# DIBBS #SPE2DS-27-T-0808

DLA request for bacteriological specimen collection and transportation systems

**Posted:** October 21, 2026
**Respond By:** October 26, 2026
**Identifier:** SPE2DS-27-T-0808
**NAICS:** 423450

DLA Troop Support is soliciting one package of bacteriological specimen collection and transportation systems for its Medical Supply Chain.
- **Government buyer:** Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Troop Support, Medical Supply Chain (MD Surg). Contact: Tiffany Parker.
- **Solicitation:** RFQ SPE2DS-27-T-0808; purchase request 7018789710.
- **Requested item:** 1 package (50 each) of bacteriological specimen collection and transportation systems, NSN 6550-01-474-0651.
- **Named approved sources and part numbers:** **Becton, Dickinson and Company** — 220116; **VWR International** — 90001-052.
- **Product requirements:** Amies agar gel without charcoal, blue cap, 5 ml deep gel column, single rayon-tipped plastic swab with a 5.250-inch shaft, and a polyurethane foam sponge soaked with liquid transport medium. The system must require no activation step and include a large preattached label.
- **Notable requirements:** FDA-regulated item; store at 5–25°C. Required shelf life is 18 months and is non-extendable; no more than two months may pass between manufacture and delivery.
- **Delivery:** FOB destination within 20 days after order. The named consignee is USS Decatur (DDG 73).

### Description

BACTERIOLOGICAL SPECIM (QTY: 1, NSN: 6550-01-474-0651, Purchase Request: 7018789710)
  Approved Sources:
  - CAGE: 06531, Part No: 220116, Company: BECTON, DICKINSON AND CO
  - CAGE: 2E624, Part No: 90001-052
 

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