Health Economics Analysis Services

The Indian Health Service (IHS) seeks a small‑business, PhD‑level health economics consulting firm to provide a suite of quantitative analyses supporting the Service Area Adequacy and Referral Network Accessibility Study. The effort is a firm‑fixed‑price purchase order covering a base year plus four optional one‑year extensions and a possible six‑month extension, for a total potential performance period of up to 66 months. Work includes demand characterization, cost taxonomy development, econometric modeling, make‑or‑buy decision analysis, budget‑impact assessments, and delivery of technical memoranda, status reports, and a final decision‑support package. Deliverables are scheduled at 4‑week, 10‑week, 20‑week, 32‑week, 44‑week, and 48‑week milestones, with monthly status reporting thereafter. The solicitation is a total small‑business set‑aside under NAICS 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services) and requires submission of a technical and price quotation by 10 AM ET on 9 Oct 2026. • Scope: health‑economics analysis, statistical/econometric modeling, cost‑benefit and budget‑impact studies for IHS referral networks. • Contract type: Firm‑fixed‑price purchase order (single award). • Period of performance: Base Year + 4 Option Years + 6‑month extension (max 66 months). • Funding: Small‑business set‑aside; total contract value not disclosed (typical federal health‑economics studies range $1‑5 M). • Key dates: Questions due 6 Oct 2026; Quote due 9 Oct 2026. • Location: Work performed remotely from contractor’s site.