SPED 1:1 Aide, Taos

The Bureau of Indian Education is seeking a staffing firm to provide a Special Education 1:1 Aide for Taos Day School in Taos, New Mexico. This labor hour contract requires the contractor to recruit, hire, and manage a qualified aide to provide one-on-one support for a student with disabilities at the K-8 school serving approximately 95 students. The aide must have at least a high school diploma and one year of experience working with children with disabilities, and will work Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 4:00pm providing instructional assistance, behavioral management, personal care, supervision, and documentation. Technical evaluation will focus on the contractor's capabilities, understanding of the project, and key personnel qualifications, including requirements for a school social worker with current New Mexico certification. The original deadline for questions was July 21, 2025, but quotes are now due by August 5, 2025, at 10:00 AM Mountain Daylight Time following an amendment that extended the response deadline.

This solicitation is set aside 100% for Native American Owned businesses under the Buy Indian Act and specifically for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises. The contract structure includes a base year from August 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026, with two potential one-year option periods extending through July 31, 2028. The estimated workload is 1,440 hours per year for the aide position. Wage requirements follow Department of Labor Wage Determination No. 2015-5451 for New Mexico counties including Taos, with minimum wages of $17.75 per hour for contracts entered into after January 30, 2022, plus mandatory health and welfare benefits of $5.36 per hour. Performance will take place at Taos Day School in Taos, New Mexico, with the contractor responsible for replacing staff if needed and ensuring continuity of educational support services throughout the contract term.