Notice of Intent to sole source - Chemistry Cost-Per-Test; Military Treatment Facilities at Corpus Christi and Fort Worth, Texas
Defense Health Agency · DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation PANDHA26P044638 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- 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
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) intends to award a sole-source contract with QUIDELORTHO SALES COMPANY, LLC for the following items: two Chemistry analyzers and all required reagents/consumables on a Cost-Per-Test basis, including installation of the systems at NMRTC Corpus Christi and NMRTU Fort Worth. The NAICS code is 334516. The minimum specification requirement shall include the following: Equipment must be able to process adult and pediatric collection tubes; and 0.5 mL and 2.0 mL sample cups to meet Laboratory workload requirements without requiring a water system, nor the associated dr… (show all)
ains and maintenance associated with such. Dimensions will not exceed 70 in W x 40 in D due to space restrictions in the facilities. The contractor is required to provide all tests listed in the attached Statement of Work. Vendor shall provide the existing Authority to Operate (ATO) package, including RMF artifacts, system architecture diagrams, software versioning and patching documentation, and security control documentation. ATO acceptance must be completed prior to final system acceptance. The authority for this non-competitive award is 10 USC 2304(c)(l), Only One Responsible Source. The Government intends to procure this sole source requirement under Other than Full and Open Procedures IAW FAR subpart 8.4 and General Services Acquisition Manual (GSAM) 538.71. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS, and a solicitation will not be issued. Interested concerns must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government by reviewing and responding with their ability to meet the Government's requirements as listed in the attached Statement of Work, to include all listed tests for each location, by the required need date of 01 October 2026. If no affirmative written responses are received by 4:00 pm (CST) on September 10, 2026, the award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the government not to compete with this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the government. Please see draft SOW for additional details. Capability statement may be provided via email to Contracting Officer, Ms. Meagan E. Askew at meagan.e.askew.civ@health.mil and Contract Specialist, Ms. Khaireyal Y. Barcia at khaireyal.y.barcia.civ@health.mil.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY), same NAICS 334516.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $66K to $557K, median $349K; range $40K to $5.9M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLOGIC SALES AND SERVICE, LLC | 1 | $5.9M | Jul 14, 2025 |
| BIOMERIEUX INC | 1 | $627K | Sep 29, 2026 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 1 | $486K | Aug 20, 2025 |
| HAMILTON COMPANY | 1 | $349K | Jul 29, 2026 |
| MEDTEC BIOLAB, INC. | 1 | $83K | Jul 16, 2026 |
| TSI INCORPORATED | 1 | $50K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| LUMINEX CORP | 1 | $40K | Jul 29, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 29, 2026BIOMERIEUX INC$627KMicrobiology Analyzer and Reagents - Cost per TestNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 2, 2026TSI INCORPORATED$50KTSI Air Quality Monitor Q-Trak XPs and Sensory AccessoriesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 29, 2026LUMINEX CORP$40KAward Notice MagpixNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 29, 2026HAMILTON COMPANY$349KAward Notice Hamilton STAR Vantage 2.0No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 16, 2026MEDTEC BIOLAB, INC.$83KAir-liquid interface (ALI) exposure system with installation and training post award and one year of warranty.No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 20, 2025BECKMAN COULTER, INC$486KEglin AFB - Urinalysis AnalyzersNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 14, 2025HOLOGIC SALES AND SERVICE, LLC$5.9MMolecular Microbiology�s Women�s Health Testing systemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 7 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 Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff 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.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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.