SOURCES SOUGHT IEE/ISBEE Crow Service Unit Hospital Laundry Services

The Billings Area Indian Health Service is issuing this Special Notice RFQ(SN)-CSU-22-012-JJP Sources Sought Synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify any potential vendors including IEE (Indian Economic Enterprise) or ISBEE (Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise) sources pursuant to the Buy Indian Act (25 USC 47). The Indian Health Service is attempting to locate qualified and eligible IEE and ISBEE sources “Native American Owned and Operated Businesses” that can provide a Requirement for Hospital Laundry Services for the Crow/Northern Cheyenne IHS Hospital, Crow Agency, Montana, 59022.  The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the procurements is: 812332 and the small business size standard is $41.5 million. 

Laundering Services are required for The Crow/Northern Cheyenne Indian Health Service (Crow Service Unit) located in Crow Agency, Montana. The CSU processes an average of 1,500 pounds of soiled linen a month, with an approximate volume of 18,000 pounds of soiled linen a year. This amount fluctuates depending on patient admissions at the 24-bed health facility.

Place of Performance:

1. Crow Service Unit                 

1 Hospital Way                        

Crow Agency, MT 59022         

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This is a request for capability information and does not constitute a request for proposals. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The Federal Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide these contract supplies, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization, native owned certificate  2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability 3) Minimum order requirements 4) Minimum pickup requirements.  If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. All pickup and deliveries will be at Crow/Northern Cheyenne Indian Health Service, 1 Hospital Way, Crow Agency, Montana, 59022. This will be an All or None Award. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE, OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to provide listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by June 6, 2022 by 2:00pm /MST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to johnna.pryor@ihs.gov. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Johnna Pryor, Purchasing Agent at johnna.pryor@ihs.gov.