MALDI Biotyper Sirius CA

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Puget Sound VA Medical Center in Seattle, Washington is seeking contractor capability information for procurement of a MALDI (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization) Biotyper Sirius CA microbial identification system, with responses due May 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM PST. This is a sources sought notice for market research only and does not constitute a solicitation or contract obligation; responses will not satisfy future formal solicitation requirements. The VA is mandated to consider a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.

The required system must be FDA-approved and capable of identifying microorganisms from clinically relevant patient samples through protein fingerprint spectral analysis. The specification calls for the Bruker MALDI Biotyper Sirius CA System with MBT Compass HT, MBT HT Filamentous Fungi Module, MBT Filamentous Fungi Library Extension, MBT HT Sepsityper Module, and MBT Sepsityper Kit US IVD. The FDA-cleared reference library must include at least 488 microbial species (199 gram-positive, 248 gram-negative, 41 yeasts, and Candida auris) and support filamentous fungi identification for at least 220 species. The instrument must meet Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) and Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) standards, weigh 75 kilograms or less, operate on standard 110V power consuming less than 400 watts, feature a laser with 500 million shot lifetime, process up to 600 samples per hour, and complete identification within four minutes per organism.

Prospective offerors must register in SAM.gov and qualify as authorized resellers. No subcontracting is anticipated. Responses should be submitted via email to Nicholas.Heintz@VA.gov and include company information, UEI, business size classification, brand name and model number, pricing for market research purposes, and country of origin.