Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Professional Services, Isleta and T'siya Schools
Department of the Interior · Bureau of Indian Affairs
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AI summaryThe Interior Department's Indian Education Acquisition Office, for the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), wants a staffing firm to supply three professionals. They are a school psychologist, a speech-language pathologist and an occupational therapist, at Isleta Elementary School in Albuquerque, NM and T'siya Day School in Zia Pueblo, NM. It is set aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE: Indian-owned small businesses). Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE: Indian-owned firms under the Buy Indian Act) may also quote, but are considered only if ISBEE quotes are unreasonable or unacceptable. It is one labor-hour purchase order (paid by the hour worked): a base year from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027, plus four option years. The response due date is November 19, 2026, 4:00 PM Central. More in the summary
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This summary may miss requirements: 1 of 5 attachments weren't read (Attachment_2__Pricing_Schedule.xlsx). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Interior Department's Indian Education Acquisition Office, for the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), wants a staffing firm to supply three professionals. They are a school psychologist, a speech-language pathologist and an occupational therapist, at Isleta Elementary School in Albuquerque, NM and T'siya Day School in Zia Pueblo, NM. It is set aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE: Indian-owned small businesses). Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE: Indian-owned firms under the Buy Indian Act) may also quote, but are considered only if ISBEE quotes are unreasonable or unacceptable. It is one labor-hour purchase order (paid by the hour worked): a base year from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027, plus four option years. The response due date is November 19, 2026, 4:00 PM Central.
Who can bid (4)
- Be an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (an Indian-owned small business). Indian Economic Enterprises may also quote, but are considered only if the ISBEE quotes are unreasonable or unacceptable. Sign the self-certification form (Attachment 4).
- Be registered in SAM.gov
- Key personnel must hold a valid, unrestricted state or U.S. territory license or certification, plus a master's degree or higher in the field (school psychologist: master's, Ed.S., SSP or doctoral)
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- Key personnel need at least five years of school-based experience; people with less may be considered if the education and license requirements are met
How to submit: Email only to michelle.nahlee@bie.edu; subject line: 140A2327Q0298, Professional Services, (VENDOR NAME). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (13)
From the version posted Oct 19, 2026.
- Serious: Indian-owned small business set-aside. Only Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises can win unless their quotes are unreasonable or unacceptable; a firm that does not qualify under the Buy Indian Act will not be considered.
- Serious: Missing items disqualify the quote. Resumes, past-experience examples and the other required documents must go in with the quote, or it is disqualified.
- Serious: Named, licensed professionals needed at quote time. Each position is key personnel, so you need real candidates with the right degrees and licenses before award, plus a letter of commitment within 5 business days after award.
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- Worth checking: On-site work at two New Mexico schools. Staff must work in person at both schools; remote work is allowed only when BIE approves it, and travel is not paid separately.
- Worth checking: No travel pay in the hourly rate. The all-inclusive hourly rate must cover travel and everything else, with no mileage or travel reimbursement.
- Worth checking: Federal background check before staff can start. Placed staff cannot work on site until they receive a favorable clearance, and the background check can take 4 to 6 weeks.
- Worth checking: Different deadlines to name candidates. The SOW says to recruit and screen applicants within 30 days of award in one place and to provide candidates within 5 days of award in another.
- Worth checking: Work is short-term and can end early. The positions end when BIE hires a permanent employee, with 15 days' written notice.
- Worth checking: Funding is not yet available past December 31. The funds-availability clause says money is not presently available beyond December 31, so later work depends on appropriations.
- Worth checking: Subcontracting limits apply. The clauses on limitations on subcontracting and Indian Economic Enterprise subcontracting limits are in the contract, so check how much work your firm must do itself.
- Minor: Two NAICS codes in the solicitation. SAM.gov lists NAICS 621340, while the solicitation also lists 621330 with a different size standard.
- Minor: Wage determination does not list these jobs. A Service Contract Act wage determination is attached, but it lists no psychologist, speech-language pathologist or occupational therapist.
- Minor: Invoices go through IPP. Payment requests must go through the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform unless the contracting officer grants a waiver.
Read from the notice and 4 attachments. 1 of 5 not read. Show which files.
- Sol_140A2327Q0298.pdf (read)
- Attachment_1__Statement_of_Work.pdf (read)
- Attachment_3__WD_2015-5443_30.pdf (read)
- Attachment_4__IA_-_IEE_Representation_Form.pdf (read)
- Attachment_2__Pricing_Schedule.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Recruit and place three professionals: a school psychologist, a speech-language pathologist (SLP) and an occupational therapist (OT)
- Estimated hours: psychology 225 at Isleta plus 80 at T'siya, SLP 323 at Isleta, OT 102 at Isleta; hours are estimates with no guarantee
- Provide evaluations, therapy and counseling, and take part in Individualized Education Program (IEP: a student's written special-education plan) and eligibility meetings
- Write evaluation reports, behavior assessments and plans, progress reports and service logs in the school's student information system (NASIS)
- Staff work on site at both schools, and the positions are shared between them
- Submit each person's resume, licenses and a letter of commitment, then a background-check package for BIE vetting
- Send a monthly status report, timesheets and invoice through the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)
- Send a final report within 30 calendar days of the end of the performance period
- Contract type
- Single labor-hour purchase order (commercial services), billed at an all-inclusive hourly rate
- Period of performance
- Base year January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027, plus four one-year options through December 31, 2031; extensions can bring the total to no more than 5 years 6 months
- Place of performance
- Isleta Elementary School, 1000 Moonlight Dr. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105, and T'siya Day School, 1000 Borrego Canyon Rd., Zia Pueblo, NM 87053
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Comparative evaluation: acceptable quotes are compared with each other to find the best value; the Government may pay more than the lowest price for added benefits
- Offers due
- November 19, 2026, 4:00 PM Central
- How to submit
- Email only to michelle.nahlee@bie.edu; subject line: 140A2327Q0298, Professional Services, (VENDOR NAME)
- Page limits
- Applicant resumes: no more than 4 pages each (applicant package in the SOW)
What they'll judge offers on
- Capabilities statement: shows understanding of the work in the statement of work (SOW)
- Key personnel qualifications: resumes showing experience, required degrees from accredited institutions, and certifications
- Past experience: similar work of similar scope within the past five years, with at least three examples
- Price: checked for completeness and reasonableness, as an all-inclusive quote
What to include when you submit
- Email PDF attachments only; no zipped files
- Complete and sign the Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449: the form you sign and return as your offer), blocks 17a, 30a, 30b and 30c, with company name, address, CAGE code and unique entity ID in block 17a
- Give a point of contact: first name, last name, email and phone
- Send a capabilities statement showing you understand the work in the statement of work
- Send key personnel resumes showing experience and meeting the SOW degree and certification requirements; the degree must be from an accredited institution
- Send at least three examples of relevant, similar-scope work within the past five years
- Fill in the pricing schedule (Attachment 2) with a fully burdened hourly rate that includes all applicable taxes
- Complete the Indian Economic Enterprise representation (DIAR 1452.280-4) and the Indian Economic Enterprise self-certification form (Attachment 4)
- Acknowledge all amendments
- Complete the FAR and DIAR provisions in Section E unless they are already in your SAM.gov representations and certifications
- If you cannot invoice through IPP, send a written waiver request to the contracting officer with your quote
After award, you must have
- Placed staff must be U.S. citizens, hold a valid state driver's license and pass a federal background investigation before starting on site From Attachment_1__Statement_of_Work.pdf:
All Contract Personnel must be United States citizens.
Not in the notice text
- The pricing schedule (Attachment_2__Pricing_Schedule.xlsx) is attached but not read; it sets the labor categories and rate lines to price
- The exact hours to be ordered are not stated; the statement of work gives estimates with no guarantee
- How many of the four option years BIE will exercise is not stated
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for Indian small business economic enterprises: only those can bid as the prime contractor. More open indian economic enterprise set-asides under NAICS 621340
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email only to michelle.nahlee@bie.edu; subject line: 140A2327Q0298, Professional Services, (VENDOR NAME). Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- Indian Education Acquisition Office, Albuquerque, NM
- Product/service code
- Q518 · Medical – Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation
- Business type
- Medical & healthcare (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 621340)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Limitations on subcontracting
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathologist and Psychologist Services for Isleta Elementary and T'siya Day Schools
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