Pre-solicitation notice

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is preparing to solicit proposals for the Native American Student Information System (NASIS), a comprehensive web-based centralized student information system. The system will support 186 bureau-funded schools and peripheral dormitories across 23 states, serving approximately 46,000 K-12 students and the Family and Child Education (FACE) program. The solicitation will be released around March 20, 2025, with an anticipated contract award by July 8, 2025. Contractors must be registered in SAM.gov with the NAICS code 518210 and demonstrate capabilities in six primary task areas: Project Management and Planning, Reporting and Analysis Services, Federal Government Reporting Requirements Configuration, Training, Data Clean-Up, and NASIS System Operation and Maintenance. While specific evaluation criteria are not detailed in the pre-solicitation notice, the contract will be solicited under FAR Part 15 with a focus on technical capability and compliance.

The procurement will be structured as an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) set-aside, targeting small businesses within this specialized category. The contract structure includes a base year with four additional option years, to be awarded as a Firm-Fixed-Price contract. The NAICS code 518210 (Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services) has an associated size standard of $40.0M, providing significant flexibility for potential bidders. While no incumbent contractor is mentioned, the system serves a critical infrastructure role for Native American educational institutions, supporting administrative and educational tracking for over 46,000 students. The precise contract value is not specified in the pre-solicitation notice, but the comprehensive scope and multi-year structure suggest a substantial potential contract value for the selected vendor.