Contract · Federal · No Set aside used

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: JBSA Ft Sam Houston, TX
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Sep 10, 2026
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS code: 513210 - Software Publishers look up NAICS codes
PSC code: 7A21

Timeline

Posted

Sep 10, 2026
Status

Closing soon

What contracts like this typically pay

est. $74K

Estimated from 11 similar past awards in Texas, NAICS 513210.

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What this contract is for

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: JBSA Ft Sam Houston, TX
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS: 513210 - Software Publishers
Scope: Federal

Notice of Intent to Sole Source DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Contracting Activity: U.S.

Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Fort Sam Houston (MICC-FSH), 2205 Infantry Post Road, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234 Solicitation Number: W9124J-26-Q-MBTS Notice Type: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Project Title: MALDI Biotyper Software Upgrade Response Due Date: 21 September 2026; 12:00 PM CST 1.

Disclaimer & General Information This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source only.

This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Proposal (RFP), nor does it commit the U.S.

Government to contract for any supply or service.

The Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice other information available to the Government, is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

However, if a competitive solicitation is subsequently released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE) at www.sam.gov.

Proposed Sole Source Contractor The U.S.

Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price contract on a sole-source basis to: Contractor Name: Bruker Scientific, LLC Contractor Address: 40 Manning Road, Billerica, MA 01821-3915 CAGE Code / UEI: 03JW7 / MG2JF771VWU5 3.

Statutory & Regulatory Authority This sole-source commercial acquisition valued at or below the simplified acquisition threshold is conducted under the authority of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO): FAR 12.201-1 and supported by RFO FAR 6.103-1 ("Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements").

Requirement Description & Scope Summary o...

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