Project Information

Bid Title

ISBEE/Enterprise IT Operations and Maintenance (EIT O&M) Services

Issuing Agency

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Location

Maryland

Published Date

Sep 30, 2024

Closing Date

Oct 25, 2024

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

75H70424R00006

Original Source

Join to Access Full Details

Bid Inquiries

Join to Access Full Details

Bid Documents

Join to Access Full Details

Set Aside

Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) Set-Aside (specific to Department of Interior and

Project Description

Follow

ISBEE/Enterprise IT Operations and Maintenance (EIT O&M) Services

Active

Contract Opportunity

Notice ID

75H70424R00006

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Sub-tier

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

Office

DIVISION OF ACQUISITIONS POLICY HQ

Looking for contract opportunity help?

(opens in new window)

APEX Accelerators are an official government contracting resource for small businesses. Find your local APEX Accelerator (opens in new window) for free government expertise related to contract opportunities.

APEX Accelerators are funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense.

The APEX Accelerators program was formerly known as the Procurement Technical Assistance Program (opens in new window) (PTAP).

General Information

• Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
• Original Published Date: Sep 30, 2024 01:35 pm EDT
• Original Response Date: Oct 25, 2024 04:00 pm EDT
• Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
• Original Inactive Date: Nov 09, 2024
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside: Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) Set-Aside (specific to Department of Interior and Indian Health Services)
• Product Service Code:
• NAICS Code:
  • 541519 - Other Computer Related Services
• Place of Performance:
  Rockville , MD 20857
  USA

Description

Pursuant to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5-6, Indian Health Service must use the negotiation authority of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, to give preference to Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) whenever the use of that authority is authorized and practicable.

The Government is seeking to identify Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) capable of performing the below Indian Health Services (IHS) requirement. Any vendor responding to this notice should submit their capability statement as well as the Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (Attachment 2). Instructions for submission are outlined below in Response Requirement section.

This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified small and/or other than small Indian-Owned Firms (25 USC 47) that are capable of providing the required brand name or equal New Splunk Expansion for CSOC Dashboard support for the IHS. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition strategy.

BACKGROUND

The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for AI/AN, and its goal is to raise their health status to the highest possible level. The IHS provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 2.6 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to 573 federally recognized tribes in 37 states.

The IHS requires Enterprise IT Operations and Maintenance (EIT O&M) support to ensure the availability, integrity, security, and confidentiality of critical IT services provided by the IHS Office of Information Technology (OIT).

The NAICS Code is: 541519 – Other Computer Related Services. Size standard is $34MM.

RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS

The Government requests interested parties submit a written response to this notice with the following information:

• Company Name


• Company Address


• Unique Entity ID (UEI) and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code


• Point of Contact (include telephone number and email address)


• Identification of business size and category, ie. IEE, ISBEE, etc.


• Applicable company GSA Schedule number or other available procurement vehicle


• Manufacture authorized reseller status


• size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)


• Capability statement of the company

Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice shall not obligate the Government to award contract. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses, or the Government's use of such information or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. 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. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on a government GPE. Furthermore, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Confidentiality. 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).

RESPONSE LIMITATIONS AND DUE DATE

Responses shall be submitted via email to Contracting Officer julie.corbin@ihs.gov, no later than 4PM EST on October 25, 2024. Response shall reference the sources sought number 75H70424R00006 in the email response header.

Capability statements will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of pages for this submission is ten (10) pages.

Attachment 1-PWS

Attachment 2-IEE Representation Form

Attachments/Links

Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• 5600 FISHERS LANE MAIL STOP 09E70
• ROCKVILLE , MD 20857
• USA

Primary Point of Contact

• Julie Corbin
• julie.corbin@ihs.gov

Secondary Point of Contact

• Javier Medina-Velazquez
• javier.medina-velazquez@ihs.gov

History

• Sep 30, 2024 01:35 pm EDTSources Sought (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC DAutomatic Data Processing and Telecommunication Services
• FSC JMaintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment
• FSC ZMaintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property

• NAICS 541519Other Computer Related Services

Related bids

Jul 7, 2026

[Special Notice (Original)] ISBEE/Enterprise IT Operations and Maintenance (EIT O&M) Services

* Disclaimer: Government BidHub provides information on bids, RFPs (Requests for Proposals), and RFQs (Requests for Qualifications) solely for convenience and informational purposes. This site is not an official public notice board. For official details, responses, or inquiries, please contact the relevant government agency directly.