NOTICE OF AWARD SOLE SOURCE

The Fort Hood Health Contracting Branch, under the Regional Health Contracting Office and Central Army Health Contracting Activity, plans to award a firm fixed-price, sole source contract to Corps Medical Supply, LLC, a small business, for the procurement of a semi-automated specular microscope. This purchase is intended for the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital located in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, with the award anticipated on or about May 15, 2020. The contract is being awarded without competition under the authority 10 USC 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), indicating that only one source is reasonably available due to factors such as urgency or exclusive licensing agreements. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 339115, which pertains to medical equipment and supplies manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This notice explicitly states that it is not a solicitation for competitive quotes, and no requests for capability briefings or telephonic inquiries will be entertained. The government reserves the sole discretion to decide not to compete this contract based on responses to this notice. The contract official point of contact is Sheryl Egans, and the award will be made to Corps Medical Supply, LLC, located in Janesville, Wisconsin. The contract is managed through the Department of Defense office based at JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas.