Online Education - Unity Healing Center

The Indian Health Service Nashville Area Office is seeking online educational services to support residents at Unity Healing Center, a sixteen-bed adolescent Youth Residential Treatment Center in Cherokee, North Carolina. The solicitation requires a fully accredited virtual learning model that provides live 6-12 grade instruction with certified teachers, incorporating core curricula in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies, along with credit recovery and personalized learning capabilities. The contractor must deliver an enhanced Virtual Learning program that maintains a 5%/95% live/self-paced learning ratio, complies with North Carolina state educational standards, and holds accreditation from SACSCOC or Cognia. The government will evaluate proposals based on technical capability, price, and past performance criteria. Responses to this solicitation are due on June 25, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET, with the original deadline having been extended through Amendment 0001.

This procurement operates under full and open competition with no set-aside designation, falling under NAICS code 611110 with a size standard of $20 million. The contract will serve approximately 8 residents per year aged 13-17, providing a minimum of 10 education hours per week through flexible scheduling that accommodates the treatment facility's operational requirements. The initial contract period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with four potential option years that could extend the agreement through September 30, 2030. The government intends to award a blanket purchase agreement with pricing anticipated on a per-student basis and payment typically made once per fiscal year. Performance will take place at the Unity Healing Center facility in Cherokee, North Carolina, with the contractor required to provide basic staff training and accommodate potentially unique course needs for the residential treatment population.