Sources Sought - Mail Meter Equipment and Software Maintenance Agreement for the Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Healthcare Center, Sisseton, SD.

Sources Sought: Mail Meter Equipment and Software Maintenance Agreement to be provided for 12 months at the Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Health Care Center (WWKMHCC), Sisseton, SD. Sources Sought Notice Number: IHS-SS-26-1521332 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 532420 – Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing. 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 mail meter equipment and software maintenance agreement s for the WWKMMHCC. 3.0 SCOPE Postage Meter Requirements: Postage Meter shall print USPS lntelligent-Meter-package-barcodes (IMpb) label in order to be compliant with the USPS IMpb requirements. To mail out packages with USPS IMpb compliant shipping label, the mail machine shares data with the USPS system which includes the recipient's name and address which the Government consider Personally Identifiable Information (PII). To protect PII and Government's data, the IHS requires the solution to be Fed RAMP authorized. Minimum processing speed of 115 letters per minute based on standard #10 envelopes using weight and size-based metering. 180 letters per minute based on standard #10 envelopes in batch mode. Minimum 301b interfaced scale Automatic envelopes feeder Ability to automatically process mail of mixed sizes, mixed weights, and thickness and apply the correct postage requirement for each mail piece. Envelopes sealing up to 5/8" thick. Ability to ship packages via USPS/UPS/FedEx from the mail machine with IMpb-compliant label without the need of a separate computer. Shall have the capability to print USPS 1st-class stamps and Priority IMpb labels as backup option outside of the mail metering machine in case the machine is inoperable Shall have the capability to print return addresses on blank envelopes Must have web based analytics to access from any computer 4.0 CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS/ AND PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS To mail out packages with USPS IMpb compliant shipping label, the mail machine shares data with the USPS system which includes the recipient's name and addr...