Notice of Intent to Award – Sole Source Blanket Purchase Agreement Test Cartridges
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NOI-SRSU-26-0008
- 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
- 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Bloomfield, New Mexico 87413, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Shiprock Service Unit, Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center in Bloomfield, New Mexico, issued a Notice of Intent to Award a sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement on January 13, 2026. The notice, published by the Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service, announces the agency's intention to establish a BPA with Cepheid for test cartridges compatible with the Cepheid GeneXpert Xpress System. This procurement is classified under NAICS code 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 800 employees, and falls under PSC category 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies). The notice indicates this is a sole source award based on operational requirements specific to the health center's existing equipment infrastructure.
The objective of this Notice of Intent is to procure test cartridges for diagnostic laboratory equipment on an as-needed basis through a blanket purchase agreement mechanism. Interested vendors other than the named recipient are invited to submit capability statements, price lists, and catalogs via email to Michael Austin at michael.austin@ihs.gov no later than February 3, 2026, at 3:00 PM Mountain Time, though this notice is not itself a request for quotations and no formal solicitation will be issued. The anticipated contract duration includes a one-year base period with four optional one-year renewal periods. While the government has deemed current multiple-award BPAs sufficient, additional BPAs may be considered in the future if deemed in the government's best interest and if the health center's needs change. Contractors must comply with the Indian Economic Enterprise representation requirements as outlined in the Buy Indian Act, including self-certification of eligibility at the offer stage, contract award, and throughout performance, with mandatory System of Award Management registration.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Award – Sole Source Blanket Purchase Agreement
The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Shiprock Service Unit, Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center in Bloomfield, NM, intends to place a sole source award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with Cepheid for test cartridges for the Cepheid GeneXpert Xpress System on an as-needed basis.
The anticipated period of performance is a base period of one year from the date of award with four (4) option periods of one year each. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 800 employees. The applicable Product Service Code (PSC) assigned to this procurement is 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.
No further awards will be made unless the need for Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center in Bloomfield, NM, changes. The prospective, multiple-award BPAs as identified in this notice are sufficient at this time. In accordance with Part 12.201-1(e)(3)(i)(B), BPAs may be established with a single firm from which numerous individual purchases at or below the simplified acquisition threshold will likely be made in a given period.
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 02/03/2026 at 03:00 PM MT. In the event additional BPAs are deemed to be in the best interest of the government, capable vendors may be contacted and be requested to establish a BPA with the Government.
This notice of intent is not a request for quotations and a solicitation will not be issued.
Michael Austin, Contract Specialist
Dzilth-NA-O-Dith-Hle Health Center
6 Road 7586
Bloomfield, NM 87413
Email: michael.austin@ihs.gov
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| IHS IEE Representation Form_Jan 2022_508 Compliant.pdf | ||
| NOI-SRSU-26-0008.pdf |
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