# SAM #PANDHA-26-P-0000_044380

Sole-source utilities for WRAIR operations at the Lugar Center in Tbilisi, Georgia

**Buyer:** Defense Health Agency
**Posted:** November 03, 2026
**Respond By:** November 17, 2026
**Identifier:** PANDHA-26-P-0000_044380
**NAICS:** 221210, 221122, 221310, 562111, 561210

DHACA plans a sole-source award for utilities supporting WRAIR operations at the Lugar Center in Tbilisi, Georgia.
- **Agency:** Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA), for the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Europe-Middle East.
- **Proposed provider:** Georgia’s National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).
- **Services:** Continuous natural gas, electricity, water, and waste management for the Richard M. Lugar Center for Public Health Research.
- **Purpose and requirements:** Support uninterrupted laboratory and office operations and maintain international biosafety standards. WRAIR is responsible for up to 50% of utility costs directly attributable to its facility support.
- **Notice status:** This is a notice of intent to sole-source and invites capability statements, not competitive proposals.
- **Timing and quantities:** No dates, contract duration, option periods, service quantities, or part numbers are stated.

### Description

<p>The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) on behalf of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR 6.302 with vendor National Center of Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC), 16 Kakheti Highway, Alekseevka Settlement #3, 0109, Tbilisi, Georgia.</p>

<p>The Government has a requirement for continuous utility services for Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Europe-Middle East (WRAIR E-ME) which is co-located with the country of Georgia&rsquo;s National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) staff in the Richard M. Lugar Center for Public Health Research (hereafter referred to as the Lugar Center) in Tbilisi, Georgia. The utility services include natural gas, electricity, water, and waste management. The NCDC is responsible for payment of the utility services in support of its adequate operation to the service provider. As occupants of the Lugar Center, WRAIR, E-ME, is responsible for up to 50% of the utility costs that can be directly attributed to the support services of the facility. This service will provide the necessary utilities to maintain and operate the Lugar Center to international bio-safety standards; ensuring uninterrupted facility operations for lab and office space for WRAIR operations.</p>

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