Microbiology analyzer, and reagent supplies to be ordered on as needed basis
Indian Health Service · NAVAJO AREA INDIAN HEALTH SVC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation IHS1529039 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 2, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to Cepheid to provide a microbiology analyzer, and reagent supplies to be ordered on as needed basis. The period of performance will consist of 1 one-year base period plus 4 one-year option periods.� The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 325413 - In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. The Proposed Contractor, Cepheid, is the… (show all)
only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required services to ensure that there is no interruption in services that could impact direct patient care. After thorough Market Research, there is no reasonable expectation of obtaining offers that will be competitive in terms of market price, quality, and delivery from two or more reasonable Small Businesses and two or more reasonable IEE and ISBEE vendors. The Government issued a Sources Sought Notice from April 7, 2026, to April 21, 2026, and no vendors responded. Thereby proving Cepheid is the one and only source to provide a microbiology analyzer and reagent supplies. 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 September 17, 2026, 5:00pm MST, 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. 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).
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Indian Health Service), same NAICS 325413.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC · $QDEL | 2 | $160K | May 28, 2025 |
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 1 | $215K | Sep 11, 2026 |
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.
- Sep 11, 2026GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$215KLaboratory Quality Control Materials - Zuni Comprehensive Community Health Center (ZCCHC)
- May 28, 2025ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC$80KBrand Name or Equal Ortho Diagnostics Blood Bank and Quality Control Supplies, IHS, Hopi Health Care Center, 5-Year BPA
- May 19, 2025ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC$80KBrand Name or Equal Ortho Diagnostics Blood Bank and Quality Control Supplies, IHS, Hopi Health Care Center, 5-Year BPA
Competitive landscape
For the 2 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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