US-FED-00000399577 - 6640--Blood Culture Analyzers with Bottles (Multi-station) Fort Harrison, Cheyenne, Grand Junction, and Sheridan - Deadline November 20,2026

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 5 of 5 Sources Sought Notice *= Required Field Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 5 This is NOT a solicitation or request for quote. This is NOT a request for proposal. This is NOT a job advertisement for hiring employees. The VA is seeking QUALIFIED VENDORS to provide a very brief response to this notice including only just what is asked for in this notice below. This is sources sought notice to industry and the only information is posted on Contract Opportunities web page at SAM.gov. Sources sought means seeking qualified vendors. The attachments included on the Contract Opportunities page do not include any additional information. If your company is interested, please read this notice entirely and submit the required information, as requested herein. Automated Blood Culture Analyzers and Bottles Four (4) VA Medical Centers: Fort Harrison, MT, Cheyenne, WY, Grand Junction, CO and Sheridan, CO BRIEF SCOPE OF WORK (This is for information only) IMPORTANT NOTE: This Sources Sought is for market research purposes only (to determine the socioeconomic status of interested companies). No award will be made off this posting. The four (4) VA medical centers each require an automated blood culture analyzer with corresponding blood culture bottles. It is anticipated the blood analyzer would be provided to each facility for use for a base period (1 year) with four (4) additional optional years. **The current blood culture analyzer in use at each facility is the BD (Becton Dickinson) BACTEC FX40 Automated Blood Culture System** Overview of Items (5–years): Line Item # Description Unit Base Yr Qty OY#1 Qty OY#2 Qty OY#3 Qty OY#4 Qty Fort Harrison, MT 0001 Blood Culture Analyzer EA 1 1 1 1 1 0002 Blood Culture Management Computer and Software EA 1 1 1 1 1 0003 BOTTLE PLASTIC AEROBIC/F 50/PK PKG 26 26 26 26 26 0004 BOTTLE PLASTIC LYTIC/ANAEROBIC/F/F 50/PK PKG 26 26 26 26 26 0005 BOTTLE PLASTIC Myco F Lytic 50/PK PKG 3 3 3 3 3 0006 Connectivity & Workflow Management EA 1 1 1 1 1 Cheyenne, WY 0007 Blood Culture Analyzer EA 1 1 1 1 1 0008 Blood Culture Management Computer and Software EA 1 1 1 1 1 0009 BOTTLE PLASTIC AEROBIC/F 50/PK PKG 28 28 28 28 28 0010 BOTTLE PLASTIC LYTIC/ANAEROBIC/F/F 50/PK PKG 28 28 28 28 28 0011 BOTTLE PLASTIC PEDS PLUS/F 50/PK PKG 4 4 4 4 4 0012 Connectivity & Workflow Management EA 1 1 1 1 1 Grand Junction, CO 0013 Blood Culture Analyzer EA 1 1 1 1 1 0014 Blood Culture Management Computer and Software EA 1 1 1 1 1 0015 BOTTLE PLASTIC AEROBIC/F 50/PK PKG 20 21 22 23 24 0016 BOTTLE PLASTIC LYTIC/ANAEROBIC/F/F 50/PK PKG 20 21 22 23 24 0017 BOTTLE PLASTIC PEDS PLUS/F 50/PK PKG 1 1 1 1 1 0018 Connectivity & Workflow Management EA 1 1 1 1 1 Sheridan, CO 0019 Blood Culture Analyzer EA 1 1 1 1 1 0020 Blood Culture Management Computer and Software EA 1 1 1 1 1 0021 BOTTLE PLASTIC AEROBIC/F 50/PK PKG 12 12 12 12 12 0022 BOTTLE PLASTIC LYTIC/ANAEROBIC/F/F 50/PK PKG 12 12 12 12 12 0023 Connectivity & Workflow Management EA 1 1 1 1 1 0024 Remote Alert System (After Hours) EA 1 1 1 1 1 Statement of Work: 1.0 Scope of Work The microbiology department of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) requires a cost per bottle contract to provide new automated Blood Culture instruments for use at the Ft. Harrison campus of the VA MT Healthcare System, Cheyenne VAMC, Sheridan VAHCS, and Grand Junction VAMC. Equipment and supplies must be installed, fully approved by the station team, and ready for use no later than May 1st, 2027. The awarded contract will have a one–year base period with four annual option periods. 2.0 Tasks The vendor shall provide all automated blood culture instruments, supervision, parts, labor, software, preventative maintenance, materials, and incidentals in order to ensure fully successful blood culture test and meet or exceed all listed requirements in the specifications below. 2.1 General Requirements Requirements, as set forth in this statement of work are minimum standards and shall not be construed as limiting the overall quality, quantity, or performance of the instrument. The vendor shall maintain the performance and overall quality of all instrument systems during the period of performance to all software upgrades, equipment, maintenance, parts, and labor to ensure full functionality and currency of new automated blood culture instruments. The instrument system, based upon the specifications requested, shall be the newest and the most current model. Refurbished systems are not acceptable. The instrument must be a standard product of the manufacturer of record. The manufacturer of record is defined as a company whose main occupation is the manufacture for sale items of equipment and which: Maintains a factory production line. Maintains a stock of replacement parts for the item. Maintains engineering drawings, specifications, operating manuals and maintenance manuals. Has published and distributed descriptive literature and equipmen