Purchase and Delivery of the Safety Air Monitoring and Analytical Referee Systems (SAMARS) Phase 3 Part 2 Gas Chromatograph (GC)

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Hood seeks purchase and delivery of proprietary Teledyne Falcon Gas Chromatograph components and engineering enhancements for the Safety Air Monitoring and Analytical Referee Systems (SAMARS) Phase 3 Part 2 effort, with quotes due September 10, 2026. This is a sole-source procurement intended for award to Teledyne Instruments, Inc., conducted under FAR 12.201-1 authority for commercial products at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.

Place of performance is Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The requirement includes customized Teledyne Falcon column assemblies, trap modules, Flame Photometric Detector optical filters, preconcentrator tubes, complete detector assemblies, and non-recurring engineering to integrate halogen-selective detector capability. All components are uniquely designed for the Falcon GC platform and not commercially interchangeable with other systems. Market research by Chemical Biological Testing Division personnel, including GSA Advantage searches and outreach to Fisher Scientific, Sigma Aldrich, and VWR International, confirmed Teledyne as the sole source capable of providing the required proprietary components and engineering modifications.

The contract value is $72,550 with a firm fixed-price award and delivery completion by March 30, 2028. Sixteen line items (CLINs 0001–0016) are included; CLINs 0001, 0002, 0004, 0007, 0009–0010, 0012–0013, and 0015–0016 are funded and must deliver by March 30, 2028; CLINs 0003, 0005, 0006, 0008, 0011, and 0014 are unfunded and subject to availability of funds per FAR 52.232-18. All deliveries are FOB Destination. Offerors must submit SF 1449, technical capability statement, and detailed pricing. Award will be made to the responsible offeror providing best value based on technical capability, past performance, and price reasonableness. Contractor personnel performing work at Dugway Proving Ground must comply with local site requirements including foreign visitor/employee notification, security badge accountability, DPG Safety Office rules, background checks, and normal work hours Monday through Thursday, 7:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. local time. NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; PSC is 6630, Chemical Analysis Instruments.