Sources-Sought Notice - Legionella Water Testing services at Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- IHS1522153
- 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
- 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
- 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 through a sources-sought notice to identify qualified contractors for Legionella water testing services at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility. This pre-solicitation notice seeks vendors capable of performing water sampling and laboratory testing in compliance with OSHA standards to prevent legionella exposure to patients, visitors, and hospital staff. Interested parties must demonstrate certification and capability to conduct testing on the hospital's water systems and related buildings, and must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM.gov) prior to formal solicitation. The contracting office will use responses to this notice to determine acquisition strategy, including competition structure and potential set-aside eligibility; however, evaluation criteria for the eventual formal solicitation are not detailed in this market research notice. Responses to the sources-sought notice are due by 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time on February 5, 2026, and must be submitted to Teola Autaubo at teola.autaubo@ihs.gov with the subject line "SSN - IHS1522153."
This is a no set-aside procurement, though Indian-owned economic enterprises are encouraged to participate and may be given consideration under the Buy Indian Act. No incumbent contractor or award value is identified in the notice. The contract requires performance of approximately 25 water samples per month over a 12-month period, with monthly laboratory testing and reporting of findings including recommended mitigation efforts for positive results. Work must commence within 10 days of receiving the Notice to Proceed, and the contractor must provide all necessary labor, materials, supplies, tools, equipment, and transportation for sample collection and testing. The NAICS code assigned is 221310 (Water Supply and Irrigation Systems) with a small business size standard of $41.0 million, and the associated PSC code is J046 (Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment).
Notice text
Sources-Sought Notice
The Indian Health Service, Chinle Service Unit 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 Legionella Water Testing services at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility (CCHCF).
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this requirement is 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems with a small business size standard of $41.0 million.
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 4.1102(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 5:00pm MDT on February 05, 2026 to Teola Autaubo at teola.autaubo@ihs.govwith the subject line“SSN - IHS1522153.” 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 (if applicable), 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Scope of Work - Water Sampling - Legionelle Testing.pdf | ||
| IHS IEE Representation Form.pdf |
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