Intent to Award/Sole Source to Cardin Courier for Chinle Hospital
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- IHS1519983
- Agency
-
Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 492110 Couriers and Express Delivery Services
- Place of performance
- Chinle, Arizona 86503, United States
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 source contract to Cardin Courier for courier delivery services at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility in Chinle, Arizona. This non-competitive procurement is classified under NAICS code 492110 (Couriers and Express Delivery Services), with Cardin Courier meeting the small business size standard of 1,500 employees. The notice was posted on December 4, 2025, with a closing date of December 18, 2025. The government intends to award this contract based on the contractor's unique qualifications to prevent service interruption that could impact direct patient care. This is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation will be made available for competitive quotes.
The primary objective of this sole source award is to secure reliable courier delivery services for clinical laboratory specimen transport from the Chinle facility to Phoenix and Flagstaff areas in Arizona from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028 (base year plus two one-year options). Key requirements include delivering specimens within 24 hours of pickup, Monday through Friday service, maintaining compliance with state and federal biohazard shipping guidelines, and implementing specimen tracking systems. Any entity wishing to challenge this sole source determination must submit clear and convincing evidence by December 18, 2025, demonstrating that competition would be advantageous to the government; failure to respond will result in contract issuance without further notice. The contracting officer representative, Colleen Ben (Laboratory Supervisor), is available at (928)-674-7101 or colleen.ben@ihs.gov for inquiries regarding the Statement of Work and contract requirements.
Notice text
The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility Laboratory Department, Chinle Arizona, intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to Cardin Courier for Courier delivery services.
The anticipated period of performance is from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 with two one-year option periods. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 492110 – Cardin Courier is with a small business size standard of 1,500 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.
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. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Statement of Work.pdf |
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