Notice of intent to award sole source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 0012397882
- Agency
-
Medical Command
Department of the Army, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 621991 Blood and Organ Banks
- PSC
- 6555 Human Tissue And Cadavers
- Place of performance
- Fort Hood, Texas 76544, United States
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About this opportunity
The Medical Readiness Contracting Office - West (MRCO-W) at Fort Hood Health Contracting Branch in Texas has issued a Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source for cadaver-based medical proficiency training services. This special notice was published by the Department of the Army Medical Command on April 15, 2026, and represents a firm fixed-price procurement action under Federal Acquisition Regulation 12.102(a). The intended recipient is the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, located at 7000 Fannin Street, Floor 9, Houston, Texas. The procurement falls under NAICS code 621991 (Blood and Organ Banks) with a size standard of $24.0 million, and is categorized under PSC 6555 (Human Tissue and Cadavers). This is not a competitive solicitation, as the agency has determined that only one source is reasonably available to meet the requirement.
The objective of this sole source award is to provide cadaver-based medical proficiency training for the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, with cadavers and laboratory space to be supplied by the contractor. Any responsible sources interested in contesting this sole source determination may submit a capability statement by the April 30, 2026 deadline for consideration before the intended award date of approximately May 1, 2026. All submissions must be appropriately marked if proprietary information is included, and the government will not reimburse sources for any information provided. Interested parties should note that capability briefings will not be conducted, telephonic inquiries will not be honored, and any information submitted will not be used in subsequent solicitations. The government reserves the sole discretion to make a final determination regarding whether to compete this contract based on responses received.
Notice text
The Medical Readiness Contracting Office – West (MRCO-W), Fort Hood Health Contracting Branch, Fort Hood, Texas intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price sole source purchase order to the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, under the authority of RFO Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.102(a) For acquisitions valued at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), only one source reasonably available, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name or industrial mobilization, for cadaver-based medical proficiency training (cadavers and lab space provided) for the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas 76544. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 621991, and the size standard is $24.0M.
This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency before the intended award date. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. 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.
The Fort Hood Health Contracting Branch intends to make a sole source award on or about 1 May 2026 to UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON, 7000 Fannin St. Fl 9, Houston, Texas 77030-3870.
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