Intent to sole source: BPA - fisher scientific company LLC
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- IHS1512577
- 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
- 621511 Medical Laboratories
- 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, Navajo Area, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility in Arizona has published a sole source intent notice for a Blanket Purchase Agreement with Fisher Scientific Company LLC. This procurement covers various laboratory supplies for the facility's Laboratory Department and five additional departments: Chemistry, Hematology, Blood Bank, Micro-Biology, and Point of Care testing. The contract is classified under NAICS code 621511 (Medical Laboratories) with a small business size standard of $41.5 million. The anticipated performance period includes a base year from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2026, plus one option year. The supplies will be procured on an "as needed basis" to support laboratory operations.
The purpose of this sole source procurement is to ensure uninterrupted laboratory services that directly impact patient care at the Chinle facility. The government has determined that Fisher Scientific Company LLC is uniquely qualified to provide these specialized laboratory supplies without service interruption. This notice explicitly states it is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be available for competitive quotes. Interested parties have until August 25, 2025, to provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. The government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of responses or provide feedback, and if no affirmative written response is received by the closing date, the sole source contract will be issued 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 Fisher Scientific Company LLC for Blank Purchase Agreement (BPA) to include various laboratory supplies for the Laboratory Department and additional five (5) Departments: Chemistry, Hematology, Blood Bank, Micro-Biology, and Point of Care testing. Procurement shall be on an “as needed basis”.
The anticipated period of performance shall include the base year 9/1/2025 to 8/31/2026 + 1 option year for Contractor to provide a variety of specialized Laboratory supplies to be ordered on an “as needed” basis for Chinle Laboratory Department and additional five (5) Departments: Chemistry, Hematology, Blood Bank, Micro-Biology, and Point of Care testing. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 621511 - Medical Laboratories with a small business size standard of $41.5.
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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