6632--Integrated Microbiology Cost-Per-Test (CPT)

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Solicitation No. 36C25726Q0603 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This RFQ and all incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01. This requirement is being solicited as a Full and Open Competition. PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: 6632 - Analysis Instruments, Medical Laboratory Use The Amarillo Veterans Affairs Healthcare System requires Integrated Microbiology instruments using the Cost-Per-Test (CPT) invoicing method supporting the Amarillo Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Lubbock VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic. The instrumentation shall include automated blood culture detection systems at the Amarillo VA Medical Center and automated organism identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (ID/AST) systems supporting both Amarillo and Lubbock laboratory operations. The instrument shall be able to simultaneously perform the testing as described below and meet the performance characteristics for accuracy and precision as defined by the 1988 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). Equipment must maintain, or preferably reduce, the number of workstations or overall labor required to accomplish the required testing by each laboratory. The proposed solution should support an integrated microbiology workflow between blood culture detection and ID/AST systems to minimize manual intervention and improve operational efficiency. Equipment shall be acquired for each of the clinical laboratories located at the AVAHCS facilities listed below. Blood culture instrumentation shall be required at the Amarillo VA Medical Center, which serves as the primary microbiology laboratory for AVAHCS. (1) Blood Culture Testing (Amarillo) - Estimated quantity is 2,400 blood culture sets across both sites annually. (2) Organism Identification / Susceptibility Testing Central Laboratory (Amarillo) - Gram-negative isolates: ~366 - Gram-positive isolates: ~514 - Other organisms (e.g., Haemophilus/Neisseria): minimal - Yeast identification: currently not performed; future capability of interest (including Candida auris) Satellite Site (Lubbock) - Gram-negative isolates: ~155 - Gram-positive isolates: ~105 (3) Antibiotic Information (a) Gram-Negative Organisms (including Enterobacterales): Amikacin, Ampicillin, Ampicillin/Sulbactam, Cefazolin, Cefoxitin, Ceftazidime, Ceftriaxone, Ciprofloxacin, Gentamicin, Levofloxacin, Meropenem, Piperacillin/Tazobactam, Tetracycline, Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole (b) Urinary Pathogens (as applicable): Ampicillin, Ampicillin/Sulbactam, Cefazolin, Ceftriaxone, Ciprofloxacin, Gentamicin, Levofloxacin, Meropenem, Nitrofurantoin, Piperacillin/Tazobactam, Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole (c) Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Amikacin, Aztreonam, Ceftazidime, Ciprofloxacin, Gentamicin, Levofloxacin, Meropenem, Piperacillin/Tazobactam (d) Gram-Positive Organisms (including Staphylococcus species): Ceftaroline, Clindamycin, Erythromycin, Levofloxacin, Linezolid, Oxacillin, Penicillin, Tetracycline, Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole, Vancomycin (e) Enterococcus species: Ampicillin, Ciprofloxacin, Linezolid, Penicillin, Tetracycline, Vancomycin (f) Streptococcus species (including fastidious organisms): Ampicillin, Ceftriaxone, Clindamycin, Erythromycin, Levofloxacin, Penicillin, Tetracycline, Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole, Vancomycin (g) Streptococcus pneumoniae: Ceftriaxone, Clindamycin, Erythromycin, Levofloxacin, Penicillin, Tetracycline, Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole, Vancomycin Evaluation. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical Past Per...