SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Medical Quality Tablets
- Notice Date
- 11/14/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334112
— Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Tucson Area Office, 7900 S. J.J. Stock Road, Tucson, Arizona, 85746-9352
- ZIP Code
- 85746-9352
- Solicitation Number
- NJ-TUC-AMB-14-0004
- Archive Date
- 12/25/2013
- Point of Contact
- Nadine Joe, Phone: 5202952464
- E-Mail Address
-
nadine.joe@ihs.gov
(nadine.joe@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information (RFI): An Industry Day Conference is being scheduled for MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES for all interested parties to present medical quality "V-Motion Tablets or Equivalent". The conference is scheduled for Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 8:30am - 12:00pm (MST) at the Tucson Area Indian Health Service, Conference Center located at 7900 South J. Stock Road, Tucson, AZ 85746. All contractors must pre-register for the conference by submitting their name, company affiliation, DUNS number, Tablet Product (Model Name/Number) and any other questions or correspondence to Nadine Joe at nadine.joe@ihs.gov. Contractors are to provide to the conference attendees a brief description of their tablet(s) and demonstrate the basic utilization of the product being presented. Minimum requirements needed for each tablet: 1) Medical quality - to prevent contamination (equipment is sealed and can be easily cleaned) 2) Wireless compatibility with Aruba ClearPass certificates 3) Secured FIPS 140-2 compliant operation system 4) Ability to run VMWare thin client software 5) Camera-5 MP-dual preferred (front and rear facing cameras) 6) Bar code scanning capability 7) Personal Identification Verification (PIV) Badge reading capability 8) Minimum of 10 hours of battery life 9) Power station docking when not in use 10) Full keyboard for docking station Due to the Department of Health and Human Services, DHHS Mobile Technology Strategy, the policy states "Android-based devices have not been approved for Government use due to the variances in Oss based on the device manufacturer" therefore, Android contractors requesting to present Android devices will not be permitted to register for this conference. This conference is being held for MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES only. This is an RFI only and does not constitute a solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot form a binding formal commitment by the Tucson Area Indian Health Service or the United States Government to take procurement action in this matter. The purpose of this RFI is to obtain market information on capable sources of and input specific to the information provided. The Government is not responsible for any cost incurred by the industry in furnishing this information. A response to this RFI will assist the Tucson Area Indian Health Service in determining the potential levels of interest, adequate competition, and technical capability within the business community to provide the required items. However, notwithstanding contract vehicle selection or a contractors standing, companies not responding to the RFI are not precluded from participating in any future solicitation. Registration ends December 10, 2013, at 12:00pm (MST). No more than 15 contractors will be registered for this conference. Registration will be on a first come, first serve basis given that the contractor meets the minimum requirements noted and is not providing a tablet of the same make and model of a contractor who is already registered. Should you have any questions, please contact Nadine Joe at 520/295-2464 or by email at nadine.joe@ihs.gov.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/IHS/IHS-Tucson/NJ-TUC-AMB-14-0004/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Industry Day Conference:, Tucson Area Indian Health Service, 7900 South J. Stock Road, Tucson, Arizona, 85746, United States
- Zip Code: 85746
- Zip Code: 85746
- Record
- SN03233530-W 20131116/131114235043-1193fc6c2bb568dbb4241c17c6919284 (fbodaily.com)
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