IHS Program Evaluation Services 2019

The Indian Health Service (IHS) Program Evaluation Services 2019 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract supports comprehensive program evaluation services for the Indian Health Service, a federal agency responsible for providing healthcare services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The contract enables independent contractors to conduct strategic assessments, evaluations, and research activities across various public health programs, clinical services, and healthcare business operations. Specifically, contractors are required to provide qualified personnel, materials, and expertise to plan, coordinate, develop, implement, and deliver program evaluation functions that help IHS understand processes, outcomes, and short- and long-term impacts of its initiatives.

The IDIQ vehicle, with a shared ceiling of $7,500,000, has predominantly awarded task orders to Kauffman and Associates, Inc. (KAI), a Native American-owned, woman-owned small business. Task orders typically range from $150,000 to $515,000 and have performance periods between 12-36 months, focusing on specialized evaluations such as urban program needs assessments, trauma-informed care policy implementation, tribal epidemiological center planning, and opioid intervention pilot project assessments. While the original solicitation was set aside under the Buy Indian Act, recent task orders have not utilized specific set-aside designations. The work is predominantly performed in Spokane, Washington, and centers on supporting healthcare and public health programs serving American Indian and Alaska Native communities within the Department of Health and Human Services.