Safety Air Monitoring Replacement Gas Chromatograph (GC) Phase III

The U.S. Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Hood (MICC Fort Hood), operating through Dugway Proving Ground, is procuring one Safety Air Monitoring and Analytical Referee Systems (SAMARS) Phase III Gas Chromatograph (GC) instrument to replace discontinued MINICAMS instruments. The GC must include a halogen detector capable of detecting chemical agents without phosphorous or sulfur elements, an MXT-1701 chromatographic column with a 500 mL/min flow rate air sampling quick change trap module, external mass flow controller, programmable oven from ambient to 400°C, cycle time of 15 minutes or less, visible and audible alarms, integrated NUMAVIEW touchscreen display with data logging capabilities, automatic calibration features, heated exhaust system, sample bypass capability, and approximate dimensions of 17" x 11" x 8.5" weighing approximately 25 pounds. This is a sole-source acquisition conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation 12.102(a) using commercial acquisition procedures for items valued at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. Written offers must be submitted via email to nneka.okeke-stubbs.civ@army.mil, with a response deadline of March 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM MDT. Award is anticipated shortly after the closing date, and offerors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) and meet the small business size standard of 1000 employees for NAICS code 334516.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and represents a follow-on acquisition from Teledyne Instruments Inc., the incumbent contractor who developed Phase I and Phase II versions of the system. The total contract value is $259,488.00, comprised of $59,000 for the Teledyne Falcon Series Gas Chromatograph with integrated components, $5,088 for a spare column module assembly, $195,000 for non-recurring engineering and design for Phase III halogen detector integration, and $400 for packing, handling, and ground shipping. Delivery must be completed by September 30, 2026 or upon customer notification, with the contract funded through Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) appropriations for Fiscal Years 2026-2027. The place of performance is Dugway, Utah 84022, where the instrument will be utilized by the Chemical Test Division at the West Desert Test Center for safety air monitoring and testing support.