Indian Health Service (IHS) ARRA IT Equipment and Accessories Purchase

Recovery Act - Request for Quotation - Indian Health Service Product AcquisitionProject Number: N10PS18483 RECOVERY ACT PROJECT: THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE TO NASA SEWP CONTRACT HOLDERS WHO CAN PROVIDE MISCELLANOUS IT COMPUTER HARDWARE (CISCO BRAND NAME OR EQUAL) PRODUCTS. The Department of Interior (DOI), National Business Center (NBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), Herndon Office on the behalf of the Indian Health Service (IHS), is soliciting qualified NASA SEWP firms to submit responses to a Request for Quotation for Cisco information technology equipment for multiple health centers that are operated by IHS. The Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Information Technology Operations (ITO) is intending to use Recovery Act funds for this procurement. The funding was included in the programs OMB Spend Plan for the Recovery Act as a component of the IT Infrastructure upgrade in support of meaning ful use (ARRA-I-001). IHS-ITO provides core network services and support to federal and tribal health care facilities in over 33 states. The hardware, software, and/or services associated with this acquisition directly address the equipment needs in support of ARRA related work as well as continuity and compatibility with existing equipment within IHS-ITO. This acquisition supports the objective expected from the spending of ARRA funds as noted in the IHS-ITO ARRA Implementation Plan for Health Information Technology. This plan has been approved by OMB and is posted on www.recovery.gov. The objective of this acquisition is to purchase Miscellaneous IT computer Hardware (Cisco brand name or equal) products for the IHS. The Acquisition Services Directorate intends to issue a firm fixed price competitive delivery order, via NASA SEWP contract holders only, for this requirement. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334111, "Electronic Computer Manufacturing", size standard 1,000 employees. TAS is 75 9/0 0389. The contract will contribute materially to IHS' successful completion of its responsibilities under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Please direct any questions about this requirement to this request for information to Winona Sewell Hall at 703-964-3609 [email protected] If you are qualified and interested in competing for this effort, you may participate by submitting a response to the NASA SEWP Request for Quotation posted on www.SEWP.NASA.gov. E-mailed responses will not be honored.