# Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/ihs1518844 - Solicitation number: IHS1518844 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST - Department: Department of Health and Human Services - Agency: Indian Health Service - Contracting office: Navajo Area Indian Health SVC (75H710) - NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing - Place of performance: Chinle, Arizona - County: Apache County (FIPS 04001). https://abierto.us/counties/apache-county-az-04001 - City: Chinle. https://abierto.us/cities/chinle-az-0412770 - First posted: November 4, 2025 - Last posted: November 4, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a1b569fa001e4d5b827bc8abecaca611/view ## Description Notice of Intent to Award / Sole Source The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to Gold Standard Diagnostics Service for Platinum Service Agreement on AIX automated lab analyzer. The anticipated period of performance is from January 22, 2026 to January 21, 2027 with two one-year option periods. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 334516 - AIX automated lab analyzer with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. 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. Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility owns the analyzer and the vendor “Gold Standard Diagnostics” is the only vendor who provides the required maintenance services to the analyzer. 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. 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). ## Publications - November 4, 2025: Special notice, due November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST. Notice a1b569fa001e4d5b827bc8abecaca611. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a1b569fa001e4d5b827bc8abecaca611/view ## Points of contact - Nora Nutlouis, nora.nutlouis@ihs.gov, 928-725-9806 - Tanya Begay, tanya.begay2@ihs.gov, 9286747635 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/ihs1518844.