MINICAM Sustainment Parts

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Hood has issued a solicitation for replacement and repair parts for MINICAMs Safety Air Monitoring Equipment used in chemical testing operations. The procurement includes 39 line items consisting of various specialized components such as GC columns, heaters, probes, cables, valve components, restrictors, screens, O-rings, and electronic parts essential for maintaining over 300 MINICAM units. This acquisition is critical for ensuring compliance with safety regulations and supporting test referee requirements across all phases of testing operations. The solicitation is structured as a sole source procurement due to the specialized nature of the Gas Chromatograph instrumentation, with CMS Research Corporation identified as the sole manufacturer capable of providing these specific parts. The solicitation was posted on July 10, 2025, with a response deadline of July 15, 2025, providing vendors with a five-day response window.

Despite the government description indicating no set-aside designation, the solicitation document reveals this procurement is actually set aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) under NAICS code 334516 with a size standard of 1000 employees. CMS Research Corporation is identified as the incumbent manufacturer and sole source provider, having supplied MINICAM equipment and parts for decades without any alternative vendors proposing suitable replacements. The procurement does not specify award values or budget ranges in the available documentation. Performance requires delivery within 120 calendar days from the date of award, with all items to be shipped to the W30M USA Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. The specialized nature of this equipment stems from the rarity of chemical testing tasks performed at Dugway Proving Ground, which has limited the market for alternative suppliers of this sophisticated analytical instrumentation.