Sources Sought - Lab Microbiology Testing Supplies
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- IHS1528047
- Agency
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Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Chinle, Arizona 86503, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Indian Health Service Chinle Service Unit is conducting market research to identify capable suppliers to deliver microbiology testing supplies for automated blood culture analyzers on an as-needed basis, with responses due August 20, 2026. The Indian Health Service will prioritize Indian-owned economic enterprises (IEE or ISBEE) under the Buy Indian Act before considering other capable firms or small business set-asides.
Supplies must be 100 percent compatible with the Government's existing BD BACTEC FX Blood Culture System analyzer and must conform to the attached List of Supplies, which specifies three items: Bottle Plastic Bactec Plus Aerob/F 50/Pk (Item 442023), Bottle Plastic Bactec Peds Plus/F 50/Pk (Item 442020), and Bottle Plastic Bactec Lytic/10 Anaer/F (Item 442021). Place of performance is Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Chinle, Arizona.
Period of performance consists of one one-year base period plus three one-year option periods, with a tentative start date of September 1, 2026. The applicable NAICS code is 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees.
This is market research only; submission of information is voluntary and carries no government financial obligation. All offerors must be registered in SAM.gov at the time of submission and award. Indian-owned enterprises responding must submit the IHS IEE Representation Form certifying eligibility under 25 U.S.C. 47, and must maintain IEE status at submission, award, and throughout performance. Submit responses to tanya.begay2@ihs.gov.
Notice text
The Indian Health Service, Chinle Service Unit, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility is issuing this sources-sought notice (SSN) to identify capable Indian-owned, economic enterprises – large (IEE) or small (ISBEE) – that can deliver on an “as needed basis” microbiology testing supplies for automated blood culture analyzers. Supplies must be 100% compatible with the Government’s existing analyzer and must be in strict accordance with attached List of Supplies.
Period of Performance will consist of one one-year base period, plus three one-year option periods. Tentative start date 09/01/2026.
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 325413 with a small business size standard of 1,250.
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 Offers Due date and time specified in this notice to Tanya Begay at tanya.begay2@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN - Mobile Breast Ultrasound Services. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| List of Supplies.pdf | ||
| IHS IEE Representation Form.pdf |
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