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This is a Sources Sought notice.
The agency is gauging market interest. No bid is being requested yet — submitting a capabilities statement may put you on the radar for the eventual solicitation.
The Indian Health Service needs a small business to provide 24-hour nurse advice telephone line services for three health centers.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Indian Health Service needs a small business to provide comprehensive 24-hour nurse advice telephone line services, including toll-free access, registered nurse telephone triage, and HIPAA-compliant communications, for beneficiaries of the Colorado River Service Unit, Uintah & Ouray Service Unit, and Southern Bands Health Center.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract will be a firm-fixed-price contract with a period of performance of approximately 1 year. The Government has not determined the acquisition strategy for this requirement.
- How will they pick the winner? The Government will evaluate responses based on the capability statement, including the firm's experience providing services similar in scope and complexity, transition capability, accreditation, federal and tribal experience, geographic coverage, and contract vehicles.
- When and how do you bid? Submit a capability statement (not to exceed 10 pages) electronically in PDF format to ashley.velasquez@ihs.gov by 07/08/2026 @ 12PM PDT.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
- Has experience providing 24/7 nurse advice lines and telephone nurse triage services
- Has a draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for market research purposes
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory page limit of 10 pages for the capability statement.
- Marketing materials may be submitted as attachments and will not count toward the page limitation.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business is registered in SAM.gov.
- Review the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for market research purposes.
- Submit a capability statement electronically in PDF format to ashley.velasquez@ihs.gov by 07/08/2026 @ 12PM PDT.
Primary point of contact
Email
ashley.velasquez@ihs.gov
Phone
(602) 364-5016