# FSS BPA - 36C25724A0023 - Biomerieux Consumables

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25724q0258

- Solicitation number: 36C25724Q0258
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Awarded to Biomerieux Inc. for $6,009,158.20
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 257-Network Contract Office 17 (36C257)
- NAICS: 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6550 In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets
- County: Bexar County (FIPS 48029). https://abierto.us/counties/bexar-county-tx-48029
- City: San Antonio. https://abierto.us/cities/san-antonio-tx-4865000
- First posted: January 25, 2024
- Last posted: May 2, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/497bb39d691f459db3f245e2681f39de/view

## Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17, intends to award a Firm-Fixed priced, Base plus four (4) Option Year contract to Biomerieux/BioFire Consumables for procurement of the following services: Item # Description/Part Number* Qty 423742 BioFire RP2.1 Panel, 30 Tests 87 RFIT-ASY-0147 BioFire BCID2 Panel, 30 Tests 30 RFIT-ASY-0116 Filmarray GI Panel, 30 Tests 75 RFIT-ASY-0118 Filmarray ME Panel, 30 Tests 20 RFIT-ASY-0144 Filmarray Pneumo Panel, 30 Tests 30 RFIT-ASY-0138 BioFire Joint Infection Panel, 30 Tests 30 To avoid any wastage in resources, the reagents needed to be brand name.

The instrumentation currently in place cannot utilize third party reagents, as they do not currently exist, furthermore, their usage would void any current warranties tied to the instrumentation which requires usage of only the proprietary Biomerieux BioFire Kits. The BioFire instrumentation is government owned and, to procure a new instrumentation to accommodate different reagents would not provide best value to the taxpayer, and more importantly could potentially delay patient care.

These reagent kits will be used in the Microbiology Laboratory located in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service s San Antonio Laboratories of the STVHCS. The executed contract actions are for supplies, which the Government negotiated with only one source. The statutory authorities permitting other than full and open competition for the requirement are 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Biomerieux Inc. (UEI HCNVCMEG9NL6)
- Contract: 36C25724A0023 under 36F79724D0020
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 36C25724A0023 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C257 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_36C25724A0023_3600/


## Publications

- January 25, 2024: Sources sought, due January 31, 2024 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice 887a06dc8c18498a84d0c2ca083ee64a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/887a06dc8c18498a84d0c2ca083ee64a/view
- January 25, 2024: Special notice, due February 1, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST. Notice d06a8fd6de2c49c38aa7ae1d1469cda6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d06a8fd6de2c49c38aa7ae1d1469cda6/view
- May 2, 2024: Award notice. Notice 497bb39d691f459db3f245e2681f39de. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/497bb39d691f459db3f245e2681f39de/view

## Points of contact

- Joshua Weisman, Contract Specialist, joshua.weisman@va.gov, 915-001-0218

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