Chinle Nephrology Clinic Services Contract

Notice of Intent to Award / Sole Source Contract Modification

The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility intends to modify purchase order 75H71024P00883 awarded to Southwest Kidney for Nephrology Clinic services, which expires 04/30/2027.

The contractor currently provides clinics on Monday and Thursday from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.  The contractor will be adding two more four-hour clinics per week.  The Current and Proposed Performance Work Statements for Nephrology services are attached.

The Proposed Contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required services to ensure that there is no interruption in services that could impact direct patient care.  They are currently providing direct patient care services to IHS patients and have the proven expertise to fulfill the requirement through contract expiration.

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 Closing Date/Time 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).