Opportunity
SAM #IHS1522605
Sources Sought: SimBaby/Infant Simulator for PALS Training at Northern Navajo Medical Center
Buyer
Navajo Area Indian Health Service
Posted
April 03, 2026
Respond By
April 09, 2026
Identifier
IHS1522605
NAICS
339112, 423450
The Indian Health Service (IHS), Navajo Area, Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico, is seeking information from qualified firms regarding the provision of a SimBaby/Infant Simulator for Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) training. - Government Buyer: - Indian Health Service (IHS), Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Northern Navajo Medical Center - Products/Services Requested: - SimBaby/Infant Simulator for PALS training - No specific part numbers or quantities provided - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the notice - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Preference for Indian-owned economic enterprises under the Buy Indian Act - Respondents must submit company profiles, capability statements, and, if applicable, an IHS IEE Representation Form - NAICS code: 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) - Place of Performance: - Northern Navajo Medical Center, Shiprock, NM - Contracting Office: - Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Window Rock, AZ
Description
The Indian Health Service, Northen Navajo Medical Center, 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 a SimBaby/Infant Simulator for Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) training.
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 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,000 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 Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 5:00 P.M. MT to Stephen Silversmith, Contract Specialist, at Stephen.Silversmith@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN-IHS1522605”. 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.