Intent to Award Sole/Single Source - Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) System
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- IASS-AFRL-RIZ-2026-0030
- Agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB issued a notice of intent to award a sole-source purchase order to bioMerieux, Inc. for a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) system, with responses due by July 14, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The AFRL/USAFSAM Food Operational Response and Technology laboratory requires one bioMerieux GENE-UP PCR system to replace aging Applied Biosystems 7500 instruments that reach manufacturer end-of-life support in 2027. bioMerieux is the only vendor capable of providing a real-time PCR system with proprietary assays and support services meeting the laboratory's requirements. The GENE-UP platform is the only commercially available real-time PCR machine offering the required range of third-party validated food safety assays for detecting Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., shiga toxin Escherichia coli, and norovirus in food samples during outbreak investigations. The laboratory is ISO 17025 accredited and must maintain its accredited scope of testing without critical lapse in outbreak response capabilities.
The firm requirements include a 5-year service package and A2LA/AOC/PTM validated assays. Authorized distributors or other responsible sources may submit capability statements, quotations, or exceptions to the sole-source intent via email to jason.sav@us.af.mil with subject line "Notice of Intent to Award SS - Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) System." The Government will consider all responses solely to determine whether to conduct competitive procurement.
Notice text
This requirement is for a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) System for the AFRL USAFSAM/PHR at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE: The NAICS Code is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RIZ), located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, intends to award a sole source purchase order as authorized by RFO 12.102(a) to bioMérieux, Inc.
In order to comply with RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vii), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: bioMérieux, Inc. is the only vendor capable of providing a real-time PCR system, proprietary assays, and associated support services needed to fulfill the requirement. Please see attachment to this notice for additional details.
This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A determination by the Government for the competition of this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources or authorized distributors may submit a capability statement that meets all the requirements in the attached Minimum Requirements Document (MRD) dated 7 July 2026, quotation, or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government via e-mail to Mr. Jason B. Sav at jason.sav@us.af.mil no later than Tuesday 14 July 2026 at 12:00pm Eastern Time. Only responses received by this date will be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “Notice of Intent to Award SS – Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) System. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail, ensure only .PDF, .doc, docx, xls, or .xsls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.
Attachment(s):
Minimum Requirements Document (MRD)
Single Source Justification (SSJ) Redacted
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum Requirements Document (MRD).pdf | ||
| SSJ_Final - Redacted.pdf |
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