Attachment B_Salient Characteristics_MRSA.docx
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- 6550--CHROMID MRSA Agar Plate Media
- Solicitation number
- 36C26227Q0018
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This is an Attachment B document outlining the salient characteristics and brand name specifications for a federal contract requirement. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 is procuring 330 boxes of ChromID MRSA Agar Plates (Product #43841, 20 plates per box) from Biomerieux or an equal brand name product. The chromogenic media must be specifically designed for rapid and reliable screening of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and must display MRSA strains as green-colored colonies resulting from alpha-glucosidase producing colonies in the presence of cefoxitin antibiotic. The medium must provide qualitative MRSA detection and be validated for anterior nares sampling.
The agar plates must meet eight additional critical performance requirements: ready-to-use medium format, incubation time not exceeding 24 hours, storage capability between +2 and +8 degrees Celsius in darkness, and compatibility with direct catalase and coagulase tests, gram stains, and latex agglutination tests performed from the MRSA culture. The plates must be easy to read for reliable interpretation. All pricing must be inclusive of handling, HAZMAT fees, dry ice, and shipping costs when applicable. This requirement is posted as a Special Notice under Solicitation Number 36C26227Q0018.
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Attachment B – Salient Characteristics Brand Name or Equal Description/Requirements:
The Brand Name for the below Chromogenic Media MRSA Agar Plates is Biomerieux.
| Product Description |
| Product # |
| Unit of Issue |
| Quantity |
| ChromID MRSA Agar (20 plates per box) |
| 43841 |
| Box |
| 330 |
Salient characteristics –
1. Must be specific chromogenic media for the rapid and reliable screening of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
2. Must be easy to read, with MRSA strains being indicated by green colored colonies resulting from alpha-glucosidase producing colonies in the presence of an antibiotic, cefoxitin.
3. Must provide qualitative detection of MRSA.
4. Must be validated for anterior nares.
5. Must be able to perform catalase and coagulase tests, gram stains and latex agglutination tests directly from the MRSA test.
6. Must be compatible with storage between +2 and +8 degrees in darkness.
7. Incubation time must be no longer than 24 hours.
8. Must be ready-to-use medium.
9. Pricing must include handling, HAZMAT, dry ice and shipping fees (when applicable).
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