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 soliciting quotes for a three-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to procure blood culture media and automated microbial detection system reagents for the Seattle VA Puget Sound Health Care System Microbiology Department. The procurement covers testing consumables for automated blood stream and sterile body fluid infection testing used to identify potential pathogens causing sepsis, blood stream infections, catheter-associated blood stream infections, and pathogens found in body fluids in veteran patient samples. The contract operates under a cost per instrument rental agreement (CPRR) structure, utilizing equipment previously installed during the last five-year contract cycle, with reagents delivered through the PSHCS Seattle Warehouse. Specific products include Versa TREK Redox 1 EZ Draw with stir bar, Versa TREK Anaerobic Redox 2 EZ Draw, and Versa TREK bottle connectors. The solicitation has been amended twice, with the final response deadline extended to October 9, 2025, at 17:00 PST. The vendor will be responsible for yearly preventative maintenance and must provide Safety Data Sheets upon request.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and no incumbent contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. The contract spans four ordering periods from November 1, 2025, to October 31, 2029, with a guaranteed minimum purchase of $500 and a maximum threshold of $350,000. The estimated annual requirement is approximately 9,000 units of the specified blood culture media products. Performance will take place at the Seattle VA facility in Seattle, Washington 98108, where the automated microbial detection systems are already installed and operational. The solicitation 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.