JA redacted.pdf

This is a FAR Part 13 Justification and Approval document for a noncompetitive purchase order for preventative and maintenance services for the Environmental Temperature Monitoring System at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The requirement is for a 5-year firm-fixed-price contract with REES Scientific Corporation, the sole manufacturer capable of providing maintenance for 608 Government-owned monitoring systems that track temperatures for critical medical storage units like refrigerators and freezers housing vaccines, samples, and reagents.

The total contract value is redacted, and the procurement is being conducted by the Medical Readiness Contracting Office - West. A Notice of Intent was posted on SAM.gov on 18 June 2025 with no responses received. Market research conducted on 9 April 2025 confirmed REES Scientific as the only vendor meeting the Government's minimum requirements. The contract is crucial for maintaining equipment that stores temperature-sensitive medical materials, with potential risks including patient care disruption, sample integrity loss, and mission compromise if maintenance is not consistently performed.