Sources Sought - Pharmacy Reverse Distribution Service for the Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Healthcare Center, Sisseton, SD.

Sources Sought: Pharmacy Reverse Distribution Services to be provided for 12 months at the Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Health Care Center (WWKMHCC), Sisseton, SD. Sources Sought Notice Number: IHS-SS-26-1526527 This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation, an obligation or commitment by the Indian Health Service. This notice is intended strictly for market research to determine the availability of Indian Small Businesses Economic Enterprise (ISBEE), Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE), or Other Small Businesses. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. The anticipated applicable NAICS code for this acquisition is 456110 – Pharmacies and Drug Retailers. 1.0 BACKGROUND The IHS is an agency within the Department of Health & Human Services and is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The Indian Health Service provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to 567 federally recognized tribes, in 35 states. The Indian Health Service Headquarters is located in Rockville, MD and then divided into twelve (12) physical areas: Alaska, Albuquerque, Bemidji, Billings, California, Great Plains, Nashville, Navajo, Oklahoma, Phoenix, Portland, and Tucson. The Great Plains Area Office (GPAO) works in conjunction with 19 Indian Health Service Units and Tribal Managed Service Units to provide health care to approximately 130,000 Native American located in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa. WWKMHCC falls under the GPAO and provides medical care to approximately 7,000 tribal members living on the Lake Traverse Reservation. The Service Unit was built in 2007 to provide an expanded level of outpatient health care services specifically designed to meet the needs of our population. Services include: Behavioral Health, Community Health, Dental, Laboratory, Nutrition Services, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Public Health Nursing, Purchased & Referred Care Services, and Radiology. 2.0 OBJECTIVE The primary objective of this project is to provide pharmacy reverse distribution services for the WWKMMHCC. 3.0 SCOPE Performance Requirements : Provide self-service shipping labels, which cover shipping costs, for expired medications at the WWKMHCC, 100 Lake Traverse Drive, Sisseton, SD 57262. Provide instructions for pharmacy staff to properly package self-service shipping containers. Provide pickup of shipping containers within 10 business days of service unit’s request for returns. Make available to the service unit a certificate of receipt, manifest, invoice, or other suitable listing receipt for expired medications received, with the ability to specifically identify all controlled substances. Such record will be made available by the 60th day after the self-service shipment. Accept all non-returnable items, even hazardous drugs, for destruction for no additional charge. Apply returns credit to pharmacy prime vendor account within 120 days of return. Be responsible for all travel, lodging, per diem, fringe benefits, Federal/State/Local taxes, plus any other cost pertinent to the performance of this contract. 4.0 CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS/ AND PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS Deliverables: Annual summary report summarizing full-year performance. Compliance Requirements: The contractor shall provide adequate staff that possess proper certification, if applicable, for expired medication returns and processing. 5.0 TYPE OF ORDER The award for this service will be a firm fixed price non-personal service purchase order. 6.0 ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Period of Performance: 12 months from date of award 7.0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Health Care Center, Indian Health Service, 100 Lake Traverse Drive, Sisseton, SD. REPORT(S)/DELIVERABLES AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE The contractor shall include the quarterly return of expired medications. 9.0 PAYMENT Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) The Indian Health Service (IHS) is in the process of implementing an electronic invoicing system in compliance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) M-15-19 memorandum "Improving Government Efficiency and Saving Taxpayer Dollars Through Electronic Invoicing" directing Federal agencies to adopt electronic invoicing as the primary means to disburse payment to vendors. Invoices submitted under any award resulting from this solicitation will be required to utilize the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) in accordance with HHSAR 352.232-71, Electronic Submission and Processing of Payment Requests. IPP is a secure, web-based electronic invoicing system provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRSTL). Respondents to this solicitation are encouraged to register an account with IPP if they have not already done so. If your organization is already registered to use IPP, you will not be required to re-register- however, we encourage you make sure your organization and designated IPP user accounts are valid and up to date. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov If you require assistance registering or IPP account access, please contact the IPP Helpdesk at (866) 973-3131 (M-F 8AM to 6PM ET), or IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov "Should the contractor feel that use of the IPP would be unduly burdensome, their response to this solicitation should include an explanation of this position for a determination by the contracting officer". The Government reserves the right to accept or reject services, if the level of performance is unacceptable. 10.0 Capability Statement/Informat…