Intent to Award Sole Sourced Contract to Alcor
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- IHS1522413
- 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
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Chinle, Arizona 86503, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Indian Health Service, under the Department of Health and Human Services, has published a Special Notice of Intent to Award a sole-sourced contract to Alcor Scientific Inc. for the provision of an ISED Elite ESR analyzer and related supplies to the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility in the Navajo Area. This non-competitive procurement is classified under NAICS code 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. The government intends to establish a cost-per-test instrument placement agreement whereby Alcor will provide the analyzer while the facility purchases consumables and supplies on an as-needed basis. The contract represents an annual renewal of an existing arrangement for specialized clinical laboratory testing services.
The objective of this sole-source award is to maintain continuity of critical laboratory operations without interruption to direct patient care at the Chinle facility. The anticipated period of performance runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with two optional one-year renewal periods available. Interested parties must submit clear and convincing evidence by March 29, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. MST demonstrating that competition would be advantageous to the government; failure to respond by this deadline will result in contract issuance without further notice. The government acknowledges no obligation to acknowledge receipt of submissions or provide feedback to respondents, and the decision to compete or sole-source the procurement remains solely within the government's discretion. The Alcor ISED Elite ESR analyzer is identified as the only instrument capable of delivering ESR results in less than one minute in a closed system, making it uniquely qualified for the facility's specialized clinical laboratory requirements.
Notice text
The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to Alcor Scientific Inc. for instrument placement (cost-per-test) for 1 Alcor ISED Elite ESR analyzer (112-00222P) and supplies will be purchased on as needed basis.
The anticipated period of performance consists of one base period of one year from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027, with two one-year option periods. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 325413 - In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1250 employees.
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.
Clinical laboratory testing services are a specialized entity, and it is important the laboratory maintain continuity with their testing systems and supplies. Analyzer is currently installed and in full operation and the Alcor system is the only instrument available that provides ESR results in less than a minute in a closed system.
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 March 29, 2026, 5:00pm, MST, 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. 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).
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 3 -SOW ALCOR-.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sources Sought for 1 Alcor ISED Elite ESR analyzer and supplies | Pre-Solicitation | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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