Freezer Storage and Monitoring

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
HT001425KAMTEK
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) National Capital Region is conducting market research for a Firm-Fixed Price commercial service contract focused on facility operation and maintenance for the Joint Pathology Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. The contract involves storage and inventory management of a BRAC collection, specifically requiring 24/7 monitoring of 15 JPC freezers with comprehensive environmental tracking including temperature, humidity, pest control, and flooding surveillance. Interested parties are invited to submit non-proprietary capabilities statements and product lists by May 13, 2025, at 9:00 AM EST, with the understanding that this is an information-gathering exercise and not a formal solicitation. The government will review submissions within seven days and retain sole discretion on whether to proceed with a competitive procurement. Responses will be evaluated based on the ability to meet cGMP standards and provide detailed inventory management with comprehensive manifests.

The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside for the contract, which falls under NAICS code 541380 for Testing Laboratories and Services with a size standard of $19 million. The current service provider is KAMTEK Inc., located in Frederick, Maryland, who is also listed as the authorized distributor. While no specific budget range is explicitly stated, the contract will cover facility maintenance, freezer management, and comprehensive monitoring services. The procurement is specifically for the Joint Pathology Center and focuses on maintaining the integrity and security of the BRAC collection through precise environmental and inventory controls. Potential vendors should note that all expenses related to responding to this announcement are the responsibility of the respondent, and the government will not reimburse any submission costs.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest ·

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA)

Northeastern Market – Contracting Division (NM-CD)

Subj: Source Sought Announcement

This is a sources sought/synopsis announcement issued by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) National Capital Region (NCR) as part of its market research, on behalf of the Joint Pathology Center, 606 Stephen Sitter Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910-1290. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price, for commercial items / services for the procurement of facility operation and maintenance with cGMP standards for storage and inventory of BRAC collection and freezer management/monitoring of (15) JPC freezers with 24/7 monitoring of facility environment (temperature, humidity, pest control and flooding) and security/maintenance and detailed inventory with manifests of the BRAC collection.

Currently, KAMTEK Inc. (CAGE:1KW53), 4851 International BLVD STE 102, Frederick Maryland, 21703-7334, United States, is the products/item or service manufacturer and authorized distributor. The NAICS code is 493120 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage, with a size standard of $36,500,000. (PSC code: S215 - Housekeeping - Warehousing/storage)    

This source sought announcement is a request for information ONLY to be used for preliminary market research information and planning purposes only. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no Request for Quote or Solicitation available for competitive proposals at the present time. Phone calls will not be accepted. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes; however, the government will consider responses to this notice within seven (7) days of this posting. Interested parties, may express their interest and provide a capabilities statement products list NLT 13 May 2025 at 09:00 AM EST.  A determination by the government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Interested Parties:

Please submit non-proprietary information “Only.”  The Government will not be responsible for proprietary, or competition sensitive information contained in responses received.

Responses to this announcement will not be returned.  Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this announcement.  Government will not be financially responsible for information received in response to this announcement. Phone calls will not be accepted. 

The points of contact for this action are Claudia Febres Mormontoy, Contracts Specialist Email: claudia.a.febresmormontoy.ctr@health.mil or Faatalivale Te’o-Lewis, Contracting Officer; Email: Faatalivale.m.teo-lewis.civ@health.mil.

Update #1 ·

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA)

Northeastern Market – Contracting Division (NM-CD)

Subj: Source Sought Announcement

This is a sources sought/synopsis announcement issued by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) National Capital Region (NCR) as part of its market research, on behalf of the Joint Pathology Center, 606 Stephen Sitter Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20910-1290. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price, for commercial items / services for the procurement of facility operation and maintenance with cGMP standards for storage and inventory of BRAC collection and freezer management/monitoring of (15) JPC freezers with 24/7 monitoring of facility environment (temperature, humidity, pest control and flooding) and security/maintenance and detailed inventory with manifests of the BRAC collection.

Currently, KAMTEK Inc., 4851 International BLVD STE 102, Frederick Maryland, 21703-7334, United States, is the products/item or service manufacturer and authorized distributor. The NAICS code is 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services, with a size standard of $19,000,000.   

This source sought announcement is a request for information ONLY to be used for preliminary market research information and planning purposes only. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no Request for Quote or Solicitation available for competitive proposals at the present time. Phone calls will not be accepted. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes; however, the government will consider responses to this notice within seven (7) days of this posting. Interested parties, may express their interest and provide a capabilities statement products list NLT 13 May 2025 at 09:00 AM EST.  A determination by the government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Interested Parties:

Please submit non-proprietary information “Only.”  The Government will not be responsible for proprietary, or competition sensitive information contained in responses received.

Responses to this announcement will not be returned.  Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this announcement.  Government will not be financially responsible for information received in response to this announcement. Phone calls will not be accepted. 

The points of contact for this action are Claudia Febres Mormontoy, Contracts Specialist Email: claudia.a.febresmormontoy.ctr@health.mil or Faatalivale Te’o-Lewis, Contracting Officer; Email: Faatalivale.m.teo-lewis.civ@health.mil.

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