Telephone and Fax Service for the Northern Cheyenne Service Unit, Lame Deer, Montana

The Indian Health Service (IHS) Billings Area Office has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract for telephone and internet services to Range Telephone Cooperative Inc. The contract will provide telecommunications services to the Northern Cheyenne Service Unit in Lame Deer, Montana, specifically covering telephone and internet service for employee housing. The procurement is classified under NAICS Code 517111 for Wired Telecommunication Carriers with a business size standard of $1,500. The IHS intends to negotiate directly with Range Telephone Cooperative without conducting a competitive solicitation process, utilizing the authority under FAR 6.302-1 for sole source contracting. This is not a request for competitive proposals, and no formal solicitation will be issued.

The purpose of this notice is to inform potential contractors that the government intends to award a non-competitive contract while providing an opportunity for other qualified firms to identify themselves if they believe they can provide the required services. Interested parties must submit capability statements via email to Clarette Yellowrobe by 10:00 AM on August 13, 2025, which is 15 days from the publication date. Contractors must have an active SAM.GOV registration to be eligible for consideration. The contract period will run from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2026. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to compete this requirement based on any responses received, and if no responsive capability statements are submitted by the deadline, the award will proceed to Range Telephone Cooperative Inc. Information received will be used solely to determine whether a competitive procurement should be conducted.