Notice of Intent to negotiate a sole source award with Clean Harbors Environmental Services

The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service has issued a special notice announcing its intent to negotiate a sole source contract with Clean Harbors Environmental Services for hazardous waste collection and disposal services. The procurement is being conducted by the Navajo Area Indian Health Service at the Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup, New Mexico. Clean Harbors Environmental Services, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been identified as the intended contractor for this three-month firm-fixed-price award. The procurement falls under the Hazardous Waste Collection NAICS category and involves the immediate collection and disposal of hazardous chemical and battery waste. This sole source procurement is being justified under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i).

The primary purpose of this notice is to provide advance notification of the government's intent to proceed with a non-competitive procurement while allowing other potential contractors to demonstrate their capabilities. Any companies other than Clean Harbors Environmental Services may submit capability statements electronically to Stefanie.Atene@ihs.gov by 2:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time on September 17, 2025. The government emphasizes that this notice is not a solicitation and that no solicitation will be issued, regardless of responses received. Oral communications are not acceptable, and the government reserves complete discretion in determining whether to proceed with competitive procurement based on any capability statements received. The government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of submissions or provide feedback to respondents, and any information received will be used solely to determine whether competitive procurement should be conducted.