# Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Supply, Biofire Reagents - IND 12/1/2025 - 11/30/2026 with four one-year options

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25026q0120

- Solicitation number: 36C25026Q0120
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Biomerieux Inc.
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 250-Network Contract Office 10 (36C250)
- NAICS: 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6505 Drugs and Biologicals
- First posted: November 13, 2025
- Last posted: November 13, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b8ab3fba09b242108cf7a02c1fa3a817/view

## Description

Page 4 of 4 Notice of Intent to Sole Source Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 10, Indianapolis VAMC - 1481 W. 10th St, Indianapolis, IN 46202, intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source for Reagents.

The associated NAICS code for this is 325413. The vendor will be BioMérieux, Inc., 515 Colorow Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84108. Description of Equipment or Supplies Added to Current Contract: Product Name QTY Biofire Respiratory Panel RP2.1 16 Meningitis Panel 5 Pneumonia Panel 4 BCID2 16 GI PCR Panel 30 Indianapolis Pathology Lab utilizes these reagent kits with the BioFire FilmArray and BioFire FilmArray Torch instruments to perform PCR testing for diagnostic tests.

A base contract with four one-year options is anticipated and shall be awarded. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. It is the Government's intention to negotiate with only this source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available.

Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses must be received no later than 12:00 pm on Friday, November 21, 2025. Point of contact is Rachel MacRae, e-mail rachel.macrae@va.gov.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Biomerieux Inc. (UEI HCNVCMEG9NL6)
- Contract: 36C25026A0025 under 36F79724D0020
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 36C25026Q0120 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C250 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_36C25026A0025_3600/


## Publications

- November 13, 2025: Special notice, due November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice b8ab3fba09b242108cf7a02c1fa3a817. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b8ab3fba09b242108cf7a02c1fa3a817/view

## Points of contact

- Rachel MacRae, Contract Specialist, rachel.macrae@va.gov, 734-222-4326

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