Billings Area Indian Health Service Laboratory Proficiency Testing Program

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) proficiency testing service to American Proficiency Institute (API); Period of Performance will be from January 01, 2026 through December 31, 2027 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 API proficiency testing service by API located at the Blackfeet Service Unit (BFSU), Fort Belknap Service Unit (FBSU), Fort Peck Service Unit, and Northern Cheyenne Service Unit (NCSU); The total estimated value of the Contract is estimated to be around $223,000.00; This sole source contracting action is pursuing a waiver from competing this requirement based upon the application of FAR 6.302-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements and is based upon market research; This is based upon CLIA approved proficiency testing programs and test menus required by the service units.

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, Vincent Hansen, at Vincent.Hansen@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 – BAO API Proficiency Testing Service – 75H70926BAO-007-SN.