Redundant satellite backup internet system for the - Northern Navajo Medical Center - Four Corners Regional Health Center, and Dizilth-Na-Dith-Hle Health Cener

The Indian Health Service Northern Navajo Medical Center is seeking to procure a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite internet system to serve as redundant backup internet service for three medical facilities: the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico, Four Corners Regional Health Center in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, and Dizilth-Na-Dith-Hle Health Center in Bloomfield, New Mexico. This procurement will be conducted under NAICS code 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications) using FAR 12 Commercial Items acquisition procedures in conjunction with FAR 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Request for Quotations No. 75H71025Q00307 will be issued on or by August 15, 2025, with evaluation factors including technical capability to meet government requirements, professional certifications, past performance, and price. Prospective contractors must maintain active profiles in the System for Award Management at beta.SAM.gov to be eligible to submit quotes. The deadline for quote submissions is August 28, 2025, with Marshall L. Arviso serving as the Contract Specialist for additional information.

This opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside under the satellite telecommunications industry classification, which carries a small business size standard of $44.0 million. No incumbent contractors or current service providers are mentioned in the pre-solicitation notice. The contract structure includes a base year performance period plus two additional one-year option periods, providing a potential total contract duration of three years from the date of award. The procurement focuses on establishing reliable backup internet connectivity across multiple remote medical facilities serving Native American communities in the Four Corners region. While no specific award values or budget ranges are disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, the small business size standard threshold indicates the potential contract value will fall below the $44.0 million ceiling for this NAICS category.