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ISBEE/IEE: Grammarly Business Enterprise (Base + 4)
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The Indian Health Service (IHS) is conducting a sources sought notice under the authority of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, to identify qualified Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) and other Indian Economic Enterprises (IEEs) capable of providing Grammarly Business Enterprise (Part Number GRMLYENT-200), a cloud-based writing assistance software tool, for approximately 600 employees across IHS facilities. This notice is not a solicitation for proposals but a market research initiative to assess the availability and capability of small Indian-owned businesses to fulfill this requirement, with the intent to potentially structure a future acquisition using a set-aside reserved exclusively for ISBEEs. Interested parties must submit a complete response by 11:00 a.m. EST on May 11, 2026, to Javier.medina-velazquez@ihs.gov, including their company name, address, Unique Entity ID and CAGE code, point of contact, size classification under NAICS code 541519 (150-employee size standard), a capability statement, and a signed Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form. Responses are restricted to five pages total and must not include proprietary, classified, or sensitive information, as the government reserves the right to use non-proprietary details in any future solicitation without obligation to compensate respondents. The requirement involves licensing Grammarly Business Enterprise, with baseline authorization for 600 users in the base year and anticipated increases of 80 users annually across four option years, extending the potential contract period through June 14, 2031. Performance is entirely electronic, with no physical delivery, and all services must be accessed via secure online platforms. Compliance with federal cybersecurity and privacy standards is mandatory, including adherence to FedRAMP Moderate authorization, HIPAA, the Privacy Act, FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, and SOC 2 Type II certification. Contractors must execute a Business Associate Agreement, prevent the input of protected health information, ensure data remains under IHS ownership with no secondary use, implement SCIM for identity provisioning, enable BYOK and Confidential Mode, and provide annual compliance reporting. Any data breach must be reported within 24 hours. The contracting officer is Javier Medina-Velazquez, with Kevin Fulbright serving as the technical point of contact. The government will not acknowledge receipt, guarantee an award, or pay for submissions
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Rockville, MD, 20857, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Pursuant to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5-6, Indian Health Service (IHS) must use the negotiation authority of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, to give preference to Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) whenever the use of that authority is authorized and practicable.
The Government is seeking to identify Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) capable of performing the below Indian Health Services (IHS) requirement. Any vendor responding to this notice should submit their capability statement as well as the Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (Attachment 1). Instructions for submission are outlined below in Response Requirement section.
This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified small and/or other than small Indian-Owned Firms (25 USC 47) that can provide the required brand name Grammarly (online writing assistance software tool) for IHS. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition strategy.
The NAICS Code is: 541519 – Information Technology Value Added Resellers. Size standard is 150 Employees.
IHS is seeking IEE/ISBEE vendors who are Grammarly authorized resellers and are capable of provide the required brand name Grammarly (online writing assistance software tool) as specified below (see attachment 2 for specifics):
Part Number: GRMLYENT-200/ Description: Grammarly Business Enterprise 12 months Grammarly Inc - GRMLYENT-200
RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS
The Government requests interested parties to submit a written response to this notice with the following information:
- Company Name
- Company Address
- Unique Entity ID (UEI) and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code
- Point of Contact (including telephone number and email address)
- Identification of business size and category, i.e. IEE, ISBEE, etc.
- Size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
- Capability statement of the company
- Grammarly authorized reseller letter
Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice shall not obligate the Government to award contract. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses, or the Government's use of such information or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on a government GPE. Furthermore, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
RESPONSE LIMITATIONS AND DUE DATE
Responses shall be submitted via email to Javier.medina-velazquez@ihs.gov no later than 11:00am EST on May 11, 2026. Response shall reference the sources sought number 75H70426Q00025 in the email response header. Capability statements will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of pages for this submission is five (5) pages.
Attachment 1-IEE Representation Form
Attachment 2-Draft SOW
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