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Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Specialized Demographic Research & Statistical Analysis Services for Indian Health Service
Contact and place of performance
Daniel Poehling
USA
This Notice of Intent to award a sole source, commercial purchase order is hereby issued in accordance with RFO FAR Parts 5.101 and 12.202. This notice serves to announce the Indian Health Service’s (IHS) intent to solicit a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), sole source, commercial purchase order to Lowrey Research & Analytics, LLC, of O’Fallon, MO. Lowrey Research & Analytics is able to satisfy...
View moreOnly one source, Lowrey Research & Analytics, LLC, is capable of fulfilling the Government’s requirement for a PhD-level, Senior Demographer with highly specialized demographic research expertise and familiarity with IHS’s complex demographic product structure. The unique capabilities of Lowrey Research & Analytics include its familiarity with OPHS/DPS workflows and data deliverables, in particular IHS mortality and linked files with the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The anticipated period of performance is one base period (12 months) and four option periods.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PURCHASE ORDERS; however, interested firms may submit a capability statement in response to the above requirement by 1:00 PM Eastern Time on 19 JUNE 2026, to Dan Poehling, Contracting Officer, at [email protected]. A determination not to open competition-based responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
The Indian Health Service (IHS) intends to award a firm-fixed-price, sole source commercial purchase order to Lowrey Research & Analytics, LLC for specialized demographic research and statistical analysis services. This requirement supports the IHS Office of Public Health Support (OPHS) and the Division of Program Statistics (DPS) in sustaining demographic products and adjusted vital statistics files for American Indian and Alaska Native populations. These services fall under NAICS 518210, Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services, and PSC R702, SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: DATA COLLECTION. There is no set-aside designated for this action, identified as set-aside NONE.
The Division of Program Statistics serves as the data-gathering arm for IHS, measuring health care access and outcomes while supporting public health policy and resource allocation. Lowrey Research & Analytics, LLC is identified as the only source capable of providing a PhD-level Senior Demographer with the specialized expertise and familiarity with IHS mortality and National Institutes of Health linked files necessary to maintain OPHS/DPS workflows. The anticipated schedule includes a 12-month base period of performance followed by four 12-month option periods.
The place of performance for this requirement, solicitation number IHS-26-NOI-1527209, is the USA. Although this notice is not a request for competitive purchase orders, interested firms may submit capability statements to Contracting Officer Daniel Poehling by June 19, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. There are currently zero attachments associated with this pre-solicitation notice published on June 3, 2026.
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