Intent to Award/Sole Source to PROAIM Americas for Carl Zeiss preventative maintenance agreements plans for Chinle Service Unit's Carl Zeiss optometry equipment.

In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Service Unit: Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility (CCHCF), Tsaile Health Center, and Pinon Health Center intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to PROAIM Americas for Carl Zeiss preventative maintenance agreements plans for Carl Zeiss optometry equipment.

Location of performance:

1. Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility (CCHCF), US Highway 191 & Hospital Drive, Chinle, AZ 86503


2. Tsaile Health Center, Navajo Route 64 & 12, Tsaile, AZ 86556


3. Pinon Health Center, 2 miles E of Pinon on NR 4, Pinon, AZ 86510

Period of Performance is, 12 months duration beginning from date of award, base period plus one-year option period.

1. Base Period: 1 year


2. First Option Period: 1 year

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 811210 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a small business size standards in number of employees: $34.0 million.

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. PROAIM is the sole authorized distributor of Carl Zeiss products and services.

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).