Description
The Indian Health Service is seeking a 100 % Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) set‑aside firm to provide non‑personal optometrist staffing services on a firm‑fixed‑price basis for the Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Health Care Center in Sisseton, SD. The contractor will supply up to two qualified optometrists, handle all related payroll, taxes, travel, and insurance, and must meet strict credentialing and background‑check requirements before performing services. The contract is a one‑year purchase order with a “all‑inclusive” pricing structure and will be awarded via a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation.
• Supply two (2) qualified optometrists to deliver routine, diagnostic, emergency, and specialty eye‑care services at the IHS facility.
• All pricing must be “all‑inclusive” (no separate charge for overtime, travel, taxes, etc.) and the award will be based on the lowest technically acceptable price.
• Contractor must complete Tier‑2 fingerprint background investigations, screen candidates against the HHS OIG Exclusion List, and provide required documentation (licenses, BLS, immunizations, malpractice insurance, references) within 30 days of the purchase order.
• Invoicing must be submitted weekly through the federal Invoice Processing Platform (IPP).
• The solicitation is set‑aside to Indian‑owned small businesses only; the vendor must be an Indian Economic Enterprise that meets the $9 M NAICS size standard.