Non-Personal Professional Psychiatric Physician Services - Fort Yuma Service Unit

The Indian Health Service, Phoenix Area Office, seeks non-personal professional psychiatric physician services at Fort Yuma Health Clinic in Winterhaven, California, with quotations due June 26. This acquisition is restricted to eligible Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) under the Buy Indian Act, and the Government intends to award a single firm-fixed-price contract.

Place of performance is Winterhaven, California, serving the Quechan/Fort Yuma Indian Reservation with an estimated patient volume of 6–8 patients per day. The NAICS code is 621112, Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists; PSC is Q201.

Required qualifications include an M.D. or D.O. from an accredited institution, minimum three years of psychiatry residency training, two years specialty experience, current Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Psychiatry, current unrestricted state medical license, DEA registration appropriate to scope of practice, and current BLS/ACLS/PALS certifications. Psychiatrists must complete Indian Health Service-mandated security clearance, including fingerprint checks and Office of Inspector General exclusion list screening, with the process potentially requiring six weeks or more. No contractor personnel may begin performance until credentialing, privileging, onboarding, and security requirements are successfully completed.

The contract covers a 12-month base period plus four optional 12-month periods (five years total) with an estimated requirement of 2,080 hours per year. Services are provided five clinical days per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with no overtime or on-call provisions. The fully-burdened hourly rate covers all fees, travel, lodging, meals, transportation, recruiting, credentialing, administrative support, insurance, overhead, and profit.

Quoters must submit three volumes: Technical Capability (maximum 15 pages), Past Performance (maximum 10 pages), and Price (no page limit). No telehealth or flexible scheduling is permitted. The contractor must maintain professional medical liability insurance with minimum coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate, executed Business Associate Agreement compliance, and HIPAA safeguarding throughout the performance period. Award is based on best overall value, with technical capability weighted as more important than past performance, and combined non-price factors weighted significantly more important than price. Quotations must remain valid for 120 calendar days following the solicitation closing date.