SPECIAL NOTICE / INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE CSU Cepheid Molecular Analyzer Service and Maintenance
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 75H70926BAO-014-SN
- 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
- Crow Agency, Montana 59022, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Billings Area Indian Health Service, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, has issued a Special Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract for service and maintenance of Cepheid GeneXpert Molecular Analyzers. The notice, posted on November 20, 2025, announces the agency's intention to contract directly with Cepheid US, a large business, without conducting competitive bidding. The contract is valued at approximately $184,202.52 and would provide firm fixed price service and support for molecular analyzers located at the Crow Service Unit in Montana. The sole source justification is based on FAR 6.103-1, citing that only one responsible source exists due to Cepheid's ownership of the intellectual property and copyright for the analyzers. The agency has determined that standardization requirements, data center standardization, and network security objectives support this sole source approach.
The Special Notice invites interested parties to submit clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government, feasible without excessive cost or time constraints, and aligned with agency mission objectives by the due date of November 26, 2025. The contract will operate on a firm fixed price basis with a base year and four option years, each running from January 1 through December 31, providing ongoing service and maintenance for the molecular analyzers at the specified Montana locations. Potential respondents must demonstrate how competitive procurement would benefit the government while supporting the agency's standardization and security requirements. While this notice is directed at Cepheid US as the intended sole source contractor, the government reserves discretionary authority to reconsider and conduct a competitive procurement if sufficient evidence warrants such action. Questions or comments regarding this notice should be directed to Contract Specialist Katrina Eaglefeathers at Katrina.eaglefeathers@ihs.gov.
Notice text
SPECIAL NOTICE/SOLE SOURCE
The Billings Area Indian Health Service hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source, firm fixed price Base Plus Four Option Year Contract for a commercially available off the shelf (COTS) service & support agreement to Cepheid US, a large business; Period of Performance will be from January 01, 2026 through December 31, 2026 and each option year to start on the 1st of January of each year and run until December 31st of each year.
The Contract is to provide a firm fixed price service and support agreement for Cepheid GeneXpert Molecular Analyzers manufactured by Cepheid US located at the Crow Service Unit (CSU), Crow Agency Montana, Lodge Grass Montana and Pryor Montana; The total estimated value of the Contract is estimated to be around $184,202.52; This sole source contracting action is pursuing a waiver from competing this requirement based upon the application of FAR 6.103-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements and is based upon market research; This is based upon intellectual property copyright holder of the Cepheid Molecular Analyzer owned by the company.
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 agency standardization, data center standardization, and network security;
The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.
This is not a request for quotes or proposals; Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contract Specialist, Katrina Eaglefeathers, at Katrina.eaglefeathers@ihs.gov via e-mail only (phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response). Please indicate in the subject of your e-mail: Notice of Intent Question Submission - CSU Cepheid Molecular Analyzer Service and Maintenance – 75H70926BAO-014-SN.
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