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Pandemic Plan Preparedness Evaluation Services
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The Indian Health Service (IHS) is seeking a qualified Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise under NAICS code 541611 to provide professional consulting services for the independent evaluation of the 2025 IHS Pandemic Preparedness Plan. This firm-fixed-price contract, set aside 100% for Indian Economic Enterprises under the Buy Indian Act, aims to enhance the health security and operational readiness of American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The selected contractor will assess the plan's completeness and feasibility through subject-matter expert discovery sessions and the execution of two web-based simulation exercises. Key deliverables include a comprehensive after-action report featuring a corrective-action matrix, a findings dissemination meeting for IHS leadership, and a subsequent meeting summary. The performance period begins upon award and concludes by July 31, 2027, with all work performed within the United States, primarily off-site and virtually. The government will utilize a tradeoff process for award, prioritizing technical approach, staffing, and past performance over price. Required key personnel include a Project Manager and a Lead Evaluator/Senior Analyst with at least seven years of relevant experience in public health or emergency management. All deliverables must adhere to Section 508 accessibility standards and be accepted by the Contracting Officer's Representative. Submission of the Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form is mandatory for eligibility.
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Rockville, VA, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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The Indian Health Service (IHS) is a Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services responsible for providing comprehensive health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). As the principal Federal health care provider and health advocate for AI/AN people, the IHS mission is to raise the health status of AI/AN people to the highest possible level.
Pandemic preparedness and readiness are essential to tribal health security, continuity of health care operations, workforce readiness, supply-chain resilience, and the delivery of essential services during a public health emergency. IHS developed a Pandemic Preparedness Plan in 2025 and requires an independent evaluation of the plan, including readiness exercises and an after-action report.
Amendment 0004: This amendment provides the Government’s answers to vendor questions and issues the revised solicitation documents. The amendment includes the Amended RFQ, Attachment A – Amended Performance Work Statement (PWS), Attachment B – IHS Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) Representation Form, and Attachment C – 2025 IHS Pandemic Preparedness Plan Table of Contents. The quotation due date is extended to August 26, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
Amendment 0005: This amendment provides the Government's answer to a vendor question to include the Attachment C - 2025 IHS Pandemic Preparedness Plan Table of Contents.
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