Notice of Intent to Sole Source- Urine Drug Screen Testing Agreement- Albuquerque Area IHS

The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Services Laboratory Programs hereby submits a Notice of Intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract for Urine Drug Screen test kits, consumable, and supplies necessary to perform Urine Drug Screen testing on MedTox analyzers, to Medtox Diagnostics, Inc. UEI: EWN2M7QF4BM5. The requested agreement shall include consumable and reagents and the incorporate of analyzer replacement for all sites (if needed).

The Contractor shall only provide Brand Name Specific Products/Items, no alternative or ‘like items’ will be accepted. Period of Performance is for one base year. The estimated total value 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. This is not a request for quotes or proposals. Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to:

Stephanie Begay, via email: Stephanie.Begay3@ihs.gov