6640--BACT/Alert Automated Blood Culture Detection System
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- Solicitation number
- 36C24826Q0877
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 8
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- VA Caribbean Healthcare System (Vachs) San Juan, Puerto Rico 00921, United States
- Points of contact
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About this opportunity
Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System (VISN 8) intends to procure two BACT/ALERT VIRTUO automated blood culture detection systems for its Clinical Microbiology Laboratory in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with an estimated delivery date of September 15, 2026. No set-aside applies to this acquisition.
The systems will enable continuous monitoring and detection of microbial growth in blood and sterile body fluid cultures. The procurement scope includes MAESTRIA middleware software, associated computer hardware (monitor, keyboard, printer), uninterrupted power supply with built-in line conditioner, installation, training, validation, initial culture bottles for validation, and full-service support for the first year commencing upon equipment activation. The contractor must provide all ancillary equipment, consumables, supplies, parts, and accessories necessary for full operational capability, including cabinetry if required and universal interface equipment.
Full-service support is available twenty-four hours daily, seven days weekly, and covers parts replacement, repair, and preventive maintenance. Preventive maintenance specifically is delivered Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Atlantic Standard Time. The procurement carries NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and falls under PSC 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies). Solicitation number is 36C24826Q0877. This is a pre-solicitation notice; no quotes or formal responses are being requested at this time.
Notice text
The Government is in need to acquire two (2) BACT/ALERT VIRTUO automated blood culture detection systems, for use in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at the Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System main facility in San Juan, PR. The systems will be used for continuous monitoring and detection of microbial growth in blood and sterile body fluid cultures, and shall include all associated software, hardware, middleware connectivity, uninterrupted power supply (UPS), and printer.
The requirements consist of the following:
Two (2) BACT/ALERT VIRTUO blood culture detection systems
One MAESTRIA (Middleware for Streamlined Laboratory Operations)
MAESTRIA Computer, Monitor, Keyboard, Printer and UPS
Installation, Training and Validation at the VACHS Laboratory
Initial reagents (culture bottles) for validation
Full-Service support for the first year starting when the equipment goes live. These services shall include any parts replacement, repair services, and preventive maintenance services
Full-Service support shall be provided as needed, twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week
Preventive Maintenance services shall be performed Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Atlantic Standard Time (AST)
The Contractor shall provide, install, and maintain, as indicated, any and all ancillary support equipment, consumables/supplies, parts and accessories necessary to fully operate the blood culture analyzer(s) as cabinetry to support/house the analyzer (if necessary), universal interface equipment, UPS capable of supporting the full scope of equipment operation with a built-in line conditioner, for each proposed analyzer
Delivery date for these items is estimated to be 09/15/2026. This is a pre-solicitation notice. No quotes are being requested at this moment.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24826Q0877.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 6640--FY26: BACT/Alert Automated Blood Culture Detection System | Special Notice | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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