Sources Sought for robotic prescription dispensing system
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SSN-CSU-6389
- Agency
-
Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Rock Point, Arizona 86545, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Indian Health Service Tsaile Health Center is conducting market research for a compact robotic prescription dispensing system to serve the Rock Point Field Clinic in Arizona. This sophisticated system must automatically count, fill, and label prescriptions while interfacing directly with the RPMS pharmacy computer system and handling at least 75 individual NDC numbers with a capacity to fill 100 prescriptions daily. The contractor must provide comprehensive support including 24/7 customer service, routine maintenance, software updates, and up to four Full Time Equivalent staff for training and setup. Companies responding to this sources sought notice must be registered in SAM.gov and provide detailed company profiles including UEI, contact information, business size, socio-economic status, and capabilities statements. The response deadline is August 22, 2025, at 5:00 PM MST, with submissions directed to Bennett Arvessto at bennett.arvessto@ihs.gov using the subject line "SSN - CSU - 6389."
This pre-solicitation notice does not indicate any set-aside designations, though the government is specifically seeking information about Indian-owned economic enterprises as part of their market research strategy. The NAICS code 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) has a small business size standard of 1,000 employees, and the government will use responses to determine their acquisition strategy including potential competition and set-aside approaches. No incumbent contractors or current service providers are identified in the documentation. The system must operate during federal government work hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, excluding government holidays, and must meet specific technical requirements including prevention of cross-contamination, support for multiple vial sizes, and digital drug imaging capabilities for prescription verification.
Notice text
The Indian Health Service, Tsaile Health Center is issuing this sources-sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research (FAR 10.001) in identifying prospective sources to fill a government requirement for a compact robotic prescription dispensing system to count, fill, & label prescription(s) for Rock Point Field Clinic.
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this requirement is 339112 with a small business size standard of 1,000 Size standards in number of Employees.
THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. Information collected from this notice is purely for market research only and will be used to determine the contracting office’s acquisition strategy including competition, set asides, and locating Indian-owned economic enterprises. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred in response to this request for information.
In accordance with FAR 4.1102(a), offerors and quoters are required to be registered in System for Award Management at SAM.gov, at the time an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this notice by 8/22/2025 5pm MST to Bennett Arvessto at bennett.arvessto@ihs.gov with the subject line “SSN – CSU - 6389. Your submission must include the following information, at a minimum:
- Company Profile that includes: UEI, Name and Address, Primary POC information, business size and type of ownership, socio-economic status/participation such as 8(a), WOSB/EDWOSB, SDVOSB and HUBZone, identification of Native American ownership (if applicable), SAM.gov representations and certifications, and other related documentation.
- A brief statement of the company’s capability that relates to the described government requirement. Additional demonstration of capability may include current and past performance history for the same or similar requirement, established contracts such as GSA or VA Schedule, etc.
- If claiming Indian-owned Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) or Indian-owned Economic Enterprise (IEE), submit completed IHS IEE Representation Form (attached).
- See attached Scope of Work for service requirement details.
Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| IHS IEE Representation Form_Jan 2022_508 Compliant.pdf | ||
| SCOPE OF WORK.pdf |
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