Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12.6. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written s... This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12.6. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as Request for Quotes (RFQ) 246-20-Q-0016. This procurement is 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 339920 with a standard business size of 750 employees Contractor shall provide a firm, fixed-price for Physical Equipment for Haskell Indian Health Center. The period of performance for this requirement is 35 calendar days from Notice of Award. The closing date for receipt of quotes is January 15, 2020. The offer shall be received by email to Katrina.Eaton@ihs.gov or in a sealed envelope, addressed to this office, showing the solicitation number, your name and address, no later than 5:00 p.m. CST, on January 13, 2020. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND TELEPHONE CALLS SHALL NOT BE RETURNED. CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT: Please note that due to character limitation in FedBizOpps, full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulations (HHSAR) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.acquisition.gov and https://www.hhs.gov/grants/contract/contract-policies-regulations/hhsar/index.html The provisions of 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (October 2018) applies to this acquisition. The provisions of 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (October 2014) applies to this acquisition. The contract shall be awarded to the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable offeror. The technical evaluation shall be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor in the submitted proposals. The provision of 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items (December 2019) OR indicate certifications in SAM at https://www.sam.gov The provisions of 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (October 2018) The provisions of 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (October 2019) The provisions of HHSAR: 352.224-70 Privacy Act (Dec 2015); 352.224-71 Confidential Information (Dec 2015); 352.226-1 Indian Preference (Dec 2015); 352.226-2 Indian Preference Program (Dec 2015); 352.239-73 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Notice (Dec 2015); 352.239-74 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (Dec 2015) THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SHALL NOT CONSIDER YOUR QUOTE FOR AWARD IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE A PROPOSAL CONTAINING: A) Firm, Fixed price quote B) Technical specifications of the Statement of Work i. Submittal information on the equipment ii. Verifiable relevant, (2) recent past performance Proposals shall be evaluated on an acceptable/non-acceptable basis. Unacceptability of "A" and "B" (stated above) shall render the entire quote unacceptable. Evaluation shall proceed as follows: 1. Quotes shall be ranked by price, from low to high 2. Quotes shall then be evaluated for technical acceptability beginning with the lowest priced quote 3. This process shall proceed until a technical acceptable quote is identified THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SHALL NOT CONSIDER YOUR QUOTE FOR AWARD IF YOU FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE SCOPE OF WORK CONTRACT AWARD SHALL BE MADE TO THE RESPONSIBLE, RESPONSIVE OFFEROR OFFERING THE LOWEST REASONABLE PRICE AND MEETING ALL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS. The technical evaluation shall be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor in the submitted proposals. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the offer. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. **Please note that potential awardees may be required to pass a background investigation from the IHS Human Resource Department. This process may take up to two weeks **