Notice of Sole Source Award

The U.S. Army Health Contracting Activity, Health Readiness Contracting Office, awarded a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Olympus America Inc. for the lease, maintenance, and repair of thirteen endoscopic probes—four GIF-EZ1500 and nine CF-EZ1500DL models—to be used at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The contract, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, includes a base year and two optional one-year extensions, all contingent on performance and funding. Central to the award is the absolute requirement for compatibility with existing government-owned Olympus equipment: the CV-190 Image Processor, UCR Insufflator, CVL-190 Light Source, and WM-DP2 Video System. No alternate vendors or third-party equipment can interface with this proprietary system, making Olympus the only responsible source under FAR 6.302-1. To ensure uninterrupted surgical operations supporting 21,000 active-duty personnel, the contract mandates the provision of loaner equipment during maintenance and a guaranteed seven-day average repair turnaround. The procurement follows a prior contract, W91YTZ22P0053, and is justified by the prohibitive cost and operational disruption that would result from replacing the entire imaging infrastructure. No pricing details are provided in the documentation, and while maintenance and service provisions are central, no specific packaging, preservation, or marking standards are outlined—only the operational continuity and system integration requirements are enforceable terms. The contracting office is located at JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, with performance and acceptance occurring at the hospital site, and technical oversight is managed by Army medical personnel.