# DIBBS #SPE2DS-27-T-0234

DLA request for one RETIC-X complete blood count control kit

**Posted:** October 05, 2026
**Respond By:** October 13, 2026
**Identifier:** SPE2DS-27-T-0234
**NAICS:** 423450

The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking one refrigerated RETIC-X complete blood count control kit for delivery to USNS Comfort.
- **Government buyer:** Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Troop Support, Medical Supply Chain MD Surg FSF; contact listed: Tiffany Parker.
- **Requested item:** One Control Set, Complete Blood Count / RETIC-X cell control kit, NSN 6550-01-625-1255 (purchase request 7018603401).
  - Kit contains 12 vials of 3.5 mL: four each at Levels 1, 2, and 3, for hematology analyzer quality control.
- **OEM and approved sources:** **Beckman Coulter, Inc.** (P/N 628028) and McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc. (P/N 870257, listed as an alternate approved-source identifier). Beckman Coulter is the product OEM; McKesson is also named as an approved source.
- **Notable requirements:** Store refrigerated at 2–8°C; shelf life is three months, with no more than 13 days from manufacture to delivery. Delivery is FOB destination to USNS Comfort.

### Description

CONTROL SET, COMPLETE B (QTY: 1, NSN: 6550-01-625-1255, Purchase Request: 7018603401)
  Approved Sources:
  - CAGE: 7K139, Part No: 870257, Company: MCKESSON MEDICAL-SURGICAL INC.
  - CAGE: 80740, Part No: 628028, Company: BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
 

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