Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source

The Fort Cavazos Health Contracting Branch (CavHCB), Medical Readiness Contracting Office – West (MRCO-W), United States Army Health Contracting Activity, MEDCOM, Fort Cavazos, Texas intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price, sole source contract to Alcon Vision, LLC under authority of FAR § 13.106-1(b)(1), for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), only one source reasonably available, urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization.

This is for the non-personal maintenance services for the Government-owned Alcon Vision Centurion Vision Cataract Extraction Equipment to support The Irwin Army Community Hospital (IACH), Fort Riley, Kansas, 66442-4030. IACH owns the cataract phacoemulsification equipment manufactured by Alcon Vision. Award will be on or about 13 June 2025. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 811210, “Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance”. The Small Business Size Standard is $34M.

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 award a sole source contract to provide scheduled and unscheduled repair, maintenance and calibration for the Government-owned Alcon Vision Centurion Vision Cataract Extraction Equipment. The Contracting Officer determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonable available.

The Fort Cavazos Health Contracting Branch (CavHCB), Medical Readiness Contracting Office – West (MRCO-W) intends to make a sole source award to Alcon Vision, LLC, 6201 South Freeway, Fort Worth, Texas 76134.