COVID-19 Testing Instruments, Lab

Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted

Solicitation number
20-RHCO-E-240
Agency
Medical Command Department of the Army, Department of Defense
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Contract number
W9114F20P0025 Federal contract award
NAICS code
339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
PSC
6515 Medical And Surgical Instruments, Equipment, And Supplies

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This Limited/Sole Source Justification Notice was published by the Department of the Army Medical Command to award a contract to Life Technologies GmbH for the expedited delivery of three Quant Studio Dx real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction instruments valued at EUR303,514.98, with additional related equipment and services valued at EUR353,458.69, to enable increased COVID-19 testing capabilities at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany by April 30, 2020. The justification cited authorities under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) and the Stafford Act, as only Life Technologies could meet the urgent delivery timeline needed to comply with WHO and CDC guidance to test and isolate individuals presenting COVID-19 symptoms by the required date of instruments that were immediately available.

Notice text

3 Quant Studio Dx’s are being purchased by the Dept. of Pathology and Area Laboratory Services (DPALS) at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.  These instruments are real time Polymerase Chain Reaction instruments required to test for COVID-19.  Applies under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) with increase of SAT due to implementation of the Stafford Act. The purchase was made in response to Requests for Information (RFIs) for a “Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction instrument (Real-Time rt-PCR Instrument).  Nine local vendors were sent the RFI and three positive responses were received proposing solutions in the form of different instruments; only one vendor, Life Technologies (a Thermo Fisher company) had quantities in stock and could meet an expedited delivery date.

Awarded contract W9114F20P0025 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2020-04-06.

Attachments

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File Type Posted
MFR Limiting Competition Under SAT_COVID-19 W9114F20P0025.pdf PDF
W9114F20P0025 signed.pdf PDF

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