NOTICE OF INTENT TO Sole Source - ETS bridge - NOI_12.18.25.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SOLE SOURCE AWARD

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of

Acquisition Policy (DAP), on behalf of the IHS, Office of Information Technology (OIT), intends to award a bridge contract on a sole source basis to Kadiak, LLC. (Kadiak) in Anchorage, AK for IHS

Enterprise IT Operations and Maintenance (EIT O&M) Services. This bridge contract is required to ensure the uninterrupted continuity of critical operations and management services while the agency prepares for the recompete of a new contract. This is a non-personal services contract to ensure the availability, integrity, security and confidentiality of critical IT services provided by the IHS Office of Information Technology (OIT). The IHS OIT operates two primary Data Centers and requires both on-site and off-site contractor staff resources to provide systems engineering and administration for

IT Operations and Maintenance, staffed with experienced IT specialists to maintain the existing functionality and to design, implement and support new network technologies.

The anticipated period of performance will include one Base Period of 12 months.

The sole source action will be issued under the authority of Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO)

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103-1 - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements due to the incumbent’s unique familiarity with the IHS enterprise IT environment, their experienced and fully qualified staff, and their demonstrated history of excellent performance in providing IHS enterprise IT operations and maintenance services. This short-term bridge is necessary to avoid disruption to critical IT operations and ensure continuity of mission support for IHS.

It is anticipated that the Government will award a Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) contract for this requirement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541519 – Other

Computer Related Services with a size standard of $34 million. The Product and Service Code (PSC) is DE10 – IT and Telecom – End User as a Service: Help Desk; Tier 1-2, Workspace, Print, Output, Productivity Tools.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Interested persons may submit a capability statement responding to this notice to Contracting Officer, Julie Corbin at juie.corbin@ihs.gov. Any determination to compete this requirement based on received responses is solely at the Government’s discretion. The Government will not reimburse costs associated with responding to this notice.

At this time, no solicitation document is available, and telephone requests will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of responses received in response to this notice. If no affirmative written responses are received by 12/24/2025 @ 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) a contract may be awarded to Kadiak.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service Division of Acquisition Policy 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 mailto:juie.corbin@ihs.gov