The Indian Health Service (IHS) is forecasting a recompete for Physician Services, specifically targeting emergency room and primary care physicians. Set aside for total small business, the opportunity is estimated to have a solicitation release in January 2025 and an anticipated award date of January 2026. The contract falls under the Temporary Help Services NAICS code 561320 and will support medical staffing needs for IHS healthcare programs.

The forecasted contract has a potential ceiling value of $25,000,000, with services primarily to be performed at Cass Lake Hospital and White Earth Service Unit locations in northern Minnesota. Key points of contact include Karen McDonald, Contracting Officer, who can be reached at karen.mcdonald@ihs.gov or +12184073702, and Terrance Lascano from IHS. The contract is structured as an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with a base period of one year and four potential one-year option periods.

The incumbent contractor is Worldwide Medical Staffing (doing business as Bay Area Anesthesia LLC), which currently holds Contract Number 75H70524D00011. The existing contract is a single-award, $25 million IDC set aside for Indian Economic Enterprises that provides physician services including emergency room, urgent care, family practice, pediatric, and on-call physicians. The current contract includes delivery orders for clinical support services and physician services, with task order values ranging from $200,000 to $250,000, demonstrating the scope and scale of medical staffing services being recompeted.

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