Sources Sought for Laboratory Supplies IHS1520400
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AI-generated · Apr 08, 2026Identify capable Indian-owned IEEs or ISBEE, or other capable firms, to provide microbiology reagent supplies under a blanket purchase order on an as-needed basis, including Cepheid GeneXpert Analyzer reagents. The required items are listed in the attached item list, and the period of performance includes a base year with two option years.
Responses are for market research to help determine acquisition strategy, with priority given to Buy Indian Act opportunities, then Small Business Act set-asides. This is not a solicitation. Submissions are voluntary and must be SAM-registered at submission and at award. Provide a company profile (UEI, ownership, size, socio-economic status), SAM representations and certifications, a capability statement, and evidence of past performance or existing contracts if available. Indian-owned firms (ISBEEs/IEEs) must submit the IHS IEE Representation Form. Telephone inquiries are not accepted, and no feedback will be provided.
The Indian Health Service, Chinle Service Unit is issuing this sources-sought notice (SSN) to identify capable Indian-owned, economic enterprises large (IEE) or small (ISBEE) that can provide reagent supplies from using a blanket purchase order (BPA) to purchase microbiology supplies Purchase Cepheid GeneXpert Analyzer reagent on "as needed" basis. The period of performance will consist of one one-year base period and two one-year option periods. Refer to list of items attached. Other capable firms are also invited to respond to this SSN. The Contracting Officer will consider responses for Buy Indian Act (25 U.S.C. 47) opportunities first, then for set aside programs under the Small Business Act (41 U.S.C. 3104). The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this requirement is 621511 Medical Laboratories with a small business size standard of $41.5 million or less in average annual receipts. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. Information collected from this notice is purely for market research only and will be used to determine the contracting office s acquisition strategy including competition, set asides, and locating Indian-owned economic enterprises. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred in response to this request for information. In accordance with FAR 4.203-1(b), offerors and quoters must be registered in System for Award Management at SAM.gov, at the time an offer or quotation is submitted and at time of award. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this notice by April 21, 2026 to Nora Nutlouis, Purchasing Argent, 725-7259806 at nora.nutlouis@ihs.gov with the subject line SSN - IHS1520400. Your submission must include the following information, at a minimum: Company Profile that includes: UEI, Name and Address, Primary POC information, business size and type of ownership, socio-economic status/participation such as 8(a), WOSB/EDWOSB, SDVOSB and HUBZone, identification of Native American ownership, SAM.gov representations and certifications, and other related documentation. A brief statement of the company s capability that relates to the described government requirement. Additional demonstration of capability may include current and past performance history for the same or similar requirement, established contracts such as GSA or VA Schedule, etc. Indian-owned Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) and Indian-owned Economic Enterprises (IEEs) must also submit a completed IHS IEE Representation Form (attached) in accordance with HHSAR 326.606-1(b). Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
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