Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (OSU-CHS), headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a division of Oklahoma State University, a public land-grant research institution. OSU-CHS is a prominent provider of specialized healthcare services, graduate-level educational programming, and medical research support to multiple federal agencies. The institution operates as a significant federal contractor and grant recipient, leveraging its expertise across medical education, physician specialty services, distance learning, telehealth initiatives, and research activities focused on health disparities, indigenous health, and substance use disorders.

Through federal contract awards, OSU-CHS has demonstrated substantial capacity in delivering diverse services to civilian federal agencies. The institution has provided graduate-level distance learning courses and laboratory fees to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) through a $3.578 million indefinite delivery contract, with multiple delivery orders ranging from $16,500 to $130,471.70 for tuition and educational services. The Department of the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery has awarded OSU-CHS contracts valued at approximately $170,000 to $198,000 for tuition and fees covering educational terms for medical personnel. The Indian Health Service has been a significant contracting partner, awarding definitive contracts and blanket purchase agreements for emergency department physician services at Claremore Indian Hospital (valued at $19.5 million), cardiology clinics in Pawnee and Claremore, and EKG interpretation services. Additional contract work includes emergency medical services for the Indian Health Service, expert witness and medical review services for the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney's Offices, and specialized medical services through BPA calls. All contract awards have been issued without small business set-aside designations, reflecting OSU-CHS's status as a non-small business entity.

OSU-CHS maintains an extensive portfolio of federal grant awards addressing critical health and social needs, particularly focused on underserved and indigenous populations. The institution has received substantial support from the Health Resources and Services Administration for initiatives including the Centers of Excellence program, the Telehealth Network Grant Program ($1 million for rural tele-emergency services), the Rural Utilities Service Telemedicine Grant, and rural health workforce development programs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has funded multiple grants including the Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center, Rural Communities Opioid Response programs, and mental health training initiatives through the "Finding Hope" project. The Office of Minority Health has supported the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity through cooperative agreements focused on addressing cardiometabolic diseases in American Indian and Alaska Native populations through food sovereignty initiatives. Additional grant funding sources include the HIV/AIDS Bureau for Ryan White Title III HIV capacity development and intimate partner violence screening initiatives, the Bureau of Health Professionals for value-based medical education and behavioral health workforce training, and the National Institutes of Health for research on sickle cell disease, neurodevelopmental trajectories through the Healthy Brain and Child Development Consortium, and microbiome research. The Bureau of Justice Assistance has funded forensic laboratory equipment through project grants, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has supported substance abuse prevention programming for youth. OSU-CHS also serves as a sub-grantee under prime agreements with the University of Oklahoma, University of California San Diego, University of Kansas Medical Center, University of North Texas Health Science Center, and the Medical College of Wisconsin, supporting research in areas ranging from HIV prevention to neuroimaging studies and cancer immunotherapy.

OSU-CHS holds multiple federal contract indefinite delivery vehicles that serve as foundational procurement instruments for ongoing federal engagement. The primary IDC is a $3.578 million indefinite delivery contract with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives awarded on July 1, 2022, with performance extending through June 30, 2027, for graduate-level distance learning courses and laboratory fees to support ATF workforce training initiatives. This vehicle has generated numerous delivery orders with completion dates through 2027, enabling efficient procurement of educational services. Additionally, OSU-CHS holds blanket purchase agreements with the Indian Health Service totaling $250,000 (awarded July 21, 2022, extending through August 14, 2027) and a previous $100,000 BPA (awarded August 6, 2021, completed August 14, 2022) for physician specialty services. These IDVs allow federal agencies to issue task orders and delivery orders on an as-needed basis, streamlining the procurement of OSU-CHS's specialized medical, educational, and technical services while maintaining flexibility in workforce utilization across the region.