Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Cepheid Test Kits - Ute Mountain Ute Health Center
Indian Health Service · ALBUQUERQUE AREA INDIAN HEALTH SVC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation Sole_Source_Notice_CepheidTestKits_UMUHC in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 2, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
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What the notice says
The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service for Ute Mountain Ute Service Unit (UMUSU) hereby submits a Notice of Intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract for Cepheid Test Kits to be delivered to Ute Mountain Ute Health Center (UMUHC) located in Towaoc, CO on an as-needed basis, to be awarded to Cepheid, UEI: W6HQTMWB9Q28. This request is for Cepheid Xpert Xpress CoV-2/Flu/RSV plus assay (XPRS4PLEX-10), used for rapid molecular detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A, Influenza B, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Cepheid provides the only test kits compatib… (show all)
le with the GeneXpert Xpress testing platform system, which is currently utilized at UMUHC. Cepheid is currently the sole manufacturer of Xpert� reagents, and GeneXpert� systems are manufactured exclusively for Cepheid. Xpert reagent test cartridges are designed and manufactured to only be used with Cepheid�s instruments. Cepheid is currently the only authorized provider of service for GeneXpert systems to customers within the United States, excluding territories. The estimated total contract 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 6.103-1 � Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services 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. The determination not to compete the proposed action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received normally will be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government shall 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 Supervisory Contract Specialist, Shandiin DeWolfe, via email: Shandiin.DeWolfe@ihs.gov by Wednesday, September 9th, 2026 by or before 5:00pm MDT. Please include �Cepheid Test Kits � UMUHC� in the subject line of the email. Thank you!
Who won similar work
400 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Indian Health Service), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
Single-winner award sizes (398): middle half $42K to $998K, median $169K; range $2K to $172.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| DT-TRAK CONSULTING, INC. | 15 | $23.1M | Sep 9, 2026 |
| LACREEK DEVELOPMENT CORP | 14 | $24.3M | Aug 5, 2026 |
| LYDAY CONSTRUCTION LLC | 14 | $508K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| BIGHORN RIDGERUNNERS, LLC | 10 | $2.2M | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Prime Physicians Tri Providers LLC | 7 | $110.0M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Tywell Builders LLC | 6 | $60K | Jun 10, 2025 |
| ALKO ENTERPRISES INC | 5 | $2.6M | Apr 27, 2026 |
| LARRY KRANZ Whiting KS 66552 USA | 5 | $63K | Apr 24, 2026 |
| BAY AREA ANESTHESIA LLC | 4 | $16.4M | Jun 22, 2026 |
| RED HERITAGE MEDICAL LLC | 4 | $5.5M | Sep 19, 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.
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Competitive landscape
For the 8 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.