Sole Source-TrillaMed Automated Dispensing System for Red Lake Hospital
Indian Health Service · INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
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Where this opportunity stands
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- Sep 15, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SOLE SOURCE AWARD The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service (IHS), Bemidji Area intends to award a Firm Fixed Priced Contract on a sole source basis to TrillaMed, for the Red Lake Hospital in Red Lake, MN. The anticipated period of performance will be for a base plus 4 option years. The sole source action will be issued under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a) - only one source reasonably available due to the Red Lake Pharmacy requiring the continued lease, maintenance, software support and operation of … (show all)
its existing Omnicell Automated Dispensing Cabinet System. TrillaMed is the sole authorized Omnicell distributer. Only TrillaMed/Omnicell can provide factory-authorized replacement equipment, software support, upgrades, maintenance, and continued operation of the existing installed system without requiring replacement of the entire dispensing infrastructure. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 532490 � Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Point of contact for this acquisition is Purchasing Agent, Winona Kitto at winona.kitto@ihs.gov. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit a quote to Purchasing Agent, Winona Kitto at winona.kitto@ihs.gov. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit technical capabilities, and other information that demonstrates their ability to meet the Government's needs.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Indian Health Service), same industry group (NAICS 5324).
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $50K to $248K, median $126K; range $46K to $391K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 1 | $391K | May 27, 2025 |
| TRIBAL TECH INNOVATIONS, LLC | 1 | $200K | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Tech O R LLC | 1 | $52K | Mar 28, 2025 |
| FLATWATER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES COMPANY | 1 | $46K | May 5, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Jul 31, 2025TRIBAL TECH INNOVATIONS, LLC$200KMulti-Function Device (MFD) Lease Agreement and PM; to include: Lease, Maintenance, and Overages.
- May 27, 2025BECKMAN COULTER, INC$391KPIMC � CPPR Urinalysis Equipment & Service Agreement
- May 5, 2025FLATWATER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES COMPANY$46KTaos Picuris Service Unit Multifunctional Copier Printer Scanner Leasing Agreement
- Mar 28, 2025Tech O R LLC$52KCRSU: Backup Generator Rental (Award)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Indian Health Service since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Indian Health Service job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 2 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.