Performance Work Statement

Standing Rock Service Unit (SRSU)
Performance Work Statement (PWS)
Emergency Department Nursing Services
Fort Yates Hospital
Standing Rock Service Unit
Great Plains Area Indian Health Service

1.0 GENERAL

This Performance Work Statement (PWS) describes the requirements for non-personal healthcare services to provide Emergency Department nursing services in support of the Indian Health Service (IHS), Standing Rock Service Unit (SRSU), Fort Yates Hospital (FYH). The Contractor shall provide all management, supervision, labor, personnel, credentialing, scheduling, administrative support, and other resources necessary to perform the requirements identified in this PWS, except for those items specifically identified as Government Furnished Information, Property, or Services. The Contractor shall maintain responsibility for the supervision, management, scheduling, and control of Contractor personnel performing under this contract. Contractor personnel shall not be considered employees of the Federal Government and shall not be subject to Government supervision or control normally exercised over Federal employees. The Contractor shall perform all services in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations; Indian Health Service policies and procedures; healthcare accreditation standards; and the terms and conditions of the resulting contract. The Contractor shall provide qualified Emergency Department nursing personnel necessary to ensure continuous Emergency Department operations at Fort Yates Hospital, twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, including holidays. The Contractor shall be responsible for recruitment, credentialing, privileging, scheduling, supervision, replacement personnel, and overall management of Contractor employees necessary to fulfill the requirements of this contract.

1.1 BACKGROUND

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) responsible for providing Federal healthcare services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of healthcare services to members of federally recognized Tribes is based upon the special government-to-government relationship between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes. IHS is the principal Federal healthcare provider and health advocate for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The mission of IHS is to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level.