Intent to Award to BIOMERIEUX INC. for Bactec FX Top and NUC service contract for automated blood culture system

In accordance with (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility (CCHCF), Chinle, Arizona intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to BIOMERIEUX INC. for Becton Dickinson and Company (BD) Bactec FX Top and NUC service contract for automated blood culture system. The anticipated period of performance is a base period of one year from the date of award with two one-year option periods.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size standards in number of employees: 1,000. The Proposed Contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required services to ensure that there is no interruption in services that could impact direct patient care. 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 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).