NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - SUPPORT SERVICES AGREEMENT - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE MANAGER CABINETS - ALBUQUERQUE INDIAN HEALTH CENTER

The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service for Albuquerque Service Unit hereby submits a Notice of Intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price, contract with one base year plus four option years for Omnicell Support Services to be provided to the Pharmacy Department of the Albuquerque Indian Health Center located in Albuquerque, NM, to be awarded to Omnicell Inc, UEI: L5KFJWTBJDN5.

This request for support services is required for one (1) Controlled Substance Manager cabinet and four (4) peripheral cabinets that are necessary to store and dispense pharmaceutical medications, including controlled substances, in a safe manner and provide perpetual inventory and audit trail to assist the Pharmacy Department to comply with regulatory standards while increasing efficiency. The support services will include software updates and maintenance. To maintain the warranty for these Omnicell Dispensing Cabinets, which have recently been purchased via lease buyout, Omnicell requires that only Omnicell software be installed on their products. Service software security updates and other software updates can only be supplied by the manufacturer. This service agreement is necessary to ensure the continuity of services without interruption in order to provide direct patient care in accordance with Accreditation standards and to minimize the risk of an unanticipated failure or security issue. The support service agreement will include preventive maintenance according to manufacturer’s recommendations, troubleshooting, service requests, providing original manufacturer’s replacement parts, and phone support.

Period of Performance is for one base year plus four option years, as follows:

Base Year: 1/01/2026 – 12/31/2026

1st Option Year: 01/01/2027 – 12/31/2027

2nd Option Year: 01/01/2028 – 12/31/2028

3rd Option Year: 01/01/2029 – 12/31/2029

4th Option Year: 01/01/2030 – 12/31/2030

The estimated total value is below the simplified acquisition threshold.

The sole source contracting action is pursuing a waiver from placing an order on a competitive basis pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supply or service will satisfy agency requirements and is based on market research.

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.

The determination not to compete the proposed action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received normally will be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred for 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 Supervisory Contract Specialist, Shandiin DeWolfe, via email: Shandiin.DeWolfe@ihs.gov

Please include the following wording in the subject line of the email: “Notice of Intent -Questions Submission – Controlled Substance Manager Support Services (AIHC)” by September 9th, 2025, no later than 12:00PM (noon) MDT.

Thank you!