Biomerieux Spectrometer Supplies Tender, USA - 124081859

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Biomerieux Spectrometer Supplies

Deadline: 22 Aug 2025

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 124081859

Document Ref. No.: HT942525CC4624

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Description

This notice announces the intent by the U.S. Army Medical Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), Fort Detrick, Maryland, 21702, to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Contract to Biomerieux, Inc., under the statutory authority 13.501(a). The contract is for the purchase of supplies and consumables, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) cards for the government owned Biomerieux, Inc. Vitek 2xL Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometer at the Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD).

The NMCSD has a requirement for supplies and consumables, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) cards for the government owned Biomerieux, Inc. Vitek 2xL Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometer. The Biomerieux, Inc. Vitek 2 supplies and antimicrobial susceptibility cards are the only brand capable of running on the Vitek 2xL MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometer. The Vitek 2xL is the only MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer on the market with approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for rapid (same-day) identification of molds and mycobacteria.

The NMCSD microbiology laboratory currently uses the Biomerieux, Inc. Vitek 2xL, manufactured by Biomerieux, Inc., Inc. No other vendor-s antimicrobial susceptibility testing panels will run on this microbiology analyzer. Therefore Biomerieux, Inc., is the only vendor who can satisfy this part of the requirement. Bruker and Biomerieux, Inc., are the only manufacturer of the MALDI-TOF mass spectrometers that have U.S. FDA approval for rapid organism identification. However, only the MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer from Biomerieux, Inc., Inc has FDA approval for molds and mycobacteria. The Bruker model does not satisfy this part of the requirement. Lastly, Biomerieux, Inc., is the sole distributer of their own supplies; they do not allow third party wholesalers or distributors and continuing to use the existing government-owned a...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : HT942525CC4624
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier : DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)
Office: ARMY MED RES ACQ ACTIVITY
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
Original Published Date: Aug 06, 2025 09:47 am EDT
Original Response Date: Aug 22, 2025 02:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Sep 06, 2025
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: 6640 - LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

Place of Performance: Frederick, MD 21702 USA

Documents

 Tender Notice

A02-JA-FINAL-REDACTED.pdf