Bench Top Microbiology Analyzer

The United States Department of the Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) intends to award a sole source contract to, Biomerieux, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84108. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals however If interested Government shall consider all responses.

Note: If you submit a quote your company must be an authrized reseller of this product. The Genomics Department of the Biological Defense Research Directorate, Naval Medical Research Command, maintains a state-of-the-art phage therapy research portfolio aimed at ultimately providing medical countermeasures for the fleet. As part of this program, pan- and multiple-drug resistant bacterial isolates are routinely used in the laboratory to isolate and propagate bacteriophages under study.

As part of this on-going effort, the Vitek 2 Compact 60 provides the capability to identify the bacterial strains and determine the antibiograms of the various clinical isolates used. It will be utilized to characterize individual clinical isolates and then select phages for the treatment to overcome antibiotic resistance. The requirement is for a Vitek 2 Compact 60, Vitek Part # 4700734, Qty-1ea/ description is as follows:

Microbial identification - bacteria and yeast identification (ID) Analyzer Type Bench Top Application Microbiology Analyzer Antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) and resistance mechanism detection Epidemiologic trending and reporting Reduce time to microbial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing results Offer an extensive identification and susceptibility menu VITEK 2 is a fully automated system that performs bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing User interface screen for immediate notification of system status to increase productivity Unique vacuum filler provides both safety and the highest level of automation 1025 BTU/hour Heat dissipated Operating temperature range: 15 to 36°C Sample Capacity, 15,30,60 Test Card Weight 165 lbs.

Power Source 100 t0 120V, 220 to 240V, 50/60Hz , The NAICS code for this action is 334516. This requirement will be procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 12 Commercial Items. NMRC requires that all contractors doing business with the Acquisition Office must be registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in Systems for Award Management. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following website: https://www.sam.gov/.

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