SAM #RFQ-26-PHX-035

Clinical Physician and Nurse Staffing Services for Hopi Health Care Center (HHCC)

This opportunity seeks clinical staffing services for the Hopi Health Care Center (HHCC) in Polacca, Arizona, managed by the Indian Health Service (IHS), Phoenix Area Office. - Government Buyer: - Indian Health Service (IHS), Phoenix Area Office, Hopi Health Care Center - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named; the procurement is open to eligible Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) - Products/Services Requested: - Emergency Department Physician Services - 252 shifts (12-hour, 24/7 coverage) - Inpatient/Hospitalist Physician Services - 7 shifts (10-12 hour) - Emergency Department Registered Nurse Services - 504 shifts (12-hour, 24/7 coverage) - Inpatient Registered Nurse Services - 336 shifts (12-hour, 24/7 coverage) - Outpatient Registered Nurse Services - 40 shifts (8-hour, Monday-Friday) - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Multiple-award, fixed-price IDIQ contract with a $9 million aggregate ceiling over five years - Only ISBEEs under the Buy Indian Act are eligible to compete - Contractors must provide fully burdened fixed hourly rates - No government housing; contractors are responsible for travel and lodging - Personnel must meet specific medical/nursing qualifications, complete credentialing, and demonstrate cultural responsiveness - Contractors must maintain a pipeline of ready candidates for rapid staffing - Minimum guarantee of $5,000 per awardee over the contract life

Description

The Indian Health Service, Phoenix Area Office, is issuing this combined synopsis/solicitation for non-personal clinical staffing services for Hopi Health Care Center (HHCC) in Polacca, Arizona. The Government intends to award multiple fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts under the Buy Indian Act / HHSAR Subpart 326.6 Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) set-aside.

This solicitation is for clinical staffing support in the following anticipated staffing categories:

Emergency Department Physician Services; Inpatient/Hospitalist Physician Services; Emergency Department Registered Nurse Services; Inpatient Registered Nurse Services; and Outpatient Registered Nurse Services.

Offerors may propose for one, several, or all staffing categories. The resulting IDIQ contracts will establish awarded staffing categories, fixed fully burdened hourly rates, ordering procedures, and contract administration requirements. Award of a parent IDIQ contract does not guarantee task orders, hours, funding, candidate placement, staffing category utilization, or any share of future orders beyond the stated minimum guarantee.

All solicitation requirements, instructions, evaluation factors, pricing requirements, performance requirements, forms, and contract administration procedures are contained in the RFQ and attachments. Offerors shall review the RFQ and all attachments in full before submitting a quote. The attachments include the rate schedule, Business Associate Agreement, tax exemption letter, Performance Work Statements with embedded QASP tables, Indian Economic Enterprise representation form, Past Performance Questionnaire, ordering procedures, and applicable contract clause matrix.

Quotes shall be submitted electronically in accordance with the RFQ instructions by the date and time stated in the solicitation. Questions shall be submitted in writing by the deadline stated in the RFQ. Responses to questions, if provided, will be posted through SAM.gov by amendment or written notice.

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