BRAND NAME OR EQUAL Flow Cytometry Reagents for the MPLS VA

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 seeks flow cytometry reagents for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System's Special Hematology Laboratory, with quotations due August 24, 2026 at 4:30 PM CDT. This is an unrestricted commercial product procurement using Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

The contract is a five-year firm fixed-price IDIQ agreement covering October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031, divided into a base period and four annual ordering periods. Place of performance and delivery is the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417. Products must be approved for use with BD FACSCanto and BD FACSLyric flow cytometers and include monoclonal antibodies conjugated with fluorescent dyes, control beads, sheath fluids, lysing solutions, and supporting assay kits. The schedule lists 103 distinct line items with estimated annual quantities ranging from 1 to 60 units per item. Delivery must occur FOB Destination within five calendar days of order receipt to the warehouse between 8:00 AM and 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday. All products must be of consistent high quality with at least two-thirds of shelf-life remaining at delivery, accompanied by packing slips, and limited to one lot number per product per order.

The NAICS code is 325413, In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. The PSC is 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Evaluation will be based on comparative assessment of technical capability, past performance, and price. Quotations should be submitted electronically to Contracting Officer Traci Johannes at traci.johannes@va.gov. Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications via SAM.