BIOMERIEUX, INC. TEMPO Test Kits
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FD-2025-388-SN-RBC
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- 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
- Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Office of Sustainable Fisheries has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to negotiate a sole source contract with bioMerieux, Inc. of Salt Lake City, Utah. The procurement is for TEMPO Test Kits, which are consumable testing supplies used with the bioMerieux TEMPO automated quantification system for mission-critical seafood inspection analyses. The notice covers four specific test kit categories: TEMPO QC Kit, TEMPO YM Kit, TEMPO EB Kit, and TEMPO AC Kit, to be delivered to NOAA's National Seafood Inspection Laboratory in Pascagoula, Mississippi. NOAA is proceeding under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) authority, citing bioMerieux as the sole manufacturer and distributor of these specialized test kits. The contract structure includes a base year with four option years, totaling a potential five-year period of performance.
The sole source determination is based on NOAA's requirement for test kits that are compatible with their existing TEMPO automated quantification system, which supports their ISO 17025:2017 certified methodology that was validated at significant expense. The procurement allows other firms to submit documentation within 15 days of the notice publication date (by August 27, 2025) demonstrating their ability to meet the government's technical requirements, though NOAA retains sole discretion in determining whether competitive procurement is feasible. Contractors seeking to participate must prove their products are compatible with the bioMerieux TEMPO system and can support the laboratory's seafood inspection program requirements. The quantities needed vary by test kit type, with up to 12 units required for the TEMPO QC Kit in the base year, while other kits are measured per 48-test units based on monthly sample volumes. The contract will be structured as a firm-fixed price agreement supporting NOAA's ongoing seafood safety and inspection mission.
Notice text
***The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Fisheries Office of Managment and Budget Field Delegates, and the Office of Sustainable Fisheries National Seafood Inspection Laboratory, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with BIOMERIEUX, INC. located in Salt Lake City, UT for TEMPO Test Kits, consumable testing supplies for the bioMerieux TEMPO, which is used for mission critical analyses for the Seafood Inspection Program. The requirement is specifically for the following supplies: TEMPO QC Kit, Cat: 80000; TEMPO YM Kit, Cat:80001; TEMPO EB Kit, Cat: 80003; TEMPO AC Kit, Cat: 411113 to be delivered to NOAA Fisheries Office of Sustainable Fisheries/National Seafood Inspection Laboratory 3209 Frederic Street, Pascagoula, MS 39567.
***The sole source determination is based on NOAA’s requirement that BIOMERIEUX, INC. is the only vendor that manufactures and distributes the TEMPO Test Kits, consumable testing supplies for the bioMerieux TEMPO, which is used for mission critical analyses for the Seafood Inspection Program. The requirement is specifically for the following supplies: TEMPO QC Kit, Cat: 80000; TEMPO YM Kit, Cat:80001; TEMPO EB Kit, Cat: 80003; TEMPO AC Kit, Cat: 411113.
Delivery within a 12-month Period of Performance from the date of award.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Test kits shall be compatible with the TEMPO automated quantification system to use the current equipment and to continue using the methodology that has been validated at great expense for the ISO17025:2017 program.
TEMPO QC Kit: 80000 - A quantity of up to 12EA is needed for the base year and in the following option years.
TEMPO YM: 80001, per kit of 48 test
TEMPO EB: 80003, per kit of 48 tests
TEMPO AC: 411113, per kit of 48 tests
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 12 months from the date of the award of the contract with four option years.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be compatible with the bioMerieux TEMPO automated quantification system.
DELIVERY SCHEDULE: Delivery of all items ordered shall be during the period of performance and by the end of the base year period and each option year period of performance.
DELIVERY LOCATION: NOAA Fisheries, Office of Sustainable Fisheries/National Seafood Inspection Laboratory, 3209 Frederic Street, Pascagoula, MS 39567
***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Special Notice FD-2025-388-SN-RBC to SAM.gov (25-388).pdf |
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