SAM #DOIASAM270008

BIE Intent to Sole-Source School Curriculum Materials and Implementation Support

The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) plans recurring sole-source purchases of curriculum materials and related implementation support for its schools. - Agency: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, through BIE and the Indian Education Acquisition Office. - Opportunity: BIE anticipates more than 200 procurement actions for school curriculum materials and related supplies and services. - Purpose: Support approved curricula and applicable education standards, assessments, and accountability requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act. - Procurement approach and value: The notice states an intent to sole-source, citing an existing class determination and findings; anticipated total value is more than $6.5 million. - Scope details: No vendors, OEMs, specific products, part numbers, or item quantities are identified. This is not a request for quotes or an invitation to submit offers. - Period: Fiscal year 2026, October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Description

Intent to Sole Source - BIE School Curriculum Material - Supplemental Determination and Findings, Under 41 U.S.C §3304 (c)1; Public Law 114-95; and 48 C.F.R. § 1.703. The BIE has a recurring need to procure school curriculum material for each school the Bureau supports. To ensure compliance with Public Law 114-95, Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in 2018, put in place a Class Determinations and Findings (D&F) which allowed for the sole sourcing of curriculum-based requirements. ESSA is structured to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, and to close educational achievement gaps; therefore, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) require the purchase of supplies and services to implement the approved school curriculum as well as the Secretary of the Interior¿s definitions of standards, assessments, and accountability system. Duration coverage is During fiscal year (FY) 2026 from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, BIE estimates over 200 actions valued at over $6,500,000.00Note: This is not a request for quotes or to be taken as a invitation of any type.

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