MARKET RESEARCH · SOURCES SOUGHT

Full-Line Food and Food-Service Supply Distribution - Lawton Indian Hospital

Indian Health Service (Department of Health and Human Services), Indian Health Service

Market research. Sources sought: not a bid yet. The agency wants to know which businesses can do the work. Answering can put you on its radar and can lead to a small-business set-aside.

Deadline: Nov 6, 2026, 2:00 PM ET (14 days left)
Who can bid: Set aside for Indian economic enterprises (Buy Indian).
Where the work is: Lawton, Oklahoma, 73507
Industry (NAICS): 311999 · All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
Solicitation number: IHS-SS-10222026
Posted: Oct 22, 2026
Product/service code: 8945

From the notice

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, the Indian Health Service (IHS) must use the negotiation authority of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, to give preference to In…

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What to do next

Open the notice on SAM.gov and read what the agency is asking.
Send the short response it asks for (usually your capabilities, size status and past work) before the deadline.
Mention your small-business status: enough small businesses answering can lead the agency to set the contract aside.
Watch for the solicitation that may follow.

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