Opportunity
SAM #SSN-NAO-26-001
Sources Sought: Richard Wolf Surgical Telescopes for Indian Health Service Shiprock Service Unit
Buyer
Navajo Area Indian Health Service
Posted
March 23, 2026
Respond By
March 27, 2026
Identifier
SSN-NAO-26-001
NAICS
339113, 339112, 423450, 334510
The Indian Health Service (IHS), Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Shiprock Service Unit is seeking information from qualified vendors for the supply of surgical telescopes. - Government Buyer: - Indian Health Service (IHS), Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Shiprock Service Unit - OEM Highlight: - Richard Wolf is the specified Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) - Products Requested: - Five (5) Richard Wolf Surgical Telescopes - Model #8935461 - Unique Requirements: - Preference for Indian-owned economic enterprises under the Buy Indian Act - Firms seeking preference must submit a completed IHS IEE Representation Form - NAICS code: 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing) - Place of Performance: - Shiprock Service Unit, Shiprock, NM - This is a sources-sought notice for market research, not a formal solicitation
Description
Sources-Sought Notice
The Indian Health Service, Shiprock Service Unit is issuing this sources-sought notice (SSN) to identify capable Indian-owned, economic enterprises – large (IEE) or small (ISBEE) – that can provide (5) Draft Richard Wolf Surgical Telescopes, Model # 8935461.
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 334510 – Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,250 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 March 27, 2026, at 10:00 am MST to Bertina Jones at bertina.jones@ihs.gov, with the subject line NNMC Surgical Telescopes -SSN-NAO-26-001 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.