Intent to Sole Source Reagents and Consumables

The Fort Hood Health Contracting Cell Regional Health Contracting Office, Central Army Health Contracting Activity, MEDCOM, Fort Hood, Texas intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price, sole source contract to Biomerieux, Inc, a large business, under authority FAR 13.106-1(b)(1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), only one source reasonably available, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization, for VITEK 2 Analyzer Reagents and Consumables for General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital (GLWACH), Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 325413 – In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing, and the size standard is 1,250 employees.

This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. 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.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.  This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract for VITEK 2 Analyzer Reagents and Consumables. The Contracting Officer determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonable available.

The Fort Hood Regional Health Contracting Office-Central intends to make a sole source award on or about 31 May 2021 to Biomerieux, Inc., 100 Rodolphe St, Durham, NC, 27712-9402.