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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF AUGUST 16, 2025 SAM #8664
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- NEW - STVHCS CPT Microbial Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Systems

Notice Date

8/14/2025 10:43:48 AM
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

257-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 17 (36C257) San Antonio TX 78240 USA
 

ZIP Code

78240
 

Solicitation Number

36C25725Q0789
 

Response Due

8/21/2025 8:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

09/20/2025
 

Point of Contact

Ognian D. Ivanov, Contract Specialist, Phone: 210-694-6302
 

E-Mail Address

ognian.ivanov@va.gov
(ognian.ivanov@va.gov)
 

Awardee

null
 

Description

Amendment No. [1] to Solicitation No. [36C25725Q0789] Department of Veterans Affairs South Texas Veterans Health Care System SUBJECT: Extension of Solicitation Closing Date and Clarification of Requirements The purpose of this amendment is to: Extend the solicitation closing date and time. Incorporate Questions and Answers for clarification of the requirement. Remove local stock numbers from schedule. 1. Solicitation Closing Date Extension The closing date and time for receipt of offers is hereby extended from August 15, 2025, to August 21, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). All offers must be received by the new closing date and time to be considered. 2. Questions and Answers Question 1: The Statement of Work references the need for a backup analyzer. Does the laboratory require two identical microbial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (ID/AST) systems to be provided? The requirement includes both a mass spectrometry-based microbial identification system and an automated broth microdilution susceptibility testing system. Answer 1: The automated broth microdilution susceptibility testing system will serve as the backup identification method for the mass spectrometry-based identification system. The broth microdilution system will also serve as the primary platform for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. There is no requirement for two identical identification or susceptibility systems. The intent is to have both technologies available in combination, with each capable of supporting identification functions if the other is unavailable. Question 2: What is the maximum daily volume of antimicrobial susceptibility (AST) tests performed by the laboratory? Answer 2: The average daily AST workload is approximately 16 tests, although the number varies throughout the year. On some days, peak daily volumes may be higher depending on patient load and seasonal variations. 3. Local stock numbers are removed from schedule. This amendment is issued to all interested parties and will be posted at designated posting site/SAM.gov. All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/be4efcc72f364e1b8787f8bb101e28dd/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Department Of Veterans Affairs South Texas Veterans Health Care System Pathology / Laboratory Medicine 113 7400 Merton Minter Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229-4404, USA

Zip Code: 78229-4404

Country: USA
 

Record

SN07551997-F 20250816/250814230056 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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