Opportunity
SAM #36C26325N0090
Award of BioFire diagnostic panel kits for Minneapolis VA laboratories
Buyer
VA Health Administration Center 23 (VHA NCO 23)
Posted
October 01, 2026
Identifier
36C26325N0090
NAICS
325413
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a brand-name supply contract for BioFire diagnostic panel kits used by Minneapolis VA laboratories. - Awarding office: VA Network/Program Contracting Office 23. - Manufacturer: bioMérieux, Inc.; the justification cites proprietary products and compatibility with existing BioFire analyzers as the basis for limiting sources. - Award value: $636,905.60. - Products: 30 GI Panel kits (RFIT-ASY-0116); 10 Blood Culture Identification Panel 2 kits (RFIT-ASY-0147); 4 ME Panel kits (RFIT-ASY-0118); 120 RP2.1 Panel kits (423742); and 10 PN Panel kits (RFIT-ASY-0144). Each is described as a 30-test or 30-pouch kit. - Purpose: Support gastrointestinal, blood-culture identification, meningitis/encephalitis, respiratory-pathogen, and pneumonia testing. - Performance period: Not specified in the available information.
Description
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