SAM #36C26026Q0635

Market Research for Bruker MALDI Biotyper Sirius CA Microbial Identification System

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound VA Medical Center in Seattle, WA, is conducting market research for a MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry microbial identification system. - Government Buyer: - Department of Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound VA Medical Center - Network Contracting Office 20 - OEMs and Vendors: - Bruker Daltonics (manufacturer of the MALDI Biotyper Sirius CA system and related modules) - Products/Services Requested: - MALDI Biotyper Sirius CA System (Part Number: 1890132), quantity: 1 - MBT Compass HT (Part Number: 1890605), quantity: 1 - MBT HT Filamentous Fungi Module (Part Number: 1889531), quantity: 1 - MBT Filamentous Fungi Library Extension (Part Number: 1901194), quantity: 1 - MBT HT Sepsityper Module (Part Number: 1889528), quantity: 1 - MBT Sepsityper Kit US IVD (Part Number: 1867565), quantity: 1 - UPS POWERVAR ABCE602-11 120VAC (Part Number: 8605553), quantity: 1 - Unique or Notable Requirements: - System must be FDA-approved and automated - Must identify a broad range of microorganisms (Gram negative/positive bacteria, yeast, fungi) from patient samples - Must include modules for filamentous fungi and rapid blood culture identification - Must meet accuracy and precision standards as defined by CLIA and CLSI - Compatibility with various microbial libraries required - Place of Performance: - Puget Sound VA Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Description

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY.  It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract.  Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement must be in writing.  The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below.

Background:

The Puget Sound VA Medical Center, located in Seattle, WA is seeking a contractor to provide a MALDI (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization) Mass Spectrometry (Microbial Identification System). The contractor shall provide an FDA-approved automated testing system that identifies microorganisms using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass. The testing system must include the instrumentation necessary to identify common microorganisms encountered in clinically relevant patient samples through analyses of protein fingerprint spectra from Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria, yeast and fungi from any patient specimen source suspected of bacterial or fungal infection. The testing system must be able to meet the performance characteristics for accuracy and precision as defined by the 1988 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). 

(See Attached SSN 36C26026Q0635) 

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