# DIBBS #SPE2DS-27-T-0988

Bacteriological Specimen Collection and Transportation Systems

**Posted:** October 27, 2026
**Respond By:** November 02, 2026
**Identifier:** SPE2DS-27-T-0988
**NAICS:** 339112

DLA Troop Support is seeking one package of bacteriological specimen collection and transport systems for medical supply use.
- Buyer: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Troop Support, Medical Supply Chain MD Surg FSF; buyer contact: Tiffany Parker.
- Product: One package of bacteriological specimen collection and transportation systems, NSN 6550-01-474-0651, with 50 units per package.
- **OEM and approved sources:** Becton, Dickinson and Co. (part number 220116) and VWR International, LLC (part number 90001-052). VWR is identified as an approved source; its manufacturer status is not specified.
- Product requirements: Amies agar gel without charcoal, blue cap, 5 mL gel column, and one plastic swab per unit. The design includes a long swab shaft, rayon tip, transport medium, and preattached label; no activation step is required.
- Storage and shelf life: Store at 5–25°C; 18-month non-extendable shelf life, with no more than two months between manufacture and delivery.
- Delivery: FOB destination to USS Princeton (CG 59), within five days after order.

### Description

BACTERIOLOGICAL SPECIM (QTY: 1, NSN: 6550-01-474-0651, Purchase Request: 7018864305)
  Approved Sources:
  - CAGE: 06531, Part No: 220116, Company: BECTON, DICKINSON AND CO
  - CAGE: 2E624, Part No: 90001-052
 

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