Sources Sought Notice Medical Staff Professional Support Services

Notice ID: SS-1525395

Title: Medical Staff Professional Support Services Agency: Indian Health Service Issue Date: Thursday April 16, 2026 Due Date: Thursday April 30, 2026, no later than 3:00pm EST POCs: Responses must be submitted via email to shivani.patel@hhs.gov and

Daniel.Weingarten@hhs.gov. Include “Medical Staff – Your Company Name” in the Subject of the email.

This Sources Sought Notice (SSN) is for market research and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation or commitment to issue a solicitation by the Indian Health Service (IHS). This SSN is seeking information from the specific types of entities listed below to assess their capabilities in fulfilling the requirements set forth in this SSN. The information from this SSN will be used to determine the appropriate set-aside, if any, in accordance with the applicable regulations listed. The Government encourages the identified to respond to this Notice and will be assessed of their capabilities in the following priority:

1. Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE)

2. Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) in accordance with HHSAR 326.603-1

3. Small business concerns in accordance with FAR 19.502-2 (b)(1) & (2)

Responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether any ISBEE/IEE or small business set-aside is possible based on the Contracting Officer’s reasonable expectation of obtaining offers from two or more relevant concerns that will be competitive in terms of market price, product quality, and delivery capability. An organization that is not considered an ISBEE/IEE firm OR small business under the applicable NAICS code should NOT submit a response to this notice. The applicable primary NAICS code for this requirement is 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. The anticipated period of performance for this effort will be one year from the date of award, with up to four additional one-year option periods. Generic capability statements are not sufficient and may not be considered when assessing entity capabilities.

Background The Indian Health Service (IHS) is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people, and its goal is to raise their health status to the highest possible level. IHS provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 2.3 million American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) who belong to 573 federally recognized Tribes in 37 states.

The services sought includes the appropriate credentialing and privileging of medical and allied professional staff of permanent, contractors, students, volunteers, and telehealth providers. Services provided must meet the requirements specified in the medical staff bylaws, Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) accreditation standards and all other applicable Federal, State and other regulatory agencies.

Awardee must be familiar with credentialing and privileging requirements for family medicine, pediatrician, internal medicine physicians, advanced practice nurses, dentists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and telehealth providers.

Purpose and Objectives The general purpose of this contract is to staff an effective, timely, and accurate credentialing and privileging service to ensure the ASU provides safe patient care professional medical personnel. The purpose is to ensure that clinical staff (physicians, advance practice providers, allied health professionals, mailto:shivani.patel@hhs.gov mailto:Daniel.Weingarten@hhs.gov etc.) remain properly credentialed, privileged, and compliant with relevant regulatory, payer, and organizational standards, the contractor shall provide medical staff credentialing and privileging support services.

Capability Statement/Submission Information A response to this SSN will be in the form of a capability statement to demonstrate capability and experience in the task areas identified further below. Specifically, please provide the following information below to demonstrate capabilities:

Cover Page Please provide a cover page to include:

1. Company Name

2. Company Designation (ISBEE/IEE/SB)

3. Type of Business – as applicable (e.g. 8(a), Woman Owned Small Business, HUBZone, etc.)

4. UEI Number

5. Point of contact, email address, and phone number

6. Primary NAICS Code(s)

7. Existing federal contracting vehicle(s) numbers, as applicable (e.g. GSA MAS number, NITAAC/CIO SP3, other Government Wide Agency Contracts, etc.)

8. System for Award Management (SAM) registration status. Note, all respondents must be registered on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/ prior to any potential award.

Executive Summary Provide a high-level overview of your services and include how it will benefit the Indian Health Service.

Technical Areas Respondents are expected to submit a capability statement detailing and demonstrating their expertise and technical capabilities in the areas outlined further below in this SSN.

Past Performance Please provide any past performance information to support demonstration of your capabilities in the relevant technical areas and magnitude of work.

Other Information (Optional) You may include any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the requirements of the potential acquisition.

Submission Format To assist the Government in an expeditious review of your capabilities, the capability statement should be organized as follows:

• Cover page

• Executive Summary

• Technical Areas in the order listed

• Other Information, as applicable

The tailored capability statement should not exceed 10 pages excluding Past Performance information. Font must not be less than 10 point (for readability) and may be submitted in either in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) but must be a standard 8-1/2 by 11 inch in paper size. All proprietary information should be marked as such.

Generic capability statements are not sufficient and will not be considered compliant with the http://www.sam.gov/ requirements of this notice.

Disclaimer and Important Notes This notice does not obligate the Government to award contract. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this SSN is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s capabilities to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on a government GPE. However, responses to this Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation.

Confidentiality: No classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response.

The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

Thank you for your interest in IHS programs.