Notice of Intent to Sole Source UNITRENDS hardware and software support services for the Mescalero Service Unit

The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service for Albuquerque Service Unit hereby submits a Notice of Intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to CDW Government LLC, UEI: PHZDZ8SJ5CM1, to provide Unitrends hardware and software support services for the Mescalero Service Unit located in Mescalero, NM. UNITRENDS hardware and software are currently deployed at the Mescalero Service Unit to perform system backups, restorations, and disaster recovery functions.

These services are essential to maintaining system availability, protecting data integrity, and supporting continuity of operations. A lapse in licensing or support would increase operational risk that could lead to disruptions in mission-critical systems, reduced recovery options, and potential exposure to security vulnerabilities. The estimated total value for this requirement is below the simplified acquisition threshold.

The sole source contracting action is pursuing a waiver from placing an order on a competitive basis pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supply or service will satisfy agency requirements and is based on market research. 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.

The determination not to compete the proposed action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received normally will be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred for 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, Tamela Richards, via email: Tamela.Richards@ihs.gov Please include the following wording in the subject line of the email: “Notice of Intent -Questions Submission – UNITRENDS_Support_Services (MSU)” by May 4th, 2026, no later than 12:00PM (noon) MDT. Thank you!