Facilitation Support Services

This solicitation seeks proposals for facilitation support services to support the Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee and Direct Service Tribal Advisory Committee meetings for the Special Diabetes Programs for Indians, administered by the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services. The acquisition will be a firm-fixed price contract for a base year from June 2020 through May 2021, with four one-year option periods and an optional six-month extension. Proposals are due by April 28, 2020 and will be evaluated using lowest price technically acceptable criteria.

The requirement is set aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise small businesses under NAICS code 541990 with a $15 million size standard. Meetings will occur quarterly at one of 12 IHS areas on a rotating basis. An estimated 50 PowerPoint slides per meeting require Section 508 compliance. The period of performance is estimated at five and a half years. The incumbent contractor is the National Indian Health Board and award is anticipated in June 2020. Estimated annual travel costs are $32,000 to support approximately 50 attendees per meeting taking place at IHS areas across the continental United States.