What the agency is buying

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is purchasing Biofire Panel Kits for its Minneapolis facility. This is a sole-source procurement under an existing FSS contract, justified by the unique compatibility requirements of existing equipment.

Scope

Procurement of Biofire Panel products.
Biofire Panel Kits and associated Biomerieux brand items.

Best value

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Details

Place of performance: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Buyer type: Federal
Notice type: Justification
Solicitation no.: 36C263-25-N-0090
NAICS: NAICS 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing)
Size standard: 1,250 employees SBA table, NAICS 325413
PSC: PSC 6640 (LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES): 17 open RFPs
Quantity: 2 EA from attachment p.1
Delivery location: One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417 from attachment p.1
Contract type: Firm-fixed-price from notice
Evaluation: Best value tradeoff (FAR 15) from attachment
Estimated value: $637K from attachment p.1
Approved sources: Biomerieux, Inc from attachment p.1
Local presence: Not required
Amendments: None since Oct 1
Contact: Scott Morrison · Contract Officer
Office: NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
Email: scott.morrison2@va.gov
Phone: 605-336-3230 x7859

Not stated in the notice: period of performance, FOB terms. Check the bid documents.

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Line items

from attachment p.1

CLIN	Item	Qty	Unit	Option qty
0001	EA 30 GI Panel, IVD 30 Tests, Kit RFIT-ASY-0116	2	EA	-
0002	EA 10 Blood Culture Identification Panel 2 30 pouch kit, RFIT-ASY-0147	3	EA	-
0003	EA 4 BioFire ME Panel 30 pouch kit RFIT-ASY-0118	4	EA	-
0004	EA 120 BioFire RP2.1 Panel 30 Pouch Kit 423742	5	EA	-

Key dates

Thu, Oct 1Posted

Not statedQuestions due

Not statedResponses due

Change log

verified Fri, Oct 9 · 11:30 PM CT

No amendments since posting on Thu, Oct 1; verified Fri, Oct 9 · 11:30 PM CT.

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Notice as published

6640--618-27-1-106-0024 - Supply - DO Biofire Panel Kits - MPLS 36F79724D0020 - 36C26326N0061

See the attached draft sole source document.

What this office paid before

USAspending.gov, last 36 months

25 awards matched · tier 1: this contracting office (36C263) + PSC 6640. Most recent:

Sep 30SYSMEX AMERICA, INCHEMATOLOGY TESTING MOD: ADD RU-236C26327N0044 · BPA CALL · Department of Veterans Affairs · ends Sep 29, 2027$130K

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Awards updated Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 11:49 PM CT.

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