Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, Division of Acquisition Management, Two Renaissance Square, 40 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004-4424

D -- COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF PHARMACY COMPUTER PACKAGE SOL NA DUE 082599 POC Chris Watson, (602) 364-5194 WEB: Indian Health Service, Pharmacy Branch, www.pharmacy.ihs.gov/Pharrech.asp. E-MAIL: Chris Watson, Phoenix Area Indian Health Service,, chris.watson@mail.ihs.gov. Second Notice: The Indian Health Service (IHS) Pharmacy Branch wished to identify companies that can provide a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) pharmacy computer package that meets our needs. The IHS and/or Tribal contractors provide health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives nationwide. Outpatient pharmacy services are provided in 194 locations. Inpatient pharmacy services are provided at 40 hospitals. Facilities range in size from 147 bed tertiary care centers to clinics with only 1-2 primary care providers. More information about IHS can be obtained from our website at www.pharmacy.ihs.gov/Pharrech.asp; go to Area Office Contacts; go to Phoenix Area; Under Chris Watson's name is Software Package Survey Tool. The IHS Pharmacy Branch is interested in obtaining a site license for a COTS pharmacy package for all IHS and Tribal facilities. The computer package shall provide a dynamic data interface with the IHS Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) data repository. The computer package shall exchange all information using a HL-7 interface. The RPMS data repository is written in the M (MUMPS) computer programming language and is used on both UNIX and NT Windows based platforms. Potential contractors can use existing software, can modify existing software to add required functionality, or may program new software to meet our needs. The IHS Pharmacy Branch requirements may be obtained by written request to Chris Watson, OHP-Pharmacy Branch, Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, 40 North Central Avenue, Suite #504, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4424 and requesting the "Pharmacy Survey Tool for Outpatient and Inpatient Pharmacy Software Packages", or by visiting our website at www.pharmacy.ihs.gov/Pharrech.asp. Potential contractors shall complete the functionality matrix grid obtained in this package and return it to Chris Watson, OHP-Pharmacy Branch to be considered for the requirement. The computer package should include a single patient profile for inpatient and outpatient, drug-drug interactions, patient package inserts, third party billing, an inventory system and must be Y2K compliant. Posted 07/26/99 (W-SN358851). (0207)

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