Intent to Sole Source Notice

The Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS), Northern Navajo Medical Center intends to make a sole source award to BioMerieux for Vitek Reagent Cards and Supplies stated in the attached Fee Schedule to be provided to the Northern Navajo Medical Center stated therein. The Base Period of Performance is 09/01/2021-08/31/2022. This award will be in made in accordance to authority FAR 6.302-1 One and Only Responsible Source as stated in the attached Justification for sole source document titled Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition(JOFOC). The Contractor, BioMerieux, is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required supplies and Reagent Cards 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. If no affirmative written response is received by 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Wednesday, September 01, 2021, 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 solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Responses should be received by the deadline stated above. All vendors are hereby notified that if your response is not received by the date and time specified in this notice, it will not be considered. Please contact the point of contact below if you have any questions: Felecia Chavez, Contract Specialist Email: [email protected] Phone: (505) 368-6086 Place of Contract Performance: Northern Navajo Medical Center Medical Facilities Shiprock, New Mexico 87420 United States