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How to respond to the Indian Health Service elevator maintenance notice
What the Indian Health Service is seeking
The Indian Health Service is conducting market research on businesses able to maintain, inspect and repair one direct-plunger hydraulic elevator at the Wagner IHS Healthcare Center in Wagner, South Dakota. The work described includes regular servicing and annual inspections in accordance with ASME A17.1-2023, as well as an elevator connected to the fire detection and emergency power systems.
This is a Sources Sought notice, not a contract solicitation. IHS is seeking information from Indian Economic Enterprises and small businesses to help decide how a possible future acquisition should be structured, including whether a set-aside is possible. The potential service period described is one base year and four option years, from January 2027 through December 2031.
Deadline and what happens next
Capability statements are due October 31, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time. The listed deadline elsewhere is 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, which is the same time. IHS says responses must arrive by the deadline to be considered.
This notice does not promise a contract award, and IHS will not pay for preparing a response. IHS may later publish a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation, but a response to this market-research notice will not count as a response to a future solicitation.
Who this opportunity may suit
This notice is relevant to Indian Economic Enterprises and small businesses with experience maintaining, inspecting and repairing hydraulic elevators. The anticipated NAICS code is 333921, Elevator and Moving Stairway Manufacturing.
The work is at a healthcare center, and the notice says contractors must adhere to HIPAA and the Privacy Act of 1974. It also describes fixed-rate billing, on-demand reports to monitor monthly usage, and attendance at meetings or calls scheduled by the COR.
How to send a response
Email your capability statement to John Archambeau, Purchasing Agent, at [email protected]. Put Sources Sought Number IHS-WAG-27-1532090 in the subject line and send it before the stated deadline.
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Prepare a useful capability statement
Make it easy for IHS to assess whether your firm can do this specific work. Describe relevant experience with hydraulic elevator maintenance, inspections and repairs, and explain how your team handles applicable codes and standards. Keep claims factual and specific.
Address the practical details in the notice, including service at the Wagner location, the facility’s Monday-to-Friday operating hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., reporting on monthly usage, and compliance with HIPAA and the Privacy Act. Do not include proprietary, classified, confidential or sensitive information.
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