Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 75H70926BAO_047
- 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
- Browning, Montana, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Indian Health Service, Blackfeet Service Unit, issued a Notice of Intent to sole source a firm-fixed price contract for newborn screening and testing services to the State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services, with a response deadline of May 13, 2026. The Blackfeet Service Unit is pursuing a waiver from competitive procurement under Revolutionary FAR Overhaul part 6.103-1, asserting that only the Montana State Department of Public Health and Human Services can satisfy the agency's laboratory testing requirements. Performance runs one year, May 17, 2026 through May 16, 2027, at the Blackfeet Service Unit in Browning, Montana. The estimated contract value is below the simplified acquisition threshold. The Blackfeet Service Unit laboratory requires testing services for newborn screening, communicable disease testing, and other services mandated by state law or public health surveillance programs that cannot be delivered in-house. Respondents must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the agency's mission. The Government retains sole discretion to conduct a competitive procurement. This is a notice only, not a solicitation or request for quote, and the Government will not reimburse response costs.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.
The Indian Health Service, Blackfeet Service Unit, hereby submits a Notice of Intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract for Newborn Screening and Testing Services to State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services, UEI:TR3DAXR9MCN8
Period of Performance is for one (1) year: May 17, 2026, to May 16, 2027
Location: Blackfeet Service Unit, 760 Hospital Circle, Browning, Montana
The estimated total value is below the simplified acquisition threshold.
The sole source contracting action is pursuing a waiver from placing an order on a competitive basis pursuant to the authority of Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) part 6.103-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This requirement can only be obtained by laboratory testing services provided by Montana State Department of Public Health and Human Services for newborn screening, communicable disease testing and other required testing services. The Blackfeet Service Unit laboratory requires services for certain types of patient testing as required by State law or as part of a public health surveillance program that cannot be provided in-house.
Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objective of the agency.
The determination not to compete this proposed action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received normally will be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred for responding to this notice.
This is not a solicitation nor a request for quote.
Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Purchasing Agent, Teri Kittson by email at teri.kittson@ihs.gov Please include the following wording in the subject line of the email: “Notice of Intent Questions Submission – BFSU Newborn Screening and Testing Services.” Telephone requests and offers will not be honored.
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