Opportunity
SAM #HT9426-26-RFI-0836
Proprietary Growth Direct System Consumables for Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Buyer
Defense Health Agency
Posted
June 29, 2026
Respond By
July 14, 2026
Identifier
HT9426-26-RFI-0836
NAICS
423490, 334516
The Defense Health Agency (DHA), through the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Center for Enabling Capabilities (CEC) Pilot Bioproduction Facility (PBF), is seeking proprietary consumables for its Government-owned Growth Direct™ System. - Government Buyer: - Defense Health Agency - Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Center for Enabling Capabilities (CEC) - Pilot Bioproduction Facility (PBF) - OEM Highlight: - Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc. (manufacturer of Growth Direct™ System consumables) - Products Requested: - Environmental Monitoring Cassettes (Part Number: ET80100) - Estimated maximum annual quantity: 240 units - Environmental Monitoring Vision Lids (Part Number: EMVL100) - Estimated maximum annual quantity: 240 units - Freight for delivery of consumables - Notable Requirements: - Consumables must be proprietary and compatible with the Growth Direct™ System - Minimum shelf life of three months post-delivery - Deliveries anticipated four times per year to Silver Spring, MD - Five-year ordering period via single award IDIQ contract
Description
This Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought (SS) Notice is for the market research information and planning purposes only, and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Center for Enabling Capabilities' (CEC) Pilot Bioproduction Facility (PBF), or the Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA).
This is a requirement to establish a single award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle that will allow the Center for Enabling Capabilities' (CEC) Pilot Bioproduction Facility (PBF) to procure the proprietary consumables required for the Government-owned Growth Direct™ System currently used by the PBF.
See attached request for information with minimal essential characteristics.