Sources Sought
Preventative Maintenance & Inspection Services of biomedical equipment
Department of Health and Human Services · Indian Health Service
AI summaryThe Indian Health Service's Portland Area office is asking which businesses can do preventive maintenance and inspection of biomedical equipment at five clinic sites in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. This is a sources sought notice, which is market research, not a request for quotes. The notice cites the Buy Indian Act, which gives preference to Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE). The response due date is November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Pacific. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Indian Health Service who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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The Indian Health Service's Portland Area office is asking which businesses can do preventive maintenance and inspection of biomedical equipment at five clinic sites in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. This is a sources sought notice, which is market research, not a request for quotes. The notice cites the Buy Indian Act, which gives preference to Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE). The response due date is November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Pacific.
Who can bid
- Preference goes to Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) and Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) under the Buy Indian Act; SAM.gov lists the set-aside as ISBEE
- Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with the Online Representations and Certifications Application completed
- Identify your size status in the capability statement
How to submit: Email to Morningstar.Smith@ihs.gov with a copy to poraoacquisition@ihs.gov. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 21, 2026.
- Serious: Buy Indian Act preference for ISBEE and IEE. The notice asks native small businesses, small businesses and large businesses to respond, but gives preference to Indian-owned enterprises, so other firms may not be selected.
- Worth checking: Five sites in three states. Staff must reach clinics in Idaho, Oregon and Washington, which affects travel cost and capacity.
- Minor: Sources sought only, no request for quotes yet. A request for quotes may be issued later; responses are not reimbursed.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Preventive maintenance and inspection of biomedical equipment, meaning regular checks to confirm each device works as the maker specifies
- Service at five sites: Fort Hall (ID), Warm Springs (OR), Western Oregon Service Unit at Chemawa (Salem, OR), and Yakama Service Unit at Toppenish and White Swan (WA)
- Period of performance
- Base year April 1, 2027 to March 31, 2028, plus four 12-month option periods (up to 5 years in all)
- Place of performance
- Fort Hall Service Unit, Fort Hall, ID; Warm Springs Service Unit, Warm Springs, OR; Western Oregon Service Unit, Chemawa Indian Health, Salem, OR; Yakama Service Unit, Yakama Health Center, Toppenish, WA, and White Swan Health Clinic, White Swan, WA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Pacific
- How to submit
- Email to Morningstar.Smith@ihs.gov with a copy to poraoacquisition@ihs.gov
What to include when you submit
- Send a capability statement in MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)
- Put the sources sought number 75H71327Q00002 on the subject line
- Include business name, point of contact name, phone and email, UEI and CAGE code, and NAICS code
- State your business size (small or large) and type of business (native owned, service-disabled veteran owned, veteran owned, 8(a), HUBZone, women-owned, etc.)
- Show your capability and capacity to furnish the services
- Include the completed self-certification (template attached to the notice)
- Mark any proprietary information
Not in the notice text
- Which biomedical equipment is covered, how many devices, and how often maintenance is needed.
- The self-certification template is attached to the notice and was not read.
- Whether a set-aside will follow the sources sought, and the contract price type and value.
Eligibility and how to respond
- If it goes ahead as planned: set aside for Indian small business economic enterprises: only those can bid as the prime contractor. More open indian economic enterprise set-asides under NAICS 811210
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- Indian Health Service, Portland, OR
- Product/service code
- J066 · Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment – Instruments and Laboratory Equipment
- Business type
- Equipment repair & maintenance (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 811210)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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