6550--Antibody Reagents and Consumables for Flow Cytometry Firm-Fixed Price. Base Plus 4 One-Option Years

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through Network Contracting Office 22, has issued a firm-fixed-price contract for antibody reagents and consumables for flow cytometry to support the San Diego VA Healthcare System’s Pathology & Laboratory Department. The contract, identified by solicitation number 36C26226Q0481, encompasses a base period from May 31, 2026, to May 30, 2027, with four sequential one-year option periods extending through May 30, 2031. Deliverables consist of OEM-authorized, FDA-validated clinical reagents specifically compatible with the BD FACSLyric™ system, with no substitutions allowed. All products must be delivered FOB destination to Warehouse Bldg 1, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA, where government inspection and acceptance will occur. The base award value is $394,429.50, though pricing for the four option years remains unpopulated in available documentation. The solicitation requires electronic submission of proposals via email to the Contract Specialist by April 13, 2026, at 7:00 AM Pacific Time, with all questions due by March 23, 2026. Offerors must comply with a broad array of Federal Acquisition Regulation and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation clauses, including those governing commercial item acquisition, subcontracting, whistleblower protections, supply chain security prohibitions on covered foreign entities, and cybersecurity safeguards. Payment must be submitted electronically through the VA’s EIPP system using X12 EDI format, and contractors are required to provide their Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE codes, along with socioeconomic certifications including status as a small business, veteran-owned, or service-disabled veteran-owned small business. The contract includes clauses enabling the government to increase quantities under options and prohibits the use of products from entities such as ByteDance, Huawei, ZTE, and Kaspersky Lab. Packaging must meet VAAR requirements for domestic shipments, and the contractor assumes all risk of loss during transit. No contracting officer’s representative is named, and evaluation criteria include price and other factors, suggesting a trade-off selection process rather than a lowest price technically acceptable approach.