Cobas 6800 HIV/HCV Testing (Brand name or equal)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 seeks to procure the Cobas 6800 HIV/HCV Testing system, or equal. This system will be used to test for HIV and HCV. Proposals are due by May 20, 2020 and will be evaluated based on the offeror's ability to meet the technical requirements for an automated clinical chemistry and immunoassay analyzer for use in clinical laboratories. The agency requires the system to have capabilities for high-throughput testing with a maximum of 96 tests per hour and integrated software for sample tracking and result reporting.

There is no set-aside designation for this procurement. The projected NAICS code is 334516 and PSC code is 6545. The incumbent contractor is Roche Diagnostics which currently provides similar HIV/HCV testing systems under various VA contracts. The agency estimates spending between $500,000 and $1,000,000 for the initial order, with potential for additional orders over the following five years. The contract period of performance will be one base year with four one-year options.