Description
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to establish one or more contracts for the repair and preventive maintenance of high‑volume mycobacteria culture, detection, and susceptibility‑testing equipment located at the DSHS South Texas Laboratory. Both HHSC and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) will be authorized to use any awarded contract. Bidders must be capable of servicing Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) laboratory instruments and must provide OEM certification for BD equipment. The solicitation requires submission of a completed pricing sheet, qualifications form, and a copy of the BD OEM certification. Responses are to be submitted electronically via email or through the HHS Online Bid Room by the deadline of 9 September 2026 at 10:30 AM. Late submissions are disqualified. The contract will cover routine maintenance, emergency repairs, calibration, and parts replacement for the specified mycobacterial testing platforms.
• Scope: Preventive maintenance, corrective repair, calibration, and parts replacement for high‑throughput mycobacteria culture and susceptibility‑testing systems (e.g., BD BACTEC MGIT 960, BD MGIT 960).
• Required qualifications: OEM certification from Becton, Dickinson for the specific equipment, demonstrated experience with high‑volume clinical microbiology instruments, and compliance with Texas ethics and disclosure rules.
• Submission: Email to [email protected] (or HHS Online Bid Room) with required forms (Exhibits A, C, D, F) and OEM certification attached.
• Evaluation: Based on price, technical capability, past performance, and compliance with ethics standards.
• Contract type: Firm‑fixed‑price or cost‑plus with a defined service period (duration not specified).