Contact and place of performance
JARROD L PRINCE
Lawton, OK 73507
USA
This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. Pursuant to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5-6, Indian Health Service must use the negotiation authority of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, to give preference to Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) whenever the use of that authority is authorized and practicable. The Government is seeking to ide...
View moreThe Government requests interested parties submit a written response to this notice, which includes:
a. Company Name.
b. Company Socioeconomic Status.
c. Company System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.
d. Company point of contact, mailing address, and telephone number(s), and website address
e. Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a company point of contact who has the authority and knowledge to clarify responses with government representatives.
f. DUNS Number:
g. Cage Code:
h. Tax ID
i. Date submitted.
j. Applicable company GSA Schedule number or other available procurement vehicle.
k. Company’s System for Award Management (SAM) registration status. All respondents must register on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/.
l. Submit Indian Health Service Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (attached)
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).
How to respond: Please include the notice IHS1526197 in the subject line. Responses must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Mr. Jarrod Prince at [email protected] or Mr. Carroll Delaune at [email protected] no later than 1:00 PM CST on May 19, 2026.
Capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of pages for this submission is five (5) pages.
The Indian Health Service at the Lawton Indian Hospital is issuing this Sources Sought notice, solicitation number IHS1526197, to identify Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) capable of providing ophthalmic exam chairs. These goods are required for the Lawton Service Unit, which encompasses the Lawton Indian Hospital, Anadarko Indian Clinic, and Carnegie Indian Clinic in Lawton, Oklahoma, to augment the delivery of patient care within the eye clinic. The requirement is classified under NAICS code 339115 Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing and PSC 6540 OPHTHALMIC INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES. Pursuant to the Buy Indian Act, the agency is seeking to give preference to Indian Economic Enterprises whenever authorized and practicable.
The government requests that interested parties submit a capability statement of no more than five pages to Jarrod L. Prince and Carroll Delaune by the response deadline of May 19, 2026. Submissions must include the company’s socioeconomic status, System for Award Management Unique Entity Identifier, CAGE code, Tax ID, and any applicable GSA Schedule numbers. Respondents are also required to provide a completed Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form. Documentation for this notice includes three attachments: the Sources Sought PDF, a Buy Indian Act Form, and a specifications document for the ophthalmic exam chairs. This market research will be used to determine the capacity of Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) and other small businesses to fulfill the requirement.
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