Service Agreement for one GeneXpert GX-XVI R2 instrument, one GeneXpert GX16-16 instrument, and one GeneXpert GX4-4 10 color instrument.
CDC · CDC OFFICE OF ACQUISITION SERVICES
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 2026-Q-95500 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 22, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Global Health Center (GHC) intends to issue a modification to existing purchase order 75D30123M17407 on a sole source basis to Cepheid, 904 East Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, to add additional lab instruments to the existing maintenance service agreement. The authority for this sole source acquisition is in accordance with FAR Part 12.102(a). Maintenance service contractor Cepheid manufactures the GeneXpert instruments and is the sole source provider for maintenance service agreements to maintain the functionality of these instrument… (show all)
s. As the original equipment manufacturer, only Cepheid has access to the proprietary technical specifications, parts, and calibration protocols required to properly service the instruments, and using a non-authorized provider would risk compromising instrument performance and the reliability of diagnostic test results. Therefore, Cepheid is the only responsible source capable of providing these maintenance services. As a result of this synopsis, no competitive solicitation will be posted on sam.gov. We will issue only one solicitation to the identified entity. However, responsible sources that believe they can meet these requirements are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notice by providing a capability statement to the Contracting Officer by the closing date of this posting. The Contracting Officer will not respond to verbal request. All requests must be in writing. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action will be based on responses to this notice and are solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries shall be sent to Liubov Kriel by email at vyh1@cdc.gov and reference solicitation #2026-Q-95500 on the subject line.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 811210.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILLUMINA, INC. · $ILMN | 1 | $73K | Jul 6, 2026 |
| COMPUCOM, INC. | 1 | $17K | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Bruker Scientific LLC · $BRKR | 1 | $14K | Jul 6, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Jul 6, 2026ILLUMINA, INC.$73KMiSeq i100 Plus Silver Support Plan
- Jul 6, 2026Bruker Scientific LLC$14KAnnual Preventive Maintenance for MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry System
- Jan 20, 2026COMPUCOM, INC.$17KOpenText Software and i2900 Kodak Scanners Maintenance
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
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- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 0 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
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- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 4 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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