Q--Behavioral Health Counselor, Isleta and T'siya Day

The contract solicitation 140A2326Q0078, issued by the Indian Education Acquisition Office under the Department of the Interior, seeks behavioral and mental health counseling services for Isleta and T’siya Day Schools in New Mexico, with performance located at 1000 Moon Light Dr. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105, and 1000 Borrego Canyon Rd., Zia Pueblo, NM 87053. The solicitation is a 100% set-aside for Indian Economic Enterprises that are also small business concerns as defined under the Buy Indian Act and NAICS code 621330, requiring offerors to certify both small business status and tribal ownership or control under applicable federal statutes. The contract is structured as a labor-hour basis purchase order with a base year running from April 13, 2026, to April 12, 2027, and four one-year option periods extending through April 12, 2031, totaling an estimated 7,320 hours of service across the five-year period. Each year is allocated 1,464 hours, calculated based on 180 school days at eight hours per day, corresponding to student enrollment levels. The required services include delivering comprehensive school-based behavioral health counseling to both general and special education students, encompassing social-emotional learning, crisis intervention, behavior intervention planning, mental health assessments, collaboration with school staff and families, staff development, and school-wide mental health initiatives. All labor rates must be all-inclusive, covering wages, benefits, overhead, and profit, except for government-furnished equipment like laptops and access to NASIS and SharePoint systems. The solicitation incorporates multiple FAR clauses related to commercial item contracting, including 52.212-4, with Alternate I, and requires strict adherence to federal regulations involving data privacy, whistleblower protections, contractor ethics, and cybersecurity standards. Offerors must comply with the Service Contract Act as defined by Wage Determination 2015-5443, which establishes prevailing wage rates for health occupations in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia Counties. Personnel must hold a valid New Mexico license in behavioral health counseling and successfully complete Bureau of Indian Education background investigations. Proposals must be submitted electronically by 4:00 p.m. CST on April 3, 2026, to