HINU Sports Official Assigner

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Education is seeking a Sports Official Assigner to provide labor and travel support for Haskell Indian Nations University's athletic programs. The contractor will be responsible for establishing athletic official schedules for varsity intercollegiate competitions, assigning certified sports officials to campus venues, managing official assignments, and disbursing official fees while ensuring compliance with National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) standards. Key requirements include serving as a liaison between the Athletic Department and certified sports officials across Kansas, Missouri, and potentially Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, along with submitting technical quotes, pricing, resumes, and current sports official certification. The evaluation will be based on technical capability and price reasonableness, with price becoming the determining factor after technical acceptability is established. Originally due August 5, 2025, the submission deadline has been extended to August 13, 2025, at 4:00 PM CST, with quotes to be submitted electronically to michelle.nahlee@bie.edu.

This solicitation was initially designated as an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) set-aside but has been amended to a total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 611710 with a $24 million size standard. The contract structure includes a base year from August 18, 2025, to August 17, 2026, with four optional years extending through August 17, 2030, representing a potential five-year total performance period. The total contract value is $15,000, with each year including $3,000 for travel expenses and positions for 1,200 assigner hours and 400 official hours at unspecified rates. This is a Time and Material contract that includes provisions for background investigations for personnel working with Indian children and performance assessments through the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System. Services will be performed primarily at Haskell Indian Nations University with travel requirements subject to Federal Travel Regulations and pre-approval from the Contracting Officer Representative.