# Growth Direct System Consumables

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/ht942626rfi0836

- Solicitation number: HT9426-26-RFI-0836
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was July 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Defense Health Agency (Dha)
- Contracting office: Defense Health Agency (HT9426)
- NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Place of performance: Silver Spring, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Silver Spring. https://abierto.us/cities/silver-spring-md-2472450
- First posted: June 29, 2026
- Last posted: June 29, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7bb540cbafb44070b12ad4c77cda4462/view

## Description

This Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought (SS) Notice is for the market research information and planning purposes only, and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Center for Enabling Capabilities' (CEC) Pilot Bioproduction Facility (PBF), or the Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA).

This is a requirement to establish a single award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle that will allow the Center for Enabling Capabilities' (CEC) Pilot Bioproduction Facility (PBF) to procure the proprietary consumables required for the Government-owned Growth Direct™ System currently used by the PBF. See attached request for information with minimal essential characteristics.

## Publications

- June 29, 2026: Sources sought, due July 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 7bb540cbafb44070b12ad4c77cda4462. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7bb540cbafb44070b12ad4c77cda4462/view

## Points of contact

- Nicole Applegate, nicole.v.applegate.civ@health.mil
- Lance Nowell, lance.l.nowell.civ@health.mil

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