SAM #SS-SRSU-27-0004

Market research for four ICU registered nurses at Northern Navajo Medical Center

The Indian Health Service is researching staffing options for the Northern Navajo Medical Center ICU. - Buyer: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service (IHS), Shiprock Service Unit. - Request: Four registered nurses to provide non-personal Intensive Care Unit services at Northern Navajo Medical Center. - Competition and eligibility: IHS is seeking capable Indian-owned economic enterprises, including large Indian Economic Enterprises and small Indian-owned businesses, while also accepting responses from other capable firms. The notice identifies NAICS 561320, Temporary Help Services. - Companies and OEMs: No specific vendors or product manufacturers are named; no OEM product is being requested. - Opportunity status: This is market research for acquisition planning, not a solicitation.

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 Non-Personal Service Contract (NPSC) for four (4) Registered Nurses (RNs) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The anticipated period of performance, including the six-month extension, is January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2029 as a Base plus Four (4) Option Periods.

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 561320 – Temporary Help Services with a small business size standard of $34.0.

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 November 19, 2026 at 1:00pm EST to Jerlyn Begay, Contract Specialist at jerlyn.begay@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN - SS-SRSU-27-0004.”  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 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. 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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