Classical Swine Fever Virus (CSFV) Ab 5/Strip ELISA Kits

Procurement Summary

This is a requirement for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS), National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, IA. NVSL safeguard's U.S. animal health and contributes to public health by ensuring that timely and accurate laboratory support is provided through their nationwide animal-health diagnostic system. The purpose of this acquisition is to supply the NVSL with CSFV Ab Tests for the detection of CSFV antibodies in swine serum or plasma. This kit will be used for testing herd or individual animal CSFV infection screening, prevalence of infection surveillance, and immune status checking in individual animals or populations post-vaccination. The IDEXX CSFV test kit is the only kit approved by the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL) for usage across D&B, per their rigorous testing under ISO 17025 test accreditation process. The only known manufacturer and distributor of the CSFV Ab 5/strip ELISA Kit is IDEXX Laboratories Inc, located at 1, Idexx Drive Westbrook, Maine 04092-2041, United State. IDEXX confirmed via email that their test kits are manufactured in Switzerland and that they have no resellers. USDA proposes to enter a sole source multi-year fixed-price Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Contract with five (5) 12-month ordering periods. Solicitation 12639524Q0108 was issued to IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. and award has not yet been made. This requirement will be reviewed annually by the Made in America Office as required. Competition is not anticipated based on the reasoning described herein. Domestic sources were not identified in the Market Research process.

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