Life Expectancy and Population Health Modeling for AI/AN Communities

The contract seeks to conduct advanced statistical modeling to determine life expectancy, mortality rates, and health disparities among American Indian and Alaska Native populations, with the goal of informing evidence-based policy recommendations and identifying long-term health trends. The work will focus on generating accurate, culturally relevant data to address persistent inequities in health outcomes, ensuring that findings directly support decision-making within tribal and federal health programs. The modeling must account for unique demographic patterns, geographic challenges, and social determinants of health specific to AI/AN communities. This is a subcontract under the Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise set-aside, designated by NAICS code 541611, and is administered by the Division of Acquisitions Policy within the Department of Health and Human Services. The opportunity was posted on July 31, 2026, with responses due by August 10, 2026. Although the place of performance and point of contact details are not specified, the contractor is expected to execute the work in alignment with federal standards for tribal data sovereignty and ethical research practices. The project emphasizes collaboration with tribal entities to ensure data integrity, community trust, and applicability of results to real-world health interventions.