Special NoticePosted Sep 3, 2026·Responses due Sep 8, 2026

NNMC Orthopedic Instrument Trays

Indian Health Service · NAVAJO AREA INDIAN HEALTH SVC

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
339112
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
IHS1522579
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6515
Place
Shiprock, NM, USA
Contact
Bertina Jones (bertina.jones@ihs.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation IHS1522579 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 3, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 28, 2026 to Feb 3, 2027, middle of the range Dec 7, 2026.
Measured from 61 past early notices at Indian Health Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 3, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

The Notice of Intent to Restrict Competition �Stryker VariAx Orthopedic Instrument Trays. The Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS), Shiprock Service Unit located in Shiprock, New Mexico, intends to restrict competition and negotiate a sole-source, firm-fixed-price award with Howmedica Osteonics, Inc. DBA Stryker Orthopaedics (UEI: E5DLYCJBNYX7). Howmedica Osteonics, Inc, is the only vendor capable of providing Stryker VariAx orthopedic instrument trays. The NAICS code is 339112, Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing, with an associated small business size standard of 1,000 employe… (show all)

es. The delivery date will be 60 days ARO. Simplified Procedures from RFO 12.201-1 will be utilized in accordance with 41 U.S.C 1901. The notice is not a solicitation or request for offers. Vendors capable of providing the stated supplies may submit a capability statement. Verbal responses will not be acknowledged or considered. Responses are due no later than September 8, 2026, at 8:00 am (MDT). A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A solicitation will not be issued. The point of contact of this requirement is Bertina Jones, Purchasing Agent; bertina.jones@ihs.gov.

Who won similar work

11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Indian Health Service), same NAICS 339112.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BIGHORN RIDGERUNNERS, LLC2$98KJun 26, 2026
J & N MARKETING, INC.2$39KAug 22, 2025
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS USA, INC1$192KJul 24, 2025
TRILLAMED LLC1$168KJul 14, 2025
BGESH INCORPORATED1$146KMay 22, 2025
PROAIM AMERICAS, LLC. Ellisville MO 63011 USA1$87KSep 24, 2025
ALKO ENTERPRISES INC1$59KApr 2, 2025
RED ROCK UNLIMITED LLC1$53KNov 18, 2024
DT-TRAK CONSULTING, INC.1$13KAug 20, 2025

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Indian Health Service since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Indian Health Service job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 2 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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