Hopi Temperature Monitoring Storage Device

This is a notification of an intent to award a contract to E-Control under NAICS code 423450, Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesaler by Indian Health Services under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source. The Indian Health Service currently has a need for providing temperature monitoring storage device hardware and software located at the Hopi Service Unit within the Indian Health Service. The Indian Health Service (IHS), Phoenix Area Office (PAO) Department of Acquisition Management (DAM), is procuring for a Contractor to provide equipment and technical services necessary to install new E-Control Systems temperature monitoring equipment at Hopi Health Care Center (HHCC). This purchase includes procurement, delivery, assembly, installation, and calibration of new E-Control Systems equipment by an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) certified installer and authorized dealer. This is a brand name procurement only. The requested equipment is a turnkey wireless temperature monitoring system that meets the stringent regulatory requirements of The Joint Commission (TJC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Vaccines for Children (VFC). Procurement of the E-Control Systems temperature monitoring solution provides 24/7 monitoring capability on a secure internal server and aids the local Biomedical Engineering department’s ability to fulfill monitoring requirements on enclosed environments of medical equipment including refrigerators, freezers, and blanket warmers. The E-Control Systems digital data loggers are required to provide continuous temperature monitoring of medical equipment located in the following Hopi Health Care Center departments including the following: Inpatient, Emergency Department, Laboratory, Outpatient, Pharmacy, Optometry, Dental, and Obstetrics Ward. Multiple refrigerator and freezer units house medication and/or vaccines with strict temperature monitoring requirements to ensure safe storage and handling. Digital data loggers with continuous monitoring and reporting capabilities and a current certificate of calibration are required for all units storing Vaccines for Children (VFC) vaccines per Arizona VFC guidelines. Calibrated digital data loggers are required to stay in compliance with VFC vaccine management plan guidelines. If you can provide the materials and services requested, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the Agency and may be e-mailed to [email protected] referencing notice number 75H71221P00162 by 12 pm PST, 13 August 2021. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract acquisition based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. This is NOT a request for proposals. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).