SSN for Laboratory consumables testing kits and supplies.
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- IHS1520908
- Agency
-
Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 423490 Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- 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 issuing a sources-sought notice to identify capable vendors for laboratory consumables and testing kits and supplies on an as-needed basis, with responses due by June 27, 2026. The Indian Health Service will evaluate Indian-owned economic enterprises (IEE or ISBEE) first under the Buy Indian Act, then consider set-aside programs under the Small Business Act. Place of performance is at Pinon Laboratory, Chinle Service Unit, Arizona. Required supplies include blood collection tubes, sterile urine cups, disinfectant wipes, reagent-grade water, pipette tips, viral transport media, quality control kits, and test kits for multiple analytical instruments including MedTox, Abbott ID Now, LeadCare, Triage Meter, Clinitek, and DCA 2000, plus specialized test kits for HCG and IFOB testing and chemistry analyzer applications. The period of performance spans one one-year base period plus two one-year option periods. The NAICS code is 423490, Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers, with a small business size standard of 150 employees. Interested parties must submit a company profile including UEI and business address to Nora Nutlouis, Purchasing Agent, at nora.nutlouis@ihs.gov with the subject line SSN IHS1520908. All respondents must be registered in SAM.gov at submission and award. This is market research only; submission is voluntary and the government assumes no financial responsibility for response costs.
Notice text
The Indian Health Service, Chinle Service Unit is issuing this sources-sought notice (SSN) to identify capable Indian-owned, economic enterprises – large (IEE) or small (ISBEE) – that can provide Laboratory Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology, Serology, UA, and consumables testing kits and supplies on “as needed basis”. Refer to List of Items attached. The period of performance will be one one-year base period plus two one-year option period.
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 423490 Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers with a small business size standard of 150 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.
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 June 27, 2026, by 5:00pm (MST) to Nora Nutlouis, Purchasing Agent, 928-725-9806 at nora.nutlouis@ihs.govwith the subject lineSSN IHS1520908. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Supply List-Specifications.docx | DOCX document | |
| IHS IEE Representation Form_Jan 2022_508 Compliant.pdf |
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