IHS Emergency Room Physicians Aberdeen 2010-2015

The Indian Health Service (IHS) Emergency Room Physicians Aberdeen 2010-2015 Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a comprehensive healthcare staffing vehicle designed to provide emergency room physician services across multiple IHS healthcare facilities in the Aberdeen and Bemidji Areas. The contract enables the IHS to issue task orders for temporary clinical personnel, specifically emergency room physicians, to support critical healthcare delivery needs at various Indian Health Service hospitals and medical centers. This master IDIQ contract allows for flexible, on-demand staffing solutions to address potential physician coverage gaps in rural and tribal healthcare settings.

The task orders under this contract consistently demonstrate a pattern of firm fixed-price delivery orders ranging from approximately $20,000 to $800,000, with performance periods typically spanning one to six months. Two primary contractors, AB Staffing Solutions LLC and Vista Staffing Solutions, Inc., frequently won task orders, with most awards being competed on an unrestricted basis without specific set-aside designations. Key performance locations included Pine Ridge IHS Hospital in South Dakota, Eagle Butte Hospital, Winnebago IHS Hospital in Nebraska, and facilities in Fort Yates, North Dakota. The contract supported emergency room physician staffing across multiple shifts, including day and night rotations, with physicians typically working 8-12 hour shifts to ensure continuous medical coverage. The contract's ultimate completion date was October 31, 2015, providing the IHS with a flexible mechanism to address short-term and immediate clinical staffing requirements.