Description
The Indian Health Service (IHS) intends to award a sole source contract to Siemens Healthcare for a service and maintenance agreement for the Rapidpoint 500e blood gas analyzer at the Red Lake Hospital in Minnesota. The analyzer is already in use at the hospital, and the service and supplies are proprietary to Siemens. The contract will include auto-shipped supplies and maintenance services. The IHS is using the sole source authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a) because only one source is reasonably available.
• The contract is for a maintenance agreement and supplies for the Siemens Rapidpoint 500e blood gas analyzer.
• The analyzer is already in use at the Red Lake Hospital.
• The service and supplies are proprietary to Siemens.
• The contract will be awarded on a sole source basis.
• The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this contract is 621511, which is for medical laboratories.
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Contact
Winona Kitto(Purchasing Agent)