Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source.docx
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Department of the Army Medical Command
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This is a Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source contract. The Medical Readiness Contracting Office-West (MRCO-West) at Fort Hood, Texas intends to award a firm fixed-price sole source contract to Cepheid for the provision of a leased analyzer and reagents for Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, located at Fort Hood, Texas. The contract award is anticipated on or about July 31, 2026. The requirement falls under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The statutory authority for this sole source award is 41 United States Code Section 1901, implemented through Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.501(a)(1)(ii) for simplified procedures on certain commercial items.
The Contracting Officer determined that only Cepheid represents a reasonable source for this requirement. Cepheid's addresses listed are 904 East Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94089, and Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals or capability briefings, and no telephonic inquiries will be accepted. The Government reserves discretion to proceed or not proceed with the sole source award based on this notice. Any responses or information provided will not be considered for subsequent solicitation requirements.
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The Medical Readiness Contracting Office–West (MRCO-West) MEDCOM, Fort Hood, Texas 76544 intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price, sole source contract to Cepheid. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 United States Code 1901 as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii), sole source (including brand name) under the authority of the simplified procedures for certain commercial items. Sysmex maintenance for a Cepheid leased analyzer and reagents for Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas on or about 31 July 2026. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 334516 “Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing”. The Small Business Size Standard is 1000 employees.
This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice and any information provided will not be used as part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. No telephonic inquiries will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract for Cepheid leased analyzer and reagents for Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas. The Contracting Officer determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonable available.
The Fort Hood Medical Readiness Contracting Office–West (MRCO-West) intends to make a sole source award to Cepheid 904 East Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, Lincolnshire, IL 60069.
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