NNMC: Sources Sought - Offsite Sterilization and Logistics Services
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SS-SRSU-27-0005
- Agency
-
Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561910 Packaging and Labeling Services
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Shiprock, New Mexico 87420, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Indian Health Service, Shiprock Service Unit, is issuing a sources-sought notice to identify capable Indian-owned economic enterprises, large (IEE) or small (ISBEE), for off-site sterilization and logistics services for facility-owned surgical instruments on an as-needed basis, with responses due November 18, 2026, at 4:00 pm MST. The Set Aside line reads "No Set-Aside Used," but the Contracting Officer will consider Buy Indian Act (25 U.S.C. 47) responses first and then set-aside programs under the Small Business Act (41 U.S.C. 3104). Other capable firms are also invited to respond.
This is market research only and not a solicitation. Responses are voluntary, and the government assumes no responsibility for response costs. The notice will inform acquisition strategy on competition, set-asides, and locating Indian-owned economic enterprises.
The requirement is assigned NAICS 561910, Packaging and Labeling Services, with a small business size standard of $19.5 million.
Responses go by email to Michelle James at michelle.james@ihs.gov with the subject line "SSN - Offsite Sterilization and Logistics Services, SS-SRSU-27-0005." Minimum content includes a company profile with UEI, name and address, primary point of contact, business size and type of ownership, and socio-economic status such as 8(a), WOSB/EDWOSB, SDVOSB, and HUBZone. An IEE Representation Form is attached. Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov at submission and at award per FAR 4.203-1(b).
Notice text
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 provide off-site sterilization and logistics services for facility-owned surgical instruments on an “as needed” basis.
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 561910 Packaging and Labeling Services with a small business size standard of $19.5 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 November 18, 2026, at 4:00 pm MST to Michelle James at michelle.james@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN - Offsite Sterilization and Logistics Services, SS-SRSU-27-0005. 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 |
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