The Indian Health Service awarded a $99,960.90 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Clutch Solutions LLC for VMware virtualization software on September 5, 2025, under an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise set-aside.
The originating solicitation, posted as a Sources Sought Notice on June 16, 2025, sought qualified vendors to replace end-of-life VMware infrastructure at the IHS Tucson facility with a modern hyperconverged infrastructure platform. The procurement specified three Nutanix NX-1175S-G9 nodes with Intel Xeon-Gold 6426Y processors, 128GB DDR5 memory per node, and 3.84TB NVMe SSD storage per node, along with comprehensive virtualization software licensing, role-based access control, CAC/PIV integration, FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption, on-site deployment, workload migration support, staff training, and federal-grade 24x7x365 support with next-business-day hardware replacement. Performance period runs through November 25, 2029. Place of performance is Tucson, AZ.
Clutch Solutions LLC is a Native American-owned, minority-owned small business based in Mesa, Arizona, certified as an Indian Economic Enterprise and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise. The company specializes in information technology solutions and hardware procurement for federal agencies serving tribal communities, with prior awards including contracts with the Indian Health Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Bureau of Indian Education across multiple regions.