MEDICAL SUPPLY TECHNICIAN FOR OPERATING ROOM

Two (2) Non-Personal Service Contract for a Medical Supply Technician on "AS NEEDED BASIS" to provide uninterrupted patient care services to be performed in the Operating Room Department at Northern Navajo Medical Center (NNMC) located in Shiprock, New Mexico.. This Request for Quote (RFQ) is Unrestricted for a Non-Personal Service Contract per FAR 37.401(a) for RN services to be performed at the Northern Navajo Medical Center, Shiprock, New Mexico of the Indian Health Service (IHS). The tasks to be performed are cited in the attached Performance Work Statements. The Period of Performance will be issued as Base plus Option Periods: Base Period: Date of Award through 7/31/2022 1st Option Period: 08/01/2022 through 01/31/2023 REQUIREMENTS: 1. Return the Pricing attached with candidate profile. The Government will consider competitive rates upon negotiation. Hourly Rate shall be an All-Inclusive Hourly Rate, Meaning travel, per diem, lodging/housing, transportation, meals, and applicable taxes (i.e. federal, state and local). The Attach Wage Determination Service Contract Act applies. 2. Past Performance: Provide experience of comparable scope and complexity in providing services within the past three (3) years of operation. 3. Qualifications: Provide complete candidate Profile with valid phone number and email address (Curriculum vitae, updated resume, licensures / certifications, Surgical Scrub Technician Skills and all relative documents for proposed candidate. Refer to PWS Section 5.0 & 6.0). 4. Availability of candidate(s). 5. Contractor will not start work until the Purchase Order is issued - signed by the Contracting Officer and receipt of vendor Condition of Employment: U.S Citizenship is required NOTE: Incomplete Submission(s) shall not be reviewed nor considered if submitted directly to the hospital unit managers. In addition, any profiles received after the RFQ closing date shall be accepted but shall not be subject for review. Medical Supply Technician shall be performed in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). Period of Performance: from date of award for 6 month with possible extension or until the position is filled with a permanent hire. In such instances, the provider will be released from contract assignment. Work Shift: The shifts hours are 8 hours from: 0730 am - 1600 p.m. Monday thru Friday. The government does not guarantee that the contractor will work the number of hours ordered. The hours ordered are only estimated. The government will pay only the actual hours the contractor works. On occasion, when the workload is insufficient, the contractor will be dismiss for the day Housing: No Government Housing Available. The nearby towns are Farmington, NM , 29 miles East of Shiprock, NM and in Cortez, CO, 41 miles North of Shiprock, NM. There are hotels, restaurants, mall, etc. in the two towns INTIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must have knowledge of standards: AAMI (Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation) and AORN (Association of Peri-Operative Registered Nurses). Decontamination and Prepping instruments process, operate sterilization autoclaves and identifying proper surgical instruments is a must. Submit Supply Technician profile to verni.harrison-yazza@ihs.gov prior to closing date with required documents Must have taken the exam provided by The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution and received a certified board sterile processing and distribution technician which is good for (5) years for job role competency. The contractor must be credentialed and clinical privileges be granted by the Northern Navajo medical Center Clinical director or designee prior to providing services. Contractor shall provide documents to complete security procedures to include fingerprint cards prior to start date. Contractor is subject to character investigation as required by Public Law 101-630- The Indian Health Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act prior to performance of a contract. Additional Requirements: Indian Health Service or Veterans Administration experience preferred Must have two years' experience in the Sterile Processing Department or training in a technical program. Contractor must have the ability to work with interpreters for Non-English speaking patients Duties: Appropriate safety methods and procedures are as follows: A. Operating sterilizers or equipment or when using disinfectant solutions according to manufacturer's recommendation. B. Disassembling and reassembling equipment/instrument trays. C. NNMC Quality testing completed daily and weekly on washers and sterilizers Quality testing is with every load proceeded through sterilizers. Tray and instrumentation optimization monitored as a performance improvement for increasing efficiency of sterilization and length of life of instrumentation. (a) Will provide sterilization and control of sterilized supplies and equipment by using the AAMI, Federal regulations and AORN Standards regarding cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, quality control/verification of process, package, storage, recall due to process failure, and implants. (b) Selects appropriate method when wrapping supplies to prevent breakthrough, dates ad labels package up completion. Assists in maintaining the sterility of supply of indicators, rotating stock by disposing or reprocessing contaminated or outdated sterile goods and assures proper storage and transport of sterile goods. (c) Performs daily and/or load biological testing of sterilizers, records result and notifies charge Nurse/Nurse Manager of any contaminated loads so they can institute recall procedure. (d) Demonstrates knowledge of asepsis and sterilization methods with the ability to understand the basic medical and surgical terminology, with therapeutic practices for human anatomy and physiology. (e) Operate and trouble shoot equipment used for sterile process and complete required documentation. Client background: Many of the patients' service may only speak a native language and reside on the reservation. The contractor should be able to show sensitivity to cross cultural and language differences. The contractor must have the ability work with interpreters in some cases for non-English speaking patients. In situations, where interpretation is required, the Northern Navajo Medical Center staff will provide these services. Clinical Privileges: The contractor must be credentialed and clinical privileges granted by the Northern Navajo Medical Centers Chief Medical Officer or designee prior to providing services. The contractor must obtain the appropriate forms for privileging from the Northern Navajo Medical Centers Chief Medical Officer upon award of this contract. The government reserves the right to issue a single award or multiple awards to the Schedule contractors (s) whose quotes (s) represents the best value as defined by FAR 15.304. In determining best value, the following factors will be considered: experience, qualification, price and past performance (agency) of each proposed candidate. THE CONTRACTOR DOES NOT RECEIVE HEALTH BENEFITS, PAID LEAVE, TSP, EDUCATIONAL FUNDS, MEALS AND TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE JOB SITE.