Jicarilla Service Unit Quidel Ortho Vitros 5600 Reagents and Supplies

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
JSU_Quidel_Ortho_Vitros_5600_Reagents_and_Supplies
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Dulce, New Mexico 87528, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Indian Health Service's Albuquerque Area office has issued a pre-solicitation notice for Quidel Ortho Vitros 5600 reagents and supplies for the Jicarilla Service Unit laboratory in Dulce, New Mexico. This procurement seeks name-brand laboratory reagents and supplies that must be compatible with the Vitros 5600 machine and comply with federal clinical laboratory testing regulations under 42 CFR Part 493. Key requirements include product availability from a single vendor, lot sequestering capabilities for a minimum of six months, and delivery within one week of order with strict temperature and storage compliance. Interested vendors must submit a Statement of Capabilities demonstrating their ability to manage services, past performance history, and detailed business information including company size classification. The response deadline is July 15, 2025, at 12:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time, with submissions directed to Eric K. Wright at eric.wright@ihs.gov.

This opportunity is designated as a set-aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise, with the government conducting market research to determine if it can be fulfilled by Small Business Indian Firms, 100% Indian Owned Economic Enterprises, or small business concerns. The contract structure includes a base year with four option years, though specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the notice. Vendors must be registered and certified in the System for Award Management (SAM) and provide detailed responses to questions about their business classification, including whether they qualify as Small Business Indian Firms, Indian Owned Economic Enterprises, veteran-owned businesses, or woman-owned businesses. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and PSC code 6550 for In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets. No incumbent contractors are identified in the documentation, and automated responses that fail to provide the requested information will be considered non-responsive.

Notice text

This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation, an obligation or commitment by the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research to determine if a 100% Set Aside for Small Business Indian Firms, 100% Indian Owned Economic Enterprises or 100% Set Aside for Small business concerns can fulfill the requirements set forth in this sources sought notice.     

The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification/socioeconomic status (Small Business Indian Firms, Indian Owned Economic Enterprise or Small Business). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations.

The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service is conducting a market survey to help determine the availability of the following item/service:

Description:  Quidel Ortho Vitros 5600 supplies laboratory reagents and supplies

NAICS:  334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

If your business can offer this item/service or a brand name or equal to item, please provide a product brochure and or any other product information to eric.wright@ihs.gov. 

Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on Federal Business opportunities website https://www.sam.gov at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to the solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement in order to be considered.

Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is appropriate.

Please submit all information to Eric K. Wright via e-mail: eric.wright@ihs.gov by July 15, 2025 at 12:00 pm (Mountain Daylight Savings Time). 

Interested parties are required to be registered and certified in the System for Award Management (SAM).  Registration may be accomplished at https://www.sam.gov.

Responses to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, UEI, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) and must respond to the following questions:

  1. Is your business a Small business Indian Firm?  Is your business an Indian Owned Economic Enterprise?  Is your firm a Veteran Owned small business? Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned? Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business?  Is your business a small business?

Interested businesses are required to submit a Statement of Capabilities (SOC) demonstrating:

  1. Ability to manage the services, description of past performance on previous contracts, dollar value of each contract, number of employees for each, the types and range of skills of employees for each, and point of contact and telephone number of the contracting activity for each contract.
  2. A capability statement, including summary of relevant performance history (with points of contact and applicable telephone numbers, FAX numbers, addresses and email addresses, if available) within the past three years.

Automated responses which do not provide the requested information specified in this source sought notice will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered in this market research.  

Files

File Type Posted
STATEMENT OF WORK for ortho supplies.docx DOCX document

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