# Intent to Sole Source to Fisher Scientific company LLC Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/ihs1502842 - Solicitation number: IHS1502842 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST - Department: Department of Health and Human Services - Agency: Indian Health Service - Contracting office: Indian Health Service (n-INDIANHEALTHSERVICE) - Place of performance: Pinon, Arizona - County: Navajo County (FIPS 04017). https://abierto.us/counties/navajo-county-az-04017 - City: Pinon. https://abierto.us/cities/pinon-az-0456120 - First posted: October 30, 2024 - Last posted: October 30, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/84a6495ad23540e890a368173889cf2a/view ## Description The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Service Unit (CSU), Pinon Health Center Facility intends to award a non-competitive, sole source purchase order to proposed contractor, Fisher Scientific Company, for testing supplies. Authority cited FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(b) Only one source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The proposed contractor shall provide these services for the Pinon Health Center Facility. The proposed contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required supplies to ensure there is not interruption in services that could impact direct patient care. The notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quote. Any reponse to this notice must show clear and convicing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Governemnt. Respondents are advised that the Governemnt is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the infromation submitted. If no afformative written response is recieved by November 9, 2024 5:00 PM MST, the contract will be issued without further notice. A determination by the Goernment no to compete the proposed procurement base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information recieved will be considered solely for the purpose of determining wheter to conduct a competitive procuremnt in the future. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of infromation obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Businesss Opportunities in accordance with the FAR part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No propietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive infromation should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-propritary information in any resultant solicitation(s). ## Publications - October 30, 2024: Special notice, due November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST. Notice 84a6495ad23540e890a368173889cf2a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/84a6495ad23540e890a368173889cf2a/view ## Points of contact - Whitney Shorty, whitney.shorty@ihs.gov, 9287259806 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/ihs1502842.