Intent to Sole Source - BIE School Curriculum Mate
Open Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- DOIASAM270008
- Agency
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Bureau of Indian Education
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 323117 Books Printing
- PSC
- 7610 Books And Pamphlets
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), within the Bureau of Indian Affairs, announces its intent to sole source recurring purchases of school curriculum material for each school it supports, with a due date of December 8, 2026. No set-aside is used. The notice states it is not a request for quotes or an invitation of any type.
The notice publishes a supplemental Determination and Findings under 41 U.S.C. 3304(c)(1), Public Law 114-95 (Every Student Succeeds Act), and 48 C.F.R. 1.703. BIA's 2018 class D&F allowed sole sourcing of curriculum-based requirements to maintain ESSA compliance. The purchases support the approved school curriculum and the Secretary of the Interior's definitions of standards, assessments, and accountability systems.
BIE estimates over 200 actions valued at over $6.5 million during fiscal year 2026, covering October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The notice is coded NAICS 323117 (Books Printing) and PSC 7610 (Books and Pamphlets).
Notice text
Intent to Sole Source - BIE School Curriculum Material - Supplemental Determination and Findings, Under 41 U.S.C §3304 (c)1; Public Law 114-95; and 48 C.F.R. § 1.703. The BIE has a recurring need to procure school curriculum material for each school the Bureau supports. To ensure compliance with Public Law 114-95, Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in 2018, put in place a Class Determinations and Findings (D&F) which allowed for the sole sourcing of curriculum-based requirements. ESSA is structured to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, and to close educational achievement gaps; therefore, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) require the purchase of supplies and services to implement the approved school curriculum as well as the Secretary of the Interior¿s definitions of standards, assessments, and accountability system. Duration coverage is During fiscal year (FY) 2026 from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, BIE estimates over 200 actions valued at over $6,500,000.00
Note: This is not a request for quotes or to be taken as a invitation of any type.
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