Blanket Purchase Agreement V797D30238-HHSN269201600004B

The Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center has awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. (Maxim) under the General Services Administration's (GSA) Professional and Allied Healthcare Staffing Services contract vehicle (FSS-621-I). The BPA is for the provision of nursing and ancillary healthcare services to support the NIH Clinical Center's mission of providing patient access to innovative biomedical research through its comprehensive clinical program. The BPA has a total potential value of over $4.9 million, with multiple task orders issued from 2016 to 2021 for services performed at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The task orders utilize a firm-fixed-price or labor-hour pricing structure. Maxim, a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation, has extensive experience as both a prime and subcontractor delivering a wide range of healthcare staffing solutions to various federal agencies, including the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Justice, and Homeland Security. No set-aside designations were used for these awards.

The BPA and associated task orders enable the NIH Clinical Center to obtain supplemental nursing and ancillary healthcare providers on an as-needed basis to support its clinical research programs. The contracted services encompass staffing for roles such as registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nursing assistants, medical assistants, phlebotomists, and radiology technicians. This allows the NIH Clinical Center to flexibly scale its healthcare workforce to meet fluctuating demands and ensure appropriate patient care and support for its specialized biomedical research activities.