Amendment_0001_BioRad_Lab_Quality_Control_Reagents_Taos_Picuris_Service_Unit

Amendment 0001 is hereby issued to correct the offer date in Block 8 of SF-1449, to change the Contracting Officer information, and to provide Q & A.

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation No. 75H70726Q00102 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for BioRad Laboratories Quality Control Reagents for the Taos-Picuris Indian Health Center located in Taos, NM.

This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

(ii) See attached RFQ and Fillable Pricing Table for Contract Line-Items (CLINs).

(iii) See attached RFQ for description of requirements.

(iv) Place of Performance:

Taos-Picuris Indian Health Center

Laboratory Department

1090 Goat Springs Road

Taos, New Mexico 87571

(v) See attached RFQ or a list of solicitation provisions that apply to the acquisition.

(vi) See attached RFQ or a list of contract clauses that apply to the acquisition.

(vii) Quotes will be accepted via email to Contract Administrator at tamela.richards@ihs.gov until 12:30 pm MDT on Monday, September 07, 2026, include “RFQ No. 75H70726Q00102” in subject line.  Please submit questions no later than 04:30 pm MDT on Wednesday, September 02, 2026.

(viii) This is a total Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) Set-Aside, with a cascading set-aside.  Under the Buy Indian Act 25 U.S.C. 47, through the transfer of authority from the Department of Interior to HHS, offers will be solicited from Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (see HHSAR Subpart 326.6) that are also small business concerns.  If there is not enough competition and/or reasonably priced offers received from the ISBEE set-aside, then quotes will be considered for award to other small business concerns. Any acquisition resulting from this cascading set-aside tiers:

• Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE)
• Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
• HUBZone Small Business
• Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)
• All Other Than Small Business Concerns

QUESTIONS

In accordance with FAR 15.201 Exchanges with Industry, before receipt of proposals, please include “RFQ No. 75H70726Q00102” in subject line when requesting information regarding the solicitation via e-mail to Contract Administrator at tamela.richards@ihs.gov.  Please submit questions no later than 04:30 pm MDT on Wednesday, September 02, 2026.

Offers will be accepted via email to the Contract Administrator at tamela.richards@ihs.gov until 12:30 pm MDT on Monday, September 07, 2026.