SIIMS Project Equipment for BIE OIT DETSO

The Bureau of Indian Affairs Eastern Oklahoma Region, operating under the Department of the Interior, is soliciting quotes for networking and information technology equipment required for the SIIMS Project serving the Bureau of Indian Education Office of Information Technology Division of Education Technology School Operations. The procurement encompasses 34 line items of commercial networking infrastructure equipment, including power distribution units, Cisco mounting brackets, Ethernet surge suppressors, cable management components, network modules, fiber optic panels and cables, patch panels, rack enclosures, smart UPS systems, and custom fiber optic MTP trunk cable assemblies. All products must comply with the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order with contract award anticipated for March 25, 2026. Quotes are due by April 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM Central Daylight Time and should be submitted to Teihahnietuh McCargo at Teihahnietuh.McCargo@bia.gov. The NAICS code 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing) applies with a small business size standard of 800 employees.

This procurement is designated as a 100 percent set-aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) entities as defined under the Buy Indian Act, restricting eligibility to qualified Native American-owned businesses. The solicitation requires delivery of equipment to the BIA Navajo Regional Office in Gallup, New Mexico within 5-7 days after receipt of order, with specific quantities including 66 power distribution units, 17 mounting bracket sets, 46 Ethernet surge suppressors, 157 cable management boxes, 385 network modules, and approximately 300 fiber optic-related units, along with various patch panels and rack enclosures ranging from 4U to 18U configurations. Contractors must be registered as authorized resellers with SAM.gov profiles and registered in the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) system for payment processing. The contracting office is located in Reston, Virginia. No incumbent contractor information or specific budget range has been provided in the solicitation documents.