PANDHA-26-P-0000 044380 Utilities Recompete

The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity, acting on behalf of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, intends to negotiate a sole source contract under FAR 6.302 with the National Center of Disease Control and Public Health located in Tbilisi, Georgia. This requirement is for continuous utility services, including natural gas, electricity, water, and waste management, for the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Europe-Middle East, which is co-located with the National Center of Disease Control at the Richard M. Lugar Center for Public Health Research. The services are critical to maintaining the facility according to international bio-safety standards and ensuring uninterrupted operations for laboratory and office spaces. Under the proposed arrangement, the National Center of Disease Control is responsible for the primary payment of utility services to the provider, while the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is responsible for up to 50 percent of the costs directly attributable to its support services. This action is currently in the Notice of Intent phase under solicitation number PANDHA-26-P-0000_044380, with a response deadline for capability statements set for November 17, 2026. The primary points of contact for this effort are Linda Hinson and Lance Nowell.