Notice of Intent to Award a Sole-Source Contract for Test Kits
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- ISS_GSU_2026_IHS1524617
- 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
- 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Gallup, New Mexico 87301, 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, issued a Special Notice of Intent to Award a Sole-Source Contract for Test Kits on April 1, 2026. The procurement involves the Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS) on behalf of two medical facilities: Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup, New Mexico, and Tohatchi Health Center in Tohatchi, New Mexico. The contracting agency intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Cepheid (UEI: W6HQTMWB9Q28) for the provision of test kits compatible with Cepheid equipment already installed at both facilities. This procurement falls under NAICS code 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing), which carries a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. The award will be executed pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), which permits sole-source procurements under specific circumstances.
The objective of this Special Notice is to notify the market that the government intends to sole-source this contract while providing an opportunity for other vendors to submit capability statements demonstrating their capacity to provide compatible test kits. Interested vendors must submit written capability statements by April 16, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. MDT; verbal responses will not be accepted. There are no specific eligibility restrictions beyond the requirement that vendors demonstrate capability to provide test kits compatible with Cepheid equipment. The contract includes a base year with two optional years and will be evaluated on a firm-fixed-price basis. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to proceed with the sole-source award or conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received, and no solicitation will be issued. Interested parties should direct inquiries to Misty Billy, Contract Specialist, at misty.billy@ihs.gov.
Notice text
The Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS), on behalf of Gallup Indian Medical Center located in Gallup, New Mexico, and Tohatchi Health Center located in Tohatchi, New Mexico, intends to negotiate a sole-source, firm-fixed-price award with Cepheid (UEI: W6HQTMWB9Q28). Cepheid is the only vendor capable of providing test kits compatible with Cepheid equipment currently installed at both facilities. The NAICS code is 325413, In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing, with an associated small business size standard of 1,250 employees.
The Period of Performance will have a base year and two option years, if exercised. The award will be a sole source procurement pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1).
This notice is not a solicitation or request for offers. Vendors capable of providing the stated services may submit a capability statement. Verbal responses will not be considered. Responses are due April 16, 2026 by 8:30 am MDT.
A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based on 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. A solicitation will not be issued.
The point of contact for this action is Misty Billy, Contract Specialist and can be reached at misty.billy@ihs.gov.
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