Notice of intent to award a sole source contract

The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), part of the Department of the Interior, has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to SentinelOne for cybersecurity services. This is not a request for competitive proposals but rather a notification that BIE intends to proceed with a sole source procurement. The contract will provide a unified data lake solution designed to centralize and transform data into actionable intelligence for real-time investigation and response at Haskell Indian Nations University. The firm-fixed price contract has an anticipated total value of $24,975.67 with a twelve-month duration. The procurement will be conducted under simplified procedures for commercial products and services with NAICS code 541519.

The primary objective is to implement SentinelOne's Singularity Data Lake cybersecurity solution to secure Haskell Indian Nations University's KanREN network, which serves over 900 students and 160 employees. The solution requires FedRAMP High Authorization and will provide comprehensive endpoint protection, infinite scalability, complete visibility, and actionable security insights across various devices including computers, smartphones, printers, and security cameras. Any firm that believes BIE should not pursue this sole source procurement must submit a capability statement and pricing information by 12:00 PM Central Time on August 14, 2025, to Contract Specialist M. Nahlee at michelle.nahlee@bie.edu. The contract includes implementation services, workstation and server protection licenses, cloud workload security, guided onboarding, remote deployment assistance, and knowledge transfer sessions. The performance period runs from July 29, 2025, to July 28, 2026, with implementation targeted for completion within 9 weeks but allowing up to 6 months maximum duration.