Local Reference Testing

The Fort Hood Health Contracting Cell Regional Health Contracting Office, Central Army Health Contracting Activity, MEDCOM, Fort Hood, Texas intends to perform a within-scope contract increase, sole source to Peterson Laboratory Services, P.A., a small business, under authority 10 USC 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) -- Only One Source Reasonably Available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreement, brand name or industrial mobilization), for pathology diagnostic laboratory specimen services for Irwin Army Community Hospital (IACH), Fort Riley, Kansas, on or about December 1, 2017. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 621511, and the size standard is $32,500,000.00. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice and any information provided will not be used as part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. No telephonic inquires will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This is a notice of intent to perform a within-scope increase modification for pathology diagnostic laboratory specimen services. The Contracting Officer determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonable available. The Fort Hood Regional Health Contracting Office - Central intends to perform a sole source contract modification to Peterson Laboratory, P.A., 1133 College Avenue Building B, Manhattan, KS 66502-2770.