Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

FORT YUMA HEALTH CENTER GENERAL UPDATES This is a Request for Information (RFI) (SOURCES SOUGHT) as outlined in FAR 15.201(c)(3) and is to identify potential vendors for providing general updates to t... FORT YUMA HEALTH CENTER GENERAL UPDATES This is a Request for Information (RFI) (SOURCES SOUGHT) as outlined in FAR 15.201(c)(3) and is to identify potential vendors for providing general updates to the Fort Yuma Health Center located on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation in Winterhaven, CA. PURPOSE The purpose of this sources sought notice is to conduct market research pursuant to FAR Part 10 to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of firms especially small businesses including: Native American/Indian-Owned Businesses, 8(a) Certified Small Businesses, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone) Small Businesses, Women Owned Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), and Veteran Owned Small Businesses. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research to determine if a 100% Set Aside for Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) Firms or if a 100% Set Aside for Small business concerns can fulfill the requirements set forth in this request for information. NO PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED OR ACCEPTED WITH THIS SYNOPSIS. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. Respondents will NOT be notified of the results of this synopsis. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requested. Please note that a decision not to submit a response to this RFI will not preclude a vendor from participating in any future solicitation. Firms are requested to reply to this announcement with a response to the specialized qualifications listed below. Based upon the responses received from IEE businesses, consideration will be given to determine if this acquisition can be set-aside for IEE business competition. SUMMARY OF SCOPE The purpose of this this acquisition is for the construction for general updates to the Fort Yuma Health Center, located on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation in Winterhaven, California and primarily serves the Quechan Tribe and the Cocopah Tribe. The Fort Yuma Health Center is a 76,295 square foot building constructed in 2018. The nature of the upgrades are primarily electrical, mechanical and architectural. Some of the upgrades include, installing new weatherproof outlet covers on the exterior of the building, installing air curtains at the entrances, modifying an existing exhaust system to house a new HEPA filter, replace kitchen counters, and replacing an existing door with a reception window and relocating the removed door. In accordance with FAR 36.204, Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the anticipated project magnitude is between $100,000 and $250,000. The type of work to be performed will be categorized under PSC code Z2DZ Repair or Alteration of Other Hospital Buildings and NAICS code 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a size standard of $39.5 million. RESPONSES – SUBMITTAL 1. Company Information: Company name, website, physical address, SAM UEI Code 2. Point of Contact: Contact name, phone number, and E-mail address 3. If a solicitation is issued, will your firm/company be submitting a proposal? Indicate Yes or No 4. Type of Business: Native American-owned (IEE/ISBEE), SBA certified 8(a), SBA Certified HUB Zone, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), and/or Small Businesses (SB). For more information on the definitions or requirements for these small business programs, refer to http://www.sba.gov. 5. For INDIAN OWNED BUSINESSES, the contractor shall complete and submit Attachment 1: IHS IEE Representation Form (Jan 2022) along with the controlling enterprise’s Tribal enrollment/certificate of Degree of Indian Blood documentation. Please note that there shall be no personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security numbers, included in the documentation submitted. Any PII shall be redacted prior to submission. 6. Bond Capacity: Information on the firm's bonding capability - specifically identify single and aggregate bonding capacities. 7. Experience Submission Requirements: Submit at least two (2) but no more than five (5) projects completed by your firm within the last five (5) years that are similar to the work that will be required under this project. Firms shall include the following information (limit one page per project): a. Indicate whether Prime Contractor or Subcontractor for each project submitted; b. Dates of construction for each project submitted; c. Contract value, location, completion date, and description of how it is similar in scope to this project; d. Indicate whether the project is a federal, state, tribal or other for each project submitted; and e. Project references/Agency point of contact (telephone number and e-mail address) for each project submitted. All information received in response to this source sought that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly QUESTIONS Questions regarding this RFI shall be emailed to Taylor Kanthack, Contracting Specialist taylor,kanthack@ihs.gov. Telephone solicitations and questions will not be entertained. HOW TO RESPOND Please submit your response no later than 12 July, 2022 at 3:00PM Pacific Time. Please enter "Fort Yuma General Updates" into the email subject field.