ISBEE: Brand Name-Grammarly Business Enterprise (Base + 4)

The Indian Health Service, Division of Acquisition Policy, seeks quotes for Grammarly Business Enterprise Licenses under a firm-fixed-price purchase order, with quotes due by 12:00 PM EST on September 22 and questions due by 12:00 PM EST on September 18. This procurement is a 100% Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) set-aside under FAR Part 12, foreclosing competition outside that category.

Place of performance is Rockville, Maryland. The requirement covers approximately 600 licenses in the base year (September 25, 2026–September 24, 2027), scaling to 920 licenses by option year four through September 24, 2031. The contractor must be an authorized Grammarly reseller and hold valid Indian Economic Enterprise certification throughout the performance period. NAICS code is 541519 (Information Technology Value Added Resellers) with a 150-employee small business size standard.

The software must provide real-time grammar checking, paragraph rewriting, seamless integration with Microsoft Office Suite and web browsers, and customized style guide capabilities. Security and compliance requirements include FedRAMP Moderate authorization (preferred) or equivalent NIST SP 800-53 controls, HIPAA and Business Associate Agreement compliance, encrypted data in transit and at rest, SCRIM/SAML 2.0 support, Data Loss Prevention capabilities, and 30-day advance notification of subprocessor changes. The contractor must provide quarterly compliance reports from its CISO, annual SOC 2 Type II audits, 24/7 video training, and cooperate fully with IHS's Assessment and Authorization process. Software must comply with Section 508 digital accessibility and WCAG 2.1 standards. Award is anticipated in September 2026 using fiscal year 2026 funds. Selection uses lowest price technically acceptable. The Contracting Officer is Javier Medina-Velazquez; submissions are via email.