# SS-24-PHX-018 Interfacility Patient Transfer Service PAIHS

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- Solicitation number: SS-24-PHX-018
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was March 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency: Indian Health Service
- Contracting office: Phoenix Area Indian Health SVC (75H712)
- NAICS: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Product or service code: R408 Program Management/Support Services
- Set-aside: Indian small business economic enterprise
- Place of performance: Phoenix, Arizona
- County: Maricopa County (FIPS 04013). https://abierto.us/counties/maricopa-county-az-04013
- City: Phoenix. https://abierto.us/cities/phoenix-az-0455000
- First posted: March 6, 2024
- Last posted: March 28, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/105291939f9a4252aed365328206720f/view

## Description

The interfacility transfer service was a novel program initiated in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Indian Health Service’s (IHS) capacity to identify and coordinate interfacility inpatient transfers was severely limited by staffing and physical resources, particularly in rural locations. These limitations highlighted IHS’s need for augmentation provided by industry.

IHS participated in a state-sponsored program led by the Arizona Department of Health Services called The Arizona Surge Line, which facilitated rapid placement and equal distribution of COVID-19 patients across the state’s hospitals to enhance health equity and improve outcomes for vulnerable patients.

When this successful program ended, provision of the service was assumed by the Arizona Resource Equity and Access Coordination Hub (AZ REACH), launched in December 2022. The Arizona Senate, through Senate Bill 1720, allocated funds to extend the use of this program for 2 years, specifically including the Indian Health Service as eligible.

The Phoenix Area IHS (PAIHS) has used this service since inception of the concept at the beginning of the pandemic, and relies heavily on the critical assistance to coordinate interfacility inpatient transfers.

The current state-sponsored program funding via grant ends June 30, 2024, and the PAIHS is seeking to continue use of the service through a federal contract starting July 1, 2024. The AZ REACH service is currently run by the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center (APDIC), at the University of Arizona (UA).

## Publications

- March 6, 2024: Sources sought, due April 8, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 4621098dc7a84722aa892e0e3f996329. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4621098dc7a84722aa892e0e3f996329/view
- March 28, 2024: Sources sought, due March 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 105291939f9a4252aed365328206720f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/105291939f9a4252aed365328206720f/view

## Points of contact

- Jeremiah Murrell, jeremiah.murrell@ihs.gov, 6603833878

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