# Alberta Purchasing #AHS-2026-2583

Provincial Blood Culture Devices, Analyzers, Automation, and Consumables

**Posted:** September 24, 2026
**Respond By:** October 22, 2026
**Identifier:** AHS-2026-2583
**NAICS:** 334516, 339112

Health Shared Services Provincial Health Corporation is seeking a single provider for a province-wide blood culture testing solution for Alberta Precision Laboratories.
- **Government buyer and users**
  - Buyer: Health Shared Services Provincial Health Corporation.
  - End user: Alberta Precision Laboratories, serving two provincial hub laboratories and five regional laboratories.
- **OEMs and vendors**
  - No OEMs, vendors, manufacturers, or product models are identified in the opportunity notice.
- **Products requested**
  - Blood culture devices and analyzers.
  - Associated blood culture consumables.
  - Pre- and post-analytical automation solutions.
  - No part numbers or purchase quantities are specified.
- **Notable requirements**
  - The procurement seeks one provider for the solution and associated supplies.
  - Offerings are expected to meet or exceed clinical performance standards and support routine and surge testing.
  - Solutions should be cost-effective, scalable, sustainable, and support provincial laboratory standardization.
- **Performance period**
  - Seven years; no option years or annual subscription are specified.

### Description

The RFP seeks proposals for blood culture devices and associated consumables. The intent is to establish a strategic agreement with a single provider for blood culture analyzers and associated pre- and post-analytical automation solutions to support provincial standardization. Solutions should meet or exceed clinical performance standards, be cost effective, scalable, sustainable, and support routine and surge testing. The scope includes two provincial hub and five regional laboratories.

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