SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR INDIAN ECOMOMIC ENTERPRISES (IEE), INDIAN SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES (ISBEE) OR SMALL BUSINESS OR OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS – THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSAL AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. 

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.  

The Indian Health Service (IHS), Phoenix Area Office (PAO), Division of Acquisition Management (DAM) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support on providing Brand Name or Equal Ortho Clinical Diagnostics MTS Hematology Reagent for the Indian Health Service, Hopi Health Care Center located in Polacca, AZ. Reference IHS1507309-HHCC. 

Requirement: MFG: Ortho Clinical Diagnostics  

      Product            Product Description                                    Quantity Year
1.    MTS080515,   MTS A/BID MONO & REV GRP 5x20,       4-EA
2.    MTS081115,   MTS A/B/D/A/B/D MONO GRP 5x20,          1-EA
3.    MTS084014,   MTS ANTI-IGG C3D GEL CD 1x20,            1-EA
4.    MTS084024,   MTS ANTI-IGG CARD 5X20,                  4-EA
5.    MTS085014,   MTS BUFFRD GEL CARD 5X20,                 1-EA
6.    6902315,          0.8% SELECTOGEN 2X10M,                      13-EA
7.    6902317,          0.8% RESOLVE A 11X3ML,                        13-EA
8.    719201,            0.8% AFFIRMAGEN 2X10ML,             13-EA 
9.    719810,            tb6MBS CONTROL 1X10ML,                      13-EA

Delivery To: Hopi Health Care Center, Highway 264 Mile Marker 388, Laboratory Dept., Polacca, AZ 86042

The applicable NAICS Code to this procurement is 325413 – In-Vitro Diagnostics Substance Manufacturing and size standards is 1,250 employees.  

An e-mail letter of interest that includes your firm’s Capability Statement highlighting past performance for similar deliveries performed within the past 5 years and indicate the following social economic status information is all that is required at this time. 

Is your firm a: 
___ Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise/Native Owned Small Business

OR

___ Small Business (SB), ___ Veteran-Owned SB, ___ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned SB, ___ HUBZone SB

___ Small Disadvantage Business, ___ Women-Owned SB

OR 

___ Other Than Small Business

BUY INDIAN ACT
The IHS Contracting Officer will give priority for all purchases, regardless of dollar value, by utilizing ISBEE set-aside to the maximum extent possible. Each acquisition of supplies, services or construction that is subject to commercial items (FAR 12.209) or Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) (FAR 13.106) must be set-aside exclusively for ISBEEs.
Definition(s):    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.
Definition:  INDIAN SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE (ISBEE) – An IEE that is also a small business concern established in accordance with the criteria and size standards of 13 CFR Part 121.
The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide supplies consistent in scope and scale with those