Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Utilities Recompete

Notice of Intent (NOI) to Sole Source
Requireing Activity: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Europe-Middle East (WRAIR-EME) Notice ID – HT9426-26-NOI-044380
Related Notice: N/A
Product Service Code (PSC): R799 – Support-Management: Other North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 561210 – Advisory and Assistance Services
Small Business Size Standard: $47.0 M

The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) on behalf of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR 6.302 with vendor National Center of Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC), 16 Kakheti Highway, Alekseevka Settlement #3, 0109, Tbilisi, Georgia The Government has a requirement for continuous utility services for Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Europe-Middle East (WRAIR E-ME) which is co-located with the country of Georgia’s National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) staff in the Richard M. Lugar Center for Public Health Research (hereafter referred to as the Lugar Center) in Tbilisi, Georgia. The utility services include natural gas, electricity, water, and waste management. The NCDC is responsible for payment of the utility services in support of its adequate operation to the service provider. As occupants of the Lugar Center, WRAIR, E-ME, is responsible for up to 50% of the utility costs that can be directly attributed to the support services of the facility. This service will provide the necessary utilities to maintain and operate the Lugar Center to international bio-safety standards; ensuring uninterrupted facility operations for lab and office space for WRAIR operations. THIS NOI IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS, and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. Meaningful submissions received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government..
Responsible, interested parties may identify their interest by submitting capability statements (using PDF, MS Word, or Excel attachments), in writing, by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 17 November 2026 to Ms. Linda Hinson at [email protected] and Mr. Lance Nowell at [email protected]. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the firm’s ability to provide the stated capability. Information and materials submitted in response to theis request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL.