Tier II Engineering Support for Cisco Video and Voice Infrastructure and Tier II RPMS Support

The Great Plains Area Indian Health Service hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source, firm fixed-price contract for a commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS), for Other Computer Related Services to Colossal Contracting, LLC, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. The period of performance will be from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022 with four one-year option periods. The acquisition is to supplement the existing workforce with specialized engineering services and ensure systems are operational on a 24/7 basis in three areas: 1. Cisco Voice and Video Collaboration; 2. Microsoft Engineering and Server Configuration; and 3. Resource Patient Management System (RPMS) for the Great Plains Area Indian Health Service Hospitals and Health Centers. The total estimated value is less than $2,500,000.00.

This sole source contracting action is pursuing a waiver from placing an order on a competitive basis pursuant to FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(A), urgent and compelling need exists and FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements and is based on the market research as the vendor has a unique skill set and is familiar with the RPMS (MUMPS) language.

Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objective of agency standardization, data center standardization, and network security.

The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.

This is NOT a request for quotes or proposals.

Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contract Specialist, Connie Valandra, at connie.valandra@ihs.gov via e-mail only (phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response). Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Question Submission – IHS1423580-Colossal.