Notice of intent to award sole source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- W81K0425RA031
- Agency
-
Medical Command
Department of the Army, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Jbsa Ft Sam Houston, Texas 78234, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Medical Command has published a Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source contract for maintenance services of specialized laboratory equipment. The Health Readiness Contracting Office at Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas intends to award a firm fixed price contract to Hologic Sales and Service, LLC for annual maintenance service of Government-owned Hologic Panther and Panther Fusion Laboratory Instruments located at six public health laboratories. The contract covers maintenance, repair, parts, materials, labor, and travel necessary to keep the equipment in fully functional condition according to Original Equipment Manufacturer specifications. This is classified under PSC J065 for maintenance and repair of medical equipment and NAICS code 334516 for analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing. The solicitation number is W81K04-25-R-A031 and responses are due by August 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM CST.
The purpose of this sole source award is to ensure specialized maintenance services for critical laboratory instrumentation where competition would likely result in substantial cost duplication or unacceptable delays in meeting agency requirements. The contract structure includes a base year plus four additional one-year ordering periods, procured under the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii) for simplified procedures for certain commercial items and 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1). This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be published, as the Government intends to negotiate only with the identified sole source contractor. Only Hologic Sales and Service, LLC is eligible to participate due to the specialized nature of the equipment and services required. Contractors with concerns about this sole source intent may submit them to the designated Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist by the specified deadline, referencing the Notice ID number in their correspondence.
Notice text
ACTION CODE: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
NOTICE TYPE: SPECIAL NOTICE
PSC: J065- MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND VETERINARY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
NAICS CODE: 334516- ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING
SUBJECT: MAINTENANCE SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR HOLOGIC/ PANTHER FUSION LABORATORY INSTRUMENTATION AT 6 PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES.
SOLICITATION NUMBER: W81K04-25-R-A031
RESPONSE DATE: 7 AUGUST 2025 – 12:00 PM (CST)
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT.
The Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO), Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX intends to award a firm fixed price contract on a sole source basis to Hologic Sales and Service, LLC of 250 Campus Dr., Marlborough, MA 01752-3020 for an annual maintenance service contract for the Government owned Hologic Panther and Panther Fusion Laboratory Instruments, to include all labor, parts, material, and travel, to repair and/or maintain the Government owned equipment, in a fully functional condition in accordance with (IAW) Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) specifications. This contract is for a base year plus 4 additional year-long ordering periods.
The Government intends to procure from only one source under the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii) sole source (including brand name) under the authority of the simplified procedures for certain commercial items. The provision of highly specialized services when it is likely that award to any other source would result in - (A) Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition; or (B) Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements.
HRCO intends to solicit and negotiate only with Hologic Sales and Service, LLC under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1). THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. A solicitation will not be published. Any concerns with this intent to Sole Source may be submitted for consideration by the Government to Contracting Officer, Anush Collins, at anush.m.collins.civ@health.mil and the Contract Specialist, Bill Bondurant at william.a.bondurant.civ@health.mil with the Notice ID number referenced in the subject line.
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