This is a request for Sonographer Services for the Crow Service Unit, Crow/Northern Cheyenne
Hospital Radiology Department, Crow Agency, Montana, 59022.
This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition procedures pursuant to the
authority of FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures; and FAR 37.4 - Nonpersonal Health
Care Services, in which the contractor is an independent contractor.
The Crow Service Unit, Billings Area Indian Health Service (IHS), intends to award a firm fixed
price purchase order to the successful offeror in response to this Request for Quotation, 75H709-
CR23Q-003.
The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-08. The associated North American Industry
Classification System code is 561320 with a small business size standard of $30.0 million.
This solicitation is set-aside for Small Business Indian Firms (SBIF) pursuant to the Buy Indian
Act 25 U.S.C. 47. If IHS does not receive at least two offers that are reasonably priced offers
from SBIF’s, IHS will then evaluate quotes and consider award to other small business concerns
under the following 5-tier cascading set-aside (in order of first consideration to last
consideration):
• 1st Tier—Small Business Indian Firms
• 2nd Tier – Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses
• 3rd Tier – Certified HubZone Small Businesses
• 4th Tier – Small Disadvantage Businesses
• 5th Tier—All other Small Business Concerns.
