Purchase Order 140A2323P0485

The Bureau of Indian Education awarded a $623,953.20 firm fixed-price purchase order to Pinnacle Education Specialists (Houser Stacy), a woman-owned and Native American-owned small business based in Cortez, Colorado, for speech and language pathologist services at Nenahnezad Community School in Fruitland, New Mexico. This contract, awarded on July 23, 2023, was set aside for total small business and carries an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2028. The contractor will deliver on-site speech pathology services three days per week for eight hours daily over a 43-week annual period, serving students in grades K-6 and integrating Navajo cultural elements into service delivery. Responsibilities include conducting student evaluations, participating in individualized education plan meetings, and providing direct therapy services while maintaining regular progress reporting and assessments.

The contract structure includes a base performance year from August 2023 through July 2024 with four one-year option periods extending through July 2028. Pinnacle Education Specialists has established a track record as a specialized provider of educational support services to Bureau of Indian Education schools throughout the Southwest, with prior contract awards ranging from approximately $63,000 to $809,000 for similar speech and language therapy services at multiple Native American community schools in Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. The solicitation, originally posted in May 2023 as an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise set-aside, emphasized compliance requirements including background checks, invoicing procedures, and past performance reporting, ensuring continuity of quality services to the school community.