Non-personal Healthcare Services of Medical Supply Technicians in the Sterile Processing Department at the Northern Navajo Medical Center

The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service seeks non-personal healthcare services of Medical Supply Technicians for the Sterile Processing Department at Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico, with quotations due August 18, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time. The procurement is set aside 100% for Indian-Owned Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE), and multiple awards may be made.

Place of performance is Shiprock, New Mexico. The base performance period runs October 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with four optional six-month extension periods extending through March 31, 2029. The contractor must provide two full-time Medical Supply Technicians working 1,040 hours each during the base period and each option period.

Required qualifications include a minimum of 24 months of sterile processing experience, current Basic Life Support certification, and Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT-CBSPD) certification. Contractors must demonstrate proficiency with 15 pieces of sterile processing equipment and 27 distinct skills spanning decontamination, sterilization, infection control, and hazardous materials handling. All personnel must obtain security clearance through background investigation using the OPM e-App system and FBI fingerprint card prior to assignment and must provide documentation of required immunizations and tuberculosis testing. Contractor must maintain medical liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate and comply with HIPAA Business Associate Agreement obligations and REAL ID Act compliance for facility access. Work must conform to standards set by The Joint Commission, CMS, AAAHC, and IHS policies.

Offerors must submit three volumes: Administrative Documents (signed SF-1449, certifications, and Indian Economic Enterprise representation); Technical Capability (approach and key personnel resumes demonstrating PWS qualifications); and Price (detailed hourly rates for all base and option CLINs, with all prices quoted or the quotation will be non-responsive). Evaluation criteria include technical capability and approach, key personnel qualifications, schedule capability, and price. Personnel submitted by multiple offerors will not be evaluated; only one offer per individual will be considered.