Tribal Self-Governance Planning Cooperative Agreement Program Service

The Indian Health Service, located in Washington, DC, is seeking a partner to provide tribal self-governance planning cooperative agreement program services. The agency needs to improve the timeliness and efficiency of negotiations with Tribes and provide information and technical assistance to self-governance Tribes. The goal is to help Tribes negotiate with the agency to operate programs, services, functions, and activities, in whole or in part, while managing and tailoring health care programs to best suit their communities. The scope of work requires researching and analyzing the agency budget to gain a thorough understanding of how funding is distributed at all levels of the organization. The selected partner must develop, direct, and carry out policies and procedures while establishing a process to identify which programs will be assumed or expanded. Additionally, the work involves evaluating the current level of health care services provided to make informed decisions on the capacity to take on new or expanded programs. Eligibility is restricted to onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency requires all performance of the work to be conducted offsite. The agency is currently looking for proposals to determine the budget for this initiative, and no specific key dates or evaluation criteria are provided in the source.