Response deadline: PhD-Level Demographic Research & Statistical Analysis Services (75H70426Q00033)

The Indian Health Service (IHS), under the Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking a contractor to provide PhD-level demographic research and statistical analysis. The primary objective is to support the correction of racial misclassification in vital statistics and to produce demographic analyses for health planning, policy development, and resource allocation. The contract will be a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 518210. The period of performance includes a base year starting in October 2026, followed by four option years and a potential six-month extension, concluding in April 2032. The contractor will be required to perform 1,912 labor hours annually and conduct four one-week trips to IHS headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, each year. Evaluation of proposals will be based on a best-value tradeoff approach, prioritizing technical approach, corporate experience, and past performance over management/staffing and price. Proposals are due by September 21, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST, with technical questions due by September 17, 2026.