Telecommunication Service at Pryor Health Clinic

The Indian Health Service (IHS), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award for telecommunication services at the Pryor Health Clinic in Pryor, Montana. The notice specifically identifies Lumen Technologies Government Solution as the intended sole source contractor for providing local and long distance wired telecommunication services. This sole source award will be executed under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, which permits awarding to a single source when no other supplier can meet agency requirements. The contract falls under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 517311 for Wired Telecommunications Carriers. The notice was posted on March 11, 2025, with a response deadline of March 17, 2025.

The primary objective of this special notice is to procure telecommunication services for the Pryor Health Clinic, with Lumen Technologies selected based on their existing infrastructure and being the only service provider in the area. Interested parties who believe they can competitively fulfill the requirement may submit a statement of capabilities directly to Brittany.bends@ihs.gov as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment. Any submissions must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. The agency emphasizes that all costs associated with preparing and submitting capabilities statements are the sole responsibility of respondents and will not be reimbursed. Telephone requests and offers will not be considered, and the notice explicitly states that this document does not constitute a formal solicitation. The sole source award will be a firm fixed price contract.