--Reagents

The Great Plains Regional Contracting Office at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, plans to issue a sole source purchase order to Ortho Clinical Diagnostics for reagents compatible with Government-owned Ortho ProVue blood analyzers. These reagents will be utilized at the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital located in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The sole source nature of the contract indicates that Ortho Clinical Diagnostics is the exclusive provider for these specific reagents needed to support the hospital’s blood analysis equipment. The contract is identified by solicitation number W58CFB8111N936 and was posted on August 27, 2008. The work primarily concerns the supply of reagents under the NAICS code 325413, which pertains to in-vitro diagnostic substance manufacturing. Key points of contact for the contract are David Zertuche, the Contracting Officer, and James Metzger, the Purchasing Technician, both reachable via phone and email. This arrangement ensures continuity and compatibility in the maintenance and operation of critical medical diagnostic equipment at the Army hospital.