Sources Sought Notice - Nurse Leadership Summit.docx

Sources Sought Notice NNLC Nursing and Quality Leadership Summit Notice ID: ACQ-OMAS-2026-SAT-0025

Sources Sought Notice

This Sources Sought Notice (SSN) is for market research and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation or commitment to issue a solicitation by the Indian Health Service (IHS). This SSN is seeking information from the specific types of entities listed below to assess their capabilities in fulfilling the requirements set forth in this SSN. The information from this SSN will be used to determine the appropriate set-aside, if any, in accordance with the applicable regulations listed. The Government encourages the identified to respond to this Notice and will be assessed of their capabilities in the following priority:

1. Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE)

2. Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) in accordance with HHSAR 326.603-1

3. Small business concerns in accordance with FAR 19.502-2 (b)(1) & (2)

Responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether any ISBEE/IEE or small business set-aside is possible based on the Contracting Officer’s reasonable expectation of obtaining offers from two or more relevant concerns that will be competitive in terms of market price, product quality, and delivery capability. An organization that is not considered an ISBEE/IEE firm OR small business under the applicable NAICS code should NOT submit a response to this notice. The applicable primary NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. The anticipated period of performance for this effort will be one year from the date of award, with up to four additional one-year option periods. Generic capability statements are not sufficient and may not be considered when assessing entity capabilities.

Background The Indian Health Service (IHS) Division of Nursing Services (DNS), Office of Quality, and National Nurse Leadership Council (NNLC) is planning the 2026 Nursing Leadership Summit. The conference is to facilitate an educational forum that increases nursing knowledge, skills and attitudes across a broad spectrum of health care issues that focus on current, practical, and clinically-oriented evidence-based practice information addressing nursing leadership, advanced practice nursing, inpatient nursing, ambulatory nursing, and public health nursing.

Purpose and Objectives The 2026 Nursing & Quality Leadership Summit to be held within the continental United States. Requested dates August 31 through September 3rd, 2026, Alternate dates in June, July & August of 2026 will be considered. The host facility must be located within walking distance to local amenities, restaurants, and public transportation. Walking distance is defined as 0.14 miles or less. The host facility must be in an area that is safe for pedestrian activity and with a low crime rate (low crime rate is defined as within the national average for violent and property crime). Four working days will be dedicated to achieving the goals and objectives established by DNS and NNLC. The first date will be utilized by the Division of Nursing Services and the National Nurse Leadership Council for planning; this date will have 40 participants. The remaining three date will have approximately 275 participants in attendance. The attendees will be arriving the day before events and depart day after events.

Capability Statement/Submission Information A response to this SSN will be in the form of a capability statement to demonstrate capability and experience in the task areas identified further below. Specifically, please provide the following information below to demonstrate capabilities:

Cover Page Please provide a cover page to include:

1. Company Name

2. Company Designation (ISBEE/IEE/SB)

3. Type of Business – as applicable (e.g. 8(a), Woman Owned Small Business, HUBZone, etc.)

4. UEI Number

5. Point of contact, email address, and phone number

6. Primary NAICS Code(s)

7. Existing federal contracting vehicle(s) numbers, as applicable (e.g. GSA MAS number, NITAAC/CIO SP3, other Government Wide Agency Contracts, etc.)

8. System for Award Management (SAM) registration status. Note, all respondents must be registered on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/ prior to any potential award.

Executive Summary Provide a high-level overview of your services and include how it will benefit the Indian Health Service.

Technical Areas Respondents are expected to submit a capability statement detailing and demonstrating their expertise and technical capabilities in the areas outlined further below in this SSN.

Past Performance Please provide any past performance information to support demonstration of your capabilities in the relevant technical areas and magnitude of work.

Other Information (Optional) You may include any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the requirements of the potential acquisition.

Submission Format To assist the Government in an expeditious review of your capabilities, the capability statement should be organized as follows:

· Cover page

· Executive Summary

· Technical Areas in the order listed

· Other Information, as applicable The tailored capability statement should not exceed 10 pages excluding Past Performance information. Font must not be less than 10 point (for readability) and may be submitted in either in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) but must be a standard 8-1/2 by 11 inch in paper size. All proprietary information should be marked as such.

Generic capability statements are not sufficient and will not be considered compliant with the requirements of this notice.

Disclaimer and Important Notes This notice does not obligate the Government to award contract. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this SSN 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. 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 capabilities to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on a government GPE. However, responses to this Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation.

Confidentiality: No 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).

Thank you for your interest in IHS programs.