS- RFIT-ASY-0118 |
| 20 |
| EA |
| 5 |
| ITEM #RFIT-ASY-0144 - FILMARRAY PNEUMO PANEL, 30 TESTS-RFIT-ASY-0144 |
| 30 |
| EA |
| 6 |
| ITEM #RFIT-ASY-0138 - BIOFIRE JOINT INFECTION PANEL, 30 TESTS-RFIT-ASY-0138 |
| 30 |
| EA |
| 7 |
| DORIPENEM DOR 32 US S30 |
| 3 |
| BX |
| 8 |
| CEFTAZIDIME/AVIBACTAM CZA 256 US S30 |
| 4 |
| BX |
| 9 |
| CEFTOLOZANE/TAZOB C/T US 256 S30 |
| 4 |
| BX |
| 10 |
| BENZYLPENICIL PG 256 US M100 |
| 1 |
| BX |
| 11 |
| BENZYLPENICIL PGL 32 US S30 |
| 10 |
| BX |
| 12 |
| CEFTAROLINE CPT 32 US B30 |
| 4 |
| BX |
| 13 |
| CEFTRIAXONE TX 32 US S30 |
| 6 |
| BX |
| 14 |
| CEFTRIAXONE TX 256 US S30 |
| 6 |
| BX |
| 15 |
| API 20 C AUX 25 STRIPS |
| 4 |
| BX |
| 16 |
| DAPTOMYCIN DPC 256 US M100 |
| 1 |
| BX |
| 17 |
| LINEZOLID LZ 256 US S30 |
| 3 |
| BX |
| 18 |
| MEROPENEM MP 32 US M100 |
| 1 |
| BX |
| 19 |
| MEROPENEM MP 32 US S30 |
| 10 |
| BX |
| 20 |
| MOXIFLOXACIN MX 32 US S30 |
| 3 |
| BX |
| 21 |
| VANCOMYCIN VA 256 US S30 |
| 8 |
| BX |
| 22 |
| TIGECYCLINE TGC 256 US M100 |
| 2 |
| BX |
| 23 |
| ERTAPENEM ETP 32 US S30 |
| 10 |
| BX |
| 24 |
| IMIPENEM IP 32 US S30 |
| 10 |
| BX |
| 25 |
| LEVOFLOXACIN LE 32 US S30 |
| 3 |
| BX |
| 26 |
| DAPTOMYCIN DPC 256 US S30 |
| 5 |
| BX |
West Texas VA Healthcare System:
| Item # |
| Description/Part Number |
| Qty |
| Unit of Measure |
| 1 |
| BCID2 Verification Kit- Zeptometrix |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 2 |
| KIT, BioFire RP2.1 Panel, 30 tests IVD |
| 70 |
| EA |
| 3 |
| BioFire BCID2 Panel, 30 tests |
| 10 |
| EA |
| 4 |
| Filmarray GI Panel, 30 tests |
| 25 |
| EA |
| 5 |
| Filmarray Pneumo Panel, 30 tests |
| 10 |
| EA |
| 6 |
| BioFire GI Verification Kit |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 7 |
| Pneumo GI Verification Kit |
| 1 |
| EA |
| 8 |
| BioFire Torch Service warranty for SN: KTB04972 |
| 9 |
| BioFire Torch Service Warranty for SN: KTM19119 |
| 1 |
| YR |
| 10 |
| BioFire Torch Service Warranty for SN: KTM19111 |
| 1 |
| YR |
Response:
If capable and interested, please provide the following information in response:
1. Name of Company
2. Point of Contact; name, phone number, and email address
3. SAM UEID number
4. Company Socioeconomic status (i.e., Small Business)
5. Capability Statement
The information provided in response to this notice may be used in developing an acquisition approach. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking any proprietary or competitive sensitive information that is provided in a response.
Please advise if you are capable of providing the required supplies and services. Please submit all information, in writing, to Robyn Nussbaum at robyn.nussbaum@va.gov no later than November 17, 2025, 4:00 PM CST. Telephone responses will not be accepted.
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