About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) AFRICA seeks information from potential prime contractors capable of supplying bioMérieux and Illumina laboratory equipment, diagnostic reagents, sequencing equipment, medical supplies, and IT hardware/software. Deliveries under a potential blanket purchase agreement will serve five locations across Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria over an estimated five-year ordering period from March 31, 2027, to March 30, 2032. Interested vendors must submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to provide the required items. Responses must include company details, UEI/CAGE numbers, business size, point of contact, a completed Item Capability Spreadsheet, and manufacturer-authorized reseller documentation if applicable. All software providers must be actively registered on SAM.gov with valid CAGE and UEI/DUNS designations. Capable sources must submit responses electronically via email to Nicole Applegate and Sharew Hailu by 10:00 AM EST on November 18, 2026. Submissions must not exceed five pages in Microsoft Word or searchable PDF format.
Scope of work
- BioMérieux laboratory equipment and diagnostic reagents
- Illumina sequencing equipment and related consumables
- In vitro diagnostic (IVD) consumables and medical supplies
- IT hardware and software support, patching, and lifecycle maintenance
- FOB Destination delivery to designated sites in Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria within 14 days ARO
- Maintain products with at least 6 months of shelf life remaining upon delivery
Minimum qualifications
- Capable of providing exact requested OEM items or serving as an authorized reseller
- Active SAM.gov registration with valid CAGE code and UEI/DUNS for COTS software providers
- Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliant IT hardware
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0 compliance for computer systems
Documents to include with your response
- Capabilities Statement
- Attachment 1 Item Capability Spreadsheet
- Current manufacturer-authorized reseller documentation (if applicable)
Key dates
- Capabilities Statements due
- 10:00 AM EST on Wednesday, November 18, 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via email
- Instructions
- Submit Capabilities Statement in Microsoft Word (docx) or searchable PDF format, not to exceed 5 pages, using minimum 12-point font. Complete Attachment 1 Item Capability Spreadsheet.
Contract details
- Term
- Five-Year Ordering Period from March 31, 2027 – March 30, 2032
- Place of performance
- Kenya (Entomology, Basic Science Lab, MHK), Uganda, and Nigeria
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- PANDHA27P0000051326
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Defense Health Agency (DHA) › Defense Health Agency
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 18, 2026, 10:00 AM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 28, 2026
- NAICS
- 339112 · Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Product/service code
- 6515
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Nairobi, KEN
- Contracting contact
- Nicole Applegate
nicole.v.applegate.civ@health.mil
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
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