Sources Sought Notice - Registered Dietitian Services
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- IHS1521758
- 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
- 561320 Temporary Help Services
- PSC
- Q999 Medical- Other
- 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 prospective sources for Registered Dietitian services at Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, with responses due June 5, 2026, at 5:00 PM MST. This is not a solicitation; information collected will inform acquisition strategy including competition, set-asides, and identification of Indian-owned economic enterprises.
Place of performance includes hospitals, schools, clinics, and community settings within the Chinle Service Unit serving approximately 201,583 members of the Navajo Nation across more than 25,516 square miles in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
Registered Dietitian qualifications include current Commission on Dietetics Registration, degree from an accredited dietetic program, valid state driver's license, current Basic Life Support certification, and either current BCLS/ACLS/PALS certification or equivalent experience. Contractors must pass Level I and Level II background checks per the Indian Health Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act and comply with immunization requirements including Hepatitis A and B, MMR, Varicella, Tdap/Td, annual TB testing, and mandatory annual influenza vaccination. English language proficiency, moderate computer skills, and cultural awareness of American Indian and Alaska Native practices are required.
Period of performance is one one-year base period plus one one-year option period. Work schedule is flexible, accommodating short-term (minimum 13 weeks), long-term (1–3 years), and intermittent support, typically 36–40 hours per week within 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, five days weekly.
The requirement is classified under NAICS 561320 (Temporary Help Services) with a small business size standard of $34.0 million. No set-aside is anticipated. Interested parties must submit a company profile, capability statement addressing relevant experience and past performance, and, if applicable, an IHS Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form. Respondents must register in SAM.gov and submit to teola.autaubo@ihs.gov with subject line "SSN - IHS1521758 - Registered Dietitian Services."
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 Registered Dietitian services to the Clinical and Community Nutrition Department at Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility (CCHCF). Refer to the attached Performance Work Statement for more detail.
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this requirement is 561320 – Temporary Help Services with a small business size standard of $34.0m.
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.
Period of Performance: One (1) one-year Base Period Plus One (1) one-year Option Period.
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 June 5, 2026, at 5:00PM MST to Teola Autaubo, Purchasing Agent at teola.autaubo@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN - IHS1521758 - Registered Dietitian Services. 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.
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