SAM #IHS1520858

BPA for Microbiology Lab Supplies (VITEK, Previ Color, Clinical Consumables) – Chinle Service Unit

This opportunity seeks suppliers for a wide range of microbiology laboratory consumables and equipment for the Indian Health Service, Chinle Service Unit. - Government Buyer: - Indian Health Service (IHS), Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Service Unit - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation or attachments - Several products reference VITEK analyzers and Previ Color Gram V2 System, which are manufactured by bioMérieux - Other referenced brands include HP (for toner), BD (for Vacutainer and reagents), Medtox, Streck, and Siemens (Clinitek) - Products/Services Requested: - Microbiology lab supplies, including: - Test kits for VITEK analyzers (e.g., AST-N806, GN Gram Negative/Positive, AST-GP67, AST-ST02, ANC, Neisseria-Haemophilus, AST-XN30) - Accessories and reagents for VITEK and Previ Color Gram V2 System - Pipettes, inoculating loops, specimen containers, calibrators, and various reagents (saline, iodine, crystal violet, acetone, fuchsin) - Clinical consumables: lab coats, syringes, collection sets, tubes, swabs, sponges, printer paper, and toner - Other test kits: COVID-19 ID Now, Lead Care II, Medtox Profile, urine test strips - Quantities range from 1 to 313 units per item - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Prioritization of Indian-owned economic enterprises under the Buy Indian Act - Registration in SAM.gov required - Respondents must provide a company profile, capability statement, and, if applicable, an IHS IEE Representation Form - Supplies are to be provided on an as-needed basis under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) - Period of Performance: - One-year base period with two one-year option periods - Place of Performance: - Chinle Service Unit, Chinle, Arizona

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 supplies in the Microbiology department to be ordered on "as needed" basis using blanket purchase agreement (BPA).  The period of performance will be one one-year base period plus two one-year option period.  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.

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 23, 2026 to Nora Nutlouis, Purchasing Argent, 725-7259806 at nora.nutlouis@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN - IHS1520858.  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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