Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Specialized Demographic Research & Statistical Analysis Services for Indian Health Service

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 IHS’s requirement for specialized demographic research and statistical analysis services that will sustain and advance IHS’s demographic products and adjusted vital statistics files for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations.  This requirement will support IHS Office of Public Health Support (OPHS) / Division of Program Statistics (DPS).   

IHS OPHS/DPS is responsible for shaping high-level public health policy, allocating resources and tracking program performance in support AI/AN populations. OPHS/DPS is the statistical and data-gathering arm of IHS where they measure and document how well the agency is improving health care access and health outcomes for AI/AN populations.  Key duties of OPHS/DPS include data collection, supporting major IHS publications, resource and patient management, and data and statistical assistance for Tribal health programs.

Only 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 daniel.poehling@ihs.gov.  A determination not to open competition-based responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.