Intent to Sole Source: Ware River Consulting LLC

The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility (CCHCF) intends to award a non-competitive, sole source purchase order to Proposed Contractor, Ware River Consulting, LLC, 6495 Ware Neck Rd, PO Box 35, Ware Neck, Virginia 23178, a Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) to provide Nonpersonal Healthcare Provider Services Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) to the Chinle Laboratory Department.

Proposed sole sourcing is based on authority citation FAR Part 6.302-5 (b)(7) Authorized or required by statute - Sole source awards under the WOSB Program– 15 U.S.C. 637(m). In accordance to FAR 19.506(b) Women-Owned Small Business Program sole-source awards, as a Contracting Officer, I am considering a contract award to a WOSB concern.

This vendor is eligible under the WOSB Program on a sole-source basis (see 6.302-5(b)(7)), and shall be considered before small business set-asides and no exclusions per 19.1504 apply. Furthermore, the acquisition is assigned a NAICS code in which SBA has determined that WOSB concerns are substantially underrepresented in Federal procurement; I do not have a reasonable expectation that offers would be received from two or more WOSB concerns.

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. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

If no affirmative written response is received by Notice Closing date/time, 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.

Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).