- Country: USA
- Summary: Sole Source
- UST Ref No: 124776548
- Deadline: 03 Sep 2025
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Government
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: HT9425081925BDM
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This notice announces the intent by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) in support of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) to procure an Agilent 8890 GC Headspace instrument on a sole source basis.
This requirement is essential for AFMES Division of Forensic Toxicology (DFT), to maintain operation capabilities. The AFMES DFT mission provides toxicological examination for military autopsies, aircraft incidents, criminal investigations (including drug-facilitated sexual assaults and DUI/DWI), fitness-for-duty inquiries, and selected cases of national interest. Each year the DFT processes more than 15,000 cases, many of which directly affect operational readiness and/or national security.
Agilent Technologies is the only company which offers the instrument meeting the minimum requirements of the government, without the additional cost of re-training staff or re-developing testing methods. Due to the nature of our mission and the exactness required in performing various drug screening/testing procedures, it is imperative that staff not need additional training to use the instrument, and that time and effort not be expended on developing new methods on unfamiliar instrumentation.
Failure to award this requirement to Agilent Technologies would invalidate current standardized analytical drug testing procedures and would result in numerous man-hours being used to correct any deficiencies. The method validation process would take weeks to months to complete and during this time the DFT would not be able to report any case results. This type of stoppage would be detrimental to all military contributors worldwide and delay the release of death certificates, testing results for ground flight crews involved in mishaps, and delay all criminal and fit for duty investigations. Failure to award this contract immediately could lead to suspended laboratory testing which impacts missions thro... - Documents:
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The DEPT OF DEFENSE | DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA), a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for Sole Source. This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 124776548 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-09-03.
The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.
