Notice on Intent to Sole Source: Crow Service Unit Local and Long Distance Telephone Service
Indian Health Service · BILLINGS AREA INDIAN HEALTH SVC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 75H70926BAO-082-SN in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 31, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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
SPECIAL NOTICE/SOLE SOURCE The Billings Area Indian Health Service (IHS) hereby provides notice of its intent to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Nemont Telephone Cooperative for local and long-distance wired telecommunications services. Nemont Telephone Cooperative currently has the required infrastructure in place and is the only known provider capable of furnishing telephone services within the applicable service area. The anticipated period of performance is September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027. Each option period, if exercised, will begin on September 1 and continue… (show all)
through August 31 of the following year. This sole-source acquisition is being pursued under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, �Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.� The determination is based on market research indicating that no other responsible source can meet the Government�s requirements. Any response to this notice must provide clear and convincing evidence that conducting a competitive procurement would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost- or time-prohibitive, and would not interfere with the agency�s mission objectives, including system 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 in response to this notice will be considered only for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparing or submitting a response. This notice is not a request for quotations or proposals. Questions or comments regarding this Notice of Intent must be submitted by email only to Contract Specialist Vincent Hansen at Vincent.Hansen@ihs.gov by August 7th 2026. Telephone calls and voicemail messages will not be accepted or receive a response. Please use the following subject line: Notice of Intent Question Submission � CSU Telecom Service � 75H70926BAO-082-SN
Who won similar work
401 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Indian Health Service), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
Single-winner award sizes (399): middle half $42K to $995K, median $168K; range $2K to $172.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| DT-TRAK CONSULTING, INC. | 15 | $23.1M | Sep 9, 2026 |
| LACREEK DEVELOPMENT CORP | 14 | $24.3M | Aug 5, 2026 |
| LYDAY CONSTRUCTION LLC | 14 | $508K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| BIGHORN RIDGERUNNERS, LLC | 10 | $2.2M | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Prime Physicians Tri Providers LLC | 7 | $110.0M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Tywell Builders LLC | 6 | $60K | Jun 10, 2025 |
| ALKO ENTERPRISES INC | 5 | $2.6M | Apr 27, 2026 |
| LARRY KRANZ Whiting KS 66552 USA | 5 | $63K | Apr 24, 2026 |
| BAY AREA ANESTHESIA LLC | 4 | $16.4M | Jun 22, 2026 |
| RED HERITAGE MEDICAL LLC | 4 | $5.5M | Sep 19, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Oct 19, 2026ADVANCED DRILLING LLC$47KS. DeGoede Well (COW)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 13, 2026DATIX (USA) INC.$2.2MIHS Agency-wide Instructions for Use Subscription ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2026SPRINGFIELD SOLUTIONS LLC$54KWRSU Ventilation Assessment ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 30, 2026CHICKASAW SERVICE SOLUTIONS, LLC$243KVAERS Monitoring, Analytics, Reporting and Automation EnhancementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2026WEST INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LLC$31KCopier Maintenance & Services for the Mashpee Service UnitNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026THE NATIVE AMERICAN REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHWEST, INCORPORATED$4.8MPortland Area Indian Health Service for Youth Residential Treatment Center ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2026A-ADVANCED SEPTIC SERVICES, LLC$48KTeresa Thurston Replacement OSSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2026RJS CONSTRUCTION INC$1.8MCrownpoint Medical Gas Upgrade ConstructionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026TATCO RC JV, LLC$43KAward Notice_Concrete Steps Repair Services � Mescalero Indian Health CenterNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026EVERGREEN CONTRACTORS LLC$762KSanta Fe and Taos-Picuris IHC Lab and Rx Casework ImprovementsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 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
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
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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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.