The US Army Medical Command, Regional Contracting Office - Central, Ft. Carson Health Contracting Cell, is issuing this sources sought synopsis on behalf of William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC), El Paso, TX as a means of conducting market research to identify parties that have an interest in and the resources to support the below requirement;

1. Leasing a fully automated system that contains user-friendly software, a bi-directional
interface, and a comprehensive database of identification and antibiotic susceptibility test
(AST) cards.

2. Software must incorporated with the instrument includes the Advanced Expert System
(AES) which assists in analyzing Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) patterns.

3. The instrument must offer identification cards for the following groups;
a. Gram-Negative bacteria
b. Gram-Positive bacteria
c. Yeast
d. Neisseria, Haemophilus, and other fastidious Gram-Negative bacteria

4. Must provide variety of antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) cards in the following
categories:
a. Gram-Positive AST
b. Gram-Negative AST
c. Yeast AST

The result of this this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement.
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 325413.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request does not constitute a request for quote; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

If your organization has the potential capacity and authority to provide this requirement, please provide the following information: Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET
RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES,
PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION OR SOLE SOURCE. Telephone
inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to provide the requirement are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 2:00 p.m. MST, September 7, 2016. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to [email protected].

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: [email protected].