Intent to Sole Source: Roche Chemistry Reagents and Supplies

The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service hereby submits a Notice of Intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to provide maintenance and service support for a Roche COBAS 6000 and supplies, reagents, and other necessary items. Period of Performance is for a base period of 6 months. The estimated total value of this requirement 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. Please contact the following for questions or comments: Stephanie Begay, Contract Specialist, at Stephanie.Begay3@ihs.gov, 505-256-6750. This is not a request for quotes or proposals.