NCSU Dentrix Support Contract

The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service, specifically the Billings Area Indian Health Services, has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award for contract 75H709-NC26Q-001. The agency intends to award a commercial sole source contract under FAR 6.302-1 authority to Henry Schein Practice Solutions Inc. for maintenance and support services for the Electronic Dental Record (Dentrix) software system. The contract will serve the Northern Cheyenne Service Unit located in Lame Deer, Montana. This notice was posted on October 7, 2025, and represents the agency's intention to proceed with a non-competitive procurement. The contract falls under the Electronic Records Management Services category and involves dental equipment and supplies manufacturing services.

The primary objective of this sole source award is to ensure proper functioning of the Dentrix Electronic Dental Record software through ongoing maintenance and support services at the Northern Cheyenne Service Unit. While this is not a request for competitive proposals and no formal solicitation is available, the agency has provided an opportunity for other qualified firms to express interest. Companies that believe they can provide equivalent software services are encouraged to identify themselves and submit written notification within 15 days of the publication date, with the deadline falling on October 15, 2025. The government retains full discretion in determining whether to convert this procurement to a competitive process based on any responses received. Any information submitted by interested firms will be considered solely for the purpose of deciding whether to conduct a competitive procurement rather than proceeding with the intended sole source award.