# Equipment - Abbott ID NOW Analyzers + Test Kits - DET

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25026q0565

- Solicitation number: 36C25026Q0565
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as special notice)
- Status: Awarded to Abbott Rapid DX North America LLC for $82,304.03
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 250-Network Contract Office 10 (36C250)
- NAICS: 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6550 In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets
- County: Seminole County (FIPS 12117). https://abierto.us/counties/seminole-county-fl-12117
- City: Lake Mary. https://abierto.us/cities/lake-mary-fl-1238425
- First posted: May 8, 2026
- Last posted: May 19, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f5c97826a1194008a96e888c25eb4920/view

## Description

Notice of Intent to Sole Source Requirement The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Healthcare System, VISN 10 Contracting Activity intends to negotiate a sole source contract under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and the authority of FAR Part RFO FAR 12.102(a), Only One Responsible Source for the following items listed below.

The associated NAICS code for these products is 325413. The vendor, Abbott, a large business is located at 100 South Sanders Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045. Description of equipment requirements: The Laboratory Medicine department requests a one-year purchase order for Abbott ID NOW analyzers and associated proprietary test kits required to support point of care (POC) molecular testing for COVID 19, Influenza A/B, RSV, and Strep A at Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) locations.

The supplies consist of one-time promotional analyzer/test pack bundles and standing order replenishment test kits. The Government s minimum requirement is for rapid, CLIA waived, decentralized molecular testing with turnaround times under 15 minutes for multiple respiratory pathogens. The Abbott ID NOW platform is the only instrument that meets all of these needs in a compact, exam room appropriate footprint suitable for CBOC deployment.

A firm fixed price contract with no 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 solicit and negotiate with only this source. This is not a Request for Proposal; this is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source requirement. No responses will be accepted after NOON, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, ET.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Abbott Rapid DX North America LLC (UEI P782RNU1NNK3)
- Contract: 36C25026P0699, purchase order
- Obligated: $82,304.03
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 36C25026P0699 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C250 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C25026P0699_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- May 8, 2026: Special notice, due May 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 5747a1ca00bb47d19123f834df79cde7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5747a1ca00bb47d19123f834df79cde7/view
- May 19, 2026: Award notice. Notice f5c97826a1194008a96e888c25eb4920. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f5c97826a1194008a96e888c25eb4920/view

## Points of contact

- Brooke Hansen, Contract Specialist, brooke.hansen@va.gov, No phoned inquiries will be accepted.

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