NNMC Water testing, analysis, and filtration services for medical device processing
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SSN-NAO-27-001
- Agency
-
Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
- 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 conducting market research through a sources-sought notice to identify capable Indian-owned economic enterprises, large or small, for laboratory water testing, analysis, and filtration services supporting medical device processing, with responses due November 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. 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 small business set-aside programs under the Small Business Act. This is not a solicitation, and the notice will inform acquisition strategy, including competition and set-aside decisions. Other capable firms may also respond.
The testing must verify that utility water, critical water, and steam/steam condensate meet applicable ANSI/AAMI ST108:2023 water quality requirements. The assigned NAICS code is 221310, Water Supply and Irrigation Systems, with a small business size standard of $41.0 million.
An attached IEE Representation Form requires self-certification of Indian Economic Enterprise status, including the name of the Federally Recognized Tribal Entity and the 51% owner, with eligibility maintained through submission, award, and performance. Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov at submission and at award per FAR 4.203-1(b). Responses go to Bertina Jones, Purchasing Agent, at bertina.jones@ihs.gov with the subject line "SSN-NAO-27-001," and must include, at a minimum, a company profile with UEI and name. Participation is voluntary, and the government assumes no responsibility for response costs.
Notice text
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 provide Laboratory testing and analysis of processing quality water used in medical device processing. The testing program is intended to verify that utility water, critical water, and steam/steam condensate meet applicable ANSI/AAMI ST108:2023 water quality requirements.
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 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems with a small business size standard of $41.0 millions of dollars.
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 16, 2026 @ 10:00 am MST to Bertina Jones, Purchasing Agent at bertina.jones@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN-NAO-27-001”. 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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