Lease/Rent, Service and Support Agreement for BD/Carefusion Medication Dispensing Hardware and Associated Software Systems

The Great Plains Area Indian Health Service hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source, firm fixed-price contract for a commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS), for Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing to CareFusion Solutions, LLC, a large business. The period of performance will be from Date of Award through June 30, 2021 with six one-month option periods. The acquisition is to lease/rent, service and support agreement for medication dispensing hardware and associated software systems manufactured/provided for by BD/CareFusion and operated by various Great Plains Area Indian Service Hospitals and Health Centers. The total estimated value is less than $750,000.00.

This sole source contracting action is pursuing a waiver from placing an order on a competitive basis pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements and is based on the market research as the vendor is the only authorized service center that covers the Great Plains Area.

Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objective of agency standardization, data center standardization, and network security.

The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.

This is NOT a request for quotes or proposals.

Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contract Specialist, Connie Valandra, at connie.valandra@ihs.gov via e-mail only (phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response). Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Question Submission – IHS1420394-BD/CareFusion.