BCID, Respiratory and Meningitis Panel for BioFire Torch

This pre-solicitation notice seeks to procure respiratory, blood culture, and meningitis/encephalitis panels for use with the BioFire FilmArray Torch analyzer owned by Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii. The Department of the Army Medical Command intends to issue a sole source solicitation for these goods to the sole provider, BioFire, in accordance with FAR 13.106(b)(1)(i). Interested parties should monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website for the formal solicitation to be issued on or before September 23, 2020. The NAICS code listed is 325413 for in-vitro diagnostic substance manufacturing.

No set-aside designation will be used for this procurement. The NAICS code is 325413 and the point of contact is Tae Kim, who can be reached at tae.h.kim76.civ@mail.mil. As BioFire is identified as the sole provider for these goods compatible with Tripler Army Medical Center's BioFire FilmArray Torch analyzer, they are potentially the only awardee under this notice. The pre-solicitation provides no further details on potential award values or quantities required.