Inactive Buy Indian Set-Aside (specific to Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Services)

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-0059. This procurement is 100% small business Buy Indian set-aside under NAICS code 334111 with a standard business size of 1,250 employees Contractor shall provide a firm, fixed-price for a desktop computers and laptops for Wewoka Indian Health Center. The period of performance for this requirement is 30 calendar days from Notice of Award. Questions are due no later than May 29, 2020 at 5pm CST. The closing date for receipt of quotes is June 5, 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 12:00 p.m. CST, on June 5, 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 FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Mar 2020) applies to this acquisition. The provisions of FAR 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 FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items (Mar 2020) OR indicate certifications in SAM at https://www.sam.gov The provisions of FAR 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 (Mar 2020) 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 RFQ documents 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 SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS. 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. *Amending RFQ to remove the request for a server and update the total number of desktops being requested.*