# Notice of Intent to Sole Course to DC Contracting for Dental Assistant Services Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/19ee74e3ff6245d3a838ae7e8853d276 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was January 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM EST - Department: Department of Health and Human Services - Agency: Indian Health Service - Contracting office: Albuquerque Area Indian Health SVC (75H707) - NAICS: 622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Product or service code: Q503 Dentistry Services - Set-aside: Indian small business economic enterprise - Place of performance: Albuquerque, New Mexico - County: Bernalillo County (FIPS 35001). https://abierto.us/counties/bernalillo-county-nm-35001 - City: Albuquerque. https://abierto.us/cities/albuquerque-nm-3502000 - First posted: December 20, 2024 - Last posted: December 20, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/19ee74e3ff6245d3a838ae7e8853d276/view ## Description The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service hereby submits a Notice of Intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to DC Contracting to provide Dental Assistant Services for the Albuquerque Indian Dental Clinic in Albuquerque, NM. Period of Performance is for a base year of 12 months. The estimated total value of this requirement is below the simplified acquisition threshold. The sole source contracting action is pursuing a waiver from placing an order on a competitive basis pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supply or service will satisfy agency requirements and is based on market research. 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. The determination not to complete the proposed action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received normally will be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred for responding to this notice. Please contact the following for questions or comments: Stephanie Begay, Contract Specialist, at Stephanie.Begay3@ihs.gov, 505-256-6750. This is not a request for quotes or proposals. ## Publications - December 20, 2024: Special notice, due January 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice 19ee74e3ff6245d3a838ae7e8853d276. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/19ee74e3ff6245d3a838ae7e8853d276/view ## Points of contact - Stephanie Begay, stephanie.begay3@ihs.gov, 5052566750 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/19ee74e3ff6245d3a838ae7e8853d276.