Chinle IHS Mobile Breast Ultrasound Services
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- Solicitation number
- IHS1526635
- Agency
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Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 621512 Diagnostic Imaging Centers
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Arizona 86503, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Indian Health Service, Chinle Service Unit is issuing a sources-sought notice to identify Indian-owned economic enterprises—large (IEE) or small (ISBEE)—capable of providing ultrasound sonographer and radiologist services for Mobile Breast Ultrasound Services in the Radiology Department, with responses due by June 18, 2026. The Contracting Officer will evaluate Buy Indian Act (25 U.S.C. 47) responses first, then consider set-aside programs under the Small Business Act; other capable firms are also invited to respond. The tentative start date is July 23, 2026, with a one-year base period plus four one-year option periods. Work is performed at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility in Arizona, serving approximately 35,000 Navajo Nation members, requiring 2 to 3 on-site clinic days per month from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with potential overtime based on patient demand.
Contractors must hold active American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) certification with breast specialization for sonographers, or completion of a U.S. radiology residency with breast imaging fellowship and board certification for physicians. All personnel must demonstrate no history of adverse medical board action, drug abuse, or lapse in practice exceeding six months within the preceding twelve months. Current CPR, BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications are required, along with HIPAA and Privacy Act compliance. Performance will be evaluated on patient care, compliance, cultural sensitivity, documentation, and professionalism, each requiring "very good" or "exceptional" ratings. NAICS code 621512 applies, with a small business size standard of $19 million. Responses are voluntary market research only; offerors must be registered in SAM.gov at submission and award.
Notice text
Sources-Sought Notice
The Indian Health Service, Chinle Service Unit, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility is issuing this sources-sought notice (SSN) to identify capable Indian-owned, economic enterprises – large (IEE) or small (ISBEE) – that can provide Ultrasound Sonographer and Radiologist to provide direct patient care to provide patients with Mobile Breast Ultrasound Services in the Radiology Department. Refer to attached Performance Work Statement.
Period of Performance will consist of one one-year base period, plus four one-year option periods. Tentative start date 07/23/2026.
- Base Period 12 months
- First Option Period 12 months
- Second Option Period 12 months
- Third Option Period 12 months
- Fourth Option Period 12 months
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 621512 with a small business size standard of $19 million.
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 06/18/2026 to Tanya Begay at tanya.begay2@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN - Mobile Breast Ultrasound Services. 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.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| IHS IEE Representation Form_Jan 2022_508 Compliant.pdf | ||
| Performance Work Statement.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Chinle IHS Mobile Breast Ultrasound Services | Special Notice | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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