Center Support Services Pine Ridge Job Corps.

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks clinical support services for the Pine Ridge Job Corps Center in Chadron, Nebraska, with quotations due July 16 and questions due July 10. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR Part 12 as a firm-fixed-price RFQ.

Services include Center Mental Health Counselors, Nurses, and Drug/Alcohol Abuse Counselors. CLIN 0001 requires 520 hours of Center Mental Health Counselor services from August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027; CLIN 0002 requires 1,040 hours of Nurse services for the same period. Only the first six months will be funded at award; the remaining six months will be funded via modification when funds become available. A potential 6-month extension is exercisable at Government sole discretion.

Key personnel including Mental Health Counselors, Drug/Alcohol Abuse Counselors, and Nurses must be approved by the Department of Labor prior to award or replacement and must maintain active, unrestricted licenses. All positions require $1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate professional liability insurance. Registered Nurses II and Licensed Practical Nurses must be able to transport students in government vehicles. Wage determination 2015-5355 specifies minimum wages of $26.51 per hour for Center Mental Health Counselors and $16.42 per hour for Nurses, plus applicable fringe benefits; Service Contract Labor Standards including Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave apply.

The NAICS code is 561990, All Other Support Services; PSC is Q401, Medical–Nursing. Evaluation uses Best Value Tradeoff methodology with Technical Capability (including past performance) weighted as more important than price. Quoters must price all 12 months. Quotations should be submitted to Contracting Officer Darlene Chase at Darlene.Chase@usda.gov.