Special Education Related Services, Phx-ERC

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Education is conducting market research to identify qualified vendors capable of providing comprehensive special education related services to five BIE-operated schools serving Native American students on the Tohono O'odham Nation and White Mountain Apache Reservation in Arizona. The procurement seeks to establish a centralized service delivery model staffed by six critical positions: School Psychologist, Special Education Teacher, Speech-Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, and School Counselor. Key contract requirements include maintaining 100% compliance with IDEA timelines, achieving 95% service delivery frequency per Individual Education Plans, demonstrating 80% student progress toward educational goals on a quarterly basis, and maintaining 95% direct service time with students. Vendors must respond to a Request for Information addressing their feasibility in staffing all six positions or identifying subcontracting needs, their experience with roving multidisciplinary service delivery models, familiarity with NASIS documentation systems, staffing and recruitment capabilities in rural tribal areas, recommendations for SOW improvements, and their business classification. Interested parties must submit responses via email to Contracting Officer Felicia Aspaas at Felicia.Aspaas@bie.edu by February 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM; this is a sources sought notice only and does not constitute a solicitation or commitment by the government.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and no incumbent contractor is identified in the available materials. The contract will be structured as a Labor Hours agreement with all-inclusive hourly rates covering labor, fringe benefits, overhead, and administrative expenses, though no minimum hours are guaranteed. The base performance period runs from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with the government's option to extend the contract for up to four additional one-year periods, potentially extending services through June 30, 2031. Personnel must maintain active state licensure and certification in their respective disciplines, pass BIE background checks at the Moderate Risk Public Trust level, and complete mandatory training including IMT Awareness, DOI Incident Reporting, and SCAN compliance. The procurement falls under NAICS code 611710 (Educational Support Services) with a size standard of $24.0 million, and vendors must provide 60 days' notice and obtain written approval for any changes to key personnel assignments. A formal solicitation announcement will be posted to SAM.gov at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that subsequent solicitation separately from this sources sought response.