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Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Specialized Health Economics Analysis Services
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 Indian Health Service’s (IHS) intent to solicit a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), sole source, commercial purchase order to Duna Economic Group, LLC, of Washington, DC. Duna Economic Group can satisfy IHS’s requirement for specialize...
View moreOnly one source, Duna Economic Group is capable of fulfilling the Government’s requirement for a PhD-level, Senior Health Economist due to its demonstrated experience with Tribal Health Systems and other federal health programs in providing cost analysis, budget impact analysis, and cost-effectiveness/cost-consequence analysis of health system data and translating it into decision-ready findings for leadership audiences. The unique capabilities of Duna Economic Group include its ability to take Government-furnished geographic outputs, such as travel-time matrices, accessibility indices, facility capability data, Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) scenario layers, and location-allocation results for use as core inputs to support the development of the IHS economic model.
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 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 24 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) issued this pre-solicitation notice of intent to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price commercial purchase order to Duna Economic Group, LLC. This requirement supports the IHS Service Area Adequacy and Referral Network Accessibility Study under the Office of Public Health Support, Division of Program Statistics. The division requires specialized health economics analysis services to translate geographic access findings into budget-relevant decisions, including service-by-service and place-by-place economic assessments. These activities assist the agency in documenting healthcare access and health outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native populations through data collection, resource management, and statistical assistance for Tribal health programs.
Performance involves a PhD-level Senior Health Economist providing cost analysis, budget impact analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis using government-furnished data such as travel-time matrices and facility capability data. Duna Economic Group, LLC is identified as the only source capable of fulfilling the requirement due to its specialized experience with Tribal Health Systems and its ability to develop the specific IHS economic model. The anticipated period of performance consists of a 12-month base period and four option periods, with work taking place in the United States.
This opportunity is classified under NAICS 541690 for Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services and PSC R499 for Support- Professional: Other. There is no set-aside designated for this procurement. Although this is not a request for competitive purchase orders, interested firms may submit capability statements by June 24, 2026. The point of contact for solicitation number IHS-26-NOI-1527784 is Contracting Officer Daniel Poehling.
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