Recovery - IHS - Miscellaneous IT Equipment

Recovery Act - Request for Quotation - Indian Health Service Product AcquisitionProject Number: D10PS18508 RECOVERY ACT PROJECT: THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE TO NASA SEWP IV CONTRACT HOLDERS WHO CAN PROVIDE REQUESTED BRAND NAME OR EQUAL PRODUCTS. The Department of Interior (DOI), National Business Center (NBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), Herndon Office, on behalf of the Indian Health Service (IHS), is soliciting qualified NASA SEWP IV firms to submit responses to a Request for Quotation for miscellaneous information technology equipment for multiple health centers that are operated by IHS. The Indian Health Service, 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 meaningful use (ARRA-I-001). The Treasury Account Symbol (TAS) for IHS is 75 9/0 0389 . 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 multiple micellaneous IT hardware and software "Brand Name or Equal" commodities for the IHS. The Acquisition Services Directorate intends to issue a firm-fixed price competitive delivery order award, to NASA SEWP IV contract holders only. This requirement is for miscellaneous Brand Name IT hardware and software, (or equivalent). The NAICS code for this requirement is 334111, "Electronic Computer Manufacturing", size standard 1,000 employees. The contract will contribute materially to IHS's successful completion of its responsibilities under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Please direct any questions about this requirement to Christine Sazama at 703-964-3606, [email protected] and/or Leonard Nadybal at 703-964-3627,[email protected] . Questions are to be submitted no later than September 1, 2010. 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.