# DIBBS #SPE2DS-27-T-0227

DLA request for one package of Thermo Fisher XLD agar culture medium

**Posted:** October 05, 2026
**Respond By:** October 13, 2026
**Identifier:** SPE2DS-27-T-0227
**NAICS:** 325414

DLA Troop Support is seeking one package of XLD agar for medical supply use.
- **Government buyer:** Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Troop Support, Medical Supply Chain MD Surg FSF; buyer contact: Mary-Kathryn Donahue.
- **Product:** One package of Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate Agar (XLD agar), NSN 6550-01-737-4202; manufacturer part number R01982. Each package contains 100 monoplate units measuring 12 mm × 85 mm.
- **OEM:** **Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.** is an approved source for P/N R01982. Fisher Scientific Company L.L.C. is also listed as an approved source for the same part number.
- **Use and storage:** Selective and differential culture medium for isolating gram-negative enteric pathogens. Refrigerate at 2–8°C and do not freeze.
- **Shelf-life requirements:** Two-month, non-extendable shelf life; no more than nine days may elapse between manufacture and delivery.
- **Delivery:** FOB destination, due 20 days after order.

### Description

CULTURE MEDIUM, XYLOSE (QTY: 1, NSN: 6550-01-737-4202, Purchase Request: 7018602929)
  Approved Sources:
  - CAGE: 22527, Part No: R01982, Company: FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY L.L.C.
  - CAGE: 5RZ49, Part No: R01982, Company: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
 

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