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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JULY 16, 2026 SAM #8998
SPECIAL NOTICE

66 -- Sole Source Siemens Service Agreement for Rapidpoint Blood Gas Analyzer for Red Lake Hospital

Notice Date

7/14/2026 11:13:45 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

621511 — Medical Laboratories
 

Contracting Office

BEMIDJI SUB-AREA, BEMIDJI MN 56601 USA
 

ZIP Code

56601
 

Response Due

7/21/2026 12:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

07/21/2026
 

Point of Contact

Winona Kitto, Jennifer Richardson
 

E-Mail Address

winona.kitto@ihs.gov, Jennifer.Richardson@ihs.gov
(winona.kitto@ihs.gov, Jennifer.Richardson@ihs.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

8AN 8(a) Sole Source
 

Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SOLE SOURCE AWARD The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service (IHS), Bemidji Area intends to award a Firm Fixed Priced Contract on a sole source basis to Siemens Healthcare for the Red Lake Hospital in Red Lake MN. The sole source action will be issued under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a) - only one source reasonably available. Siemens Rapidpoint 500e Analyzer (Serial number 68459, Functional location code 1010069) is already in use at the Red Lake Hospital and a new service and maintenance agreement plus reagents is needed. This service is proprietary to the manufacturer and it�s specific equipment. All supplies are analyzer specific and cannot be interchanged with another vendor. All service on the analyzer must be completed by a Siemens representative. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 621511-Medical Laboratories: Focuses on medical/diagnostic tests Product or Service Code (PCS) is 6640-Laboratory Equipment and Supplies: General laboratory equipment Point of contact for this acquisition is Purchasing Agent, Winona Kitto at winona.kitto@ihs.gov. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit a quote to Purchasing Agent, Winona Kitto at winona.kitto@ihs.gov. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit technical capabilities, and other information that demonstrates their ability to meet the Government's needs.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/44f1f1ea1f58412791cccf640c1371bf/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Red Lake, MN 56671, USA

Zip Code: 56671

Country: USA
 

Record

SN07884441-F 20260716/260714230045 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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