Sources Sought Notice - Household Kitchen Appliances
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- IHS1521799
- Agency
-
Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Buy Indian
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 335220 Major Household Appliance Manufacturing
- PSC
- 7320 Kitchen Equipment And Appliances
- 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 (IHS), Chinle Service Unit, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility is conducting market research through this sources-sought notice to identify prospective vendors for household kitchen appliances. The procurement covers three specific appliance models: a gas range (JGBS66DEKWW or JGBS66DEKBB) with a 5.0 cubic foot oven capacity and 15,000 BTU power boil burner, a 21.1 cubic foot top-freezer refrigerator with ENERGY STAR qualification, and a 1.6 cubic foot over-the-range microwave oven with 950-watt capacity. Interested parties must submit responses by March 18, 2026, at 5:00 PM MST to Teola Autaubo at teola.autaubo@ihs.gov with the subject line "SSN IHS1521799." Submissions must include a company profile containing the firm's UEI, address, primary point of contact, business size, ownership type, socioeconomic status (including 8(a), WOSB/EDWOSB, SDVOSB, or HUBZone certifications), and SAM.gov registration information, along with a statement of capability detailing current and past performance history and any established contracts such as GSA or VA schedules. All offerors and quoters are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) at the time of submission to comply with annual representations and certifications requirements.
This is a Buy Indian Act set-aside opportunity specifically designated to identify Indian-owned economic enterprises, with vendors required to complete the IHS Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form if applicable to certify their eligibility under HHSAR 326.601 and 25 U.S.C. 47. The applicable NAICS code is 335220 (Major Household Appliance Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,500 employees, and the PSC code is 7320 (Kitchen Equipment and Appliances). The delivery timeframe is three months after receipt of the purchase order. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in this market research notice, and the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred in response to this request for information. This notice is not a solicitation but rather a preliminary market assessment to determine the contracting office's acquisition strategy including competition levels, appropriate set-asides, and the availability of qualified Indian-owned economic enterprises to fulfill the requirement.
Notice text
Sources-Sought Notice
The Indian Health Service, Chinle Service Unit, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility is issuing this sources-sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research (FAR 10.001) in identifying prospective sources to fill a government requirement for Household Kitchen Appliances. Refer to attached Specifications.
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this requirement is 335220 Major Household Appliance Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,500 employees.
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.
Delivery Timeframe: 3 months after receipt of Purchase Order.
In accordance with FAR 4.1102(a), offerors and quoters are required to be registered in System for Award Management at SAM.gov, at the time an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this notice by March 18, 2026, at 5:00PM MST to Teola Autaubo at teola.autaubo@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN IHS1521799”. Your submission must include the following information, at a minimum:
1. 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 (if applicable), SAM.gov representations and certifications, and other related documentation.
2. 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.
3. If claiming Indian-owned Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) or Indian-owned Economic Enterprise (IEE), submit completed IHS IEE Representation Form (attached).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications - IHS1521799.pdf | ||
| Sources Sought Notice IHS1521799.pdf | ||
| IHS IEE Representation Form_Jan 2022_508 Compliant.pdf |
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