The Department of Health and Human Services, specifically the Indian Health Service's Navajo Area Indian Health Service, intends to award a non-competitive, sole-source contract for telecommunication services to Navajo Communications Co Inc. This procurement aims to ensure uninterrupted communication services critical for direct patient care at the Kayenta Service Unit in Kayenta, Arizona, with a base performance period of one year starting from March 1, 2026, and four additional option years. Interested parties are advised that this notice is not a request for competitive proposals, and any responses must be submitted by January 22, 2026, to be considered. For further inquiries, contact Daisha Richards at Daisha.Richards@ihs.gov or call 928-697-5076.

IHS IEE Representation Form_Jan 2022_508 Compliant.pdf

The Indian Health Service (IHS) utilizes the Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form for solicitations, sources sought, and requests for information. This form requires offerors to self-certify that they meet the definition of an “Indian Economic Enterprise” (IEE) as per HHSAR 326.601, based on 25 U.S.C. 47. This certification must be maintained from the time of offer through contract award and for the entire performance period. Failure to meet eligibility requires immediate notification to the Contracting Officer. Successful offerors must also be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). The document warns against false or misleading information, citing penalties under 18 U.S.C. 1001 for false information and 31 U.S.C. 3729 to 3731, and 18 U.S.C. 287 for false claims. The form requires the offeror to declare whether they meet the IEE definition, and includes spaces for the name of the 51% owner, certifying signature, print name, name of Federally Recognized Tribal Entity, business name, and DUNS Number.

The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Kayenta Service Unit, Kayenta, Arizona intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to Navajo Communications Co Inc., for Communication Services.

The anticipated period of performance is a base period of one year from the 03/01/2026 to 02/28/2027 with 4 option years. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers with a small business size standard of 1,500 employees.

The Proposed Contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required services to ensure that there is no interruption in services that could impact direct patient care.

This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. If no affirmative written response is received by January 22,2026, 12:00 MST, the contract will be issued without further notice.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement base upon 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 in the future. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

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