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Sources Sought: Zoeller Grinder Pumps for the Cheyenne River Health Center, Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Sources Sought Notice Number: SS-26-IHS-1525533 . This is a Sources Sought notice. This notice DOES NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote or invitation for bid. This Sources Sought is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of qualified Indian Small Businesses Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) and Indian Economic Enterprises (IEEs) capable of performing the requirement prior to issuing a Request for Quote. This is not a solicitation for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. All responses will be provided by an e-mail response. No presentations will be scheduled. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. The applicable NAICS code for this acquisition is 333914 (Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing). 1.0 BACKGROUND The Indian Health Service (IHS) an agency within the Department of Health & Human Services is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The Indian Health Service provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to 567 federally recognized tribes, in 35 states. The Indian Health Service Headquarters is located in Rockville, MD and then divided into twelve physical areas: Alaska, Albuquerque, Bemidji, Billings, California, Great Plains, Nashville, Navajo, Oklahoma, Phoenix, Portland and Tucson. The Great Plains Area Office (GPAO) works in conjunction with its 19 Indian Health Service Units and Tribal Managed Service Units to provide health care to approximately 122,000 Native American located in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa. The Area Office's service units include seven hospitals, eight health centers, and several smaller health stations and satellite clinics. Our facility, the Cheyenne River Health Center (CRHC), falls under the GPAO. Cheyenne River Health Center (CRHC) provides medical care for approximately 9,000 tribal members living on the CRST Reservation. Serving a rural area, many of our patients travel 100 miles' round trip to receive care. The CRHC was built in 2011 to provide an expanded level of health care services specifically designed to meet the needs of the CRHC population. Services include: Emergency Room Department, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Public Health Nursing, Radiology Services, Inpatient Care, Laboratory, MRI, Dental, Community Health, Contract Health Services, Dietitians, Audiology, Eye Care, and Specialist Clinics: OB/GYN, ENT, Audiology & Podiatry. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe through a 638 contract with IHS, operates four satel…

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