IHS Inpatient and Outpatient Physician Services 2012-2014

The Indian Health Service (IHS) Inpatient and Outpatient Physician Services Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract provides comprehensive physician staffing services for the Crow Service Unit (CRSU) at the Public Health Service Indian Hospital in Crow Agency, Montana. The contract vehicle supports emergency room, inpatient, and outpatient medical services through locum tenens and staffing arrangements. The master IDIQ was awarded on March 19, 2012, with a last date to order of September 30, 2014, and features a shared ceiling value of $2,240,148.

The task orders under this contract primarily involve physician staffing from multiple vendors, including AB Staffing, Soliant Physician Staffing, and The Healing Staff. Task orders typically range from $25,000 to $350,000, with durations spanning one to three months, and consistently utilize a firm fixed price contract type with no specific small business set-aside provisions. Most task orders focus on emergency room, inpatient, and outpatient locum services, with specific emphasis on maintaining medical coverage at the Crow Service Unit. The contract demonstrates a consistent pattern of short-term staffing needs, likely to address temporary physician shortages or cover vacancies in the rural Indian Health Service facility. All task orders are issued directly by the Indian Health Service and are focused exclusively on medical staffing at the Crow Agency, Montana location.