Notice of Attend to Award Sole Source service of annual maintenance and calibration for the GeneXpert Covid Tester Systems for the Government-owned Genexpert Covid Tester Systems
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 25MRCOWEST284
- Agency
-
Medical Command
Department of the Army, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 81121 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri 65473, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Medical Command through the Fort Hood Health Contracting Branch Medical Readiness Contracting Office-West intends to award a sole source contract to Cepheid for annual maintenance and calibration services of GeneXpert Covid Tester Systems. The equipment is government-owned and located at the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, specifically serving the Department of Pathology and Microbiology Department. This notice was posted on August 18, 2025, with responses due by August 25, 2025. The contract will be structured as a Firm-Fixed Price agreement under the authority of simplified procedures for certain commercial items. The NAICS code for this opportunity is 811210 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance.
The primary objective of this sole source award is to ensure continuous operation and maintenance of critical Covid testing equipment used for patient care at the military medical facility. Market research conducted by the government determined that Cepheid is the only vendor capable of providing full-service maintenance and calibration for these systems, as they are the original manufacturer with proprietary firmware necessary to operate the molecular analyzers. The contract includes a base year beginning October 1, 2025, with four additional option years available. This is explicitly not a request for competitive proposals or quotes, and the government will not honor requests for capability briefings or telephonic inquiries. Only Cepheid is eligible to receive this contract award, as they are the sole authorized provider of maintenance services for these systems in the United States, and using any other vendor would void existing equipment warranties.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT: The Fort Hood Health Contracting Branch Medical Readiness Contracting Office–West (MRCO-West) MEDCOM, Fort Hood, Texas intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price sole source contract to CEPHEID. 904, East Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 for service of annual maintenance and calibration for the GeneXpert Covid Tester Systems for the Government-owned Genexpert Covid Tester Systems for the Department of Pathology, Microbiology Department at General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital (GLWACH), Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, an other than small business , under authority of Title 41 U.S.C. §1901(e)(2) as implemented in FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii), sole source (including brand name) under the authority of the simplified procedures for certain commercial items. Market Research results indicate that there is only one (1) vendor who can fully satisfy this requirement. CEPHEID is the only vendor that can fully support the full service of annual maintenance and calibration for the GeneXpert Covid Tester Systems for the Government-owned Genexpert Covid Tester Systems.
The NAICS code is 811210 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance.
PSC – J065 - Medical Equipment and Accessories and Supplies).
Period of Performance will start on 1 October 2025.
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 to provide Full-service maintenance agreement for Government. The Contracting Officer determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonable available.
The Fort Hood Health Contracting Branch Medical Readiness Contracting Office – West (MRCO-W), Army Health Contracting Activity, MEDCOM, Fort Hood, Texas intends to make a sole source award to CEPHEID. 904, East Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Justification FAR Part 13 Cepheid GEN XPERT Service Agreement_Redacted.pdf |
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