Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Firm Fixed-Price Commercial Item, Area Wide IDIQ Contract for Clinical Laboratory Coagulation Equipment/Supply on a Cost-Per-Reportable-Results for the Great Plains Area OHP Department located in Aberdeen SD.
Department of Health and Human Services · Indian Health Service · Sol. 75H70627Q00001
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The Indian Health Service (Great Plains Area, Aberdeen SD) wants one small business to supply coagulation testing analyzers, reagents, supplies, installation, training and service for its hospital labs in South Dakota and North Dakota, priced per reportable result. It is a single-award, firm-fixed-price IDIQ (a contract that lets the agency place orders over time) with a 5-year ordering period running 11/01/2026 to 10/31/2031 and a ceiling under $900,000.
Watch out for
- Pricing model is described two ways. The notice asks for a per-reportable-result price while the PWS says orders are a fixed monthly price per facility, so you would need to clarify how to price before bidding.
for a fixed monthly price per facility, as specified in the applicable order.
- Contractor carries volume risk. The price does not change if testing volume goes up or down within the stated ranges, and test volumes swung widely year to year in the history table.
The Contractor assumes full risk for variations in workload
- Tight uptime and service standards. You need 24/7 support, a 1-hour callback and 24-hour on-site repair, and equipment with 10% or more downtime in a month can be replaced, which is costly for remote sites in the Dakotas.
Maintain ≥90% uptime per instrument
- Fast install and emergency supply deadlines. Install, validate and train at five sites within 90 days of award, and ship a week of emergency supplies within 24 hours, with validation studies at no cost.
Complete installation, validation, and training within 90 days of award
- Evaluation text contradicts itself. One sentence says price is the least important and another says the lowest-priced acceptable offer wins, so it is unclear how much to sharpen price versus the management write-up.
Past performance and management, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.
- Notice says hematology, documents say coagulation. The notice description mentions hematology analyzers but the title, PWS and test list are for coagulation, so confirm the actual equipment needed before quoting.
necessary to provide hematology analyzers for Great Plains Area Indian Health Service facilities located throughout South Dakota and North Dakota.
- Small ceiling and minimum guarantee. The most the government can spend is under $900,000 over five years across five hospitals, and only $1,000 is guaranteed, so the revenue is uncertain.
The estimated contract ceiling is less than $900,000 and minimum guarantee is $1,000.00.
- Indian Preference program work. You must run an Indian preference program with a liaison, public notices, records and quarterly reports, which adds paperwork.
Establish and conduct a subcontracting program which gives preference to Indian
- Payment can be cut for missed standards. Services are accepted month by month and a missed standard can mean a rejected month or reduced payment.
Reduction of payment in accordance with contract terms
- Contractor owns and removes the equipment. You carry the equipment cost and must remove it at the end, so the price has to recover it over the contract.
Title to equipment shall remain with the Contractor.
- Funding not guaranteed. A full-text clause says funds are not presently available and each order is funded only when issued.
Funds are not presently available for this contract.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment.
- 75H70627Q00001 SOL-RFQ Lab Coagluation Pkg Revisions.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Provide automated coagulation analyzers (PT, aPTT, INR, D-dimer and similar) for five IHS hospital labs, new equipment only, with the OEM warranty
- Supply all reagents, controls and consumables and keep enough stock on hand, with emergency deliveries within 24 hours
- Install, validate and train staff within 90 days of award, and provide annual refresher training
- Provide 24/7 technical support, preventive maintenance and repairs, with at least 90% uptime per instrument
- Interface the analyzers two-way with the IHS laboratory information system (LIS)
- Provide software and hardware upgrades at no added cost when offered to commercial customers
- Deliver validation reports, QC and calibration records, service logs and lot rollover reports
- Remove the equipment at no cost when the contract ends (the contractor keeps title)
- Contract type
- Single-award firm-fixed-price IDIQ priced as cost per reportable result (CPRR); commercial products and services, same-or-equal
- Period of performance
- 5-year ordering period (base period plus 4 option periods), 11/01/2026 to 10/31/2031
- Place of performance
- Great Plains Area IHS hospitals and clinics in South Dakota and North Dakota: Cheyenne River Health Center (Eagle Butte SD), Pine Ridge Hospital (SD), Rosebud Comprehensive Health Care Hospital (SD), Standing Rock Service Unit (Fort Yates ND), Turtle Mountain Service Unit (Belcourt ND); other sites may be added
- Estimated value
- Ceiling under $900,000 (maximum $900,000) with a $1,000 minimum guarantee for the whole contract
- How they'll choose
- Price-ranked: offers are ranked low to high and the lowest-priced offer that is rated acceptable on the non-price factors (past performance and management) wins. Another sentence says past performance and management together matter more than price, so the exact method is unclear. No discussions are planned.
- Offers due
- November 9, 2026 at 10:00 am Central Time (questions due October 19, 2026 by 12:00 pm Central; quote must stay firm until January 31, 2027)
- How to submit
- Email to Ursula Maslonka, Contract Specialist, Ursula.Maslonka@ihs.gov (offers are accepted electronically only)
What they'll judge offers on
- Past Performance (rated acceptable or unacceptable from recent, relevant CPARs; no offeror submission needed)
- Management (written explanation of management capabilities and responsibilities; rated acceptable or unacceptable)
- Price (total proposed price for the 5-year ordering period from the price schedule sheet)
What to include when you submit
- Submit the complete RFQ, signed and dated on company letterhead; an incomplete RFQ is not considered responsive
- Include the solicitation number, company name, address, phone and contact email
- Include a technical description of what you offer in enough detail to check compliance, plus product literature if needed
- Include the terms of any express warranty, price and discount terms, and a remit-to address if different
- Acknowledge any solicitation amendments
- Complete the SF 1449 and the Price Schedule Sheet
- Send a written Management explanation covering tour of duty/schedule, description of services, contractor responsibility and personnel requirements
- Send an implementation plan with the proposal (transition of 90 days or less)
- Send a Section 508 conformance document (VPAT 2.5 or HHS checklist)
- State the extent of your agreement with all terms and conditions
- If you think Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) invoicing is too burdensome, explain why in your response
You must have
- Small business set-aside: must be a small business (1,000 employees or fewer under NAICS 334516)
This is a 100% Total Small Business set-aside combined synopsis/solicitation
- Size standard for NAICS 334516 is 1,000 employees
Small Business Size Standards in number of employees: 1,000 Employees
- Active SAM.gov registration with a Unique Entity ID and TIN
Contractors will need a Unique Entity ID (UEI) number, TIN number, and be registered with www.sam.gov.
- Only new equipment and parts; no used, refurbished, gray market or counterfeit goods, and the equipment must carry the OEM warranty
no used, refurbished, or remanufactured equipment or parts shall be provided under any circumstances
- Compliance with clinical lab regulatory standards (CLIA, CLSI, FDA) and CLSI-based method validation
maintaining compliance with CLIA, CLSI, FDA, and other applicable
- Protect patient data and follow HIPAA; sanitize data from equipment before it is returned (NIST SP 800-88)
Comply with HIPAA requirements for protection of Protected Health Information (PHI)
- Section 508 accessibility documentation (VPAT) for any ICT deliverables
Use the current VPAT 2.5 template to document WCAG 2.1 conformance
- Indian Preference clauses: give hiring, training and subcontracting preference to Indians, Indian organizations and Indian-owned enterprises, keep records and file quarterly reports
The Contractor agrees to give preference in employment opportunities under this contract
- Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Act: possible background investigation and a declaration to sign before work starts
This contract is subject to the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Act
- Invoices must be submitted through the Treasury Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)
Not in the notice text
- The Price Schedule Sheet is referenced but is not in the provided text, so the exact pricing format is not visible
- How CPRR pricing applies given the PWS says a fixed monthly price per facility
- Which brand or model is the reference for the same-or-equal description, and the salient characteristics an equal must meet
- Exact test menu beyond PT, INR, aPTT and D-dimer volumes (the performance targets also mention fibrinogen and Heparin Xa)
- Section J declaration form for the Indian Child Protection clause is not included
- Current contractor or equipment in use at the sites is not stated
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 9, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 8, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 75H70627Q00001
- Agency
- Department of Health and Human Services · Indian Health Service
- Office
- Great Plains Area Indian Health SVC
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 334516
- Product/service code
- 6632
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Place of performance
- Aberdeen, SD, 57401
- Contracting contact
- Ursula Maslonkaursula.maslonka@ihs.gov
What similar contracts paid
365 contracts at this agency under the same NAICS code, in the same state, had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 7% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
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