Opportunity
SAM #SSN-CPSU-26-1524735
Sources Sought for Tuttnauer 3870EA Autoclave Sterilizer Equipment
Buyer
Navajo Area Indian Health Service
Posted
May 12, 2026
Respond By
May 19, 2026
Identifier
SSN-CPSU-26-1524735
NAICS
339113
The Indian Health Service, Crownpoint Service Unit (Department of Health and Human Services, Navajo Area Indian Health Service), is seeking information from vendors for the supply of Tuttnauer 3870EA Autoclave Sterilizer equipment. - Government Buyer: - Indian Health Service, Crownpoint Service Unit - Department of Health and Human Services, Navajo Area Indian Health Service - OEM Highlight: - Tuttnauer (manufacturer of the 3870EA Autoclave Sterilizer) - Products Requested: - Tuttnauer 3870EA Autoclave Sterilizer - No specific quantity or part number provided - Notable Requirements: - Preference for Indian-owned economic enterprises (IEEs and ISBEEs) under the Buy Indian Act - Respondents must submit company profiles, capability statements, and (for Indian-owned businesses) a completed IHS IEE Representation Form - NAICS code: 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing) - Place of Performance: - Crownpoint Service Unit, Crownpoint, New Mexico - Contracting Office: - Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Window Rock, Arizona
Description
Sources-Sought Notice
The Indian Health Service, Crownpoint Service Unit is issuing this sources-sought notice (SSN) to identify capable Indian-owned, economic enterprises – large (IEE) or small (ISBEE) – that can provide Equipment: Tuttnauer 3870EA Autoclave Sterilizer.
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 339113 – Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 800 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 May 19, 2026 – 1:30 pm Mountain Daylight Time to Brenda Joe, Contract Specialist at Brenda.joe@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN – Equipment: Tuttnauer 3870EA Autoclave Sterilizer, SSN-CPSU-26-1524735. 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.