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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF MAY 07, 2026 SAM #8928
SOURCES SOUGHT

66 -- MALDI Biotyper Sirius CA

Notice Date

5/5/2026 4:26:22 PM
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260) VANCOUVER WA 98661 USA
 

ZIP Code

98661
 

Solicitation Number

36C26026Q0635
 

Response Due

5/11/2026 10:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

05/26/2026
 

Point of Contact

Nick Heintz, Phone: 50943470002148
 

E-Mail Address

Nicholas.heintz@va.gov
(Nicholas.heintz@va.gov)
 

Description

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. Background: The Puget Sound VA Medical Center, located in Seattle, WA is seeking a contractor to provide a MALDI (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization) Mass Spectrometry (Microbial Identification System). The contractor shall provide an FDA-approved automated testing system that identifies microorganisms using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass. The testing system must include the instrumentation necessary to identify common microorganisms encountered in clinically relevant patient samples through analyses of protein fingerprint spectra from Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria, yeast and fungi from any patient specimen source suspected of bacterial or fungal infection. The testing system must be able to meet the performance characteristics for accuracy and precision as defined by the 1988 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). (See Attached SSN 36C26026Q0635)
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3a0899015cf6423891cb2ac3d8d0384f/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Seattle, WA 98108, USA

Zip Code: 98108

Country: USA
 

Record

SN07803971-F 20260507/260505230050 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

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

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