Blanket Purchase Agreement V797D50497-15BFA023A00000041

The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons has awarded a series of Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) call contracts to Kebros & Associates LLC, doing business as Smartcare Government Group, for the provision of healthcare staffing services at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Canaan in Waymart, Pennsylvania. Smartcare Government Group is an SBA-certified 8(a) small business with multiple socioeconomic designations, including Minority Owned and Woman-Owned Small Business. The BPA calls, which are placed against Smartcare's existing General Services Administration (GSA) Professional and Allied Healthcare Staffing Services Schedule contract, have ceiling values ranging from $9,968 to $40,653.41 and periods of performance through 2025 and 2028. These firm fixed price contracts task Smartcare with supplying phlebotomists, dental assistants, and radiologic technologists to support medical operations at the USP Canaan facility. The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons has relied on Smartcare's expertise in providing temporary clinical personnel to correctional institutions nationwide.

The funding agency for these contracts is the United States Penitentiary Canaan, which is a civilian facility under the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons. The contracts are not set aside and were awarded to Smartcare Government Group as the small business prime contractor. The place of performance is Aspen Hill, Maryland. This series of BPA call contracts enables the Bureau of Prisons to efficiently procure a range of healthcare staffing services to augment medical capabilities at the USP Canaan facility over an extended period.