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 defining salient characteristics and brand name or equal specifications for a federal procurement requirement.
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 is procuring ChromID MRSA Agar plates, with Biomerieux listed as the brand name manufacturer. The requirement specifies 330 boxes of ChromID MRSA Agar containing 20 plates per box (Product #43841). The salient characteristics mandate that the product be chromogenic media specifically designed for rapid and reliable screening of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), with MRSA strains identified by green-colored colonies under alpha-glucosidase production in the presence of cefoxitin. The media must be validated for anterior nares screening, ready-to-use, and compatible with storage at +2 to +8 degrees Celsius in darkness with incubation times not exceeding 24 hours. The product must provide qualitative MRSA detection and allow for direct performance of catalase, coagulase, gram stain, and latex agglutination tests without additional culturing steps.
Pricing must be inclusive of all handling, HAZMAT, dry ice, and applicable shipping fees. The specification allows for equivalent brand products meeting these technical requirements, enabling competition while maintaining the critical performance standards necessary for MRSA detection in clinical laboratory settings.
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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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