Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Gasmet
Deadline: 19 Aug 2026
Posting Date: 05 Aug 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 146575362
Document Ref. No.: HT9427-26-JC-8426
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) sole source contract on behalf of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Defense Centers for Public Health - Aberdeen (DCPH-A) to Gasmet for a Model GT5000 Terra Portable multi-gas analyzer, under the authority GSAR 538.7104-3(b)(1)(ii): Only one source is capable of providing the products, services, or solution required at the level of quality required because the products, services or solutions are unique or highly specialized.
The Gasmet Model GT5000 Terra Portable multi-gas analyzer possesses patented and proprietary features that are functionally essential to the DHA and Department of War (DoW) industrial hygiene mission, and these features are exclusively available from Gasmet. The proposed contractor is uniquely qualified because they are the sole developer and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the patented GICOR interferometer and non-hygroscopic optical systems used in this device. There are no authorized third-party manufacturers that can produce or modify competing equipment to replicate Gasmet-s specific zero-purge and active-movement capabilities.
Gasmet is the only reasonable source because the GT5000 Terra is the only commercially available, backpack-portable Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) analyzer that can be operated while actively moving without signal degradation or requiring logistical tail support. The lack of competition is supported by the following proprietary capability, patented vibration resistance and zero-purge logistics. The proprietary GICOR interferometer utilizes a highly symmetric mirror layout that eliminates interference from physical vibration. Competing FTIR systems require the operator to remain completely stationary to achieve accurate readings.
Market research indicates that while other companies manufacture portable FTIR analyzers, their products lack essential features such as portability and zero field-purging. Comp...
Notice ID: ht9427-26-jc-8426
Department/Ind. Agency: dept of defense
Sub-tier: defense health agency (dha)
Office: defense health agency
Product Service Code: 6640 - laboratory equipment and supplies
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: sep 03, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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