Hello and welcome to the Indian Health Service – National Supply Service Center (NSSC) Website. On behalf of the entire NSSC staff, it is truly an honor to serve and represent the IHS and the Department of Health and Human Services.   We are very proud to present this website to you and believe it will be the cornerstone for many great things to come.  This website opens the door for communication for Federal, Tribal, or Urban Facilities with each other and the respective 12 IHS Area Offices, Headquarters, and officials that serve them.  It gives us a true voice and means of communication with regard to procurement and distribution of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals.  It gives us the opportunity to address specific concerns and needs within the Indian healthcare community.  It will allow us to focus on questions and solutions that will benefit those serving the needs of American Indian and Alaska Natives everywhere. 

This site also provides an outlet to Supplier and Manufacturer representatives who come to learn more about the IHS - our mission, goals, and foundation.  They come to become familiar with our system, get educated on our products and services, identify facility locations, and identify opportunities to better serve our needs.  We welcome them. 

In this website you will find several resources and outlets.  It is our hope to keep it up-to-date and the information it provides plentiful.  The content of this website will grow as the needs of the Agency grow.  We will rely greatly on the wishes and requests that we receive.  It is our goal that everyone who visits this website will embrace it.  Find out who we are, what we do, and how we make the Agency better.  Give us your opinions, ask us questions, and inform us of new ways to serve the Agency and save money.  Our staff is happy to be here and eager to serve your needs.

MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission at the National Supply Service Center (NSSC) is to provide supply support to federal, tribal, and urban Indian Health care facilities. In addition, our mission is to supply support to programs in the Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service, and numerous facilities and programs in most other IHS Areas around the country.

The National Supply Service Center have a responsibility to reach anyone federal, tribal, and urban who purchases supplies and pharmaceuticals from any source around the country. As a National program for Indian Health Service we have made this our primary goal.

ABOUT US

The National Supply Service Center (NSSC) is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The facility was established in Ada, Oklahoma as the Central Supply Service Center in 1981, and changed to the Regional Supply Service Center in 1991. In the year 2001 it made its transformation to the National Supply Service Center and in 2007 moved from facilities in Ada, OK to Oklahoma City, where we are at the present.

The NSSC is involved in Indian Health Service (IHS) and Tribal Health Care facilities nationwide. The National Supply Service Center coordinates and manages the purchase and distribution of pharmaceuticals, medical, and other health care related supply items. NSSC also coordinates and manages the purchase and distribution of national program specific supply items to IHS and Tribal health care facilities and programs nationwide. The National Supply Service Center is a program that provides advice, consultation, and assistance to IHS and any Tribal facilities on supply management issues.

In our continuous efforts to improve the overall operations of the NSSC we are currently in the process of changing from a warehouse-based inventory distribution operation to a commercial-based delivery operation. This will allow the NSSC to streamline suppliers, give direct access to product availability and improve the overall reduction in administrative and operating costs to our customers. We also plan to expand the use of other programs available to government organizations. We are gratified that customers recognize NSSC’S reliability as a supplier of Pharmaceutical, medical-surgical, lab, x-ray and dental supplies. We have been taking necessary steps to ensure that our customers will continue to conduct business as usual without disruption to normal day to day operations.