# Blood Culture Testing Equipment and Services

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c26325q0525

- Solicitation number: 36C26325Q0525
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Biomerieux Inc. for $365,907.00
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: Network Contract Office 23 (36C263)
- NAICS: 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6550 In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets
- Place of performance: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- County: Hennepin County (FIPS 27053). https://abierto.us/counties/hennepin-county-mn-27053
- City: Minneapolis. https://abierto.us/cities/minneapolis-mn-2743000
- First posted: March 18, 2025
- Last posted: April 24, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e52ce6281ce6427bb0dd1bdbae0653eb/view

## Description

Blood Culture Testing Equipment and Services for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. This is a solicitation conducted using FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures). Solicitation number 36C26325Q0525 is issued as a request for quotes (RFQ). This procurement is full and open competition. Prospective offerors must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (https://www.sam.gov) under the NAICS at time of offer to the Government.

Quotes will only be accepted from responsible contractors. The NAICS code for the solicitation is 325413 with a size standard of 1250 employees. A list of the contract line items, quantities, and units of measure are listed within the attached solicitation documentation. The VA anticipates one Firm Fixed Price IDIQ award to provide services to the Minneapolis Health Care System, 1 Veterans Dr., Minneapolis, MN 55417 The period of performance is 04/01/2025 to 09/30/2025 with 4 option years if exercised.

Technical questions on this solicitation are due via e-mail only to Cameron Rick, Contracting Specialist, at Cameron.rick@va.gov no later than 10:00am Central time on 03/24/2025. Quotes are due to the Contracting Office by 5:00pm Central time on 03/26/2025. Quotes are required to be emailed to cameron.rick@va.gov prior to the solicitation closing date and time. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure their quote is received in its entirety by the Contracting Officer before the solicitation closing.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Biomerieux Inc. (UEI HCNVCMEG9NL6)
- Contract: 36C26325D0058
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 36C26325D0058 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C263 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_36C26325D0058_3600/


## Publications

- March 18, 2025: Presolicitation, due April 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 28b188e4ab7b4d2889061e683a2f827c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/28b188e4ab7b4d2889061e683a2f827c/view
- April 24, 2025: Award notice. Notice e52ce6281ce6427bb0dd1bdbae0653eb. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e52ce6281ce6427bb0dd1bdbae0653eb/view

## Points of contact

- Cameron Rick, cameron.rick@va.gov, 6512933036

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