# DIBBS #SPE2DS-27-T-0237

DLA Solicitation for bioMérieux Reagent-Suitability Control Strips

**Posted:** October 05, 2026
**Respond By:** October 13, 2026
**Identifier:** SPE2DS-27-T-0237
**NAICS:** 325413

DLA Troop Support Medical is seeking one package of bioMérieux reagent-suitability control strips for biochemical testing.
- **Government buyer:** Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Troop Support, Medical Supply Chain, MD Surg FSF; contact: Mary-Kathryn Donahue.
- **OEM:** **bioMérieux Inc.**, the identified approved source; OEM part number 20240.
- **Product and quantity:** One package of control strips for reagent suitability, NSN 6550-01-168-2605. Each package contains 30 preset batteries, with 8 microtubes per battery for 8 biochemical tests, and is used with an Enterobacteriaceae differentiation test kit.
- **Testing use:** Checks suitability of N,N-dimethyl-alpha-naphthylamine, ferric chloride, Kovacs, alpha-naphthol, potassium hydroxide, and sulfanilic acid reagents.
- **Notable requirements:** Refrigerated storage at 2–8°C; 12-month non-extendable shelf life; no more than one month may pass between manufacture and delivery. Delivery is required within 20 days after order, FOB destination, to USNS Comfort.

### Description

CONTROL STRIP, REAGENTS (QTY: 1, NSN: 6550-01-168-2605, Purchase Request: 7018603355)
  Approved Sources:
  - CAGE: 4S002, Part No: 20240, Company: BIOMERIEUX INC
 

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