Notice of Intent to Award-Electric Breast Pumps
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- IHS1513470
- Agency
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Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- 86503
- 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 at Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, has issued a notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Medela for electric breast pumps. This special notice falls under the NAICS code 423450 for Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers, with a small business size standard of 200 or fewer employees. The procurement is being conducted as a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). The agency has determined that Medela is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required services without interrupting direct patient care. This notice was posted on August 7, 2025, and represents a supply order with no specified period of performance.
The primary purpose of this notice is to inform potential contractors that the government intends to proceed with a sole source award rather than conducting competitive bidding. Interested parties have until August 14, 2025, to submit responses that provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. The notice explicitly states this is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be made available for competitive quotes. Contractors must demonstrate that their response shows compelling reasons for the government to reconsider its sole source approach. The government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary information received and maintains sole discretion in determining whether to proceed with competitive procurement based on responses received. If no qualifying responses are received by the deadline, the contract will be awarded to Medela without further notice.
Notice text
In accordance with (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to medela for providing electric breast pumps.
The anticipated period of performance is nonexistent for supply order . The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 423450 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers with a small business size standard of 200 or fewer employees.
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 Closing Date/Time, 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 in accordance with the FAR Part 5. 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).
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PHC Wheelchairs | Special Notice | |
| Notice of Intent to Award-Wheelchairs | Special Notice | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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