Solicitation Amendment H&E Stainer Lease and Reagents Cost Per Test (CPT)

The Department of the Army Medical Command is soliciting a supply contract to lease an automated hematoxylin and eosin tissue staining system for Martin Army Community Hospital (MACH) at Fort Benning, Georgia. The contractor will be responsible for providing delivery, installation, reagents, supplies, service, preventive maintenance, training, and removal of the analyzer at contract completion, with the system operating in the histology section under the Department of Pathology. Key requirements include FDA approval, medium to high capacity processing (180+ slides/hour), compatibility with Cerner LIS and CoPath Plus systems, barcode tracking capabilities, and obtaining DOD Risk Management Framework IT cybersecurity certification within 283 days of award. The contract will be awarded using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation criteria with a firm fixed price arrangement. Proposals are due by August 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM CST, with electronic submissions required via email to the contract specialist.

This solicitation is set aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) enterprises, with no incumbent contractor information provided in the available documentation. While specific award values are not disclosed in the solicitation documents, the contract includes a detailed reagent list with nine specific products including hematoxylin, eosin, cleaning solutions, and coverslips, though unit pricing remains at $0.00 pending final negotiations. The contract period of performance spans twelve months from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with installation and validation required within 120 days of award. The equipment must fit within designated laboratory space constraints of 62W x 35D x 80H and will be located at Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning), Georgia. The vendor must provide 24-hour telephonic troubleshooting support and respond to service calls within four hours throughout the contract duration.