SAM #IHS1520400

Sources Sought for Laboratory Reagent Supplies (Cepheid GeneXpert) for IHS Chinle Service Unit

The Indian Health Service (IHS), Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Service Unit is seeking sources for laboratory reagent supplies to support its healthcare operations. - Government Buyer: - Department of Health and Human Services - Indian Health Service (IHS), Navajo Area Indian Health Service - Chinle Service Unit - OEMs and Vendors: - Cepheid (GeneXpert Analyzer reagents) - Products/Services Requested: - Laboratory reagent supplies, including Cepheid GeneXpert Analyzer reagents - Specific products, part numbers, and quantities are referenced in an attached supply list (not provided in the summary) - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Prioritization of Indian-owned economic enterprises (IEEs and ISBEEs) under the Buy Indian Act - Respondents qualifying as IEEs must submit a completed IHS IEE Representation Form - Procurement will be on an as-needed basis via a blanket purchase agreement - NAICS code: 621511 (Medical Laboratories) - Period of Performance: - One-year base period with two one-year option periods - Place of Performance: - Chinle Service Unit, Chinle, AZ 86503

Description

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 reagent supplies from using a blanket purchase order (BPA) to purchase microbiology supplies Purchase Cepheid GeneXpert Analyzer reagent on "as needed" basis.  The period of performance will consist of one one-year base period and two one-year option periods.  Refer to list of items attached.

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 621511 Medical Laboratories with a small business size standard of $41.5 million or less in average annual receipts.

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 April 21, 2026 to Nora Nutlouis, Purchasing Argent, 725-7259806 at nora.nutlouis@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN - IHS1520400. 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.

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