# BK Connect Hardware and Software Maintenance Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/ht942627noitjb01 - Solicitation number: HT9426-27-NOI-TJB-01 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was November 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST - Department: Department of Defense - Agency: Defense Health Agency (Dha) - Contracting office: Defense Health Agency (Dha) (n-DEFENSEHEALTHAGENCYDHA) - NAICS: 334515 Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals - Product or service code: 7A20 Application development software delivered by perpetual license, consisting of analysis, design, development, code, test and release packages associated with application development projects. - Place of performance: Marlborough, Massachusetts - Who can bid, by location: Anywhere in the US. Location does not limit who can bid: a product shipped to the buyer, research at the performer's facility, or work at the contractor's site. A state shown is the delivery point. - County: Middlesex County (FIPS 25017). https://abierto.us/counties/middlesex-county-ma-25017 - City: Marlborough. https://abierto.us/cities/marlborough-ma-2538715 - First posted: November 5, 2026 - Last posted: November 5, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/70a2fcaa85204bba8b9fb1f73582685c/view ## Description The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity, located at 808 Schreider Street, Fort Detrick, MD, intends to award a firm fixed price sole source contract on behalf of the United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL) to Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer, Inc. (HBK), located in Marlborough, MA, under the authority as prescribed in Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) 6.103-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This requirement is for continued hardware and software maintenance of the existing sound and vibration measurement and analysis hardware and software which is developed and manufactured by HBK. This notice of intent is NOT a request for quotations, and no solicitation document exists for the requirement; however, if a vendor challenges the basis for this requirement, please submit a capability statement that includes sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to provide these services. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered an affirmative response. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. This announcement fulfills the synopsis requirements under RFO 5.101(a). Responses to this notice may be submitted to Tara Borntreger at tara.j.borntreger.civ@health.mil no later than 12:00PM EST on Friday, 20 November 2026. ## Open now in the same industry 36 open in NAICS 334515. - Accelerometer (N4523A-27-Q-4002), due November 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/n4523a27q4002 - Source Sought for Schneider Electric PowerLogic ION8650 Power and Energy (N62478CON31FY2703), due November 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/n62478con31fy2703 - TRANSDUCER,MOTIONAL (N0010426QYAJV), due November 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/n0010426qyajv ## Publications - November 5, 2026: Special notice, due November 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 70a2fcaa85204bba8b9fb1f73582685c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/70a2fcaa85204bba8b9fb1f73582685c/view --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/ht942627noitjb01.