Buy-Indian Sources Sought: STAT Testing & Blood Testing Components

ID: IHS1508435-BIA • Type: Sources Sought

Description

***THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR INDIAN SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE ONLY.***

This sources sought is in support of Market Research being conducted by the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service to identify potential INDIAN SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE sources capable of providing STAT Testing & Blood Testing Components at Parker Indian Health Center, in Parker, AZ.

If you are an interested ISBEE source, see the BIA Sources Sought attachment and follow the instructions for interested parties.

***THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR OFFERS, DO NOT PROVIDE PRICING INFORMATION.***

Background
The Phoenix Area Indian Health Service (IHS) is conducting market research to identify potential Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) capable of providing STAT Testing and Blood Testing Components at the Parker Indian Health Center in Parker, Arizona.

This initiative is part of the IHS's commitment to prioritize purchases from ISBEEs under the Buy Indian Act.

Work Details
The contract involves providing emergent STAT Laboratory Testing and Blood Testing Components.

The selected vendor must be able to perform necessary testing and report results with an urgent turnaround time, specifically within one hour of specimen collection or sooner. Interested parties must also provide a capability statement that addresses their qualifications and ability to meet these requirements.

Place of Performance
The services will be performed at the Parker Indian Health Center located in Parker, Arizona.

Overview

Agency

Indian Health Service (IHS) [HHS]

Response Deadline

March 14, 2025, 4:00 p.m. EDT Past Due

Posted

March 3, 2025, 5:41 p.m. EST

Set Aside

Buy Indian Set-Aside (HHS-only) (BICiv)

NAICS

621511 - Medical Laboratories

PSC

Q301 - Reference Laboratory Testing

Place of Performance

Parker, AZ United States

Source

SAM

Current SBA Size Standard

$41.5 Million

Pricing

Likely Fixed Price

Est. Level of Competition

Low

Est. Value Range

Experimental

<$250,000 (solicitation indicates Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which in most cases, applies to contracts expected to be less than $250K in value)

Odds of Award

29%

Signs of Shaping

97% of obligations for similar contracts within the Indian Health Service were awarded full & open.

On 3/3/25 Indian Health Service issued Sources Sought IHS1508435-BIA for Buy-Indian Sources Sought: STAT Testing & Blood Testing Components due 3/14/25. The opportunity was issued with a Buy Indian Set-Aside (HHS-only) (BICiv) set aside with NAICS 621511 (SBA Size Standard $41.5 Million) and PSC Q301.

Primary Contact

Name

Kenneth Nicholson Profile

kenneth.nicholson@ihs.gov

Phone

None

Documents

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF > INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE > PHOENIX AREA INDIAN HEALTH SVC

FPDS Organization Code

7527-00247

Source Organization Code

100188047

Last Updated

March 29, 2025

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