Laboratory Reagents
ID: PAR250014Type: Sources Sought
Overview

Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE NAVYNAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT SOUTHWASHINGTON, DC, 20521-3230, USA

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

PSC

IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES, REAGENTS, TEST KITS AND SETS (6550)

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https://sam.gov/opp/59b0bc16bfee463cb4218d725b2b22d8/view
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    The Department of Defense, specifically the Naval Medical Research Unit South, is seeking capable vendors to provide laboratory reagents for surveillance and research of tropical infectious diseases in the USSOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR) based in Lima, Peru. The procurement aims to fulfill a critical requirement for laboratory materials essential for ongoing research efforts, with the intent to award a sole source contract to Belomed S.R.L. if no other capable sources are identified. Interested vendors must submit a capability statement, including management and technical data, by 12:00 PM Local Time on April 29, 2025, via email to Genaro Vasquez at genaro.m.vasquez.ln@health.mil, using the subject line "PAR250014." The contracting office is located at 3230 Lima Pl, Washington DC, 20521.

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