PANDHA-26-P-0000 044380 Utilities Recompete

The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) on behalf of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR 6.302 with vendor National Center of Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC), 16 Kakheti Highway, Alekseevka Settlement #3, 0109, Tbilisi, Georgia.

The Government has a requirement for continuous utility services for Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Europe-Middle East (WRAIR E-ME) which is co-located with the country of Georgia’s National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) staff in the Richard M. Lugar Center for Public Health Research (hereafter referred to as the Lugar Center) in Tbilisi, Georgia. The utility services include natural gas, electricity, water, and waste management.

The NCDC is responsible for payment of the utility services in support of its adequate operation to the service provider. As occupants of the Lugar Center, WRAIR, E-ME, is responsible for up to 50% of the utility costs that can be directly attributed to the support services of the facility. This service will provide the necessary utilities to maintain and operate the Lugar Center to international bio-safety standards; ensuring uninterrupted facility operations for lab and office space for WRAIR operations.