Notice of Intent to Sole Source - BPA for Hearing aids
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- IHS1520699
- 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
- Chinle, Arizona 86503, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Indian Health Service (IHS), a civilian agency under the Department of Health and Human Services, has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for hearing aids and related supplies. The procurement is being issued by the Navajo Area Indian Health Center, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, and is intended to be awarded non-competitively to WS AUDIOLOGY USA, INC. This special notice is classified under NAICS code 423450 (Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers) with a small business size standard of 200 employees. The notice was posted on January 30, 2026, and represents the agency's intention to proceed with a sole source award based on the contractor's unique qualifications.
The primary objective of this special notice is to provide the government an opportunity to receive written objections demonstrating that competition would be advantageous before issuing the sole source contract. Interested parties must submit affirmative written responses by February 9, 2026, at 12:00 PM MST, with the deadline for the overall notice set at February 14, 2026. The IHS has determined that WS AUDIOLOGY USA, INC is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required hearing aid services and supplies without causing interruption to direct patient care. The anticipated base period of performance is one year from the date of award. The government reserves the right to disregard objections and proceed with the sole source award at its sole discretion, and any information submitted will be evaluated only for determining whether future competitive procurement should be conducted.
Notice text
The Navajo Area Indian Health Center, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to WS AUDIOLOGY USA, INC for BPA on hearing aids and supplies.
The anticipated period of performance is a base period of one year from the date of award. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 423450 with a small business size standard of 200.
The Proposed Contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required services to ensure that there is no interruption that could impact direct care.
This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation 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 02/09/2026 at 12:00PM MST, 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 soley 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. 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 solicitations(s).
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