Combined Synopsis/SolicitationPosted Aug 13, 2026·Responses due Aug 18, 2026

Indian Health Service - Cisco Network Equipment and Software Maintenance

Health and Human Services (all) · OMAS STRATEGIC BUYING CENTER - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
541519
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
IHS1527890
Set-aside
Buy Indian Set-Aside (specific to Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Services)
PSC
7B22
Place
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Contact
Nicolas Kalish (nicolas.kalish@hhs.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation IHS1527890 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Aug 12, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 13, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 13, 2026 · this notice
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
  • Aug 13, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 14, 2026
    Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Too few past cases at this agency to estimate timing (1 found; 10 needed).

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

IHS requires a maintenance contract to provide hardware and software support for the Cisco network equipment used on the network. The maintenance contract will provide IHS with: Access to Cisco�s Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for technical support. Next business day replacement for defective hardware devices. Software updates for both major and minor software releases. Software Application Support Service with Upgrades (SASU) for relevant products. Software subscription renewals for relevant products. This requirement is set-aside 100% for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) … (show all)

vendors ONLY. Responses from other than ISBEE vendors will be deemed unresponsive, and will not be evaluated for award. See RFQ attached for information pertaining to quote submission instructions, evaluation, award information, and terms and conditions. See Attachments: Statement of Work and Attachment 1 - Network Equipment Maintenance Contract - Equipment List v2 for further details. Added information about LiveAction Licenses to version 2 of the Equipment List.

Who won similar work

9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Health and Human Services (all)), same NAICS 541519.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION · $SAIC1$38.5MJan 23, 2026
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP1$21.2MMay 13, 2026
AXLE INFORMATICS, LLC1$11.2MSep 30, 2025
Axle Informatics Rockville MD 20852 USA1$4.3MMay 22, 2025
COLOSSAL CONTRACTING LLC1$3.3MMay 4, 2026
CWC GROUP LLC1$1.8MJul 20, 2026
THINKTRENDS, LLC1$162KSep 29, 2025
MCMANIS ASSOCIATES INC1$31KDec 12, 2024
KONIAG ADVISORY AND BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC1$30KSep 9, 2025

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

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Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) job
  • $91K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 252 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 1 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.