6550--Equipment - Abbott ID NOW Analyzers + Test Kits - DET

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Healthcare System, VISN 10 Contracting Activity intends to negotiate a sole source contract for the purchase of Abbott ID NOW analyzers and associated proprietary test kits. The Laboratory Medicine department requires a one-year purchase order for these items to support point of care molecular testing for COVID 19, Influenza A/B, RSV, and Strep A at Community Based Outpatient Clinic locations. The Government's minimum requirement is for rapid, CLIA-waived, decentralized molecular testing with turnaround times under 15 minutes for multiple respiratory pathogens. The key aspects of this opportunity include: • The contract will be a firm fixed price contract with no options. • The vendor, Abbott, is a large business located at 100 South Sanders Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045. • The associated NAICS code for these products is 325413. • The contract is intended to be awarded to the proposed candidate, Abbott, as the Government believes they are the only responsible source for this requirement.