SAM #SS-SRSU-26-0033

Sources Sought: Portable Ultrasound System (Sonosite ST) with Transducer for Shiprock Service Unit

The Indian Health Service (IHS), Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Shiprock Service Unit is seeking information from qualified vendors for a portable ultrasound system to enhance ICU/critical care bedside imaging. - Government Buyer: - Indian Health Service (IHS), Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Shiprock Service Unit - OEMs and Vendors: - Sonosite (OEM for the requested ultrasound system) - Products/Services Requested: - Portable ultrasound system (Sonosite ST) with L12-3 transducer - Equipment installation and training services - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Preference for Indian-owned economic enterprises under the Buy Indian Act - Submission of completed IHS Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) Representation Form - Intended to improve diagnostic capability and patient care delivery in ICU/critical care settings - Place of Performance: - Shiprock Service Unit, Shiprock, New Mexico - No specific purchase quantities or part numbers provided

Description

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 portable ultrasound system (Sonosite ST) with L12-3 transducer to support ICU/critical care bedside imaging, improve diagnostic capability, and enhance patient care delivery. This request also includes equipment installation and 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 4:30 PM MST, May 28, 2026, to Karen James at karen.james@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN-Portable Ultrasound System with Transducer-SS-SRSU-26-0033.”  Your submission must include the following information, at a minimum:

1.    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. 2.    A brief statement of the company’s capability that relates to the described government requirement.  Additional demonstrations of capability may include current and past performance history for the same or similar requirement, established contracts such as GSA or VA Schedule, etc. 3.    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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