Notice of Intent to Restrict Competition - Preventative Maintenance for Analyzers
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NOI-SRSU-26-0025
- 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
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Shiprock, New Mexico 87420, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Indian Health Service, Navajo Area, Shiprock Service Unit announced on June 1, 2026 its intent to restrict competition and negotiate an award with BioMerieux Inc for preventative maintenance services on BioMerieux analyzers, with responses due by 12:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time on June 18, 2026. The agency invokes FAR 12.102(a) to restrict competition on the grounds that BioMerieux is the sole source capable of providing the services; the analyzer's proprietary design permits only BioMerieux-licensed technicians to perform repairs, software updates, and preventive maintenance. The procurement is valued at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The base contract period is 12 months from award, with four optional one-year extensions and a six-month option to extend services under FAR 52.217-9 and 52.217-8 respectively. NAICS code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) applies, with a $34.0 million small business size standard. The notice is not a solicitation; vendors believing they can provide the services may submit written capability statements via email to William.Lee@ihs.gov by the stated deadline. The Government reserves sole discretion to determine whether to compete the requirement based on responses received.
Notice text
The Indian Health Service, Navajo Area, Shiprock Service Unit in Shiprock, NM intends to restrict competition and negotiate an award with BioMérieux Inc (UEI: HCNVCMEG9NL6) for Preventative Maintenance Services for BioMérieux Inc Analyzers. The projected period of performance is:
Base Period: 12 months from time of award
Option Periods: Four (4) one-year option periods under 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract
Six (6)-month option to extend services under 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 811210 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a Small Business size standard of $34.0 Million.
In accordance with RFO 12.102(a), for acquisitions valued at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, competition will be restricted because BioMérieux Inc is the only source capable of providing Preventative Maintenance Services. Due to instrument proprietary information on the analyzer, it can only be serviced, repaired, and have system software and configurations update by BioMérieux. Due to proprietary analyzer information, only a BioMérieux licensed technician can repair, update software, and perform preventive maintenance services.
This Notice of Intent to Restrict Competition is not a request for quotations and a solicitation will not be issued in conjunction with this Notice of Intent. Any vendor that believes it can provide the stated services may provide a capability statement. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Responses to this notice shall be submitted no later than 12:00 PM (MDT) on 06/18/2026 via email to William.Lee@ihs.gov.
A determination by the Government on whether to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competition or proceed with a single-source award.
Primary Point of Contact:
William Lee, Contract Specialist
Email: William.Lee@ihs.gov
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