Mobile Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) service - Whiteriver Service Unit

The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service is soliciting quotations for a complete, turn-key mobile Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) service capability at Whiteriver PHS Indian Hospital in Whiteriver, Arizona. The procurement requires a contractor-furnished, fully operational mobile 1.5 Tesla MRI unit equipped with qualified, registered MRI technologists (ARRT or ARMRIT certified) to operate the equipment and perform MRI examinations during normal business hours (0800-1700, Monday-Friday, excluding Federal holidays). The contractor must provide all supervision, labor, equipment maintenance, transportation, and services necessary to meet comprehensive scanning requirements across multiple anatomical regions and complex procedures including magnetic resonance angiography. Evaluation will be based on technical capability (comparative evaluation), past performance (acceptable/unacceptable basis with minimum two qualifying references from Government facilities within the last five years), and price reasonableness, with technical and past performance combined being significantly more important than price. Quotations are due on April 8, 2026, and must be submitted via email, with quoters required to demonstrate minimum 95 percent equipment and staffing uptime and completion of more than 98 percent of scheduled scans.

This procurement is restricted to verified Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) under the Buy Indian Act (25 U.S.C. 5323) and is conducted using FAR Part 13 simplified acquisition procedures; no current incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation materials. The contract is firm-fixed-price with an all-inclusive monthly rate covering a 12-month base year plus four optional 12-month extension years, with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2026, though the PWS indicates a base year period of March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027. The mobile MRI unit must be positioned on a full-time basis at the designated MRI pad at Whiteriver PHS Indian Hospital, located at 200 W. Hospital Drive, Whiteriver, Arizona 85941. Quoters must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and must provide a signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA) under HIPAA as a condition of award eligibility. Prevailing wage rates established in Wage Determination 2015-5477 (effective December 3, 2025) apply to Arizona counties including Apache, Gila, and Navajo, with health occupation rates ranging from $14.37 to $67.95 per hour plus fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour.