6550--Equipment - Abbott ID NOW Analyzers + Test Kits - DET
Contract Opportunity Analysis
The Department of Veterans Affairs, through VISN 10 Contracting Activity and Network Contract Office 10, intends to sole source a firm fixed-price purchase order for Abbott ID NOW analyzers and proprietary test kits to support point-of-care molecular testing. The work covers one-year supply of analyzer/test pack bundles and replenishment test kits for COVID-19, Influenza A/B, RSV, and Strep A testing at Community Based Outpatient Clinic locations. The requirement is for rapid, CLIA-waived, decentralized molecular testing with turnaround times under 15 minutes, and the Abbott ID NOW platform is identified as the only instrument that meets the compact, exam-room-appropriate deployment need. This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source rather than a Request for Proposal, and no responses will be accepted after noon Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.