Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Automated Chemistry/Immunochemistry Analyzer
Air Force and Space Force · FA8601 AFLCMC PZIO
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA8601CHEM in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 20, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Sep 21, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/PZIBA) intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Beckman Coulter, Inc. located at 250 S Kraemer Blvd, Brea, California, 92821. This requirement supports the 88th Medical Group Clinical Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force base (WPAFB) for a fully automated Chemistry/Immunochemistry analyzer, associated reagents and calibrator material. The system must be compatible and integrate with the MHS GENESIS / Cerner Millenium Laboratory Information System (LIS) via an Authority to Op… (show all)
erate (ATO)-approved middleware. This middleware will interface Chemistry, Immunochemistry, and Hematology instrumentation with MHS GENESIS to ensure error-free data transmission and critical value alerting across inpatient and hospital-wide operations. Extensive market research was conducted to identify potential sources. Techniques included, but were not limited to, internet market research, review of similar procurements, input from Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), review of the Government�s minimum technical requirements, and a Sources Sought notice. The BPA justification states that no existing mandatory source has been identified that can satisfy the organization�s specific Chemistry/Immunochemistry analyzer requirements. The WPAFB 88th Medical Group requires a fully automated Chemistry/Immunochemistry analyzer that meets the minimum technical requirements established in the Statement of Work (SOW). The system must be compatible and integrate with the MHS GENESIS / Cerner Millenium Laboratory Information System (LIS) via an Authority to Operate (ATO)-approved middleware. This middleware will interface Chemistry, Immunochemistry, and Hematology instrumentation with MHS GENESIS to ensure error-free data transmission and critical value alerting across inpatient and hospital-wide operations. Utilizing a system that does not meet these requirements would not satisfy the Government�s operational and patient care needs. As part of this market research effort, a Sources Sought notice was posted on SAM.gov on 20 August 2026. Five responses were received. The 88th Medical Group completed technical evaluations and found four out of the five companies to be technically unacceptable. The evaluations identified deficiencies including wrong methodology and instrumentation, different reagents for the instrumentation, and failure to meet the compatibility requirement with middleware interfacing with the analyzers. The Contracting Officer has determined that only one source is reasonably available: Beckman Coulter, Inc. This proposed procurement will be a Sole Source under North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) 325413 �In-vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,250 employees. The proposed source is Beckman Coulter, Inc., 250 S Kraemer Blvd, Brea, California, 92821. Submission Instructions and Points of Contact: This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties who believe they can satisfy the requirements must provide a capability statement with clear and convincing evidence of their ability to do so. The statement must demonstrate the vendor's capability to provide automated blood bank instrumentation, reagents, consumables, and support services that are fully compatible with the Government�s minimum technical and operational requirements identified in the Statement of Work. A simple statement of capability is not sufficient. All responses, questions, and capability statements shall be submitted via email to the following points of contact no later than 06 October 2026 at 4:00PM EST. � Contract Specialist: Linh Jameson, linh.jameson@us.af.mil � Contracting Officer: Joshua Clymer, joshua.clymer@us.af.mil All correspondence sent via email must contain the subject line: "Intent to Sole Source- Automated Chemistry/Immunochemistry Analyzer" Be advised that emails without this exact subject line or with prohibited attachments (zip, .exe) may be blocked by network filters. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. A decision by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Attachments: Statement of Work (SOW) Sole Source Justification (SSJ) Redacted
Who won similar work
6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 6630.
Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $56K to $196K, median $88K; range $17K to $950K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 1 | $950K | Jul 22, 2025 |
| ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC · $ITW · $16.1B | 1 | $228K | Feb 4, 2026 |
| AB SCIEX LLC | 1 | $100K | Aug 15, 2026 |
| GATAN, INC. · $AME · $6.6B | 1 | $75K | Sep 4, 2025 |
| SPECTRO SCIENTIFIC, INC · $AME · $6.6B | 1 | $49K | Jul 7, 2026 |
| US RADAR INC | 1 | $17K | Aug 26, 2025 |
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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $ITW reported $16.1B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 6 past awards, $88K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $AME reported $6.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 6 past awards, $88K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Aug 15, 2026AB SCIEX LLC$100KAward Notice - USAFA Liquid Chromatography ReplacementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 7, 2026SPECTRO SCIENTIFIC, INC$49KSpectro Scientific Fluidscan 1100 Optical Particle AnalyzerMateriality: <0.01% of $AME revenue (Low) SEC
- Feb 4, 2026ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC$228KTensile TesterMateriality: <0.01% of $ITW revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 4, 2025GATAN, INC.$75KElectron Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS)Materiality: <0.01% of $AME revenue (Low) SEC
- Aug 26, 2025US RADAR INC$17KGround Penetrating Radar System (GPRS)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 22, 2025ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$950KCMHS - Roche Chemistry Analyzer Tests BPA Notice of AwardNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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 Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 insider buys and 1 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.