Amendment 3 - Questions and Answers and Closing Extension Date - Whiteriver Service Unit Water Treatment Services

The Indian Health Service, Whiteriver Service Unit is seeking qualified small businesses to provide comprehensive chemical water treatment services for critical infrastructure at the Power Plant’s cooling and heating systems located at 200 West Hospital Drive, Whiteriver, Arizona. The scope includes monthly onsite inspections, water testing, and chemical treatment of seven key systems: Central Plant cooling towers, condensing boilers, water softener, and both heating and cooling closed loops, as well as the SSB cooling tower and closed loop. The contractor must treat water to prevent scale, corrosion, microbiological contamination, and freezing, while also testing and reporting makeup water characteristics mid-month to comply with Joint Commission standards. All necessary testing reagents, kits, instrumentation, and treatment chemicals must be supplied by the contractor, who is also required to submit a detailed monthly report to the Contracting Officer’s Representative summarizing all inspections, tests, and actions taken. This solicitation is a Sources Sought Notice issued under the Buy Indian Act, exclusively set aside for Indian Economic Enterprises and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises. Only firms that self-certify eligibility using the designated IHS Indian Economic Enterprise Representation form and identify the federally recognized tribe or Alaska Native Corporation on which their status is based are eligible to respond. Offerors must be registered in SAM, provide their Unique Entity Identifier, tax ID, point of contact, and documentation proving they are authorized distributors of all chemical products to prevent gray market sourcing. While this notice does not request pricing or constitute a binding solicitation, responses are required by June 22, 2026, at 1300 local time to help the government determine availability, capability, and readiness of qualified small businesses for future procurement under this set-aside.