Opportunity
SAM #88f4e1da48664d339d8e84f957b9c759
Sole Source Preventative Maintenance for Hologic Panther Fusion System at USAMRIID
Buyer
Defense Health Agency
Posted
May 22, 2026
Respond By
June 08, 2026
Identifier
88f4e1da48664d339d8e84f957b9c759
NAICS
811210, 811219, 811310
This notice announces a planned sole source contract for maintenance services at a federal medical research facility. - The Defense Health Agency (DHA) intends to award a firm-fixed-price, sole source contract to Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. - The contract is on behalf of the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). - The requirement is for annual preventative and unscheduled maintenance and repair services for a Hologic Panther Fusion system. - Services must include all manufacturer-recommended maintenance. - No specific part numbers or quantities are listed; this is a service contract. - Hologic Sales and Service, LLC is the only vendor identified as capable due to proprietary ownership of the equipment and software. - The government is seeking capability statements from other vendors who can demonstrate the ability to provide these services. - Unless a qualified alternative is identified, the award will proceed as sole source. - Place of performance and contracting office is Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland.
Key Details: - OEM: Hologic Sales and Service, LLC - Service: Maintenance and repair for Hologic Panther Fusion system - Location: USAMRIID, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD - Contract Type: Annual service contract - Opportunity for other vendors to submit capability statements
Description
The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) intends to award a Firm-Fix Price, sole source contract on behalf of the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) to Hologic Sales and Service, LLC, 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752, under the authority of 41 USC 1901, as implemented in Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102 – Restricting competition.
This requirement is for annual preventative, and unscheduled maintenance and repair services to allow for the continuous and efficient functioning of a Hologic Panther Fusion system currently in use by the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). Annual preventative maintenance services shall include the instrument manufacturer’s recommended maintenance.
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC maintains proprietary ownership of their equipment and all associated operational software. Given the information above, Hologic Sales and Service, LLC is the only vendor capable of providing the required maintenance and repair services meeting the Government’s needs.
This notice of intent is NOT a request for quotations (RFQ) and no solicitation document exists for the requirement; however, if a vendor challenges the basis of this requirement, please submit a capability statement that includes sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to provide these services. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. 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 be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source procurement.
Capability statements are due no later than 1000 Eastern Time, 08 June 2026. Capability statements shall be submitted via email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following email addresses: shelley.a.wallace2.civ@health.mil and jayme.l.fletcher2.civ@health.mil. No phone calls will be accepted.