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Notice ID:75H70122R00071
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is conducting a SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION as outlined in FAR 15.201(c)(3) to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of firms especial...
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is conducting a SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION as outlined in FAR 15.201(c)(3) 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 (RFI). Interested firms are requested to reply to this announcement with a submittal as described below. Based upon the responses received, consideration will be given to determine if this acquisition can be set-aside for IEE business competition. Please note that a decision not to submit a response to this RFI will not preclude a vendor from participating in any future solicitation. NO PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED OR ACCEPTED WITH THIS RFI. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. Respondents will NOT be notified of the results of this notice. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow-up information requested. Market Research is being performed pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 to identify businesses capable of performing the functions described herein. This notice also serves as a PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE in accordance with the requirements of FAR 5.204. The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation around the end of July 2022 with proposals due at least 30 calendar days after solicitation issuance. This date is subject to change. A full scope of work, plans and specifications and Davis Bacon Wage Determination will be included in the solicitation documents. Hard copy documents will not be available – all documents for proposal purposes will be posted at www.sam.gov for download by interested parties. LOCATION OF PROJECT: Multiple home sites scattered throughout the Cow Creek Indian Reservation; Buffalo County and Hughes County, SD. TERO: All work is subject to the Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO) of the Cow Creek Tribe. It is the sole responsibility of the contractor to comply with all applicable TERO requirements. CONSTRUCTION DURATION: Period of Performance is 114 calendar days after issuance of a Notice to Proceed. SET-ASIDE: The appropriate set-aside will be finalized based on the results of this sources sought. It is anticipated that this project will be procured as a 100% Small Business set-aside under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction. The associated size standard for this procurement is $39.5 million. For information concerning NAICS and SBA size standards, go to https://www.sba.gov SUMMARY OF SCOPE The contractor shall construct individual and community facilities to serve ten individual home sites with water and sewer on the Crow Creek Reservation, located in Buffalo County and Hughes County, South Dakota. A site design of each site to be served will accompany this work and will show the approximate locations of the facilities to be constructed. Work is anticipated to include: Water Service: 1-inch PE 200 Water Service Line (7' Minimum Bury) 1-inch PE 250 Water Service Line (7' Minimum Bury) 1-inch Corporation Stop w/Saddle 1-inch Curb Stop w/Box 2-inch SDR 17 PVC Water Service Line (7' Minimum Bury), > 1000' 2-inch Gate Valve w/Box 3/4-inch PEX Tubing w/Heat Tape Freezeless Riser Meter Pit, Complete Cistern System - Manual Fill Cistern Pump Haul Tank 4-inch SDR-21 Yelomine Casing Pipe, Road Bore 6" x 2" Connection to Existing System (Reducing Tee) Stainless Steel Centrifugal Separator Sand Removal System w/Heated Enclosure Sewer Service: 4-inch SCH. 40 PVC Pipe (Inlet Piping, Outlet Piping, Daylight Piping) 4-inch Double Cleanout 1,000 Gallon Septic Tank w/Effluent Filter 1,250 Gallon Septic Tank w/Effluent Filter Septic Tank Access Riser Distribution Box w/Access Riser and Cover Presby AES System, 6.5' wide, 4 Parallel Legs (To 5' depth) Presby AES System, 6.5' wide, 4 Parallel Legs (> 5' depth) Absorption Bed for Presby AES System Insulation, 4’ Wide x 2” Thick 1-inch PE Discharge Piping Septic Tank Effluent Lift Station and Pump Septic Tank Abandonment 8-inch Wye Branch and Connection to Sewer Main House Sewer Connection In accordance with FAR 36.204, Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the anticipated project magnitude is between $250,000 and $500,000. The type of work to be performed will be categorized under PSC code Y1NE Construction of Water Supply Facilities and NAICS code 237110 Water and Sewer Line Related Structures Construction with a size standard of $39.5 million. RESPONSES - SUBMITTAL Responses to this notice must be emailed to Thupten Tsering at thupten.tsering@ihs.gov and must be received no later than 12:00 pm PT, July 21, 2022. Interested firms shall utilize the attached "Sources Sought Submittal Questionnaire" to provide the required information. Responses must include: 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. **For Indian owned business, 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. 5. Bond Capacity: Information on the firm's bonding capability - specifically identify single and aggregate bonding capacities. 6. Experience Submission Requirements: Submit two (2) narratives describing projects completed by your firm within the last seven (7) years that are similar to the work that will be required under this project. Firms shall include the following information: 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 complexity of job for each project submitted; 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 email 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 sources sought may be emailed to Thupten Tsering at thupten.tsering@ihs.gov NOTE: Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database is mandatory to be considered for award. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at www.sam.gov. Contractors are encouraged to complete SAM registration as soon as possible; the government may not delay award for the purpose of allowing a contractor additional time to register in SAM. This notice is for informational purposes only and is NOT a request for submission of offers. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation itself. No bidder list is maintained. All potential offerors should register with www.sam.gov if interested in this forthcoming acquisition. Upon issuance of the solicitation, all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.
