Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Specialized Health Economics Analysis Services

The Indian Health Service (IHS) intends to award a sole source, commercial purchase order to Duna Economic Group, LLC, for specialized health economics analysis services. The services will support the IHS Service Area Adequacy and Referral Network Accessibility Study under the IHS Office of Public Health Support (OPHS) / Division of Program Statistics (DPS). The contractor will provide a service-by-service, place-by-place economic assessment that can translate geographic access findings into budget-relevant decisions. • The contractor will provide PhD-level, Senior Health Economist services. • The contractor will have demonstrated experience with Tribal Health Systems and other federal health programs. • The contractor will provide cost analysis, budget impact analysis, and cost-effectiveness/cost-consequence analysis of health system data. • The contractor will take Government-furnished geographic outputs and use them as core inputs to support the development of the IHS economic model.