Chemistry and Special Chemistry testing
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- HT940824R0001
- Agency
- Defense Health Agency Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Biloxi, Mississippi 39534, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Southern Markets Contracting Division of the Defense Health Agency published a Special Notice to award a sole source contract to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics to conduct Chemistry and Special Chemistry testing for Keesler Medical Center. The contract period is from January 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 with an option to extend for an additional twelve months.
The Special Notice provides details of the sole source contract to be awarded to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, including that it is for Chemistry and Special Chemistry testing services along with the provision of all necessary equipment, consumables, and services. Interested contractors must respond by noon on December 11, 2023 to be considered, though the Government intends to competitively solicit the requirement starting in 2026. In order to be considered, responses must demonstrate the ability to provide the required testing, deliver and validate analyzers, and connect to the Military Health System network. The award will be made using FAR 13.501 for sole source contracts and is classified as NAICS 325413 with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees.
Notice text
The Southern Markets Contracting Division (SMCD), San Antonio, Texas, intends to award a firm-fixed-price (FFP) sole source contract to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics of Tarrytown, New York to conduct Chemistry and Special Chemistry testing for Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. As a Cost-per-Reportable-Test (CPRT) vehicle, the contractor also provides all equipment, consumables, and services necessary to perform the required testing. The contract will be awarded under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 325413, In-Vitro Diagnostics Substance Manufacturing. The Small Business Size Standard is 1,250 employees. Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is an "other-than-small business." The contract will be awarded on or before 1 January 2024.
NOTE: This contract will be issued for a performance period of 1 January 2024 -30 September 2024, with one (1) twelve-month option period. The Government intends to issue a competitive solicitation on a full-and-open basis for these tests, with full performance on the resultant contract to start in FY 2026.
This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency before the intended award date to determine if any other entity is capable of performing the required testing. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. In order for the Government to consider another source, the capability statement must demonstrate the source's ability to 1) provide the required testing; 2) deliver, install, and validate the analyzer(s) to ensure patient-ready testing; and 3) ability to connect to the Defense Health Agency/Military Health System network.
The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. 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 inquires 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.
NOTE: INTERESTED VENDORS MUST RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE TO THE BELOW POCs ON OR BEFORE 11 DECEMBER 2023 BY NOON CENTRAL TIME IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED.
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