The Indian Health Service awarded a purchase order to Eastern Shawnee Staffing Solutions, LLC, an Indian small business economic enterprise, on August 10, 2026, with a ceiling value of $1,144,000.00 for two Registered Nurses in the Inpatient Pediatrics Department at Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico.
The order is set-aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise vendors. Performance runs through February 9, 2029. The procurement solicited nursing staff with a minimum of 24 months nursing experience, including at least two years in pediatric and medical-surgical specialties. Nurses must hold current, unrestricted state licenses; current Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certifications; and required immunizations. Contractor personnel require background investigations and facility identification cards. Medical liability insurance of one million dollars per claim and three million dollars aggregate is mandated. The order originated from a solicitation posted April 22, 2026, due May 5, 2026, structured as labor-hour with a base period of six months plus four optional six-month renewal periods.