Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Emergency Generator Preventative Maintenance

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), a Defense agency, posted a Notice of Intent to Sole Source on December 22, 2025, announcing its intent to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Carter Machinery Company, Incorporated. The contract covers annual Preventative Maintenance (PM) Services and monthly Start-up Services for USU's Caterpillar emergency generators. The work encompasses one base year with up to four optional 12-month renewal periods. This notice falls under NAICS category 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance) and PSC category J059 (Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components).

The primary purpose of this Notice of Intent is to provide transparency regarding USU's plan to sole source this contract to Carter Machinery Company, the only vendor authorized to perform services on Caterpillar emergency generators in the Washington-Baltimore region, where the generators provide critical emergency power to USU's main campus and Building 53. Interested parties may challenge this sole-source determination by submitting a capability statement, proposal, or quotation demonstrating competitive advantages by 2:00 PM EST on January 6, 2026, via email to ashley.mcrae@usuhs.edu. The government will evaluate all submissions received by the deadline to determine whether to proceed with the sole-source award or conduct a competitive procurement. There are no specific eligibility restrictions mentioned beyond the implicit requirement that respondents must be capable of providing Caterpillar generator maintenance services. The government assumes no responsibility for costs incurred by respondents in preparing their submissions.