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This is a Sources Sought notice.
The agency is gauging market interest. No bid is being requested yet — submitting a capabilities statement may put you on the radar for the eventual solicitation.
The Indian Health Service needs a small business to manage bar code labeling for the Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Healthcare Facility in Belcourt, ND.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Indian Health Service needs a small business to manage bar code labeling for the Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Healthcare Facility in Belcourt, ND. The contractor will work with the RPMS database to reformat data and print it out in the required format for bar code administration. The contract is for 12 months after the date of award.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract is a firm-fixed-price purchase order with a period of performance of 12 months. The delivery location is the Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Health Care Facility in Belcourt, ND.
- How will they pick the winner? The Government will evaluate responses based on the capability statement, including the respondent's current capability and capacity to perform the work, prior completed events of similar nature/size, organizational experience and management capability, and examples of prior completed Government contracts.
- When and how do you bid? Interested parties should submit a capability statement via email to Jody Keplin at Jody.Keplin@ihs.gov by June 25, 2026, 12:00 p.m. Central Time. The capability statement should not exceed 10 single-sided pages and should include a general overview of the respondent's opinions about the difficulty and/or feasibility of the potential requirement, as well as information about the respondent's current capability and capacity to perform the work, prior completed events of similar nature/size, organizational experience and management capability, and examples of prior completed Government contracts.
Who can apply
- Has experience with computer systems design services
- Has worked with the RPMS database before
- Is an Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE)
Don't bother if…
- Must be an Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE)
Heads up — easy to miss
- All proprietary information should be marked as such
- Statements should also include an indication of current certified small business status
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit (there is no site visit mentioned in the notice, but it's always a good idea to confirm)
Primary point of contact
Name
Jody Keplin
Email
jody.keplin@ihs.gov
Phone
(701) 477-8416