The Indian Health Service, a civilian agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a single-award $15 million indefinite delivery contract to Geonorth Information Systems LLC, an 8(a) certified Alaska Native Corporation owned small business, to provide a range of IT support services. Under this contract, Geonorth has received numerous firm fixed-price delivery orders valued between $36,000 to over $1.2 million to maintain, enhance, and optimize various data systems and enterprise platforms critical to IHS healthcare programs serving American Indian and Alaska Native communities. These task orders typically have performance periods of 90 days to 1 year and include work such as software development, systems integration, data management, and IT operations and maintenance for systems like the Strategic Technical Acquisition and Resourcing System, Geographic Information System, Health Systems Planning software, and other facilities planning and construction data platforms. The contract aims to ensure the functionality and continuous improvement of the IT infrastructure supporting IHS initiatives in areas like sanitation facilities construction, environmental health, and data analytics.
Most of the task orders issued under this IDC did not utilize any set-aside designations, with performance occurring primarily in Anchorage, Alaska where Geonorth is headquartered as a subsidiary of The Tatitlek Corporation. However, the initial IDC award to Geonorth was sole-source under the 8(a) program, leveraging the company's status as an Alaska Native Corporation-owned small disadvantaged business to support the IHS's technology modernization priorities for Native American healthcare.
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