(5) Five Registered Nurses for NNMC OB/GYN Inpatient Department

The Indian Health Service seeks five Registered Nurses for the Northern Navajo Medical Center OB/GYN Inpatient Department, with the solicitation now cancelled as of Amendment 0003 (April 27, 2026); the most recent active closing date before cancellation was May 14, 2026.

This is a 100 percent Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) set-aside, restricting competition to qualified ISBEE firms. Place of performance is Shiprock, New Mexico. The procurement is classified under NAICS 561320 (Temporary Help Services) and PSC Q401 (Medical—Nursing).

The contract structure consists of a six-month base period (June 1 through November 30, 2026) plus four optional six-month renewal periods, totaling 30 months if all options are exercised. Each period requires 1,040 hours of nursing services per registered nurse. Nurses must provide labor and delivery care, postpartum couplet care, newborn Level I and Level II care, and related services on rotating seven-day/night shifts with flexibility to float to other units. Qualification requirements include twenty-four months of nursing experience with a minimum of two years in obstetric specialty, current unrestricted nursing license, and certifications in fetal monitoring (AWHONN), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). Contractors must maintain medical liability insurance of $1,000,000 per claim and $3,000,000 in aggregate and complete background investigations and Personal Identity Verification (PIV) requirements. All personnel must comply with HIPAA Business Associate Agreement provisions and specified immunization requirements.

Evaluation criteria include Technical Capability and Approach, key personnel qualifications with supporting documentation, capability to meet the period of performance schedule, and price. Offerors must quote all base and option periods or submissions will be deemed non-responsive. The contract is subject to Service Contract Act prevailing wage requirements (Wage Determination 2015-5445 for San Juan County, New Mexico).