Special Notice
J--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
INDIAN EDUCATION ACQUISITION OFFICE
Response status
Due tomorrow
Aug 31, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
Responses are due tomorrow.
- Posted
- Aug 28, 2026
- Archive date
- Sep 1, 2026
- SAM status
- Active
Answer-first brief
What the source record says
- INDIAN EDUCATION ACQUISITION OFFICE published this special notice.
- The notice uses NAICS 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors).
Procurement identity
- Notice ID
- 298e7dc37c434083bd22df5c49f1fc32
- Solicitation
- DOIAFBO260117
- Base type
- Special Notice
- Version
- 1 of 1
Solicitation facts
Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Solicitation number
- DOIAFBO260117
- Set-aside
- —
- Set-aside code
- —
- Posted
- Aug 28, 2026
- Responses due
- Aug 31, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
- Archive date
- Sep 1, 2026
- Archive type
- autocustom
- Base type
- Special Notice
- Organization type
- OFFICE
- Benchmark category
- HVAC Maintenance
- Category confidence
- 93%
- Category source
- rule
- Last seen
- Aug 31, 2026
Buyer and place
Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.
- Department
- INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE
- Department code
- —
- Subagency
- BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
- Subagency code
- —
- Office
- INDIAN EDUCATION ACQUISITION OFFICE
- Organization path
- —
- Organization path codes
- —
- Office address
- Albuquerque, NM, 87104, USA
- Place of performance
- —
- City code
- —
- State
- —
- State code
- —
- Postal code
- —
- Country
- —
Points of contact
Contact details from the current notice version.
primary
WILLIAMS-JAMES, CHARMAINE
Notice description
Source text reproduced without an AI summary.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITVE PROPOSALS. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) on behalf of the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) has entered into a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract with Trane U.S. Inc., under the authority of FAR 12.102(a) sole Source. Urgent Trane Chiller System Diagnostic Service at Building 1592 Wingate Elementary School The anticipated delivery is August 31, 2026. No solicitation is available, and no technical questions will be answered regarding this requirement. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 238220. The point of contact for this requirement is Charmaine Williams-James, Contracting Officer, via email at charmaine.williams-james@bie.edu.
Comparable award range
Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.
Low end (p25)$17,155
Median$38,464
High end (p75)$74,284
- Comparable awards
- 50
- Median
- $38,464
- Computed
- Aug 31, 2026
- Rubric
- comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.
Comparable awards
The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.
| Award | Contractor | Value | Awarded | Score | Why it matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MULTIPLE BOILERS SERVICE CONTRACT | BENSON CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $64,398.00 | May 21, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| VIVARIUM CHILLER SYSTEM | MILL CREEK FIRELAKE JV LLC | $1,328,579.00 | Jun 11, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| FY26 BOILERS AND HOT WATER HEATER | CROWLEY HOLDINGS LLC | $348,905.62 | Apr 22, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| INSTALL AND PROVIDE 2 LARGE WATER HEATERS | KBM SOLUTIONS LLC | $22,364.12 | Aug 3, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO INCORPORATE THE MANDATORY CONTRACT CLAUSE FAR 52.22 | RIVERBEND AIR CONDITIONING INC | $295,410.00 | Apr 28, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| HVAC REPAIR, REGION 1 OFFICE 26 FORT MISSOULA RD, MISSOULA, MT REPLACEMENT OF A PIPE FLANG | ANDERSON'S HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, INC. | $11,560.00 | Jun 29, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| TNF MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE - OVER AND ABOVE WORK TASK ORDER FOR PUMP STATION REPAIRS AT ML | SCHMOLCK MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. | $52,853.76 | Apr 20, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| TNF MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE - OVER AND ABOVE WORK TASK ORDER FOR SRD OFFICE HEATING REPAIRS | SCHMOLCK MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. | $4,556.48 | Apr 20, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| TNF MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE - OVER AND ABOVE WORK TASK ORDER FOR WRD WATER LINE REPAIRS (EM | SCHMOLCK MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. | $34,000.00 | Jul 1, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| TNF MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE - OVER AND ABOVE WORK TASK ORDER FOR TBRD WAREHOUSE HEATER CONT | SCHMOLCK MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. | $21,319.40 | Jul 20, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| TNF MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE - OVER AND ABOVE WORK TASK ORDER | SCHMOLCK MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. | $44,222.87 | Jul 29, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| TNF MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE - OPTION PERIOD 3 TASK ORDER | SCHMOLCK MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. | $263,629.98 | Jul 31, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| TNF MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE - OVER AND ABOVE WORK TASK ORDER FOR HEATING EQUIPMENT REPLACEM | SCHMOLCK MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. | $84,634.18 | Jul 31, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| REPLACE 4" GATE VALVES IN THE WASTEWATER LIFT STATION VAULT DUE TO VALVES BEING DAMAGED FR | NORCOAST MECHANICAL, INC. | $19,406.00 | May 13, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| MORATORIUM EXCEPTION: EMERGENCY - IMMINENT THREAT TO HEALTH - TRAPPER CREEK FOOD SERVICE W | STILTEN, LTD. CO. | $72,350.00 | Jun 12, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| HVAC/BOILER MAINTENANCE SERVICES MOD 0006 - PROCEEDING WITH THE ONLY TWO FIXED ITEM 3001 | JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC | $58,925.55 | Apr 27, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK HVAC PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE | BLUE HAT MECHANICAL, INC. | $80,084.65 | May 4, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| MORRIS HVAC SERVICE CONTRACT - BASE PLUS OPTION YEARS | JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC | $39,143.00 | Jul 8, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE FOR COOLING UNITS. OPTION YEAR 4 OF 5. QUARTERLY BILLING IN ARR | TRI-MEGA MECHANICAL HEATING & AC, LLC | $4,550.00 | Jun 1, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| SMOKEY CIRCLE FIRE WORK CENTER HVAC | PARLIAMENT LLC | $48,900.00 | Apr 28, 2026 | 77 | Same product and service code (25), Same benchmark category (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
Record provenance
Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.
| Field | Source | Source as of | Parser | Transform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| agency_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| archive_date | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| archive_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| base_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| contacts | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| description | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| naics_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| notice_id | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| notice_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_city | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_country_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_postal_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_state_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| organization_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| posted_date | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| psc_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| response_deadline | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| sam_url | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| solicitation_number | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| subagency_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| title | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| upstream_active | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Aug 30, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
Sources and method
Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.
Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.
- 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Aug 31, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
- 2Computed from 50 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Aug 31, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.
Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.