INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE TO ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
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Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Defense Health Agency (DHA), Western Markets Contracting Division, intends to award a firm fixed-price sole source contract to Abbott Laboratories, Inc. for service maintenance of Electrophysiology Equipment at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD). This is a notice of intent, not a request for competitive quotes. Interested sources must submit capability statements by May 1, 2026.
Scope of Work
The requirement is for service maintenance of Abbott Laboratories' Ensite X System units, which include the Ampere Generator, Cool Point Irrigation Pump, and TactiSys Quartz System. The scope also includes a one-time system upgrade (software and hardware) and preventative maintenance for the duration of the contract. Services will be performed at the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Building 1, 2nd Floor, NMRTC San Diego.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Firm Fixed-Price Sole Source
- Awardee: Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
- NAICS: 811210 (Maintenance, Repair And Rebuilding Of Equipment: Medical, Dental, And Veterinary Equipment And Supplies)
- Size Standard: $34.0 million
- Period of Performance: May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2030
- Place of Performance: Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134
- Capability Statement Due: May 1, 2026, by 10:00 AM Pacific Time
- Published: April 20, 2026
Submission Requirements
This is not a request for competitive proposals. However, sources interested in demonstrating their capability to perform the required work and provide services validated by Abbott Laboratories, Inc. must submit a capability statement.
- Content: Management and technical data, cost information, sufficient detail to demonstrate capability.
- Format: Not to exceed 6 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages, font size no smaller than 10-point.
- Submission: E-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to dernell.w.wade.civ@health.mil.
- Subject Line: "DHA Western Markets Contracting Division, Special Notice Number HT941026N0050."
- Note: Requests for documentation or questions will not be considered an affirmative response. The government will use submissions to determine if a competitive procurement is feasible.