Great Plains Area Reference Laboratory and Directorship
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Notice type
Sources Sought
Solicitation #
IHS1525354
NAICS
621511
PSC
Q301
Set-aside
Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Posted
June 22, 2026
Response due
July 13, 2026
Place of performance
Aberdeen, SD
Description
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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT REFERENCE LABORATORY TESTING SEVICES, LABORATORY DIRECTORSHIPS,
TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR, CONSULTIVE SERVICES, AND EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN CHECKS.
GREAT PLAINS AREA INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES CLINIC AND HOSPITAL SYSTEMS
1. GENENERAL INFORMATION
General: This requirement is for non-personal services to provide reference laboratory and pathology services,
directorship (including CLIA required technical positions, if needed) and equipment tech for checks for all Great Plains
Area service units in compliance with the manufacturer, Joint Commission, CAP, CMS, CLIA, COLA, and ETC. regulatory and
accreditation standards for the health centers and hospitals in the GPAIHS, and the associated services described herein.
The government will not exercise any supervision or control over the contractor personnel providing the supplies/services
described herein. This PWS is structured to support Executive Order titled ‘PROMOTING EFFICIENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY,
AND PERFORMANCE IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING’ requirement for fixed‑price, performance‑based contracting by
establishing measurable outcomes, defined deliverables, and performance standards that strengthen contractor
accountability. There are 4 main parts to this contract: 1. CLIA required Laboratory Directorship (LD), Technical Supervisor
(TS), Clinical Consultants (CC), Technical Consultant (TC), and Consulting Technologist 2. Instrument tech for calibration
checks, alarm setpoints, thermometer checks etc. 3. Reference lab testing with electronic downloading of orders and
results. 4. Reporting
1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, transportation, equipment,
supplies, facilities, supervision, other items and non-personal services necessary to provide/perform the
supplies/services defined in this Performance Work Statement. The contractor assumes all liability risks for the work
performed under the contract/order. The contractor must assume total liability for all contractor employees.
1.2 Place of Performance: Patient specimens shall be picked up at the following locations, directorships (including CLIA
required technical positions) shall be provided at each site, and an equipment tech shall provide checks equipment
checks in accordance with accreditation organizations, regulatory agencies, and manufacture specs for all the
following sites:
1.3.1 Clinics currently moderately complex and need specimen pickups at least 5 days a week(M-F) excluding federal
holidays that they are closed on:
Fort Thompson IHS Kyle IHS Lower Brule
1323 BIA route 4 1000 Health Ctr Rd 601 Gall St
Fort Thompson, SD 57339 Kyle, SD 57752 Lower Brule, SD 57548
WWKMHCC (Sisseton SD) Wanblee IHS Wagner IHS
100 Lake Traverse Drive 210 1st St 111 Washington Ave NW
Sisseton, SD 57262 Wanblee, SD 57577 Wagner, SD 57380
McLaughlin IHS
701 East 6th St
McLaughlin, SD 57642
1.3.2 Hospitals that are currently moderately complex but may change to high complex if the staffing and need arises.
These locations require pickup at least 6 days per week as long as they do not perform microbiology identification
and sensitivity testing on one or more of the following culture types: body fluids, wound, or blood cultures.
Eagle Butte IHS Fort Yates IHS
24276 166th Street, Airport Rd. 10 Standing Rock Ave
Eagle Butte, SD 57625 Fort Yates, ND 58538
1.3.3 Hospitals that are currently High complex and require at least 6 days per week as long as they do not perform
microbiology identification and sensitivity testing on one or more of the following culture types: body fluids, wound,
or blood cultures.
Pine Ridge IHS Rosebud IHS
607 Indian Health Road 400 Soldier Creek Dr
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Pine Ridge, SD 57770 Rosebud, SD 57570
1.3.4 Hospitals that are currently High complex and do not require at least 6 days per week as long as they perform
microbiology identification and sensitivity testing on all the following culture types: body fluids, wounds, or blood
cultures. This may change during the contract period and will then require at least 6 days per week to pick up
specimens.
Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Health Care facility (Belcourt IHS)
1300 Hospital Loop
Belcourt, ND 58316
1.4 Physical Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government property, equipment and
information while performing the services described herein.
1.5 Period of Performance: 5 years or 60 months from contract start date.
1.6 Recognized Holidays: The contractor is not required to perform services on holidays.
New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor
Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and any other day specifically declared by the
President of the United States to be a national holiday.
When one of the above designated legal holidays falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as a legal
holiday. When a legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed as a holiday by U.S. Government
agencies.
1.7 Type of Contract: This acquisition is solicited as a Firm-Fixed‑Price IDIQ contract in accordance with the Executive
Order titled ‘Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting,’ which requires
fixed‑price, performance‑based contracting as the Government’s default approach. The government anticipates
award of a Firm-Fixed-Price IDIQ contract with obligations to be awarded via Task Order/Delivery Order by the
individual service units listed. All task orders issued under this IDIQ will be Firm-Fixed‑Price to ensure full
compliance with Executive Order requirements governing the use of non‑fixed‑price contract types. The minimum
guarantee in the amount of $1,000.00 is to be awarded as the first Task Order/Delivery Order concurrent with
contract award. Upon issuance of a Task Order/Delivery Order, the minimum guarantee of $1,000 will be de-
obligated and c…
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