ISBEE / IEE Sources Sought: Billings Area Wide Medical Provider Temporary Staffing
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SS-75H70926-BAIHS001
- Agency
-
Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 621399 Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners
- PSC
- Q999 Medical- Other
- Place of performance
- Montana 59101, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Indian Health Service is conducting a sources sought notice to identify qualified vendors for temporary locum medical provider staffing services across seven healthcare facilities in the Billings Area of Montana. The requirement encompasses a wide range of medical specialties including anesthesiologists, emergency medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, general surgeons, hospitalists, internal medicine physicians, midwives, nurse practitioners, obstetricians/gynecologists, orthopedic physicians, pediatricians, physician assistants, podiatrists, and respiratory therapists. Contractors must demonstrate extensive qualifications including current medical licenses, board certification, professional liability insurance, specific medical certifications, and minimum post-residency work experience ranging from 1-5 years depending on the specialty. Responses must include detailed capability statements demonstrating years of experience providing locum tenens to healthcare organizations and a list of past contracts, rather than generic statements. The response deadline for this sources sought notice is October 22, 2025.
This opportunity is designated as a set-aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) and Indian Economic Enterprises (IEEs) under the Buy Indian Act preference requirements. The contract structure includes a base period from June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027, followed by four additional 12-month option periods, creating a potential total contract duration of five years. Services will be provided at seven distinct healthcare facilities across Montana: Northern Cheyenne Service Unit, Blackfeet Community Hospital, Crow Hospital, Fort Belknap Hospital, Eagle Child Station, Fort Peck Service Unit, and Little Shell Service Unit. Interested vendors must complete and submit the IEE Representation Form to demonstrate their eligibility for the set-aside designation and maintain this status throughout the contract performance period. No award values or budget ranges are specified in the current sources sought documentation.
Notice text
This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. Interested parties shall not be reimbursed for costs associated with preparation of their responses. Any proprietary information should be so marked.
Pursuant to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5-6, Indian Health Service must use the negotiation authority of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, to give preference to Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) whenever the use of that authority is authorized and practicable.
The Government is seeking to identify Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs), Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE), and any other category of vendor capable of performing the Indian Health Services (IHS) requirement identified in the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). The PWS describes the requirements for non-personal services for locum medical providers for limited periods of time for the Billings Area Indian Health Service sites in Montana, to support the mission of the Indian Health Service. Interested organizations presenting a Capability Statement in response to this ISBEE Sources Sought Synopsis must identify their size status. Include the Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (attached) with the response.
INSTRUCTIONS TO INDUSTRY
ISBEEs are highly encouraged to respond to this notice. However, firms must also understand that generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective evaluation of their capacity and capability to perform the work required. To be considered a capable source, responses must directly demonstrate the company’s capability, experience, and ability to provide services as shown below.
Response must include but is not limited to the following:
- Number of years of experience in providing locum tenens to healthcare organizations;
- List of past jobs/contracts of providing locum tenens to healthcare organizations;
- Demonstrate how your company meets the definition for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) or Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) in consideration to this requirement;
- Demonstrate how your company will receive at least 51% of the earnings from the awarded contract;
- If identifying a partnership with a subcontractor that is a similarly situated entity, demonstrate how together with the subcontractor you will receive a combined 51% of the earnings from the contract;
- If identifying a partnership with a subcontractor that is NOT a similarly situated entity, demonstrate how you will receive 51% of the earnings from the contract; and
- Demonstrate how the prime IEE/ISBEE, or together with the subcontractor, will conduct management and daily operations to be controlled by one or more individuals who are Indians.
- Failure to address these items in your capability statement could exclude your firm from being determined a capable IEE/ISBEE source.
SUBMISSION
Interested parties capable of performing the required services may submit a response via email to: Prudence.YellowOwl@ihs.gov and Johnna.Spotted@ihs.gov by the date on the sources sought announcement.
Interested parties shall submit their capability response as instructed above and include a copy of the Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form. It is recommended to include the sources sought ID SS-75H70926-BAIHS001 in the subject line.
Responses received to this notice will assist in determining the acquisition strategy of the requirement.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| DRAFT PWS-Billings Area Wide Locum Medical Providers.pdf | ||
| IEE Representation.pdf |
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