Telecommunications Service

The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Indian Health Service’s Navajo Area office, is pursuing a sole-source telecommunications procurement for the Desert Visions Youth Wellness Center in Sacaton, Arizona. The work covers a reliable, high-capacity telecom and internet package, including a 100 Mbps dedicated Ethernet connection, a PRI T-1 voice circuit, a static IP block, six basic business POTS lines, and all installation, configuration, activation, and validation testing. The requirement is tied to healthcare operations and calls for 99% uptime, 24/7 technical support, and compliance with FCC, IHS cybersecurity, HIPAA, Privacy Act, and 42 CFR Part 2 requirements; the statement of work describes a base period plus four option years and excludes construction, internal cabling, LAN equipment, switches, and PBX systems. The statement of work values the effort at $300,000 and identifies Gila River Communications as the sole source provider, while the notice still invites capability statements from interested parties. Responses are due by email to Maliaka Pinkney at maliaka.pinkney@hhs.gov no later than 12:00 P.M. EST on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, and should reference NOI-26-IHS1523710; SAM.gov registration is required for award.