Cepheid-GeneXpert Maintenance

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
PANHCA-25-P-0000006730
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Columbia, South Carolina 29207, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of the Army Medical Command has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract to Cepheid for maintenance services on Government-owned Cepheid GeneXpert Molecular Analyzers at Moncrief Army Health Clinic, Fort Jackson, South Carolina. The Medical Readiness Contracting Office-West at Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas is managing this procurement under NAICS code 811210 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a size standard of $34 million. The contract will be awarded as a Firm Fixed-Price arrangement to Cepheid, located at 904 East Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1189. The Army has determined that Cepheid is the sole manufacturer of the GeneXpert systems and the only authorized provider of the required maintenance services. This sole source award is being made under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), which allows for procurement when only one source is reasonably available.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the contracting community of the government's intent to proceed with a sole source award rather than conduct a competitive procurement. Interested contractors may submit capability statements including costs by 12:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on August 8, 2025, via email to donna.d.rodriguez.civ@health.mil. The notice explicitly states that this is published for informational purposes only and is not a request for competitive quotes, with no solicitation document existing for this requirement. All responsible parties are eligible to respond with capability statements that provide sufficient details for government consideration. The procurement focuses specifically on maintaining specialized molecular analyzer equipment that is critical to military medical operations. Contract Specialist Donna Rodriguez and Contracting Officer Wayne Shavers serve as the primary points of contact for any inquiries related to this procurement.

Notice text

Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source

The Medical Readiness Contracting Office-West, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas intends to award a Sole Source Firm Fixed-Price contract to Cepheid, 904 East Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1189 for Moncrief Army Health Clinic, Fort Jackson, South Carolina. The procurement is for Maintenance on Government-owned Cepheid GeneXpert Molecular Analyzers.  Cepheid is the sole manufacturer of the GeneXpert systems and is the only authorized provider of the required maintenance. 

The North American Industrial Code System (NAICS) code of this procurement is 811210, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, and the size standard is $34 million. The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Only One Source Reasonably Available.

This is a sole source notice of intent published for informational purposes only and not a request for competitive quotes. Therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, all responsible parties interested in responding to this notice are invited to submit a capability statement including costs by 12:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 8 August 2025 via email to donna.d.rodriguez.civ@health.mil.

Points of Contact:

Contract Specialist: Donna Rodriguez, donna.d.rodriguez.civ@health.mil

Contracting Officer: Wayne Shavers, wayne.shavers.civ@health.mil

The government shall consider all timely responses received that provides sufficient details for consideration by the Government.

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