NOISS Meridian Bioscience Inc
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The Medical Readiness Contracting Office – West (MRCO-W) at Fort Hood, Texas, plans to award a firm fixed-price sole source contract to Meridian Bioscience Inc. This contract involves leasing analyzers, supplying testing reagents, and providing associated testing hardware for detecting Helicobacter pylori and Clostridioides difficile to support the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center. The acquisition is conducted under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.102(a) authority for non-competitive procurement since Meridian Bioscience Inc. is the only reasonably available source. The contract falls under the NAICS code 325413, which pertains to In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. This notice is not a solicitation and does not invite competitive quotes or capability briefings, and telephonic inquiries will not be entertained. The government maintains sole discretion over the decision not to compete the contract. The contract award is anticipated on or about June 26, 2026, and the contracting office contact for this procurement is Elliott Boice. The contract is intended to fulfill a critical medical need at Fort Hood, ensuring uninterrupted diagnostic testing capacity for important bacterial infections within the military healthcare system.
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The Medical Readiness Contracting Office – West (MRCO-W), Fort Hood Health Contracting Branch, Fort Hood, Texas intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price, sole source contract to Meridian Bioscience Inc, under authority of RFO Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.102(a) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), only one source reasonably available, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization for analyzer lease, supply of testing reagents, and associated testing hardware for the detection of Helicobacter pylori and Clostridioides difficile to support Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC), Fort Hood, Texas, 76544. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 325413, “In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing.” The Small Business Size Standard is 1,250 employees.
This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. No requests for capability briefings will be honored because of this notice and any information provided will not be used as part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. No telephonic inquiries will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract to provide analyzer lease, supply of testing reagents, and associated testing hardware for the detection of Helicobacter pylori and Clostridioides difficile. The Contracting Officer determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonable available.
The Medical Readiness Contracting Office – West (MRCO-W), Fort Hood Health Contracting Branch, Fort Hood, Texas intends to make a sole source award to Meridian Bioscience Inc, 3471 River Hills Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45244. Award will be made on or about 26 June 2026.