Notice of Intent to Sole Source Bridge Action

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to award a Firm Fixed Price sole source bridge contract on behalf of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner Systems (AFMES) to SNA International, LLC. located at 500 Montgomery Street, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22314 under the authority as prescribed by 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented in FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This requirement is for Non-Personal Scientific, Technical, Administrative and Logistical Support Services (STALSS).

AFMES is the Department of Defense’s (DoD) leader in providing medicolegal services and emerging technologies essential for the readiness, sustainability, and survivability of our service members. As the only death investigation system for the United States (U.S.) Federal Government, AFMES is the only medical examiner system authorized to support the DoD with comprehensive forensic investigative services, to include forensic pathology, DNA Forensics, Forensic Toxicology, and Medical Mortality Surveillance.

Continuity of critical services is required to support the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory’s (AFDIL), Past Accounting Section (PAS), Family Reference Section/Lab Automation (FRSLA) and Emerging Technologies Sections (ETS) of AFMES. These sections perform laboratory processing using AFDIL’s most current forensically validated and accredited procedures to include at a minimum organic and inorganic extractions, quantification, Mitochondrial control region (Sanger) and whole genome sequencing, autosomal and Y chromosomal short tandem repeat (auSTR and YSTR) and nuclear Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (nuSNP) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based DNA analyses, interpretation and statistics, generation of comparison and believe to be reports, and technical review of casework and reports in order to meet the AFMES Mission.

This is a notice of intent to issue a Bridge Contract on a Sole Source basis. This notice of intent is NOT a request for quotations (RFQ). Any other firms desiring consideration must fully identify their interest and capability to provide these services no later than 11 April 2024 the individual listed below. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested persons may identify their interest in writing, to the Government point of contact. Responses to this notice must be received no later than 11:00am Eastern Standard Time, 11 April 2024. The point of contact for this action is James Cheng, james.cheng1.civ@health.mil. No telephone requests will be honored.