6550--blood culture media and automated microbial detection system three year cprr indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 is seeking to procure blood culture media and automated microbial detection system reagents through a three-year Cost Per Reportable Result (CPRR) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract. This procurement supports microbiology bloodstream and sterile body fluid infection testing at Puget Sound Health Care System (PSHCS) for direct veteran patient samples. The platform and associated reagents are essential for automated recovery of organisms in bloodstream or body fluids and are mandatory for determining potential pathogens causing sepsis, bloodstream infections, catheter-associated bloodstream infections, and pathogens found in body fluids. The reagents will be delivered upon request through the PSHCS Seattle Warehouse as part of a cost per instrument rental agreement, with equipment already installed during the previous five-year contract cycle. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on September 12, 2025, with a due date of October 3, 2025.

This opportunity does not utilize any set-aside designations and falls under NAICS code 325413 for In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing and PSC code 6550 for In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits And Sets. The contract structure is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity arrangement spanning three years, with purchase orders requested throughout the year for specific products necessary to perform microbiology bloodstream infection testing. No specific award values, budget ranges, or incumbent contractor information are disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice. The procurement involves reagents that are part of an existing cost per instrument rental agreement, indicating an established relationship with equipment that was previously installed. The contract will support ongoing operations at PSHCS for critical diagnostic testing capabilities essential to veteran healthcare services.