NOTICE OF INTENT: Proficiency Test Survey Kits IHS1520820

The Indian Health Service, Kayenta Service Unit is issuing this sources-sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research (FAR 10.001) in identifying prospective sources to fill a government requirement for proficiency test survey kits and proficiency testing services for continuing accreditation of Clinical Laboratory services and a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) requirement to maintain enrollment in a program for the Laboratory Department, Kayenta Health Center in Kayenta, AZ 86033. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this requirement is 621511 Medical Laboratories with a small business size standard of $41.5. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. Information collected from this notice is purely for market research only and will be used to determine the contracting office s acquisition strategy including competition, set asides, and locating Indian-owned economic enterprises. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred in response to this request for information. In accordance with FAR 4.1102(a), offerors and quoters are required to be registered in System for Award Management at SAM.gov, at the time an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this notice by December 10, 2025, 12:00pm to Flora Washington at flora.washington@ihs.gov with the subject line SSN Proficiency Testing Program, IHS1520820. Your submission must include the following information, at a minimum: Company Profile that includes: UEI, Name and Address, Primary POC information, business size and type of ownership, socio-economic status/participation such as 8(a), WOSB/EDWOSB, SDVOSB and HUBZone, identification of Native American ownership (if applicable), SAM.gov representations and certifications, and other related documentation. A brief statement of the company s capability that relates to the described government requirement. Additional demonstration of capability may include current and past performance history for the same or similar requirement, established contracts such as GSA or VA Schedule, etc. If claiming Indian-owned Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) or Indian-owned Economic Enterprise (IEE), submit completed IHS IEE Representation Form (attached). Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Kayenta Service Unit (KSU) in Kayenta, Arizona 86033, intends to negotiate a non-competitive firm-fixed-price award to College of American Pathologists, UEI #: C23QW5U7MQB6, Address: 325 Waukegan RD, Northfield, Illinois 60093-2750 for proficiency test survey kits and proficiency testing services for continuing accreditation of Clinical Laboratory services and a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) requirement to maintain enrollment in a program for the Laboratory Department, Kayenta Health Center in Kayenta, AZ 86033. Period of performance: date of award up to (1) year. The award will be a sole source procurement awarded to College of American Pathologists in accordance with RFO 12.102(a), for acquisitions valued at or below the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), document the decision that only one source is available and the basis for the decision. The Contracting Officer (CO) may solicit from only one source if the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source is reasonably available which, in this case, is based on proprietary data and licensing rights regarding the Proficiency Testing Kits and services. No other awardee can meet the Government s requirement. This notice is not a solicitation or a request for offers. Any potential sources other than College of American Pathologists, may submit a capability statement via electronic mail to Flora Washington, Contract Specialist, at flora.washington@ihs.gov by 5:00pm MST on Wednesday, January 19, 2026. 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. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based on 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. A solicitation will not be issued.