IEE Sources Sought: Firm Fixed-Price, Non-Personal, Purchase order to provide Blood services - Cheyenne River Health Center, Eagle Butte, SD.

Sources Sought: Blood Services for the Indian Health Services (IHS) Great Plains Area (GPA) Cheyenne River Health Center, Eagle Butte, SD Sources Sought Notice Number: IHS1523063 This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation, an obligation or commitment by the Indian Health Service.

This notice is intended strictly for market research to determine the availability of Indian Small Businesses Economic Enterprise (ISBEE), Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. The anticipated applicable NAICS code for this acquisition is 621991 Blood and Organ Banks.

1.0 OBJECTIVE The primary objective is to procure blook bank services for the Cheyenne River Health Center 2.0 SCOPE The Cheyenne River Health Center Laboratory Department, permanent staff, provide up to a certain level of expertise for blood bank services. This service supports those duties by providing blood component supply by offering higher level testing services that are unavailable at the local level.

The primary purpose of this contract is to provide Blood Units and Blood Components for the Cheyenne River Health Center 3.0 CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS/ AND PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS Refer to the Scope of Work 4.0 TYPE OF ORDER Firm Fixed-Price, Non-Personal Service, Purchase Order.

5.0 ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Period of Performance: Base + 2 option years 7.0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Cheyenne River Health Center 24276 166th St. Airport Rd. Eagle Butte, South Dakota 57625 8.0 PAYMENT INVOICE SUBMISSION AND PAYMENT In compliance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) M-15-19 memorandum Improving Government Efficiency and Saving Taxpayer Dollars Through Electronic Invoicing directing Federal agencies to adopt electronic invoicing as the primary means to disburse payment to vendors.

Invoices submitted under any award resulting from this solicitation will be required to utilize the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) in accordance with HHSAR 352.232-71, Electronic Submission and Processing of Payment Requests. IPP is a secure, web-based electronic invoicing system provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRSTL).

Respondents to this solicitation are encouraged to register an account with IPP if they have not already done so. If your organization is already registered to use IPP, you will not be required to re-register, however, we encourage you make sure your organization and designated IPP user accounts are valid and up to date. The IPP website address is:

https://www.ipp.gov. If you require assistance registering or IPP account access, please contact the IPP Helpdesk at (866) 973-3131 (M-F 8AM to 6PM ET), or IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov 9.0 Point of Contact: Jordyn Brown, Purchasing Agent at jordyn.brown@ihs.gov 10.0 SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Interested parties shall submit capability via email to Jordyn Brown, Purchasing Agent at jordyn.brown@ihs.gov. Must include Sources Sought Number IHS1523063 in the Subject Line.

The due date for receipt of statements is Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 1:00 PM Mountain Time. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of The Cheyenne River Health Center Cheyenne River Health Center does not intent to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation on any information submitted.

As a result of this notice, Cheyenne River Health Center may issue a Request for Quote (RFQ). THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against CRHC shall arise as a result of a response to this notice or CRHC’s use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. 11.0 Disclaimer and Important Notes.

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work.

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in SAM.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. 12.0 Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response.