NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SOLE SOURCE FOR INTEGRATED CHEMISTRY SYSTEM VITROS 5600 WITH REAGENTS - FHSU22027.

The Fort Hall Service Unit intends to award a non-competitive, sole source purchase order to Proposed Contractor, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics.  Authority cited FAR Part 6.302-1 - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.  The Proposed Contractor shall provide supply & reagents for laboratory testing with the Fort Hall Service Unit in Fort Hall, Idaho.  Period of performance POP: Tentative June 15, 2022 – Base Year plus Three (3), 12-month options. The POP will be determined upon ARO acceptance and inspection.

 The Proposed Contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required supplies & reagents for the equipment utilized for laboratory testing and to ensure that there is no interruption in services that could impact direct patient care.

This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available 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 June 09, 2022 3:00PM MST, the contract will be issued without further notice.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely 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 in accordance with the FAR Part 5. 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 solicitation(s).

ANY RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 3:00 PM MST, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2022. NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. RESPONSES MUST BE DIRECTED TO FORT HALL INDIAN HEALTH CENTER, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, Daniel Otis _ Daniel.Otis@IHS.GOV.