Intent to award-AudioCare Support Services
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- IHS1505441
- Agency
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Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- 86503
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a non-competitive, sole-sourced purchase order to Audiocare, An Artera Company. The notice was posted on March 5, 2025, with a response deadline of March 12, 2025. The procurement falls under the Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service and is classified under the Software Publishers NAICS code 513210. The specific contract involves comprehensive software maintenance, technical support for the AudioCare Server, and customer service for installed AudioCare Systems applications. The agency emphasizes that Audiocare is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide these services without interrupting critical patient care operations.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors about a direct award to Audiocare without competitive bidding. Contractors wishing to challenge this sole-source procurement must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government by the March 12, 2025 deadline. The contract will have a base performance period of one year, with the small business size standard for this NAICS code set at $47.0 million. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information submitted in response to this notice and is not obligated to provide feedback or acknowledge received responses. If no affirmative written response is received by the closing date, the contract will be issued without further notice. Respondents are advised that no proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in their submissions, and any future solicitations resulting from this notice would be announced through Federal Business Opportunities.
Notice text
In accordance with (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to Audiocare, An Artera Company for providing comprehensive software maintenance, technical support for the AudioCare Server, and customer service for all installed AudioCare Systems applications.
The anticipated period of performance is a base period of one year from the date of award with . The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 513210 Software Publishers with a small business size standard of $47.0
The Proposed Contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required services to ensure that there is no interruption in services that could impact direct patient care.
This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. If no affirmative written response is received by Closing Date/Time, the contract will be issued without further notice.
A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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