INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: Becton Dickinson and Company
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- IHS1511966
- 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
- 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance 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 Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility in Arizona has published a special notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract to Becton Dickinson and Company. This notice pertains to a Blanket Purchase Agreement for BD Phoenix M50 Microbiology system and BD FX automated blood culture system testing supplies and reagent kits. The procurement falls under NAICS code 325413 for In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. The anticipated contract period is one year from the date of award, with supplies to be ordered on an as-needed basis. The agency justifies the sole source approach by stating that Becton Dickinson is uniquely qualified to provide these services without interrupting patient care.
The primary purpose of this notice is to inform the market of the government's intent to proceed with a non-competitive procurement while providing an opportunity for other vendors to demonstrate that competition would benefit the government. Interested parties have until June 17, 2025, to submit responses showing clear and convincing evidence that a competitive procurement would be advantageous. This is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation will be issued unless the government determines competition is warranted based on responses received. The government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary information submitted in future solicitations and emphasizes that responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to any potential future solicitation. If no compelling responses are received by the deadline, the sole source contract will proceed without further notice.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Award / Sole Source (Below SAT)
In accordance with (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Chinle, Arizona 86503 intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY for Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for BD Phoenix M50 Microbiology system and BD FX automated blood culture system Testing Supplies and reagent kits to be ordered on an “as needed” basis.
The anticipated period of performance is from the date of award to 1 Year for a BPA for BD Phoenix M50 Microbiology system and BD FX automated blood culture system Testing Supplies and reagent kits to be ordered on an “as needed” basis. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 325413In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,250 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 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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