INSCRIPTION HOUSE HEALTH CENTER POWERED AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS

This Sources Sought Notice is for the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Inscription House Health Center issued in accordance with FAR 5.101 for: Powered Air Purifying Respirator Systems and its required accessories.  The purpose of this notice is to identify potential sources who are able to provide the identified products needed by Inscription House Health Center to help meet agency’s identified requirements. This sources sought notification does not commit the Government to issue a solicitation or make an award OR to prelude a solicitation expected to be issued from closure of notice. The Inscription House Health Center is part of the Kayenta Service Unit in the Western most part of the Navajo Nation. In addition to pediatrics, internal medicine and family medicine ambulatory care, services provided include laboratory, pharmacy, dental, mental health, health education, x-ray, and optometry care. As is true for other Navajo Area Indian Health facilities, leading reasons for

outpatient visits include respiratory illness, preventive health activities, diabetes, well child exams and prenatal care.  The Inscription House facility provides 40 hour per week ambulatory care for approximately 7,000 nearby residents. The facility is closed after 5 p.m. on weekdays and is closed on weekends.Description of Product:   Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR) and its required accessories.Quantity: 15 eachDelivery Timeframe:         Within 90 daysPlace of Delivery:  Inscription House Health Center, Highway 98 & Navajo Route 16, Tonalea, Arizona 86044Instructions to Industry: All capable parties are encouraged to respond. Responses must directly demonstrate the company’s capability, experience, and ability to marshal resources to effectively and efficiently perform the objectives described above. Generic capability statements are not sufficient and will not be considered compliant with the requirements of this notice.The Government requests interested parties submit a written response to this notice which includes:Company Name.Company DUNS number.Company point of contact, mailing address, and telephone and fax number(s), and website addressName, telephone number, and e-mail address of a company point of contact who has the authority and knowledge to clarify responses with government representatives.Date submitted.Applicable company GSA Schedule number or other available procurement vehicle.Business Size Standard of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, veteran owned, Native American owned, etc.)System for Award Management (SAM) registration status. All respondents must register on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/.Geographic Coverage: Please identify the areas of the United States where your organization provides these services.References: Provide a list of all private industry or government contracts for similar services that you have performed within the last 3 years. Please include the customers’ contact names, addresses, telephone number, dollar value of contract, and brief description of the services provided on the contract.Disclaimer and Important Notes:  This notice does not obligate the Government to award contract. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses, or the Government's use of such information 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 on a government GPE. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.Confidentiality:  No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).  Responses must be submitted via email to the Primary POC no later than specified closing date.  No questions will be accepted. Primary POC:Janice Martinez, Contract SpecialistEmail: Janice.Martinez@ihs.govTelephone:  480-453-9394