# SAM #KSU00048 Medical oxygen cylinder services for Inscription House Health Center **Buyer:** Navajo Area Indian Health Service **Posted:** November 09, 2026 **Respond By:** November 23, 2026 **Identifier:** KSU00048 **NAICS:** 325998, 423450 The Indian Health Service is assessing providers for medical oxygen cylinder services at Inscription House Health Center. - **Government buyer:** Indian Health Service (IHS), Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Kayenta Service Unit. - **Requested service:** Refill medical oxygen cylinders, remove empties, return full cylinders to the facility, and test cylinders and valves as needed. No quantities, part numbers, or specific product models are provided. - **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, manufacturers, or vendors are named in the notice. - **Notable requirements:** The anticipated arrangement has a base period plus four option years. This is a sources-sought market-research notice, not a solicitation; IHS indicates it will consider Buy Indian Act opportunities before applicable small-business set-asides. ### Description

The Indian Health Service, Kayenta Service Unit is issuing this sources-sought notice (SSN) to identify capable Indian-owned, economic enterprises – large (IEE) or small (ISBEE) – that can provide medical oxygen refill, remove empty cylinders and return full cylinders to the facility, also provide testing on cylinders and valves as needed. This will be issued as a Base plus Four (4) Option Years contract.

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 325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 650.

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 11/23/2026 @ 10:00 AM (ET) to Daisha Richards at Daisha.Richards@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN – KSU 00048 IHHC Medical Gas Service.  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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