Purchase Order 75H71021P00508

The Indian Health Service awarded a $45,231.40 firm fixed-price purchase order to Navajo Communications Co., Inc. (doing business as Frontier Navajo Communications Company) on January 21, 2021, for telecommunications services supporting the Pueblo Pintado Clinic's information technology department in Crownpoint, New Mexico. The contract, which closed out on December 31, 2021, was awarded without a small business set-aside designation. Navajo Communications is a for-profit telecommunications subsidiary of Frontier Communications Corporation, a large telecommunications provider with extensive experience serving federal agencies. The company specializes in delivering critical communication infrastructure to Native American communities and government facilities, including healthcare centers, schools, and administrative offices across Arizona and New Mexico.

This award reflects the Indian Health Service's ongoing need to maintain reliable telecommunications infrastructure at its clinics and healthcare facilities serving Native American populations. Navajo Communications' telecommunications services typically include telephone lines, internet connectivity, data transmission, and network infrastructure support essential for healthcare operations. The firm fixed-price structure with a defined completion date of December 31, 2021, provided cost certainty for the government while supporting the clinic's operational requirements. The contractor's established track record with IHS and other federal agencies serving tribal communities, combined with its parent company Frontier Communications' extensive telecommunications expertise, positioned it to fulfill these critical communication needs.