BACKGROUND:

The Whiteriver service unit has a need for lease/rental of medication dispensing system which must be compatible to government owned ScriptPro equipment and smart card scanners. Proposed lease/rental of equipment must have the same operating systems as ScripPro government owned equipment, be able to interface with McKesson and RPMS.

The Whiteriver Service Unit facility is located on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in Arizona and serves approximately 17,000 tribal members and other Native American communities around the areas. .  Whiteriver hospital is designated as a Baby Friendly Hospital. The hospital is The Joint Commission (TJC) accredited and staffed by 22 physicians, podiatrist, five nurse practitioners, five dentists, two optometrists, and about 79 nursing staff members. The hospital is a 40-bed facility.

C. DESCRIPTION:

The Contractor shall provide lease/rental of medication dispensing system which must be compatible to government owned ScriptPro equipment and smart card scanners. Proposed lease/rental of equipment must have the same operating systems as ScripPro government owned equipment, be able to interface with McKesson and RPMS for the Whiteriver Service Unit (WRSU) located in Whiteriver, Arizona.

This system shall ensure patient safety, maintain pharmaceutical services, and ensure medication accountability. 

Delivery Location:

1. Attn: Outpatient Pharmacy, Emergency Room, Specialty Pharmacy

200 West Hospital Drive

Whiteriver, AZ 85941

1. Attn: Cibecue Health Center Pharmacy

W Cromwell Rd

Cibecue, AZ 85911

LEASE/RENTAL SUPPORT SERVICE:

The Contract shall provide lease/rental agreement for the Main Outpatient, Emergency Room Specialty, and Cibecue Pharmacy Department for a period of 48 months and shall include all related costs that including maintenance, service and training as necessary and required for optimal operation of the system.

1.  Description.  Main Unit.  The contractor shall provide a Pharmacy Dispensing system that provides bulk stock dispensing line, automating the repetitive, manual dispensing tasks most subject to human error.  The unit must be able to fit in:

Outpatient Pharmacy – 22sqft (11.5’ x 1.91’)

Emergency Room Pharmacy – 15.9sqft (8.33’ x 1.91’)

Cibecue Pharmacy – 15.9sqft (8.33’ x 1.91’)

Specialty Pharmacy – 15.9sqft (8.33’ x 1.91’

1.1. The main unit (robot) shall have a requirement for access from the front of the cabinet only, allowing shelving to be placed against the remaining three sides of the unit.

1.2. The main unit shall have an interface, which communicates with the pharmacy management system to fill, label, and deliver up to 150 prescriptions per hour. The main unit shall have two bulk-load vial dispensers and support a wide variety of vial types and sizes. The universal dispensing cells (UDC) will require minimal calibration by on-site pharmacy staff. The minimum of UDC for each location is:

Outpatient – 200 UDC

Emergency – 100 UDC

Cibecue – 100 UDC

Specialty – 150 UDC

1.3. The main unit shall be able to fill directly from the dispensing cell into vials, in order to prevent drug cross contamination.  The unit shall be able to send information to printers that print and apply the prescription and auxiliary labels.  The main unit shall deliver uncapped vials for final inspection and on-screen drug image verification.

2. Description.  Data points.  The contractor shall provide data points to the following locations:

Outpatient Pharmacy – 9 data terminals, 4 with printers

Emergency Pharmacy – 3 data terminals, 2 with printers

Cibecue Pharmacy – 3 data terminals, 2 with printers

Specialty Pharmacy – 3 data terminals, 2 with printers

Data points shall be compact, interactive countertop units capable of entering, filling, verifying, dispensing, and tracking prescriptions. They shall have adjustable height touchscreen monitors, and barcode scanners to provide workflow control and dispensing accuracy. The data points shall interface with the main system to process prescriptions from point of entry to point of dispensing/distribution. They shall display on-screen prescription status, automatic collation of patient prescriptions, and provide paperless prescription tracking and batching.

3. Description. Printer.  The contractor shall provide a printer that integrates with the infrastructure noted in this requirement