IHS_Sources_Sought_IHS1529772_2026-08-01.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE — BUY INDIAN ACT

Oklahoma City Area Office · Notice ID IHS1529772

This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations.

Pursuant to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5-6, the Indian Health Service (IHS) must use the negotiation authority of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, to give preference to Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) whenever the use of that authority is authorized and practicable.

The Government is seeking to identify Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) capable of performing the below Indian Health Service (IHS) requirement for WATER DIVERTING SUPPLIES. Any vendor responding to this notice should submit their capability statement as well as the Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (attached). Instructions for submission are outlined below.

Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) and other small business are highly encouraged to respond to this notice. However, firms should understand that generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective evaluation of their capacity and capability to perform the work required. Responses must directly demonstrate the company's capability, experience, and ability to provide all of the requested items on the materials list. The place of performance is Lawton Indian Hospital, 1515 NE Lawrie Tatum Rd, Lawton, OK 73507.

Applicable NAICS Code: 332913 — Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing (small business size standard: 1,000 employees). Product Service Code (PSC): 4510.

The Government requests interested parties submit a written response to this notice, which includes:

a. Company Name.

b. Company socioeconomic status.

c. Company System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.

d. Company point of contact, mailing address, telephone number(s), and website address.

e. Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a company point of contact who has the authority and knowledge to clarify responses with Government representatives.

f. CAGE Code.

g. Tax ID.

h. Date submitted.

i. Applicable company GSA Schedule number or other available procurement vehicle.

j. Company's System for Award Management (SAM) registration status. All respondents must register in SAM at https://www.sam.gov/.

k. Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (attached).

Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses, or the Government's use of such information or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on a Government Point of Entry (GPE). However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

How to respond: Please include the notice IHS1529772 in the subject line. Responses must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Mary Ann Yocham at maryann.yocham@ihs.gov no later than 2:00 PM CST on August 8, 2026.

Capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of pages for this submission is 5 pages.

Attachments:

1. Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form

2. Materials List

CLIN ITEM UOM QUANTITY

1 PVC 7400 4X20 S40 PE PIPE FT 240

2 736-0104 10X4 SADDLE W/CLAMPS EA 15

3 82706 4" GON-NOZZLE & ESCUTCH EA 15

4 STAN ROBERTS 40407 P5010 10" SDR35 45 ELL EA 4

5 STAN ROBERTS 40412 P4010 10" SDR35 45 ST ELL EA 4

6 STAN ROBERTS 40608 P6010 10" SDR35 CPLG EA 30

7 10" X 19'6' PVC 3034 PE PIPE EA 600

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service

Office of Management Services Division of Acquisition Policy (DAP)

5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

BUY INDIAN ACT

INDIAN ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE

REPRESENTATION FORM

SOLICITATION/SOURCES SOUGHT/RFI #: _________________________________________________

PROJECT TITLE: ________________________________________________________

DATE: ___________________________________________________________________

In accordance with 25 U.S.C. 47 the Buy Indian Act, the signature below constitutes self-certification that the Offeror meets the definition of an “Indian Economic Enterprise” (HHSAR 326.601) in response to this Sources Sought Notice, Request for Information (RFI) or Solicitation and resultant contract.

The enterprise must meet the definition of “Indian Economic Enterprise” throughout the following time periods:

(1) At the time an offer is made in response to this solicitation;

(2) At the time of contract award; and

(3) During the full term of the contract performance period. At any point during these periods, if the Contractor no longer meets the eligibility requirements, the contractor must provide immediate written notification to the Contracting Officer.

Individual Contracting Officers may require documentation of eligibility before awarding a set-aside or sole source contracts under the Buy Indian Act and awards may be subject to protest if the eligibility of the successful Offeror is in question. In addition to the self-certification requirements, successful Offerors must also be registered with the System of Award Management (SAM).

Any false or misleading information submitted by an enterprise when submitting an offer in consideration of an award set-aside under the authority of the Buy Indian Act is a violation of the law and punishable under 18 U.S.C. 1001.

False claims submitted as part of contract performance are subject to the penalties enumerated in 31 U.S.C. 3729 to 3731 and 18 U.S.C. 287.

REPRESENTATION

The Offeror represents as part of its offer that it does _____, does not _____ meet the definition of an “Indian Economic Enterprise” with “Indian Ownership” under the authority of the Buy Indian Act.

Name of the 51% owner of IEE Firm

Certifying Signature

Print Name

Name of Federally Recognized Tribal Entity

Business Name

UEI Number

Sources Sought Notice — Buy Indian Act