Sources Sought for Cross Connection Controls Training for the OEHE-IHS
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SS_CROSS_CONNECTION_CONTROLS_OEHE
- Agency
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Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- Place of performance
- Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Indian Health Service (IHS) Albuquerque Area Office is conducting a sources-sought survey to identify Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) or Total Small Business Set-Aside–eligible vendors capable of delivering hands-on cross connection control training with certification for tribal utility and IHS staff across the lower 48 states and Alaska, with responses due by June 29, 2026. This is a market research notice under FAR 15.201(c)(3) and does not constitute a solicitation.
IHS intends to use the Buy Indian Act's negotiation authority to give preference to Indian Economic Enterprises when authorized and practicable. Work will be executed under a Blanket Purchase Agreement vehicle with anticipated demand of fewer than three in-person trainings annually, though no work is guaranteed in any contract year. Performance location spans tribal utilities and IHS facilities nationwide including Alaska.
Vendors must maintain an existing catalog of at least two multi-day off-the-shelf cross connection control certification courses: Cross Connection Specialist Certification and Backflow Assembly Tester Certification. Instructors must hold a minimum of five years' experience in water operations serving communities of 15 to 2,500 connections and five years' experience providing cross connection control training to tribal utilities or small rural communities. Operator certifications (Level 2 or higher) are preferred; evidence of adult education competencies is required. Training delivery shall be primarily in-person with at least 33 percent hands-on, kinesthetic-based instruction, supplemented by instructor-led virtual sessions using industry-standard platforms capable of accommodating up to 100 participants. Vendors must provide spiral-bound manuals, develop new courses within 90 days upon request, and submit closeout documentation within two weeks of course completion. Payment is structured as single unit prices covering instruction, travel at or below GSA rates, materials, and certifications; the government retains ownership of newly developed training content.
Respondents must provide company name, UEI registration confirmation in SAM.gov, and small business size certification documentation. NAICS code 611430 applies; alternative NAICS codes should include rationale.
Notice text
This Sources Sought Notice is being posted as outlined in FAR 15.201(c)(3) and is intended only as a request for information to determine if an “Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) Set-Aside (specific to Department of Interior and Indian Health Service) or a “Total Small Business Set-Aside” can fulfill the requirements set forth below. This is not a solicitation and no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice.
Pursuant to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5-6, Indian Health Service must use the negotiation authority of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, to give preference to Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE), when authorized and practicable.
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The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service is conducting a market research survey, pursuant to FAR 10.001, to identify businesses capable of performing the services listed below:
1. NAICS Code: 611430- Professional and Management Development Training
a. If a different NAICS code is suggested, please include the proposed NAICS code and rationale.
2. Description: Hands-on cross connection control trainings with certification (or certification facilitation) for tribal utility and IHS staff in the lower 48 States and Alaska.
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Responses to this notice should include the following:
1.) Company name and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) to confirm company is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov, in accordance with FAR 4.1102(a).
2.) Company’s business size for the NAICS code listed above, including: Historically Underutilized Business (HUBZone); Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE); Small Business; Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB); and/or Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB).
3.) Attached form titled "IHS IEE Representation Form", and check “does” or “does not” meet the definition of an IEE. This information is utilized to collect data.
4.) Capability statement and/or product brochure and/or any applicable past performance information that demonstrates that the supplies, equipment, or services can be provided by your company.
Please submit all requested information to Stephanie Begay via e-mail: Stephanie.Begay3@ihs.gov by June 29, 2026, at 5:00 pm MT.
Automated responses or other responses that do not provide the requested information specified in this Sources Sought Notice will be noted as non-responsive and not considered in this Market Research.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| IHS IEE Representation Form_Jan 2022_508 Compliant.pdf | ||
| 260129_PWS_CCC_V.1.docx | DOCX document |
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