Updated Q&A:USDA FS Clinician support services for Jacobs Creek JCCC

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks clinician support services for Jacobs Creek Job Corps Conservation Center in Bristol, Tennessee, with quotations due July 27 and questions due July 21. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 561990. The incumbent contractor is ACI Federal.

Place of performance is Bristol, Tennessee (37620). The requirement is for 2,080 hours of Registered Nurse services on a firm-fixed-price basis for the period August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027. The Registered Nurse must hold an active, unrestricted license, maintain malpractice insurance, pass criminal background checks and drug testing, and require Department of Labor approval prior to award. Work is scheduled Monday through Friday, 0800–1630 hours, with Service Contract Act prevailing wage rates (Wage Determination 15-4339) and mandatory health and welfare fringe benefits applicable. Additional clinical positions—Center Mental Health Counselor and Drug/Alcohol Abuse Counselor—are also specified in the Performance Work Statement, each requiring active state licensure, $1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate malpractice insurance, and DOL approval.

The Government will fund only the first six months at award, with the remaining six months funded via modification. An optional six-month extension may be exercised at the Government's sole discretion and must be pre-priced. The contract has a maximum duration of 18 months. All associated costs—relocation, lodging, recruiting, travel—must be included in the hourly rate. Resumes, licenses, certifications, and credentials are not required with initial quotations but must be submitted after award prior to performance start. Award will be made using Best Value Tradeoff methodology, with technical capability weighted more heavily than price. Quoters must be registered in SAM and comply with PIV requirements and workforce integrity provisions.