Sources Sought Notice - 1520243.pdf
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This is a Sources-Sought Notice issued by the Indian Health Service, Shiprock Service Unit, for Non-PSC Pharmacist Services at the Northern Navajo Medical Center. The notice is market research intended to identify capable Indian-owned economic enterprises (both large and small) and other qualified firms that can provide these services. The applicable NAICS code is 561320 Temporary Health Services with a small business size standard of $34 million. The Contracting Officer will prioritize Buy Indian Act opportunities first, followed by set-aside programs under the Small Business Act. Submissions are due by Friday, March 20, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. MDT to Cornelius Tsipai, Contract Specialist at cornelius.tsipai@ihs.gov with subject line "SS-SRSU-26-0015."
Interested parties must submit a company profile including UEI, name, address, primary point of contact, business size, type of ownership, socio-economic status, Native American ownership identification, and SAM.gov representations and certifications. Respondents should provide a brief capability statement relating to the government requirement, including current and past performance history and established contracts such as GSA or VA Schedule contracts. Indian-owned Small Business Economic Enterprises and Indian-owned Economic Enterprises must complete the attached IHS IEE Representation Form per HHSAR 326.606-1(b). All offerors and quoters must be registered in SAM.gov at time of submission and award. This is explicitly not a solicitation, and all submissions are voluntary with no government financial responsibility. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted, and no feedback will be provided to respondents.
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Rev. 01/29/2026
Sources-Sought Notice
The Indian Health Service, Shiprock Service Unit is issuing this sources-sought notice (SSN) to identify capable Indian-owned, economic enterprises – large (IEE) or small (ISBEE) – that can fill a government requirement for Non-PSC Pharmacist Services for the Pharmacy Dept. at the Northern Navajo Medical Center.
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 561320 Temporary Health Services with a small business size standard of $34M.
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 Friday, March 20, 2026 at 12:00pm MDT to Cornelius Tsipai, Contract Specialist at <cornelius.tsipai@ihs.gov> with the subject line “SS-SRSU-26-0015”.
Your submission must include the following information, at a minimum:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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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