6550--Immune Deficiency Reagents

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 22, is soliciting quotations for Immune Deficiency Reagents under solicitation number 36C26226Q0449 through simplified acquisition procedures. The procurement seeks Aquios CL reagents and supplies specifically compatible with two existing Beckman Coulter Aquios CL flow cytometers currently in use at the VA San Diego Healthcare System for clinical laboratory testing. All proposed reagents must maintain 510K/IVD regulatory clearance, be bar-coded, and conform to IVD usage requirements; use of non-approved reagents will invalidate the test clearance and result in cessation of testing. Evaluation will be conducted on three factors: technical capability to meet minimum requirements (assessed on a binary acceptable/unacceptable basis), price with all costs inclusive of the period of performance, and compliance with salient characteristics specifications. The deadline for receipt of quotations is March 20, 2026, at 9:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, with all technical questions due by March 13, 2026, and submissions directed to Carlos Magana at Carlos.Magana@va.gov.

This procurement has no set-aside designation and is open to full and open competition among businesses classified under NAICS Code 325413 (pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing) with a 1,250-employee size standard. The contract structure consists of a firm-fixed-price base year from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027, plus four option years extending through April 30, 2031, with orders placed on an as-needed basis and FOB Destination pricing required. The government requires nine line items of Beckman products including Tetra panels, control cells, lysing reagent kits, and related supplies, with base-year quantities ranging from 3 units to 108 units depending on the product. Offerors must be OEM-authorized dealers or distributors and are prohibited from offering gray market items or remanufactured equipment, with prices held firm for 120 calendar days from offer receipt. The place of performance is the VA San Diego Healthcare System located at 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, California 92161.