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This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. Pursuant to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5-6, Indian Health Service must use the negotiation authority of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, to give preference to Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) whenever the use of that authority is authorized and practicable. The Government is seeking to identify Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs), Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE), and any other category of vendor capable of performing the below Indian Health Services (IHS) requirement. Any vendor responding to this notice should submit their capability statement as well as the Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (attached). Consistent with the revised Buy Indian Act, HHS/IHS adopted the definition of an Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) set forth in 48 CFR 1480.201. This definition includes the following requirement, amongst others: “the Indians or Indian Tribes must, together, receive at least a majority of the earnings from the contract.” Instructions for submission are outlined further below. DEFINITIONS INDIAN ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE (IEE): Any business activity owned by one or more Indians, Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, or Alaska Native Corporations provided that: The combined Indian, Federally Recognized Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Corporation ownership of the enterprise constitutes not less than 51%; The Indian, Federal Recognized Indian Tribes, or Alaska Native Corporations must, together, receive at least 51% of the earnings from the contract; and The management and daily business operations must be controlled by one or more individuals who are Indians. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing Size Standard: $20 Million Duration: Equipment with 1 year support Equipment: See attachment: A05 – Laboratory Blood Culture Upgrade INSTRUCTIONS TO INDUSTRY ISBEEs are highly encouraged to respond to this notice. However, firms must also understand that generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective evaluation of their capacity and capability to perform the work required. To be considered a capable source, responses must directly demonstrate the company’s capability, experience, and ability to provide services as shown below. Your response must include but is not limited to the following: Number of years of experience in providing blood culture analyzer data system. List of past jobs/contracts of providing backup cluster equipment and support Demonstrate how your company meets the definition for Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) in consideration to this requirement. Demonstrate how your company will receive at least 51% of the earnings from the awarded contract. If identifying a partnership with a subcontractor that is a similarly situated entity, demonstrate how together with the subcontractor you will receive a combined 51% of the earnings from the contract. If identifying a partnership with a subcontractor that is NOT a similarly situated entity, demonstrate how you will receive 51% of the earnings from the contract. Demonstrate how the prime IEE, or together with the subcontractor, will conduct management and daily operations to be controlled by one or more individuals who are Indians. Failure to address these items in your capability statement could exclude your firm from being determined a capable IEE/ISBEE source. SUBMISSION Interested parties capable of performing the required services may submit a response via email to: henrietta.whiteman@ihs.gov no later than 15 days from the date of the sources sought announcement. Interested parties shall submit their capability response as instructed above and include a copy of the Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form. It is recommended to include the sources sought ID in the subject line. Sources Sought ID: SS-75H709-CR25Q-001 Responses received to this notice will assist in determining the acquisition strategy of the requirement.","origin":"extract"},"notice_type":{"code":"r","label":"Sources Sought"},"schema_version":1,"solicitation_number":"75H709-CR25Q-001","place_of_performance":{"zip":"59022","city":{"name":"Crow Agency"},"state":{"code":"MT"},"country":{"code":"USA"}},"product_service_code":"6640"},{"dates":{"posted":"2024-12-10","response_deadline":{"raw":"2024-12-17T14:00:00-07:00","utc":"2024-12-17T21:00:00Z","date":"2024-12-17","time":"14:00:00","utc_offset_seconds":-25200}},"links":{"sam":"https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c7e8901b24534f0083afa8f4a20f0dfa/view"},"naics":{"codes":["541380"],"primary":"541380"},"title":"Sources Sought CSU Laboratory Compliance Testing Service","agency":{"office":{"code":"75H709","name":"BILLINGS AREA INDIAN HEALTH SVC"},"subtier":{"code":"7527","name":"INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE"},"department":{"code":"075","name":"HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF"},"office_address":{"zip":"59107","city":"BILLINGS","state":"MT","country":"USA"},"organization_type":"OFFICE"},"status":{"active":false,"archive_date":"2024-12-18","archive_type":"auto_custom"},"contacts":[{"name":"BRITTANY BENDS","role":"primary","email":"BRITTANY.BENDS@IHS.GOV","phone":"4066383390"},{"name":"Henrietta Whiteman","role":"secondary","email":"henrietta.whiteman@ihs.gov","phone":"4068505430"}],"base_type":{"code":"r","label":"Sources Sought"},"notice_id":"c7e8901b24534f0083afa8f4a20f0dfa","set_aside":{"code":"BICiv","label":"Buy Indian Set-Aside (Indian Health Service)"},"provenance":{"extract":{"url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/falextracts/Contract%20Opportunities/Archived%20Data/FY2025_archived_opportunities.csv","etag":"\"d47226e3d2c6545974b252e103f82b34-139\"","fetched_at":"2026-09-16T19:12:38.374141Z","row_sha256":"ea398b5753d42ef43359823663c6848021da51d68228dc1acec83b99f14bf9a9","last_modified":"2026-09-13T14:49:20Z"},"updated_at":"2026-09-16T19:12:38.374141Z","first_seen_at":"2026-09-16T19:12:38.374141Z"},"description":{"text":"The Billings Area Indian Health Service is issuing this Special Notice 75H709- CR25Q-001 Sources Sought Synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify any potential vendors including IEE (Indian Economic Enterprise) or ISBEE (Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise) sources pursuant to the Buy Indian Act (25 USC 47). The Indian Health Service is attempting to locate qualified and eligible IEE and ISBEE sources “Native American Owned and Operated Businesses” that can provide a Requirement for proficiency testing for the laboratory department for diagnostic testing of patient specimens for the Crow/Northern Cheyenne IHS Hospital, Crow Agency, Montana, 59022. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. Proficiency testing for patient specimens are required for The Crow/Northern Cheyenne Indian Health Service (Crow Service Unit) located in Crow Agency, Montana. The contractor shall provide proficiency tests, continuing education, and competency assessment. The Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services and material required to provide the proficiency tests. Requirements: Background: The mission of the Indian Health Service is to provide Lab Compliance Testing services to the local population. Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of this sources sought is to help determine the interest level amongst businesses that provide Lab Compliance Testing services. Project Requirements: (1) Certified to provide Compliance Testing Services and Supplies (2) Sam Registration (3) Technical Capabilities Statement (3) Past Performance . Potential sources shall be capable of providing Lab Compliance Testing Services in accordance with industry standards for such services/supplies. Place of Performance: Crow/Northern Cheyenne Indian Health Service 1 Hospital Way Crow Agency, MT 59022 THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This is a request for capability information and does not constitute a request for proposals. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The Federal Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide these contract supplies, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization, native owned certificate 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. All services will be at Crow/Northern Cheyenne Indian Health Service, 1 Hospital Way, Crow Agency, Montana, 59022. This will be an All or None Award. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside, or procured through full and open competition. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to provide listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by December 17th, 2024 by 2:00pm /MST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to brittany.bends@ihs.gov. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Brittany Bends, Purchasing Agent at brittany.bends@ihs.gov.","origin":"extract"},"notice_type":{"code":"r","label":"Sources Sought"},"schema_version":1,"solicitation_number":"75H709_CR25Q_001","place_of_performance":{"zip":"59022","city":{"name":"Crow Agency"},"state":{"code":"MT"},"country":{"code":"USA"}},"product_service_code":"6550"}],"due_at":"2024-12-17T21:00:00Z","due_date":"2024-12-17","closes_at":"2024-12-17T21:00:00Z","awardable":true,"dept_key":"d-075","dept_name":"HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF","sub_key":"s-7527","sub_name":"INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE","office_key":"o-75H709","office_name":"BILLINGS AREA INDIAN HEALTH SVC","state":"MT","county":"30003","county_name":"Big Horn County","city":"3018250","city_name":"Crow Agency","country":"USA","winner_key":null,"amount":null,"linked_awards":0,"cancelled":false,"archived":false,"updated_at":"2026-09-16T21:18:12.857524Z","principal_notice_id":"c7e8901b24534f0083afa8f4a20f0dfa","description":{"text":"The Billings Area Indian Health Service is issuing this Special Notice 75H709- CR25Q-001 Sources Sought Synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify any potential vendors including IEE (Indian Economic Enterprise) or ISBEE (Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise) sources pursuant to the Buy Indian Act (25 USC 47). The Indian Health Service is attempting to locate qualified and eligible IEE and ISBEE sources “Native American Owned and Operated Businesses” that can provide a Requirement for proficiency testing for the laboratory department for diagnostic testing of patient specimens for the Crow/Northern Cheyenne IHS Hospital, Crow Agency, Montana, 59022. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. Proficiency testing for patient specimens are required for The Crow/Northern Cheyenne Indian Health Service (Crow Service Unit) located in Crow Agency, Montana. The contractor shall provide proficiency tests, continuing education, and competency assessment. The Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services and material required to provide the proficiency tests. Requirements: Background: The mission of the Indian Health Service is to provide Lab Compliance Testing services to the local population. Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of this sources sought is to help determine the interest level amongst businesses that provide Lab Compliance Testing services. Project Requirements: (1) Certified to provide Compliance Testing Services and Supplies (2) Sam Registration (3) Technical Capabilities Statement (3) Past Performance . Potential sources shall be capable of providing Lab Compliance Testing Services in accordance with industry standards for such services/supplies. Place of Performance: Crow/Northern Cheyenne Indian Health Service 1 Hospital Way Crow Agency, MT 59022 THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This is a request for capability information and does not constitute a request for proposals. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The Federal Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide these contract supplies, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization, native owned certificate 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. All services will be at Crow/Northern Cheyenne Indian Health Service, 1 Hospital Way, Crow Agency, Montana, 59022. This will be an All or None Award. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside, or procured through full and open competition. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to provide listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by December 17th, 2024 by 2:00pm /MST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to brittany.bends@ihs.gov. 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