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Pandemic Plan Preparedness Evaluation Services

Department of Health and Human Services · Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR) · OMAS STRATEGIC BUYING CENTER - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Account requiredWhy it scored this way

Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.

Draft the paperwork

Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it.

Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.

Compliance matrix

Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.

Proposal outline

A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.

Questions to submit

Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.

Past performance write-ups

Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.

Solicitation details

Solicitation number
IHS1548449
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
541611
Product service code
R410
Set-aside
Buy Indian Set-Aside (specific to Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Services)
Posted
2026-08-21
Response deadline
Aug 26, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Rockville, VA
Contracting contact
Andrei.Howze@hhs.gov

Market intelligence

Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays

Comparable awards under NAICS 541611 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.

Statement of work, as posted

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is a Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services responsible for providing comprehensive health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). As the principal Federal health care provider and health advocate for AI/AN people, the IHS mission is to raise the health status of AI/AN people to the highest possible level. Pandemic preparedness and readiness are essential to tribal health security, continuity of health care operations, workforce readiness, supply-chain resilience, and the delivery of essential services during a public health emergency. IHS developed a Pandemic Preparedness Plan in 2025 and requires an independent evaluation of the plan, including readiness exercises and an after-action report. Amendment 0004: This amendment provides the Government’s answers to vendor questions and issues the revised solicitation documents. The amendment includes the Amended RFQ, Attachment A – Amended Performance Work Statement (PWS), Attachment B – IHS Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) Representation Form, and Attachment C – 2025 IHS Pandemic Preparedness Plan Table of Contents. The quotation due date is extended to August 26, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Contact

Point of contact
Andrei Howze
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
Andrei.Howze@hhs.gov
Submit questions

Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.

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