Notice-Sole Source.pdf
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This document is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract for telephone and fax services issued by the Indian Health Service (IHS) Billings Area Office. The contract will be awarded to Range Telephone Cooperative Incorporated for the Northern Cheyenne Service Unit (NCSU), covering telephone and internet service for employee housing from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2026. The procurement falls under NAICS Code 517111 for Wired Telecommunication Carriers, with a business size standard of $1,500.
The IHS intends to negotiate directly with Range Telephone Cooperative without issuing a competitive solicitation. Interested parties may submit a capability statement via email to Clarette Yellowrobe by 10:00 AM on August 13, 2025. Offerors must have an active SAM.GOV registration, and the government retains sole discretion to determine whether to compete the requirement. If no responsive statements are received by the deadline, the award will be made to Range Telephone Cooperative Incorporated.
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
Requisition No: IHS1515840
Intended Source: Range Telephone Cooperative Incorporated
Period of performance: 09/01/2025 – 08/31/2026
Description of Requirement: Telephone and Fax Service
This contract action is for the acquisition of services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1). The Indian Health Service (IHS), Billings Area Office (BAO) intends to award a single source purchase order to Range Telephone Cooperative Inc., 2325E Front St., Forsyth, Montana, 59327.
Range Telephone Cooperative telephone service is required for the Northern Cheyenne Service Unit (NCSU). NCSU requires telephone service to make and receive phone calls and fax transmissions. NCSU provides telephone service and internet service for employee housing.
The contract is intended to ensure that service is provided and that the awardee receives timely payment for services provided.
The applicable North American industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 517111 “Wired Telecommunication Carriers.” Its associated Business Size Standard is $1,500.
Line item 1. Telephone and Fax Service
Indian Health Service will solicit and negotiate directly with Range Telephone Cooperative Incorporated, and no solicitation will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Offerors must have an active registration in SAM.GOV (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties must express their interest and must be submitted in writing via email to Clarette Yellowrobe at Clarette.Yellowrobe@ihs.gov and are due by 10:00 AM, August 13, 2025. No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements are received by the due date, an award will be made to Range Telephone Cooperative Incorporated.
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