# SAM #36C26327A0001

Beckman Coulter Drugs-of-Abuse Reagents and AU480 Consumables

**Buyer:** VA Health Administration Center 23 (VHA NCO 23)
**Posted:** October 01, 2026
**Identifier:** 36C26327A0001
**NAICS:** 334516, 424210

The Department of Veterans Affairs is acquiring Beckman Coulter drugs-of-abuse testing reagents and analyzer consumables for its Minneapolis forensic toxicology laboratory.
- Government buyer: Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 23 VA Health Care System; Network Contracting Office 23; Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Forensic Toxicology Laboratory.
- **OEM: Beckman Coulter** is identified as the only source able to meet the stated requirements and provide compatible proprietary consumables.
- Products requested:
  - Drugs-of-abuse reagents for five assay categories: amphetamines/methamphetamine, cocaine metabolites, opiates (morphine/codeine), cannabinoid metabolites, and phencyclidine. Estimated volume is approximately 40,000 tests annually for each assay category.
  - Associated calibrators, controls, and AU480 analyzer-specific consumables; quantities are ordered as needed, with no guaranteed minimum.
- Requirements: Reagents must be FDA-approved, validated for use on the Beckman Coulter AU480 chemistry analyzer, and meet NLCP/SAMHSA requirements for federally regulated urine drug testing.
- Period of performance: Five years, consisting of one base ordering period and four one-year ordering periods.
- Award amount: $700,000. No product part numbers are provided in the available details.

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