Intent to Sole Source to Acumed LLC
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- IHS1521680_01
- 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
- 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- 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 Notice of Intent to Award announcing its intention to issue a sole source purchase order to Acumed LLC for podiatric surgeon supplies through a blanket purchase agreement (BPA). The procurement is being conducted on a non-competitive basis, with no solicitation available for competitive quotes. The applicable NAICS code is 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing), which carries a small business size standard of 800 employees. The Navajo Area Indian Health Service facility has determined that Acumed LLC is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required services. This notice was posted on January 22, 2026, and represents the agency's formal notification of its intent to award without competition.
The primary objective of this procurement is to secure podiatric surgeon supplies while ensuring continuity of care and preventing service interruptions that could impact patient services. Interested parties must submit clear and convincing evidence by February 1, 2026, at 5:00 PM MST demonstrating that competition would be advantageous to the Government; failure to submit such evidence will result in contract award without further notice. The anticipated period of performance consists of a one-year base period beginning from the date of award. There are no specific eligibility restrictions stated in the notice, though responses must demonstrate factual basis for why competitive procurement would benefit the Government. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information received and may announce any resulting competitive solicitations through Federal Business Opportunities, though responses to this notice will not satisfy requirements for future solicitations.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Award / Sole Source
The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, enter facility name intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to Acumed LLC for a BPA on podiatric surgeon supplies.
The anticipated period of performance is a base period of one year from the date of award. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 339113 with a small business size standard of 800.
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 02/01/2026 at 5:00 PM 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).
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