SAM #HT001427QE005

Tennessee newborn dried blood-spot screening and reporting services at BACH

DHA plans a sole-source contract for Tennessee-required newborn blood-spot screening and reporting at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital. - Buyer: Defense Health Agency (DHA), Defense Health Network – East. - Proposed provider: Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Laboratory Services. - Scope: Receive, test, analyze, and report dried blood-spot specimens for newborns delivered at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH), in accordance with current Tennessee newborn screening requirements. - Excludes newborn hearing screening, critical congenital heart disease screening, and other clinical screening functions performed by the hospital or attending provider. - Acquisition approach: Firm-fixed-price contract intended for sole-source award. The justification says Tennessee law requires specimens to be submitted to the State Public Health Laboratory and identifies no alternate commercial source. - Term: 12-month base period, four 12-month option periods, and a possible six-month extension under FAR 52.217-8. The base period is to use FY 2027 funds; later periods are subject to funding and other requirements. - Estimated value: Not stated. - Competition note: The notice invites interested organizations to submit capability and qualification information for consideration in future acquisitions.

Description

The Health Contracting Division - Northeast intends to Award a Firm Fixed Price, Purchase Order, on a sole source basis to the Tennessee Department of Health, 710 James Robertson Parkway, 6th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower, Nashville, TN 37243 utilizing the authority of FAR 12.102(b) as implemented by RFO FAR 6.104.

This requirement is to provide Newborn Screening Services to infants born on the Tennessee side of the Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH), Fort Campbell, KY.  In accordance with Tenesse Law, Newborn Screening Services must be performed by the Tennessee Department of Health.  No other entities may perform the required services.

The services will include Newborn Screenings meeting all current State of Tennessee Newborn Blood Screening requirements.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested Organizations may submit information for consideration of their capabilities and qualifications for future acquisitions to the contract specialist, Justin C Balster, electronically via email to justin.balster2.civ@health.mil.  The Government intends to award a contract on or around 1 November 2026.

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