(1) Psychiatrist Nonpersonal Services at Pinon Health Center

Background
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The IHS aims to ensure that comprehensive, culturally appropriate personal and public health services are available and accessible to these populations.

The Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS) serves over 244,000 American Indians in five Federal service units on and near the Navajo Nation, which is one of the largest Indian reservations in the U.S. This contract seeks to provide non-personal Psychiatrist services at the Pinon Health Center to support the IHS mission of enhancing the health of these communities.

Work Details
The contractor will provide outpatient Physician Psychiatrist/Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist services at Pinon Health Center. Key responsibilities include: delivering mental health care to patients, ensuring compliance with IHS policies and procedures, maintaining high standards of patient safety and care quality, participating in quality improvement initiatives, and adhering to ethical standards in all interactions.

The contractor must also ensure proper documentation of patient records according to established guidelines.

Place of Performance
The services will be performed at Pinon Health Center located in Pinon, Arizona.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent based on contract 75H71024P01125 awarded to CHG Companies for “PSYCHIATRIST AT PHC” at Pinon Health Center, with performance from 07/15/24–04/30/26 (value $788,232). The current requirement similarly calls for outpatient psychiatrist services at the same facility under the Navajo Area IHS, including patient care, compliance with IHS policies, and required documentation, which suggests the new effort may be a continuation or follow-on of the existing psychiatrist staffing support.