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The Indian Health Service (IHS) National Supply Service Center (NSSC) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for an online ordering platform for the purchase of office supplies for the Oklahoma City Area (OCA) divisions and NSSC (see below for details). The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 339940.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

NSSC has a requirement for an online ordering platform for the purchase of office supplies for OCA and NSSC. This platform must allow for online ordering requests with relay to NSSC for approval. Each division must have the ability to place orders for various office supplies with the capability to show alternatives for Green or Ability One items when available, search past orders and issue returns. Invoices must be separated and identified by each division then sent to NSSC to process. Next day delivery for orders placed by 3pm. The Indian Health Services intends to award a firm-fixed price award for this requirement.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliant with tight program schedules; cost containment: meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation: and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract, if applicable.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, AND MULTIPLE AWARDS MAY BE MADE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES IS AUTHORIZED TO SET-ASIDE PROCUREMENTS FOR INDIAN ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES (IEE) AND INDIAN SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES (ISBEE) WHEN APPLICABLE.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by January 15, 2023 at 4:30 PM CT. All response under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Jimmy.Culver@ihs.gov and Lauren.Taylor@ihs.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.