Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Crow Service Unit Locum Provider Services Sources Sought
Deadline: 21 Apr 2025
Posting Date: 15 Apr 2025
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 117692020
Document Ref. No.: 75H709-CSU25Q-007
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Description
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE
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 identify Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs), Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE), and any other category of vendor capable of performing the below Indian Health Services (IHS) requirement. Any vendor responding to this notice should submit their capability statement as well as the Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (attached).
Consistent with the revised Buy Indian Act, HHS/IHS adopted the definition of an Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) set forth in 48 CFR 1480.201. This definition includes the following requirement, amongst others: “the Indians or Indian Tribes must, together, receive at least a majority of the earnings from the contract.”.
Instructions for submission are outlined further below.
DEFINITIONS
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.DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT
Crow/Northern Cheyenne Hospital (CNCH), Billings Area-Indian Health Service, Crow Agency, Montana is a 28-bed general medical and surgical hospital w...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : 75H709-CSU25Q-007
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
Office: BILLINGS AREA INDIAN HEALTH SVC
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
Original Published Date: Apr 14, 2025 12:29 pm MDT
Original Response Date: Apr 21, 2025 02:00 pm MDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: May 06, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside: Buy Indian Set-Aside (specific to Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Services)
Product Service Code: Q509 - FAMILY & INTERNAL MEDICINE SERVICES
NAICS Code: 561320 - Temporary Help Services
Place of Performance: Crow Agency, MT 59022 USA
Documents
Tender Notice
B11-IEE-Representation.pdf