Antibody Test Kits Department of Agriculture

The Missouri Department of Agriculture has issued an Invitation for Bid (IFBC) for the procurement of five specific types of USDA-licensed antibody test kits to be delivered to Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories located in Jefferson City and Springfield. The solicitation seeks 2 Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus kits, 5 Pseudorabies Virus kits, 15 Bovine Pregnancy 5/Strip kits, 250 AGID Equine Infectious Anemia kits, and 25 Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis (Johnes) kits. All test kits must be supplied in microtiter 96-well strip format and include positive and negative controls, necessary reagents, and free software capable of identifying samples as positive or negative and printing optical density readings. Vendors are required to provide comprehensive product specifications, including brand, stock number, number of samples per kit, and kit format. The bid period runs from July 5, 2018, to July 26, 2018, at 3:00 PM CDT, with payment terms set at Net 45 days and delivery terms specified as Free On Board Destination. While IDEXX products are referenced as examples, equivalent products meeting the technical specifications are acceptable.

The solicitation is open to all vendors and does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. No information is provided about incumbent vendors or existing infrastructure requiring integration. The procurement does not mention any specific disadvantaged enterprise requirements or preferences. Vendors must submit complete bids for all line items without exclusions, and negative values are not permitted. No estimated total contract value or specific budget range is provided in the documentation. The solicitation indicates a focus on obtaining the best value for the agency, with an emphasis on technical specifications and compliance with the detailed requirements for each type of antibody test kit. The primary objective appears to be securing high-quality diagnostic testing materials for veterinary research and animal health monitoring across multiple animal species.