Intent to Sole Source: CSU QuidelOrtho Reagent Supplies
Indian Health Service · BILLINGS AREA INDIAN HEALTH SVC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 75H70926BAO-083-SN in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 4, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- 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
SPECIAL NOTICE/SOLE SOURCE The Billings 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) reagents supply agreement to QUIDELORTHO SALES COMPANY, LLC, a large business; Period of Performance will be from September 05, 2026 through September 04, 2027 and each option year to start on the 5th of September of each year and run until September 4th of each year. The Contract is to provide a firm fixed price reagent supply agreement for QUIDELORTHO Ortho Vision rea… (show all)
gents manufactured by QUIDELORTHO SALES COMPANY, LLC located at the Crow Service Unit (CSU), Crow Agency Montana; The total estimated value of the Contract is estimated to be around $140,000.00; This sole source contracting action is pursuing a waiver from competing this requirement based upon the application of FAR 6.302-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements and is based upon market research; This is based upon intellectual property copyright holder of the QUIDELORTHO Ortho Vision owned by the company. 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 standardization, data center standardization, and network security; The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by 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, Vincent Hansen, at Vincent.Hansen@ihs.gov via e-mail only (phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response). Please indicate in the subject of your e-mail: Notice of Intent Question Submission - CSU QuidelOrtho Reagent � 75H70926BAO-083-SN
Who won similar work
6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Indian Health Service), same NAICS 334516.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| J & N MARKETING, INC. | 1 | $599K | Jul 14, 2025 |
| BIOMERIEUX INC | 1 | $200K | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Fisher Scientific Company · $TMO | 1 | $61K | Nov 7, 2024 |
| RED HERITAGE MEDICAL LLC | 1 | $48K | Sep 19, 2025 |
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 1 | $35K | Aug 8, 2025 |
| BIGHORN RIDGERUNNERS, LLC | 1 | $30K | Jun 16, 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.
- Sep 19, 2025RED HERITAGE MEDICAL LLC$48KThermo Scientific Bio Safety Cabinets, Heraguard ECO Clean Bench, Heratherm General Protocol Microbiological Incubator, Heracell Incubator, Accessories, and Warranty, IHS, Phoenix Indian Medical Cente
- Aug 8, 2025GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$35KRFQ-25-PHX-043 PIMC Leica HistoCore
- Jul 14, 2025J & N MARKETING, INC.$599KLaboratory Supply
- Jun 16, 2025BIGHORN RIDGERUNNERS, LLC$30KSolicitation 75H70725Q00101 - Accufit9000 Pro for Zuni Comprehensive Community Health Center
- Dec 3, 2024BIOMERIEUX INC$200KBacterial ID/SENS Analyzer for Zuni Comprehensive Community Health Center
- Nov 7, 2024Fisher Scientific Company$61KSol_75H70724Q00140 Bactec FX Blood Culture System for Zuni Comprehensive Community Health Center
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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
- $76K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Committee on Natural Resources, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- 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 7 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.