Tsaile Health Center needs (1) Pharmacist, Nonpersonal Service

PWS No. 001 Date: 06/12/2026 Chinle Service unit (CSU) – Tsaile Health Center Performance Work Statement (PWS) For Non-Personal Service Pharmacist Service. Table of Contents Section Page 1.0 General 1-2 2.0 Definitions 3-5 3.0 Government Furnished Information, Property, & Services 6 4.0 Contractor Furnished Property 7 5.0 Performance-Based Requirements 8-10 6.0 Key Personnel Qualification Requirements 11 7.0 Performance Requirement Summary 12 8.0 List of Attachments and Exhibits 12 -- 1 of 14 -- 1 Performance Work Statement (PWS) For Non-Personal Services Pharmacist Service 1.0 General: This Performance Work Statement (PWS) describes the requirements for non- personal services for Pharmacist Services to support the mission of the Indian Health Service (IHS). The Contractor and its key personnel shall provide pharmacist medical provider services in the delivery of patient care within the Indian Health Service (IHS). 1.1 Background: IHS is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally recognized tribes grew out of the special government to government relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for the Indian people. The goal is to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The IHS currently provides health services to approximately 1.5 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to more than 557 federally recognized tribes in 34 states. 1.1.1 Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS) administers health centers and hospitals providing health care to approximately 201,583 members of the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation is the largest Indian tribe in the United States and has the largest reservation, which encompasses more than 25,516 square miles in northern Arizona, western New Mexico, and southern Utah, with three satellite communities in central New Mexico. The NAIHS is the primary provider of inpatient, ambulatory care, preventive and community health, and environmental health services for members of the Navajo Nation and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. 1.1.2 Tsaile Health Center (THC) provides medical care for approximately 10,000 Navajo. Serving a rural area, many of our patients travel 100 miles round trip to receive care and do not have electricity or running water in their homes. And, most of our elderly patients speak only Navajo, and live according to traditional Navajo cultural practices. The Tsaile Health Center is an Ambulatory Care outpatient facility. Services offered are: Outpatient Primary Care, Women's Health, Mental Health, Pharmacy, Optometry, Dental, Lab, Radiology, Public Health, Counseling service, Diabetes Program, Health Education and Health Promotion. 1.2 Scope: The Contractor and their key personnel shall provide pharmacist services in accordance with Section 5.0, Performance-Based Requirements. 1.2.1 Duties and responsibilities: Key personnel shall perform outpatient and community health pharmacy services in support of patient care within the Indian Health Service (IHS) in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and standards of practice. -- 2 of 14 -- 2 1.2.1 Place of Performance: Services shall to be performed at the Tsaile Health Center clinic, and other healthcare facilities in the Navajo I.H.S. Areas if needed. 1.2.2 Period of Performance: Refer to solicitation or contract dates. 1.3 Applicable Documents: Please see the web link listed unless document is listed as an attachment. 1.3.1 The Joint Commission (TJC) Standards https://www.jointcommission.org 1.3.2 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) https://www.cms.gov 1.3.3 Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) https://www.aaahc.org 1.3.4 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa 1.3.5 Privacy Act of 1974 https://www.justice.gov/opcl/privacy-act-1974 1.3.6 Federal Code of Conduct / Ethical Standards https://www.ihs.gov 1.3.7 Indian Health Service General Directives and Manuals (IHM) https://www.ihs.gov/ihm/ 1.3.8 Indian Health Service Unit and Health Center Policies, Procedures, and Protocols (See Section 11.0 for list of attachments and exhibits) 1.3.9 Indian Health Service Information Security Policies https://www.ihs.gov 1.3.10 Computer Security Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-235) https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-101/pdf/STATUTE-101-Pg1724.pdf 1.3.11 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) https://www.acquisition.gov/far 1.3.12 Crime Control Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) -- 3 of 14 -- 3 https://www.govinfo.gov 1.3.13 Indian Child and Family Violence Prevention Act (Public Law 101-630) https://www.govinfo.gov 2.0 Definitions 2.1 Acceptance: Constitutes acknowledgment that the supplies or services conform to the applicable contract quality and quantity requirements and subject to other terms and conditions of the contract. 2.2 Approval: Acknowledgment by the designated Government official that submittals, deliverables, or administrative documents (e.g., insurance certificates, installation schedules, planned utility interruptions, etc.) conform to the contractual requirements. Government approval does not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for compliance with contract requirements. 2.3 Area: A defined geographical region for Indian Health Service administrative purposes. Each Area Office may administer several Service Units. 2.4 Code of Ethics: The Code of Ethics for Pharmacists. .This policy defines professional ethical standards applicable to clinical practice. 2.5 Contracting Officer (CO): A Government employee with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determina…