Intent to Sole Source - IHS Billings Area - Area Wide SYSMEX Hematology Supplies and Service

SPECIAL NOTICE/INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The Billings Area Indian Health Service hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source, firm fixed price Contract for a commercially available off the shelf (COTS) hematology supplies, service & support agreement to Sysmex, a large business; Period of Performance will be from March 01, 2025 through June 30, 2025.

The Contract is to provide a firm fixed price for Sysmex hematology supplies, service and support agreement manufactured by Sysmex; The total estimated value of the Contract is estimated to be around $46,000.00; This sole source contracting action is pursuing a waiver from competing this requirement based upon the application of FAR 6.302-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements and is based upon market research; This is based upon intellectual property copyright holder of the Sysmex Analyzer owned by the company.

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 standardization, data center standardization, and network security;

The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.

This is not a request for quotes or proposals; Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contract Specialist, Vincent Hansen, at Vincent.Hansen@ihs.gov via e-mail only (phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response). Please indicate in the subject of your e-mail: Notice of Intent Question Submission - BA Sysmex Hematology – SN-75H70925AW001.