ISBEE / IEE Sources Sought / Nephrology Provider

The Billings Area Indian Health Services (BAIHS), on behalf of the Blackfeet Service Unit in Browning, Montana, is seeking Board Certified or Board Eligible Nephrology Physician Services to provide outpatient nephrology care to Indian Health Service patients at Blackfeet Hospital. This is a Pre-Solicitation Sources Sought announcement under NAICS code 621111 (Offices of Physicians), and responses are due by November 28, 2025. Interested vendors must demonstrate board certification in Internal Medicine and Nephrology, a valid medical license, Basic Life Support certification, and a minimum of twelve months of specialty experience. The contractor will be evaluated based on competency, compliance with IHS and Joint Commission standards, quality of patient outcomes, professionalism, and documentation standards, with an emphasis on delivering culturally sensitive care to Native American and Alaskan Native patients. Qualified respondents should submit detailed capability statements demonstrating their experience providing nephrology services to the designated contact at Prudence.YellowOwl@ihs.gov by the November 28, 2025 deadline.

This procurement is designated as a Buy Indian Set-Aside, restricted to Indian Economic Enterprises (IEEs) and Native American-owned businesses, with particular encouragement for HUBZone, small disadvantaged, service-disabled veteran-owned, 8(a), veteran-owned, and woman-owned small businesses. No incumbent contractor is identified in this Sources Sought notice. The contract carries an estimated value of up to $16 million (the NAICS size standard), with a planned base period of twelve months and four optional one-year extension periods, targeting a start date of January 1, 2026. Successful IEE offerors must demonstrate that at least 51 percent of contract earnings will be received by the Indian Economic Enterprise and must maintain this status throughout the entire contract performance period. All offerors must be registered in the System of Award Management (SAM) and may be required to provide documentation verifying their IEE eligibility before contract award.