6550--VISN 17 BioMerieux Consolidation
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C25726R0033
- Agency
-
Veterans Integrated Service Network 17
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 17, is seeking sources for BioFire, Virtuo, and Vitek equipment, reagents, supplies, and maintenance services to support the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine operations across five VA healthcare systems: Amarillo, Central Texas, North Texas, South Texas, and West Texas. This Sources Sought Notice is issued for planning purposes only and will not result in a direct contract award; instead, responses will be used to assess whether sufficient socioeconomic small business concerns possess the capability to perform the required work. Contractors must be able to provide comprehensive laboratory solutions including equipment, reagents, supplies, warranty plans, software upgrades, training, manuals, interfaces, and maintenance services performed by original equipment manufacturer (OEM)-authorized field service engineers. The primary evaluation criterion is determining the availability of qualified small business contractors capable of meeting the technical and service requirements outlined in the notice. Interested parties must submit detailed responses, including company information, point of contact details, SAM UEID number, socioeconomic status, and a capability statement, by November 17, 2025, at 4:00 PM Central Standard Time.
No set-aside designation has been applied to this procurement, and no incumbent contractors or current award values are identified in the notice. The Sources Sought Notice specifies estimated annual requirements across the five facilities, including various test kits and panels such as BioFire BCID2 panels, Filmarray gastrointestinal and pneumonia panels, verification kits, system upgrades, service agreements, and equipment warranties; however, exact total quantities and budget ranges are not disclosed in the available documentation. The procurement falls under NAICS code 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing) and PSC code 6550 (In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets), indicating the technical nature of the required goods and services. This notice represents preliminary market research by VISN 17 to gauge contractor availability and capability before proceeding with formal solicitation, with no payment or contractual obligations arising from responses submitted during this sources sought phase.
Notice text
Sources Sought Notice
This notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation of the government to acquire any products or services. Responses to this notice will be used for informational purposes only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs from the government will arise as a result from a response to this announcement. No contract will be awarded from this notice.
The information requested in this notice will be used to determine if there are sufficient socioeconomic small business concerns that are capable of performing the work described for the requirement.
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 is seeking sources for the following procurement:
BioFire, Virtuo, and Vitek equipment, reagents, supplies, and equipment maintenance services for the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (P&LMS) for the VA Amarillo VA Healthcare System, Central Texas VA Healthcare System, North Texas VA Health Care System, South Texas VA Healthcare System, and the West Texas VA Healthcare System (collectively VISN 17).
Description of Supplies Required
The contractor will need to be able to provide equipment, reagents, and supplies as well as warranty plans, software upgrades, training, manuals, interface, and connection. Maintenance services on equipment are to be provided by OEM-authorized field service engineers. The below tables are estimates of annual needs for each facility:
Amarillo VA Healthcare System:
Item #
Description/Part Number
Qty
Unit of Measure
1
BCID2 Verification Kit - Zeptometrix
1
EA
2
KIT, BioFire RP2.1 Panel, 30 tests IVD
70
EA
3
BioFire BCID2 Panel, 30 tests
1
EA
4
Filmarray GI Panel, 30 tests
25
EA
5
Filmarray Pneumo Panel, 30 tests
10
EA
6
BioFire GI Verification Kit
1
EA
7
Pneumo GI Verification Kit
1
EA
Central Texas VA Healthcare System:
Item #
Description/Part Number
Qty
Unit of Measure
1
VIRTUO FULL-SERVICE PLAN W/ANNUAL PM
1
YR
2
BACT/ALERT FA PLUS
64
BX
3
BACT/ALERT FN PLUS
64
BX
4
SAMPLOC ADAPTER CAP 3 (600 PER CASE)
8
CS
5
MYLA VM CONVERSION
1
YR
6
GN TEST KIT VITEK 2 #21341
15
KT
7
GP TEST KIT VITEK 2 #21342
15
KT
8
YEAST TEST KIT VITEK 2 #21343
10
KT
9
NH TEST KIT VITEK 2 #21346
6
KT
10
ANC ID TEST KIT #21347
6
KT
11
AST-N812 TEST KIT #424721
150
KT
12
ASTCN33 TEST KIT # 424723
150
KT
13
AST GP-75 TEST KIT #415670
150
KT
14
AST-ST02 TEST KIT #420915
25
KT
15
AST-YS09 TEST KIT #423331
25
KT
16
VITEK PIPETTOR/ DILUTER KIT #21219
35
KT
17
VITEK 0.45% SALINE BOTTLE 1000 M/L #423718
4
BT
18
VITEK MS DS SLIDES #410893
30
EA
19
VITEK MS CHCA #411071
55
EA
20
VITEK MS FA #411072
20
EA
21
VITEK MYCOBACTERIUM/ NORCARDIA KIT #415659
16
KT
22
VITEK MS LIQUID MYLA SUPPLEMENTAL #421564
10
EA
23
VITEK PICKME NIBS #423551
5
EA
24
VITEK CART, 36X28 #27219
1
EA
25
VTK2 ROUTINE CLASSROOM TRAINING #2302161
1
EA
26
VC-VITEK 2 SYSTEMS COMPUTER UPGRADE #4705917
1
EA
27
VC-VITEK MS PRIME CLINICAL #4707061
1
EA
28
TRAINING VTK MS ROUTINE CLASSROOM #2302163
1
EA
29
COMPLETE SW LICENCE BIOMERIEUX CLARION #2302962
1
EA
30
MYLA VM CONVERSION #4707007
1
EA
31
FULL-SERVICE AGREEMENT VITEK 2 0120
1
EA
32
FULL-SERVICE AGREEMENT VITEK MS PRIME 60 MONTHS
1
EA
33
ENHANCED WARRANTY VITEK MS PRIME
1
EA
34
Internal Lab Instrument Move (VITEK)
1
EA
35
Additional Internal Lab Instrument Move (MYLA)
1
EA
36
Lean Lab Internal Lab Move (Prep station)
3
EA
North Texas VA Healthcare System:
Item #
Description/Part Number
Qty
Unit of Measure
1
VC Torch Ignited by FIREWORKS
1
EA
2
Filmarray Torch Duplex Module Box
1
EA
3
Filmarray Torch Module Box
2
EA
4
BioFire RP2.1 Panels 30 Tests
30
KT
5
Filmarray GI Panels 30 Tests
23
KT
6
BioFire BCID2 Panel 30 Tests
25
KT
7
Filmarray ME Panels 30 Tests
20
KT
8
Extended Warranty BioFire Torch Base
1
YR
9
Extended Warranty BioFire Torch Modules
4
YR
South Texas VA Healthcare System:
Item #
Description/Part Number
Qty
Unit of Measure
1
ITEM #423742 - BIOFIRE RP2.1 PANEL, 30 TESTS IVD 423742
87
EA
2
ITEM #RFIT-ASY-0147 - BIOFIRE BCID2 PANEL, 30 TESTS- RFIT-ASY-0147,
30
EA
3
ITEM #RFIT-ASY-0116 - FILMARRAY GI PANEL, 30 TESTS- RFIT-ASY-0116
75
EA
4
ITEM #RFIT-ASY-0118 - FILMARRAY ME PANEL, 30 TESTS- RFIT-ASY-0118
20
EA
5
ITEM #RFIT-ASY-0144 - FILMARRAY PNEUMO PANEL, 30 TESTS-RFIT-ASY-0144
30
EA
6
ITEM #RFIT-ASY-0138 - BIOFIRE JOINT INFECTION PANEL, 30 TESTS-RFIT-ASY-0138
30
EA
7
DORIPENEM DOR 32 US S30
3
BX
8
CEFTAZIDIME/AVIBACTAM CZA 256 US S30
4
BX
9
CEFTOLOZANE/TAZOB C/T US 256 S30
4
BX
10
BENZYLPENICIL PG 256 US M100
1
BX
11
BENZYLPENICIL PGL 32 US S30
10
BX
12
CEFTAROLINE CPT 32 US B30
4
BX
13
CEFTRIAXONE TX 32 US S30
6
BX
14
CEFTRIAXONE TX 256 US S30
6
BX
15
API 20 C AUX 25 STRIPS
4
BX
16
DAPTOMYCIN DPC 256 US M100
1
BX
17
LINEZOLID LZ 256 US S30
3
BX
18
MEROPENEM MP 32 US M100
1
BX
19
MEROPENEM MP 32 US S30
10
BX
20
MOXIFLOXACIN MX 32 US S30
3
BX
21
VANCOMYCIN VA 256 US S30
8
BX
22
TIGECYCLINE TGC 256 US M100
2
BX
23
ERTAPENEM ETP 32 US S30
10
BX
24
IMIPENEM IP 32 US S30
10
BX
25
LEVOFLOXACIN LE 32 US S30
3
BX
26
DAPTOMYCIN DPC 256 US S30
5
BX
West Texas VA Healthcare System:
Item #
Description/Part Number
Qty
Unit of Measure
1
BCID2 Verification Kit- Zeptometrix
1
EA
2
KIT, BioFire RP2.1 Panel, 30 tests IVD
70
EA
3
BioFire BCID2 Panel, 30 tests
10
EA
4
Filmarray GI Panel, 30 tests
25
EA
5
Filmarray Pneumo Panel, 30 tests
10
EA
6
BioFire GI Verification Kit
1
EA
7
Pneumo GI Verification Kit
1
EA
8
BioFire Torch Service warranty for SN: KTB04972
1
YR
9
BioFire Torch Service Warranty for SN: KTM19119
1
YR
10
BioFire Torch Service Warranty for SN: KTM19111
1
YR
Response:
If capable and interested, please provide the following information in response:
Name of Company
Point of Contact; name, phone number, and email address
SAM UEID number
Company Socioeconomic status (i.e., Small Business)
Capability Statement
The information provided in response to this notice may be used in developing an acquisition approach. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking any proprietary or competitive sensitive information that is provided in a response.
Please advise if you are capable of providing the required supplies and services. Please submit all information, in writing, to Robyn Nussbaum at robyn.nussbaum@va.gov no later than November 17, 2025, 4:00 PM CST. Telephone responses will not be accepted.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| 36C25726R0033.docx | DOCX document |
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