Sources sought - policy management system for oklahoma area IHS
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 246-26-Q-0006
- Agency
-
Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- Place of performance
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73114, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking a Policy Management System to support document lifecycle management across six Oklahoma Area facilities and the Oklahoma City Area IHS Office. The government is issuing this Sources Sought notice to identify capable vendors and is not currently accepting proposals, though interested parties must submit capability statements by December 30, 2025. Key requirements include a comprehensive system supporting policy creation, version control, collaborative editing, automated workflows, and unlimited staff training with capabilities for concurrent user access and robust search functionality. The system must comply with FedRAMP cloud approval standards or support on-site server deployment, meet Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility requirements, and facilitate compliance with accreditations including Joint Commission, AAAHC, CMS, HIPAA, and CDC standards. Capability statement submissions must include company socioeconomic status, SAM registration information, DUNS number, CAGE code, tax ID, and applicable GSA Schedule numbers, with responses due by December 30, 2025. The government particularly encourages Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) and small businesses to respond, as the IHS must apply Buy Indian Act preferences when practicable.
This opportunity carries no small business set-aside designation. The contract encompasses approximately 1,310 employees across six Indian Health Centers in Clinton, Haskell, Lawton, Pawnee, and Wewoka, plus the Oklahoma City Area Office. The base contract performance period is 12 months with four optional contract years available, and the system must maintain no more than two hours of downtime with vendor response guaranteed within 24 hours. No specific award value or budget range has been disclosed in this Sources Sought notice. A dedicated account representative is required, and respondents must demonstrate direct experience and specific capability related to policy management systems for Indian Health Services operations. This procurement is classified under NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) and PSC 7F20 (IT and Telecom – IT Management Tools/Products), indicating a focus on enterprise software solutions for healthcare administration.
Notice text
This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. Pursuant to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5-6, Indian Health Service must use the negotiation authority of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, to give preference to Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) whenever the use of that authority is authorized and practicable.
The Government is seeking to identify businesses capable of performing the below Indian Health Services (IHS) requirement. Any vendor responding to this notice should submit their capability statement. Instructions for submission are outlined below.
Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) and other small business are highly encouraged to respond to this notice. However, firms should understand that generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective evaluation of their capacity and capability to perform the work required. Responses must directly demonstrate the company’s capability, experience, and ability to provide Policy Management System for the Oklahoma Area Indian Health Services.
The Government requests interested parties submit a written response to this notice, which includes:
a. Company Name.
b. Company Socioeconomic Status.
c. Company System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.
d. Company point of contact, mailing address, and telephone number(s), and website address
e. Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a company point of contact who has the authority and knowledge to clarify responses with government representatives.
f. DUNS Number:
g. Cage Code:
h. Tax ID
i. Date submitted.
j. Applicable company GSA Schedule number or other available procurement vehicle.
k. Company’s System for Award Management (SAM) registration status. All respondents must register on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/.
Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award contract. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses, or the Government's use of such information or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on a government GPE. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
How to respond: Please include the notice 246-26-Q-0006 in the subject line. Responses must be submitted via email to Contract Specialist, Edson Yellowfish at Edson.Yellowfish@ihs.gov no later than 4:30 PM CST on December 30, 2025.
Capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of pages for this submission is five (5) pages.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOW_Policy Management System_2025.10.23.docx | DOCX document |
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