Notice of Award to Draeger Inc.

The Medical Readiness Contracting Office – West awarded a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Draeger Inc. under FAR 12.102(a) to provide maintenance service support for anesthesia units and ventilators at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in Fort Hood, Texas. This award was justified due to the exclusive availability of the supplier, urgency of operational needs, and the proprietary nature of the equipment, which aligns with brand-name and industrial mobilization exceptions under simplified acquisition procedures. The contract does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and is categorized under NAICS code 811210 for electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance, with a small business size standard of $34 million in annual revenue. The award was made without any small business set-aside, and performance is localized at the medical center with all technical support directed from the Fort Hood installation. The contract office, operating under the Department of Defense, is based in JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, with Elliott Boice listed as the primary point of contact for all procurement and operational inquiries related to the service delivery.