Great Plains Area Clinical Laboratory Instrument Management Solution Software, Hardware, Support, and Maintenance in IHS Health Care Facilities throughout North & South Dakota

The Great Plains Area Indian Health Service hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source, firm fixed price, base plus four option year contract for a commercially available, off the shelf (COTS), for Clinical Laboratory Instrument Management Solution Software, Hardware, Support, and Maintenance Great Plains Area (GPA) Service Units in North and South Dakota. Period of Performance for the Base plus Four Option Year Contract is: Base: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 OY #1: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 OY #2: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 OY #3: January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 OY #4: January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027 The estimated value is above 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 standarization, laboratory middleware and network security. The determination not to complete the proposed action is solely within the discrtion 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. This is not a request for quotes or proposals. Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contract Specialist, Susan K. Davis, @ [email protected] via email only. Phone calls or voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response. Please indicate in the subject line of the email; Notice of Intent Questions Submission IHS1464430 - 1 Clinical Laboratory Instrument Management Solution.