Cross Connection Training for the IHS, OEHE

The Indian Health Service, Albuquerque Area, seeks cross connection control training and certification services, with quotes due August 24, 2026, at 3:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time. This is a single-award, firm-fixed-price procurement with Economic Price Adjustment under NAICS 611430, issued as RFQ 75H70726Q00095 and constituting the sole solicitation announcement.

Place of performance is Albuquerque, New Mexico, with training delivery across the lower 48 states and Alaska. The contractor must provide hands-on cross connection control training for tribal utility and IHS staff, offering at least two off-the-shelf certification courses (Cross Connection Specialist Certification and Backflow Assembly Tester Certification) in both in-person and virtual formats. In-person training must include a minimum 33% hands-on kinesthetic exercises. Instructors must hold minimum five years' experience in water operations serving small communities and five years' experience providing cross connection training to tribal utilities.

The performance period runs one year (November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2027) plus four optional one-year renewal periods through October 31, 2031. Pricing follows a bid schedule establishing unit costs for course material revision, preparation, instruction time, travel, manual publication and shipping, equipment shipping, and certification services; a pricing scenario for cost comparison specifies a three-day, 24-hour certification course in Spokane, Washington with 30 attendees.

Evaluation criteria, in order of importance, are Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price. All contractors must maintain active sam.gov registration with current UEI numbers prior to award. Invoices must be submitted electronically via the Department of Treasury Invoice Processing Platform. All government payments occur by electronic funds transfer.