NNMC Orthopedic Instrument Trays

Sources-Sought Notice

The Indian Health Service, Shiprock Service Unit is issuing this sources-sought notice (SSN) to identify capable Indian-owned, economic enterprises – large (IEE) or small (ISBEE) – that can meet the requirement for three Stryker VariAx orthopedic instrument trays for mini and small fragment fixation. A draft Specification is attached for reference.

Other capable firms are also invited to respond to this SSN. The Contracting Officer will consider responses for Buy Indian Act (25 U.S.C. 47) opportunities first, then for set aside programs under the Small Business Act (41 U.S.C. 3104).

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this requirement is 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. Information collected from this notice is purely for market research only and will be used to determine the contracting office’s acquisition strategy including competition, set asides, and locating Indian-owned economic enterprises. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred in response to this request for information.

In accordance with FAR 4.203-1(b), offerors and quoters must be registered in System for Award Management at SAM.gov, at the time an offer or quotation is submitted and at time of award.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this notice by August 31, 2026, at 2:00 pm MDT to Bertina Jones, Purchasing Agent at bertina.jones@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN-NAO-26-003”. Your submission must include the following information, at a minimum:

Company Profile that includes: UEI, Name and Address, Primary POC information, business size and type of ownership, socio-economic...