Sources Sought (Small Business): CSU Chemistry Analyzer Lease (CPT)

The Billings Area Indian Health Service is conducting a sources sought notice to identify small business sources capable of providing a chemistry analyzer lease on a cost-per-test basis for the Crow-Northern Cheyenne Hospital in Crow Agency, Montana. The procurement requires a single, fully operational FDA-approved chemistry analyzer capable of performing approximately 10,000 cost-per tests monthly, with comprehensive capabilities including 110 reagent/diluent positions, automated onboard calibrators, and the ability to perform an extensive test menu covering drugs of abuse, general chemistry, therapeutic drug monitoring, and immunoassay categories. Key technical requirements include 24/7 technical support, emergency repair response within 24 hours, on-site technical support during installation, user training, and maintaining 95% equipment operational time. The agency emphasizes that generic capability statements are insufficient and responses must directly demonstrate the company's capability, experience, and ability to provide the services described in the statement of work. Interested parties must submit their capability responses via email to Kenneth.Nicholson@ihs.gov by July 25, 2025, with the sources sought ID SS-IHS1515156-SB included in the subject line.

This opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The contract structure includes a 12-month base period with four 12-month option years, potentially spanning five years total. The analyzer must be capable of performing over 70 distinct tests, with the highest volume tests including creatinine (7,750 annual tests), glucose (7,000 annual tests), and TSH (3,000 annual tests) according to the estimated annual patient test volumes. The equipment must interface with current laboratory management software and maintain continuous operation without standby mode. No incumbent contractors or specific award values are mentioned in the notice, and the agency has not committed to issuing a formal solicitation, stating this notice is for information and planning purposes only.