Intent to sole source genexpert xpress PM service
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- DZHC-NOI-25-003
- Agency
-
Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Bloomfield, New Mexico 87413, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS), specifically the Shiprock Service Unit's Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center, has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract with Cepheid, Inc. for preventative maintenance and technical support services for their GeneXpert Xpress laboratory system. The notice, published on May 7, 2025, is being conducted under the Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service. The procurement will follow Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, which allows sole source procurement when only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. Cepheid, Inc. has been identified as the sole organization uniquely qualified to provide maintenance and technical support for this specific laboratory equipment.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to award a twelve-month contract with four potential option periods for maintenance services, beginning from the date of award. Contractors are advised that this is not a competitive solicitation, and no alternative proposals will be considered. Any potential response must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. The deadline for submissions is May 8, 2025, at 02:30 pm Mountain Standard Time, with responses to be submitted to Michael Austin, Contract Specialist, at michae.austin@ihs.gov. If no affirmative written responses are received by the specified deadline, the contract will be issued to Cepheid, Inc. without further notice. The NAICS category for this procurement is Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210), and the PSC category is Laboratory Equipment and Supplies (6640).
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE:
The Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS), Shiprock Service Unit, Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center, intends to make a sole source award to Cepheid, Inc., for preventative maintenance service and technical support to be provided to the Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center for the GeneXpert Xpress system.
The Period of Performance will be for twelve (12) continuous months beginning from the Date of Award with a Base plus four (4) Option Periods.
This award will be made in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement, 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1).
The Contractor, Cepheid, Inc., is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required services of providing preventative maintenance technical support services for Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center’s Laboratory equipment GeneXpert Xpress 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. If no affirmative written response is received by 02:30 pm Mountain Standard Time (MST) on May 08, 2025, 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.
Responses should be received by the deadline stated above. All vendors are hereby notified that if your response is not received by the date and time specified in this notice, it will not be considered.
For additional information, contact:
Michael Austin, Contract Specialist
Email: michae.austin@ihs.gov
Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center
6 Road 7586
Bloomfield, New Mexico 87413
United States
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE GENEXPERT XPRESS PM SERVICE.pdf |
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