# SAM #SSN-NAO-27-001 IHS Shiprock Service Unit Market Research for Medical Device Processing Water Testing **Buyer:** Navajo Area Indian Health Service **Posted:** November 06, 2026 **Respond By:** November 16, 2026 **Identifier:** SSN-NAO-27-001 **NAICS:** 221310, 541380 The Indian Health Service’s Shiprock Service Unit is researching providers for medical device processing water testing and analysis. - **Government buyer:** Indian Health Service (IHS), Shiprock Service Unit. - **Requirement:** Laboratory testing and analysis of utility water, critical water, and steam or steam condensate used in medical device processing. - **Standard:** Testing is intended to verify water quality against ANSI/AAMI ST108:2023 requirements. - **Interested providers:** Indian-owned economic enterprises and Indian-owned small business economic enterprises are of particular interest; other capable firms may respond. - **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, vendors, products, or part numbers are named in the notice. - **Notice status:** This is a market-research sources-sought notice, not a solicitation. ### Description

Sources-Sought Notice

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 Laboratory testing and analysis of processing quality water used in medical device processing. The testing program is intended to verify that utility water, critical water, and steam/steam condensate meet applicable ANSI/AAMI ST108:2023 water quality requirements.  

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 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems with a small business size standard of $41.0 millions of dollars.

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 16, 2026 @ 10:00 am MST to Bertina Jones, Purchasing Agent at bertina.jones@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN-NAO-27-001”.  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 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. 
  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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