This Sources Sought Notice is for the Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS) issued in accordance with FAR 5.101. The purpose of this notice is to identify potential sources who can provide, deliver, and install Infusion Pumps at the various health care facilities. This notice does not commit the Government to issue a solicitation or make an award OR to prelude a solicitation expected to be issued from closure of notice.

The Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS) is one of 12 regional administrative units of the Indian Health Service (IHS), in the US Department of Health and Human Services. The NAIHS delivers health services to a user population of over 244,000 American Indians in five Federal service units on and near the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation is one of the largest Indian reservations in the United States. The Navajo Nation consists of more than 25,000 contiguous square miles and three satellite communities, and extends into portions of the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. NAIHS primarily delivers health services to members of the Navajo Nation and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, and also provides services to other Native Americans, including Zunis, Hopis, and other American Indian beneficiaries. The five (5) Federal Service Units (SUs) include Chinle, Crownpoint, Gallup, Kayenta, and Shiprock SUs.

NAIHS provides inpatient, emergency, outpatient, public health, and other services at four hospitals: Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Crownpoint Health Care Facility, Gallup Indian Medical Center, and Northern Navajo Medical Center (Shiprock, NM). These inpatient facilities comprise a total of 222 hospital beds. The Kayenta Health Center in Kayenta, AZ will transition to begin operating as an Alternative Rural Hospital in late 2017 by offering ten short stay nursing beds and ambulatory surgery. Navajo Area also has seven full-time health centers providing outpatient, community health, preventive health, and other services. There are also five part-time health stations.

Description of Services: The contractor shall provide, deliver, assemble, and install Infusion Pumps to all 5 SUs: Chinle, Crownpoint, Gallup, Kayenta, and Shiprock. New equipment must compatible with the central server or platform located and installed at Kayenta Service Unit. This is necessary for the wireless capability to update the drug list on each infusion pump. All that is needed is a site license for a given facility. Biomedical Engineering service personnel are trained by the OEM on Carefusion systems and can repair and trouble shoot these systems. Refer to attached Statement of Work and Specifications for more information.

-Delivery lead time for equipment to be delivered is 30 days for equipment and 60 days for full integration
-FOB Destination

If you are interested and capable, then submit the following information to the Contracting Officer via email: Tanya Begay @ [email protected] , 928-674-7635
1. Business Capabilities Statement
2. DUNS #
3. Business size standard
4. Indicate BUY INDIAN vendor
5. VA/FSS/MAS/GSA contract number if available

Attachments:
-Statement of Work
-Specifications

 

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