Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items and services prepared in accordance with the format in Part 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Thi... This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items and services prepared in accordance with the format in Part 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. 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) 246-22-Q-0134. This procurement is 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 333924 with a standard business size of 750 employees. Contractor shall provide a firm, fixed-price quote to provide heavy equipment and machinery for the Lawton Indian Hospital. The period of performance for this requirement is 60 days from the Notice to Proceed. Questions are due no later than September 2, 2022 COB. The closing date for receipt of quotes is September 9, 2022 at 5pm CST. Offers shall be submitted to the Oklahoma Area Indian Health Service, 701 Market Drive, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73114 or emailed to Landa.McClure@ihs.gov . The offer shall be addressed to Landa McClure, Contract Specialist, showing the solicitation number, and your name and address. No phone inquiries! 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, 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.aquisition.gov The provisions of 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition. In addition to the information required in FAR 52.212-1, Contractors shall provide the following: (1) Firm, fixed-price quote, (2) Specification Submittals that are being quoted and (2) past-performance. Award decision shall be based on lowest technical accepted price. Vendor is still required to show that can meet all specifications in the Scope of Work The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Items (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition. The contract shall be awarded to the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offeror. The technical evaluation shall be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor in the submitted quotes. 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. The clause at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (May 2022), applies to this acquisition. The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR and HHSAR Clauses that are incorporated and can be found in the RFQ packet The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (May 2022) applies to this acquisition. 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 (submittals) C) Verifiable relevant, (2) recent past performances that include similar experience in deploying hardware similar in SOW. Include contracting organization, contract POC (phone number and email) and contract amount. Proposals shall be evaluated on an acceptable/non-acceptable basis. Evaluation shall proceed as follows: 1. Quotes shall be ranked by price, from low to high 2. Quotes shall then be evaluated for technical specification and past-performances beginning with the lowest priced quote 3. This process shall proceed until an 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 PROVIDING THE LOWEST REASONABLE PRICE, MEETING ALL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND PAST-PERFORMANCES. 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 will be required to pass a background investigation from the IHS Human Resource Department. This process may take up to two weeks **