Notice of Intent to Sole Source Inbody 770

The Medical Readiness Contracting Office-West (MRCO-W), Fort Hood Health Contracting Branch, operating under the Department of the Army Medical Command, has published a notice of intent to award a sole source contract for an InBody 770 Body Composition Analyzer. The contract will be awarded to Biospace, Inc. DBA InBody USA, a small business located in Cerritos, California, to provide equipment for the Raymond W. Bliss Army Health Center at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. This procurement is being conducted under the authority of 41 United States Code 4106(c) as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B), which permits sole source acquisitions when only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. The contract is classified under NAICS code 334510 for Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. The government intends to award this firm fixed-price contract on or about September 5, 2025.

The purpose of this procurement is to acquire body composition analysis equipment that serves as one of three Department of the Army-approved supplementary methods for assessing body fat, as authorized by Army Directive 2023-11. The equipment is specifically needed to provide a second option for body composition assessment at the Army Family Wellness Center. The government has determined through extensive market research conducted on August 15, 2025, that Biospace Inc. is the exclusive manufacturer of InBody products with no alternative vendors or subcontractors available. This notice explicitly states that it is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes, and no capability briefings will be accepted. The contract value is estimated to be between approximately $16,152 to $16,637 based on recent price comparisons for similar InBody 770 analyzers. Contractors should note that this is a total small business set-aside opportunity with a response deadline of September 5, 2025, though the notice emphasizes that responses will not influence the sole source determination.