Purchase Order 75H71026P00170

The Indian Health Service awarded a $572,000 purchase order labor-hours contract to Four Winds Staffing LLC, a 100% Native American-owned small business based in McKinley, Texas, for registered nurse staffing services in the Inpatient Pediatrics Department at Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico. The contract, awarded February 4, 2026, carries an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion by September 8, 2028. The solicitation sought two non-PSC registered nurses to support the pediatrics department at the Northern Navajo Medical Center facility, with evaluation criteria including technical capability, past performance, and pricing under FAR 12 commercial items and FAR 13 simplified acquisition procedures.

Four Winds Staffing LLC has established itself as a critical healthcare staffing provider to the Indian Health Service, with extensive experience delivering registered nursing services across multiple specialties and facilities throughout the IHS network serving American Indian and Alaska Native populations. The company maintains four significant indefinite delivery vehicles with the IHS, including a $25 million physician services contract and a $7.5 million blanket purchase agreement for registered nurse services in the Oklahoma area. This pediatric nursing services award represents continued support of the IHS's mission to provide comprehensive healthcare to Native American communities and reflects the agency's commitment to awarding contracts to Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises under the Buy Indian Act framework.