FBSU Water/Sewage Utility and Solid Waste Disposal Services

The Indian Health Service is seeking to identify capable Indian Economic Enterprises, including Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises, to provide water utility services, sewage utility services, and solid waste collection and disposal at Fort Belknap Hospital, Eagle Child Health Station, and associated government housing quarters in Harlem and Hays, Montana. This sources sought notice is not a solicitation but a market research effort to determine the availability of qualified vendors under the Buy Indian Act, which mandates preference for businesses owned at least 51 percent by Indians, federally recognized tribes, or Alaska Native Corporations, with management and daily operations controlled by Indians and at least 51 percent of earnings going to the Indian-owned entity. Responses must include detailed capability statements demonstrating relevant experience, past performance on similar contracts, specific service capabilities, local operational readiness, full compliance with the IEE definition, earnings distribution structure, subcontractor management under the Buy Indian Act, UEI, business size, socioeconomic status, and point of contact information. The requirement is for a one-year base period with four optional renewal years, and all services must comply with federal, state, tribal, and local regulations governing water safety, sewage treatment, and environmental waste disposal. Interested parties must submit their responses by the deadline to the designated email with the correct notice number referenced, as inadequate submissions may result in exclusion from potential future award consideration.