Notice of Intent: BPAs for Food Related Products
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- IHS1505473
- 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
- 311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Shiprock, New Mexico 87420, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service, specifically the Navajo Area Indian Health Service Shiprock Service Unit in New Mexico, has issued a Special Notice regarding their intent to establish multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for food-related products. The notice, posted on March 23, 2025, with a response deadline of March 28, 2025, focuses on procuring nutritional supplements, subsistence and non-subsistence food, dairy products, and meat products. Currently, the agency plans to award BPAs to four specific vendors: Abbott Laboratories, Blue Mountain Meats, Inc., Shamrock Foods Company, and Sysco USA I Inc. The procurement falls under the NAICS code 311999 for All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 700 employees. The anticipated contract period includes a base year and four potential option years.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to establish maximum practicable competition for food-related product procurement while maintaining flexibility in meeting the Shiprock Service Unit's needs. Interested contractors who believe they can fulfill the government requirements are encouraged to submit capability statements, price lists, and catalogs via email by March 28, 2025, at 10:00 am MDT. While the current identified vendors appear sufficient, the agency remains open to considering additional sources if deemed necessary. This notice is purely informational and does not constitute a formal solicitation or request for quotations. Potential vendors should carefully review the requirements and understand that no further awards will be made unless the unit's needs change. The agency emphasizes that this is a notice of intent, and interested parties should be prepared to demonstrate their capabilities and competitive pricing if contacted for potential inclusion in future BPAs.
Notice text
In accordance with FAR 13.303-2(c)(1), the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Shiprock Service Unit in Shiprock, New Mexico, intends to place multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) with Abbott Laboratories, Blue Mountain Meats, Inc., Shamrock Foods Company, and Sysco USA I Inc, for nutritional supplements, subsistence and non-subsistence food, dairy products, and meat products.
The anticipated period of performance is a base period of one year from the date of award with four option years. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 311999 All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 700 employees
No further awards will be made unless the need for Shiprock Service Unit changes. The prospective, multiple-award BPAs as identified in this notice are sufficient at this time. In accordance with FAR 13.303-2(c)(1), establishment of multiple BPAs constitute maximum practicable competition.
Any other sources that believe they are capable of fulfilling the government requirements as described are encouraged to submit their capability statement, price lists, and catalogs to the Point of Contact listed below via email only and no later than March 28, 2025 10:00 am MDT. In the event additional BPAs are deemed to be in the best interest of the government, capable vendors may be contacted.
This notice of intent is not a request for quotations and a solicitation will not be issued in conjunction with the notice of intent.
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