Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- HT9427-26-AMT-42026
- Agency
- Not on record
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Gunpowder, Maryland 21010, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) located at Fort Detrick, Maryland has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for preventive maintenance and repair services on QIAGEN laboratory equipment. This presolicitation notice announces the agency's intention to negotiate a non-competitive contract with QIAGEN LLC, the sole source identified as capable of providing these specialized services. The notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101 and represents a simplified acquisition that will be classified under NAICS code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) with a small business size standard of $34,000,000. The equipment in question supports critical operations at the Defense Centers for Public Health - Aberdeen (DCPH-A) Laboratory on Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland and is essential to the agency's mission of analyzing biological threats to military personnel.
The primary objective of this acquisition is to ensure four highly specialized pieces of QIAGEN laboratory equipment—including the Qiacube Eight thermal cycler, QIAcube HT sample extraction robot, TissueLyser II tissue processor, and QIAcuity Four Digital PCR System—remain operational and compliant with manufacturer specifications and DCPH-A quality standards. The contract will require two annual preventive maintenance services per equipment, unlimited technical support, software updates, and two on-site repair visits annually, with a base period running from September 24, 2026 through September 25, 2027, and a six-month extension option. Interested parties must submit technical data and cost proposals by May 5, 2026, though this is not a competitive solicitation. Contractors must employ only OEM-trained and certified technicians with a minimum of three years' experience and must complete AT Level I security training within 30 calendar days of contract start. All personnel, materials, equipment, and travel costs to Aberdeen Proving Ground must be included in the bid price with no separate invoicing permitted, and field service reports must be submitted within five business days of service completion.
Notice text
The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) in Fort Detrick, MD intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (IAW RFO 12.102(a)) with QIAGEN LLC, 19300 Germantown Road, Germantown MD 20874-1415, as the only responsible source that can provide preventive maintenance and repair services for QIAGEN Laboratory Equipment. This is a Presolicitation notice in accordance with RFO 5.101.
The information provided by QIAGEN, LLC is the only source that provides DHACA with preventive maintenance and repair services for QIAGEN Laboratory Equipment used at the Defense Centers for Public Health (DCPH) to support the mission of DCPH - Aberdeen (DCPH-A) Laboratory (LAB). These instruments are highly complex optimized instruments to support the Emerging Biological Threats (EBT) Branch and the Vector Borne Diseases (VBD) Branch in the LAB for the analysis of potential hazardous threats to the warfighter within the environment, specifically within wastewater, and to support military personnel with rapid diagnostics and treatment for tick-borne pathogens.
The DCPH-A, Laboratory Sciences (LS) Directorate equipment maintenance services for QIAGEN instruments ensure they are kept operable in accordance with manufacturer specifications and that the instruments perform in accordance with DCPH-A quality performance standards. These instruments require Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) trained service technicians with demonstrated technical competence.
This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 811210 with a Small Business Size Standard of $34,000,000. This presolicitation notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, any parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same service. All capability statements received by closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Based on the above information, the only technically acceptable subscription can be provided by QIAGEN, LLC.
Submit email capability statements (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) to Alicia Maldonado Torres at alicia.maldonadotorres.civ@health.mil. Statements are due no later than 12:00 P.M. EST on 5 May 2026. No phone calls will be accepted.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PWS.pdf |
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