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Intent to Sole Source: CSU QuidelOrtho Reagent Supplies
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The Billings Area Indian Health Service intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to QUIDELORTHO SALES COMPANY, LLC for the supply of Ortho Vision reagents to the Crow Service Unit in Crow Agency, Montana. This action is justified under FAR 6.302-1 because QUIDELORTHO holds exclusive intellectual property rights over the reagents, making them the only responsible source capable of meeting the agency’s requirements, with no other commercially available alternatives satisfying the mission-critical needs for standardization, data center integrity, and network security. The contract has a one-year base period running from September 5, 2026, through September 4, 2027, with four one-year option periods that will each commence on September 5 and conclude on September 4 of the following year. The total estimated value of the contract is approximately $140,000, encompassing both the base and potential option years without separate pricing details provided. No competitive solicitation is being conducted; instead, this is a notice of intent allowing interested parties to submit evidence demonstrating that full and open competition would be advantageous, not cost or time prohibitive, and would not compromise operational standards. All public input must be submitted via email to Contract Specialist Vincent Hansen by August 11, 2026, with a strictly formatted subject line, and phone inquiries are not accepted. The place of performance is exclusively at the Crow Service Unit, and no packaging, inspection, delivery, or invoicing specifications are outlined beyond the reagent supply itself. QUIDELORTHO is identified as a large business, and while the Unique Entity ID and CAGE code are not provided, no socioeconomic set-asides apply. No contract clauses from the FAR 52-series, line-item pricing, or administrative details such as a contracting officer’s representative, payment office, or accounting codes are included in the documentation. The award rests solely on the government’s determination of sole-source eligibility based on proprietary technology, with no evaluation factors or competitive scoring applied.
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Place of Performance
Crow Agency, MT, 59022, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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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 reagents 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
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