Non-Personal Service - Registered Nurse/License Practical Nurse Services - Pine Ridge Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Pine Ridge, SD 5770

The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is soliciting quotations for non-personal healthcare services to provide ten (10) Registered Nurses or Licensed Practical Nurses for outpatient clinic services at Pine Ridge Comprehensive Health Care Facility and affiliated health centers in South Dakota. Qualified nurses must hold current state licenses, possess American Heart Association certifications (BLS, ACLS, PALS), and have at least two years of ambulatory care experience. The contract is structured as a labor-hour type procurement with an all-inclusive unit price covering travel, lodging, per diem, fringe benefits, and taxes. Evaluation of proposals will be based on technical capability and approach, key personnel qualifications and ability to meet the performance schedule, past performance on three similar contracts within the past five years, and pricing. Offerors must submit four volumes of documentation: Administrative Documents, Technical Capability and Approach, Past Performance, and Pricing. Questions must be submitted by February 5, 2026 at 12:00 pm MST, and quotations are due by February 5, 2026.

This solicitation is a 100% Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) set-aside under the Buy Indian Act, restricting competition to Indian Economic Enterprises with Indian ownership. The contract includes a base period of three months (beginning March 1, 2026) followed by eight optional three-month renewal periods, extending through May 31, 2028, with nursing staff assigned to shifts ranging from 8 to 10 hours and potential floating assignments to emergency or acute care units as staffing needs require. The estimated requirement is 1,760 hours per month and 5,280 hours per three-month period, with funding obligated in quarterly increments. Services will be performed at multiple locations across South Dakota, including Pine Ridge IHS Hospital, Kyle Health Center, Wanblee Health Center, and LaCreek Health Center. Offerors must comply with prevailing wage requirements as established by Department of Labor Wage Determination 2015-5377 and complete extensive background clearance procedures, including FBI National Criminal History Checks and HHS Office of Inspector General exclusion list screening.