Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Services, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 450A, Rockville, MD 10852, Attention: Division of Contracts and Grants Policy

Q -- MEDICAL/SURGICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT AND RELATED SERVICES DUE 111296. Contact Doreen Chino-Lente, Procurement Analyst (301) 443-5774, ext. 244 or Myrna Mooney, IHS Small Business Manager, (301) 443-1480. The Division of Contracts and Grants Policy (DCGP), Indian Health Services (IHS) in Rockville, Maryland, is soliciting sources from enterprises which are at least 51% American Indian/Alaska Native and or Tribally-owned, and which are eligible for potential award under the authority of the Buy Indian Act (25 USC 47). The requirement is to provide medical/surgical supplies and equipment for an anticipated national acquisition for utilization by all IHS offices throughout the United States. Prospective bidders/offerors must provide a copy of (1) SF-129, Bidders Mailing List Application, (2) Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) from a Federally recognized American Indian tribe, and (3) current brochures/catalog(s). (277)

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