Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

**Amendment A00001 has been issued. See attachment labled "B01 75H70124Q00017-A00001" for details** The attached SOLICITATION 75H70124Q00017 is issued on behalf of the Indian Health Service (IHS). The... **Amendment A00001 has been issued. See attachment labled "B01 75H70124Q00017-A00001" for details** The attached SOLICITATION 75H70124Q00017 is issued on behalf of the Indian Health Service (IHS). The purpose of this project is to provide inspection and cleaning of three potable water storage tanks located on the Metlakatla Indian Reservation, Alaska. This project will be procured as a 100% Small Business set-aside solicitation under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 238990 – All Other Specialty Trade Contractors with a size standard of $19 million. Please review all attachments to this notice for details. SCOPE OF WORK: See Section C of the attached solicitation (Attachment B01 75H70124Q00017) LOCATION OF PROJECT: Metlakatla, Alaska TERO: All work is subject to the Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO) of the Metlakatla Indian Community. It is the sole responsibility of the contractor to comply with all applicable TERO requirements. CONSTRUCTION DURATION: Period of Performance is 60 calendar days after issuance of the award. CONTRACT TYPE: The IHS intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) service contract in support of this requirement using Best Value evaluation criteria detailed in Section M. This solicitation will be procured as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) in accordance with FAR Part 12, 13 and 37 procedures. QUOTE REQUIREMENTS: The offerors proposal shall be supported by necessary documentation to indicate that adequate planning to accomplish the requirement has been done. The proposal shall contain the following sections: I: Technical Qualifications (acceptable/unacceptable) II: Past Performance (acceptable/unacceptable) III: Price Please refer to Section L of the solicitation for what must be included with your proposal/quote for each of these sections. QUOTE DUE DATE: The offeror’s proposal/quotation shall be submitted electronically in PDF format via email to toby.hayden@ihs.gov at your earliest convenience but no later than March 5, 2024 at 2:00 PM PT unless changed by amendment. EVALUATION: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. See Section M of the solicitation for details. QUESTIONS: Quoters shall submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contracting Officer, Toby Hayden, at toby.hayden@ihs.gov. Questions should be received no later than 10 days prior to quote due date to allow time for a response. NOTE: ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. SEE SOLICITATION FOR OFFICIAL DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS OF SITE VISITS AND DEADLINES. For information concerning NAICS and SBA size standards, go to http://www.sba.gov. It is the responsibility of the contractor to check https://sam.gov/ frequently for any amendments or changes to the solicitation. Hard copy documents will NOT be available – all documents for proposal purposes will be posted at the website for download by interested parties. 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: https://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.

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75H70124Q00017 Sources Sought: Water Storage Tank Inspection & Cleaning Services in Metlakatla, AK The Indian Health Service (IHS) is conducting a SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION as outlined in... 75H70124Q00017 Sources Sought: Water Storage Tank Inspection & Cleaning Services in Metlakatla, AK 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 (Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE)), 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. 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. SUMMARY OF SCOPE This project shall provide inspection and cleaning of three potable water storage tanks located on the Metlakatla Indian Reservation, Alaska. A comprehensive evaluation of the interior and exterior of the tanks and a complete cleaning shall be performed for each tank. Also a written inspection report shall be provided for each tank with photographs and a detailed description of all conditions/deficiencies discovered during the inspection. The type of work to be performed will be categorized under PSC code J046 - Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Water Purification And Sewage Treatment Equipment and NAICS code 238990 - All Other Specialty Trade Contractors with a size standard of $19 million. RESPONSES - SUBMITTAL Responses to this notice must be emailed to Toby Hayden at toby.hayden@ihs.gov and must be received no later than 12pm PT on February 1, 2024. Responses must include: Company Information: Company name, website, physical address, SAM UEI code Point of Contact: Contact name, phone number, and E-mail address If a solicitation is issued, will your firm/company be submitting a proposal? Indicate Yes or No 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. Native American-owned (IEE/ISBEE) firms - Submit completed Attachment 1: IHS IEE Representation Form (Jan 2022) along with the controlling enterprise’s Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs 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. Experience Submission Requirements: Submit at least two (2) but no more than five (5) 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 for each project: Indicate whether Prime Contractor or Subcontractor for each project submitted; Dates for each project submitted; Contract value, location, completion date, and complexity of job for each project submitted; Indicate whether the project is a federal, state, tribal or other for each project submitted; and Project references/Agency point of contact (telephone number and email address) for each project submitted. If the entity responding to this sources sought is submitting experience information from any entity that does not match the name, CAGE code, and/or UEI exactly as stated on the submitting entity’s SAM record (e.g. affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, sister companies, etc.) the submission shall clearly demonstrate how that entity will have meaningful involvement in the performance of the contract and specifically address which resources would be committed to the contract. Failure to comply with this requirement or failure to adequately demonstrate meaningful involvement and commitment of resources on behalf of that entity may result in that experience information to be considered not relevant. Along with the project experience submission, the following questions shall be answered in your firms’ submission: How is your company structured to handle quality control of the various disciplines of a project? (i.e., what position(s) (full-time/part-time) are employed under your company to perform QC?) Does your company primarily handle the activities related to project management by the prime contractor and if so, what are those activities? Does your company self-perform any of the disciplines, if so, what are those disciplines? What disciplines does your company anticipate self-performing for this specific project? ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Pursuant to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5-6, Indian Health Service must use the negotiation authority of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, to give preference to Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) whenever the use of that authority is authorized and practicable. The Government is seeking to identify Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) capable of performing the below Indian Health Services (IHS) requirement. Any firm responding to this notice should submit their capability statement as well as the Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (attached). Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) as well as other small business are highly encouraged to respond to this notice. However, firms should understand that generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective evaluation of their capacity and capability to perform the work required. Please note that a decision not to submit a response to this request for information will not preclude a firm from participating in any future solicitation. All information received in response to this source sought that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. Documents and/or information other than what is requested will not be reviewed. Information submitted beyond what is requested will not be considered. QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this sources sought may be emailed to Toby Hayden at toby.hayden@ihs.gov.