Dual Path Platform (DPP) Vet Tuberculosis (TB) Assay Kits
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12639526Q0229
- Agency
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Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6505 Drugs And Biologicals
- Place of performance
- Iowa 50010, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
USDA APHIS intends to award a sole-source contract for 600 Dual Path Platform (DPP) Vet Tuberculosis Assay kits, with a response deadline of July 29, 2026, and an anticipated award to Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc. The restriction of competition is authorized under FAR 6.302-1 (Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements); market research identified no alternative sources capable of meeting requirements. The DPP test is the official test for the Federal Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication program and detects antibodies to Mycobacterium bovis in cervid serum samples (elk, red deer, white-tailed deer, fallow deer, and reindeer) in conjunction with other diagnostic methods. Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc. is located at 3661 Horseblock Road, Medford, NY 11763 (UEI: Z4B4JJDLQNK9).
Delivery occurs in three tranches: 200 kits by November 30, 2026; 200 kits by January 31, 2027; and 200 kits by March 31, 2027. Place of performance is USDA-APHIS-VS-NVSL at 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, Iowa. The solicitation specifies the brand-name requirement as Chembio Part Number 65-9150-0, with 20 tests per kit, firm-fixed-price terms, and F.O.B. Destination shipping. NAICS 325413 applies (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing); size standard is 1,250 employees. Questions close July 24, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET. USDA APHIS MRPBS AAMD (Minneapolis, Minnesota) is the contracting activity; the requesting activity is USDA APHIS VS NVSL DBRL (Ames, Iowa). The agency intends to publicize the sole-source intent on SAM.gov to encourage private development of alternative TB cervid tests.
Notice text
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinarian Services requires 600 Dual Path Platform (DPP) Vet Tuberculosis (TB) Assay kits. These are single use immune-chromato-graphic tests for detection of antibodies to Mycobacterium Bovis in cervid samples and is the official test for the Federal Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication program. The test is used for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Contact Information conjunction with other diagnostic methods.
See attached Presolicitation Notice: 12639526Q0229 for detailed information.
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