ISBEE/IEE: Grammarly Business Enterprise (Base + 4)
Pursuant to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5-6, Indian Health Service (IHS) 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 1). 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 can provide the required brand name Grammarly (online writing assistance software tool) for IHS. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition strategy. The NAICS Code is: 541519 – Information Technology Value Added Resellers. Size standard is 150 Employees. IHS is seeking IEE/ISBEE vendors who are Grammarly authorized resellers and are capable of provide the required brand name Grammarly (online writing assistance software tool) as specified below (see attachment 2 for specifics): Part Number: GRMLYENT-200/ Description: Grammarly Business Enterprise 12 months Grammarly Inc - GRMLYENT-200 RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS The Government requests interested parties to 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 (including telephone number and email address) - Identification of business size and category, i.e. IEE, ISBEE, etc. - Size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) - Capability statement of the company - Grammarly authorized reseller letter 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 Javier.medina-velazquez@ihs.gov no later than 11:00am EST on May 11, 2026. Response shall reference the sources sought number 75H70426Q00025 in the email response header. Capability statements will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of pages for this submission is five (5) pages. Attachment 1-IEE Representation Form Attachment 2-Draft SOW 75H70426Q00025 Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service
5/1/26, 3:29 PM ISBEE: Brand Name-Grammarly Business Enterprise (Base + 4)
The Indian Health Service, Division of Acquisition Policy, seeks quotes for Grammarly Business Enterprise Licenses under a firm-fixed-price purchase order, with quotes due by 12:00 PM EST on September 22 and questions due by 12:00 PM EST on September 18. This procurement is a 100% Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) set-aside under FAR Part 12, foreclosing competition outside that category.
Place of performance is Rockville, Maryland. The requirement covers approximately 600 licenses in the base year (September 25, 2026–September 24, 2027), scaling to 920 licenses by option year four through September 24, 2031. The contractor must be an authorized Grammarly reseller and hold valid Indian Economic Enterprise certification throughout the performance period. NAICS code is 541519 (Information Technology Value Added Resellers) with a 150-employee small business size standard.
The software must provide real-time grammar checking, paragraph rewriting, seamless integration with Microsoft Office Suite and web browsers, and customized style guide capabilities. Security and compliance requirements include FedRAMP Moderate authorization (preferred) or equivalent NIST SP 800-53 controls, HIPAA and Business Associate Agreement compliance, encrypted data in transit and at rest, SCRIM/SAML 2.0 support, Data Loss Prevention capabilities, and 30-day advance notification of subprocessor changes. The contractor must provide quarterly compliance reports from its CISO, annual SOC 2 Type II audits, 24/7 video training, and cooperate fully with IHS's Assessment and Authorization process. Software must comply with Section 508 digital accessibility and WCAG 2.1 standards. Award is anticipated in September 2026 using fiscal year 2026 funds. Selection uses lowest price technically acceptable. The Contracting Officer is Javier Medina-Velazquez; submissions are via email.
75H70426Q00025 Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service
9/15/26, 2:36 PM ISBEE: Brand Name-Grammarly Business Enterprise (Base + 2)
The Indian Health Service issued Amendment 00002 to RFQ 75H70426Q00025 on September 22, 2026, extending the quote submission deadline to September 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST for a 100% Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) set-aside procurement of Grammarly Business Enterprise licenses. This is a brand-name, single-award solicitation restricted to firms of 150 employees or fewer under NAICS 541519.
The requirement covers approximately 600 licenses for the base year (September 30, 2026 through September 29, 2027), scaling to 680 licenses in Option Year 1 and 760 in Option Year 2, with firm-fixed-price award made on lowest price technically acceptable criteria. Quoters must be authorized Grammarly resellers and provide a certificate of support. The solution must support FedRAMP Moderate authorization or equivalent NIST SP 800-53 controls with IHS Authority to Operate approval, SCIM and SAML 2.0 user provisioning, Managed Mode with organizational email addresses and custom roles, HIPAA compliance with Business Associate Agreement execution, ISO 27018 certification, annual SOC 2 Type II attestations, quarterly CISO compliance reports, and 24-hour security incident notification. Data must be processed transiently and stored in U.S.-based infrastructure. Section 508 digital accessibility (WCAG 2.1 A & AA) is required. Amendment 00002 also updated the period of performance; Amendment 00001 (September 18, 2026) changed the contract structure from Base + 4 to Base + 2. Contracting Officer is Javier Medina-Velazquez. Quoters must acknowledge both amendments by the submission deadline or face rejection.
75H70426Q00025 Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service
9/18/26, 3:37 PM