Pre-Solicitation Notice for Reagents for Government Owned Equipment

Solicitation – W81K00-21-Q-0068

The Regional Health Contracting Office-Central, JBSA- Fort Sam Houston, Texas intends to issue a solicitation for reagents compatible with BioMerieux equipment (that is on-site at Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas).  Reagents will be used to conduct microbial identification testing, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and blood culture testing. This solicitation will be issued for a base period of 01 April 2021 – 30 September 2021 and an option period of 01 October 2021 – 31 March 2022.

This requirement is being solicited on unrestricted basis.  The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 325413, In-vitro Diagnostic Test Substances Manufacturing. The Small Business Administration's size standard for this NAICS code is 1,250 employees. 

The solicitation number is W81K00-21-Q-0068. This solicitation will be available on/about 12 March 2021 and will close on/about 17 March 2021, and will be posted on http://Beta.Sam.Gov. Prospective offerors are advised that if tentatively selected for award, they must register with the System for Award Management (SAM) (http://www.sam.gov) and obtain a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code prior to any award being made.  The solicitation Paper copies of this solicitation will not be physically issued, and telephone and faxed requests for the solicitation will not be honored.  Points of contact are Ms. Medina Woodson, Contract Specialist, medina.l.woodson.civ@mail.mil, and Ms. Michelle Bartkowski, Contracting Officer, michelle.m.bartkowski.civ@mail.mil.

The solicitation will have all the necessary information required for the preparation and submission of offers. Once the solicitation is posted, interested parties are urged to visit www.beta.sam.gov website frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents.