Performance Work Statement

Pine Ridge Indian Health Service

Obstetrician Gynecologist

Performance Work Statement

Performance Work Statement (PWS)
Obstetrician Gynecologist (OB/GYN)
1) Background
The Pine Ridge Service Unit (PRSU), Great Plains Area, Indian Health Service (IHS), provides inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care to the Oglala Lakota Nation. Due to high patient demand, limited permanent staffing, and critical access requirements, PRSU requires contracted OBGYN services to ensure continuity of care and compliance with IHS mission standards.
The mission of the Pine Ridge Service Unit (PRSU) Indian Health Service is to raise the physical, mental, social and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level. To meet this mission, Obstetrician Gynecologist (OB/GYN) services are extensively utilized through the reservation for nearly all aspects of Obstetric and Gynecologic (OB/GYN) health care, including Labor and Delivery services. The Pine Ridge Reservation is in the southwestern corner of South Dakota, approximately 100 miles from Rapid City. Surrounded by rolling prairies, Badlands and Black Hills, the Pine Ridge Reservation is home to the Oglala Lakota Nation. The people of the Pine Ridge Reservation have a low life expectancy and high infant mortality rates. Furthermore, Oglala Lakota County has consistently been the poorest county in the United States (US) according to the US Government. Unemployment is high in this population. The closest higher level of care is 35 minutes away by life flight and 1 hour and 30 minutes by ground ambulance. Weather conditions at times can be challenging thus precluding air or even ground transfer.
C.2) General Requirements
C.2.1 Purpose of Contract
The purpose of this Performance Work Statement (PWS) is to define the requirements for providing OB/GYN Physician services at Pine Ridge Hospital and associated Pine Ridge Service Unit (PRSU) facilities. This contract shall be awarded as a firm-fixed-price, non-personal services contract, in compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR), Public Health Service Acquisition Regulation (PHSAR), and Indian Health Manual (IHM) Part 5 policies. The purpose of this non-personal services contract is to provide direct patient care services in support of the existing Obstetrics/Gynecology (OB/GYN) and Women’s Health staff. These services are intended to ensure the continuity and quality of care during periods of temporary staffing shortages.