NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE WERFEN USA LLC

Notice of Intent to Award / Sole Source (Below SAT)

In accordance with (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Chinle, Arizona 86503 intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to WERFEN USA LLC for annual renewal for Chinle Lab Instrument Leasing Service for two (2) ACL TOP 350 CTS System including Accessories, Reagents and Consumables. Leasing includes the analyzers basic service agreement and offsite operator training.

The anticipated period of performance includes the base year 09/01/2025 to 08/31/2026 + the 1st Year option the renewal of annual leasing contract for two (2) ACL TOP COAGULATION ANALYZERS, to include the basis service agreement, off site training and required reagents and consumable supplies procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing 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.

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).