The Indian Health Service awarded a purchase order to Kaiva Services, LLC, a tribally-owned 8(a) Program Participant and HUBZone-certified small business, for $1,844,909.34 on September 23, 2026, under an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise set-aside to refresh area-wide network infrastructure at Billings, Montana.
Work is performed at Billings, Montana. The requirement encompasses compute servers, network switches, and all-flash storage arrays: Configuration 1 includes three complete sets with 12 Aruba 8360-16Y2C network switches, 12 Supermicro UP 1U Hyper X14SBH-AP compute servers (96-core processors, 512GB DDR5 ECC RAM, NVMe storage), and NetApp AFF A20 all-flash storage arrays with minimum 50 terabytes usable capacity; Configuration 2 requires three sets with nine compute servers per instance and 30 terabytes minimum storage. All hardware must be new, non-end-of-life enterprise all-flash NVMe SSD storage; brand-name equivalents meeting or exceeding specifications are permitted with documentation. Delivery includes equipment inventory lists with serial numbers, warranty documentation, manufacturer guides, licensing certificates, and system architecture overviews; on-site installation and configuration are excluded unless separately authorized. Delivery is due within 30 calendar days after award in a single coordinated shipment. Ultimate completion is December 31, 2026. The order originated from an Indian Health Service sources-sought notice posted July 2, 2026, with responses due July 17, 2026.