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SOURCES SOUGHT - LAWTON EYEGLASS PROGRAM
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The Indian Health Service is conducting a sources sought notice under Solicitation Number 246-26-Q-0015 to identify qualified vendors capable of providing a comprehensive eyeglass program for the Lawton Indian Hospital in Lawton, Oklahoma. This is not a solicitation for proposals or quotations but a market research effort to assess industry capability, with a specific focus on Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) under the Buy Indian Act (25 U.S.C. § 47), which mandates preference for IEEs when authorized and practicable. Respondents, particularly Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises and other small businesses, are encouraged to submit a detailed capability statement not exceeding five pages, including essential organizational information such as company name, SAM Unique Entity Identifier, CAGE code, DUNS number, tax ID, socioeconomic status, SAM registration status, point of contact details, and any applicable GSA Schedule numbers. Responses must be emailed to Contract Specialist Edson Yellowfish by 4:30 PM CST on May 8, 2026, with the solicitation number included in the subject line. The Government expressly states that submission of information is voluntary, does not obligate award, and no payment will be made for responses or use of submitted data. The contract will require fabrication and timely delivery of prescription eyeglasses within seven days of order receipt, including a one-year warranty on all frames and lenses, scratch-resistant coatings, annual replacement of fifty display frames at no cost, and compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations. Deliveries must be made to the Lawton Indian Health Center Optometry Department with shipment tracking provided. While no formal evaluation factors or pricing details are defined at this stage, the procurement may result in a firm-fixed-price contract with a one-year base period and four one-year option periods. All submissions must avoid proprietary, classified, or sensitive information, as the Government reserves the right to use non-proprietary technical information in subsequent solicitations. Invoices, when required, must be mailed to the Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service Division of Financial Management.
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Lawton, OK, 73507, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
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Full Description
This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. Pursuant to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5-6, Indian Health Service must use the negotiation authority of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, to give preference to Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) whenever the use of that authority is authorized and practicable.
The Government is seeking to identify businesses capable of performing the below Indian Health Services (IHS) requirement. Any vendor responding to this notice should submit their capability statement. Instructions for submission are outlined below.
Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) and other small business are highly encouraged to respond to this notice. However, firms should understand that generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective evaluation of their capacity and capability to perform the work required. Responses must directly demonstrate the company’s capability, experience, and ability to provide Eyeglasses for the Lawton Indian Hospital in Lawton, OK.
The Government requests interested parties submit a written response to this notice, which includes:
a. Company Name.
b. Company Socioeconomic Status.
c. Company System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.
d. Company point of contact, mailing address, and telephone number(s), and website address
e. Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a company point of contact who has the authority and knowledge to clarify responses with government representatives.
f. DUNS Number:
g. Cage Code:
h. Tax ID
i. Date submitted.
j. Applicable company GSA Schedule number or other available procurement vehicle.
k. Company’s System for Award Management (SAM) registration status. All respondents must register on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/.
Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award contract. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses, or the Government's use of such information or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on a government GPE. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
How to respond: Please include the notice 246-26-Q-0015 in the subject line. Responses must be submitted via email to Contract Specialist, Edson Yellowfish at Edson.Yellowfish@ihs.gov no later than 4:30 PM CST on May 8, 2026.
Capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of pages for this submission is five (5) pages.