6550--award notice vitek lab supplies IDIQ VISN 23

The Special Notice announces a sole source award by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23. The award is for a 5-year Indefinite Quantity-Indefinite Delivery contract to provide Vitek 2 and Vitek MS testing supplies in support of laboratories within VISN 23.

The Special Notice provides details of the sole source contract award. The objective is to support Vitek 2 and Vitek MS testing needs within the VISN 23 region through the provision of compatible test cards. The award is made to Biomerieux Inc. for an amount not to exceed $549,984.84 over the 5-year period. The Special Notice references an earlier related sole source notice published from June 30, 2023 through July 24, 2023 with solicitation number 36C26323Q0813. No other eligibility criteria or contractor requirements are specified beyond the compatibility of the test cards with the Biomerieux Vitek analyzers used within the VISN 23 medical centers.