Special NoticePosted Aug 3, 2026·Responses due Aug 7, 2026

Sole Source Notice � Inovalon SaaS Claims Solutions-Jicarilla Service Unit

Indian Health Service · ALBUQUERQUE AREA INDIAN HEALTH SVC

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
518210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
75H70726P00118-SoleSource
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
R499
Place
Dulce, NM, USA
Contact
Not stated
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 75H70726P00118-SoleSource in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 28, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Jul 28, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
  • Aug 3, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 21, 2026 to Dec 28, 2026, middle of the range Oct 31, 2026.
Measured from 61 past early notices at Indian Health Service that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 28, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Agency: Indian Health Service (IHS), Albuquerque Area Office, The Jicarilla Service Unit PSC: R499 NAICS: 518210 � Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services Notice Type: Special Notice � Intent to Sole Source Authority: FAR 6.302?1 � Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements Set?Aside: Not Applicable 1. Description of Requirement The Indian Health Service (IHS), Albuquerque Area Office, Jicarilla Service Unit, intends to issue a sole source commercial item contract … (show all)

under FAR Part 12 for proprietary cloud?based revenue cycle management tools provided exclusively by: UEI: JHT2JFM72CD6 Inovalon Provider, Inc 100 N 6TH ST STE 900A MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403-1516 Products included: Claims Management Pro Eligibility Verification These commercial SaaS solutions integrate with the Jicarilla Service Unit�s existing EHR/PM systems and are licensed in accordance with FAR 12.212. 2. Justification for Sole Source Market research confirms that Inovalon is the only responsible source capable of providing and supporting these proprietary systems. No other vendor has the legal or technical capacity to offer, integrate, or maintain the required products. Sole?source action is justified under FAR 6.302?1. 3. This Notice Is Not a Request for Quotes This Special Notice is issued only to announce the Government�s intent to negotiate solely with Inovalon. No competitive solicitation will be issued. 4. Capability Statement Instructions Interested parties may submit a capability statement only if they can demonstrate: Proprietary access or licensing rights to Inovalon's systems, and Full ability to integrate the systems without replacing or modifying the existing Inovalon?based infrastructure. Statements requiring alternative software or system migration will not be considered. 5. Response Deadline Responses must be submitted by: August 07, 2026, 4:00 PM Mountain Time Send responses to: Raelynn Ray, Contract Specialist Indian Health Service � Albuquerque Area Office Email: raelynn.ray@ihs.gov Phone: 505-256-6757 6. Intended Award If no valid capability statements are received, the Government will award a sole?source contract to Inovalon under FAR 6.302?1. 7. Period of Performance Period of Performance is Base + Four (4) Option Periods, as follows: Base Year: 08/15/2026 to 08/14/2027 Option Year 1: 08/15/2027 to 08/14/2028 Option Year 2: 08/15/2028 to 08/14/2029 Option Year 3: 08/15/2029 to 08/14/2030 Option Year 4: 08/15/2030 to 08/14/2031 8. Contract Type Firm?fixed?price commercial item contract under FAR Part 12.

Who won similar work

3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 518210.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Inovalon Provider, Inc1$121KSep 2, 2026
BADGER HEALTH & ASSOCIATES LLC1$117KMay 13, 2025
XCELRATE UDI INC1$26KAug 8, 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 3 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 Indian Health Service since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Indian Health Service job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 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
  • 2 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.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 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.