# DIBBS #SPE2DS-27-T-1066

DLA request for BD Thayer-Martin agar culture medium

**Posted:** October 29, 2026
**Respond By:** November 03, 2026
**Identifier:** SPE2DS-27-T-1066
**NAICS:** 325414, 424210

The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking a package of prepared Thayer-Martin culture medium for medical supply use.
- **Government buyer:** Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Troop Support, Medical Supply Chain MD Surg FSF.
  - **Office contact:** Marc Canalichio.
- **OEM:** **Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)**, manufacturer part number **221568**.
- **Product requested:** One package of modified Thayer-Martin agar culture medium, NSN **6550-01-711-1542**; the package contains 100 plates.
  - Dark-brown, ready-to-use plated medium for isolating pathogenic *Neisseria* from specimens containing mixed flora.
- **Notable requirements:** Refrigerated storage at 2–8°C; do not freeze. Shelf life is three months and cannot be extended. No more than 14 days may pass between manufacture and delivery.
- **Delivery:** Within five days after award, FOB destination to the 673rd MDSS SGSM at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska.

### Description

CULTURE MEDIUM, THAYER- (QTY: 1, NSN: 6550-01-711-1542, Purchase Request: 7018846119)
  Approved Sources:
  - CAGE: 22790, Part No: 221568, Company: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
 

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