Inactive Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) Set-Aside (specific to Department of Interior and Indian Health Services)

The purpose of this amendment is to cancel the subject Request for Quotaion (RFQ) 75H70424Q00022. There will not be an award to this solicitation. The Government will resolicit at a later date. ______... The purpose of this amendment is to cancel the subject Request for Quotaion (RFQ) 75H70424Q00022. There will not be an award to this solicitation. The Government will resolicit at a later date. ___________________________________________________________________ The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Acquisition Policy (DAP), on behalf of the IHS Office of Information Technology (OIT), intends to award a single Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order for laptops and monitors. Solicitation 75H70424Q00022 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for this acquisition. This requirement will be competed as a 100% set-aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE). The associated NAICS code is 541519 (Information Technology Value Added Resellers) with small business size standard of 150 employees. Questions are due by 12:00PM EST on May 6, 2024. Quotes are due by 12:00PM EST on May 9, 2024. See attached RFQ, Requirements document and Suggested Pricing Schedule with all related specifications.

Inactive Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) Set-Aside (specific to Department of Interior and Indian Health Services)

This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. Pursuant to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5-6, Indian Health Service must u... This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. 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 vendor responding to this notice should submit their capability statement as well as the Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (Attachment 2). Instructions for submission are outlined below. INSTRUCTIONS TO INDUSTRY ISBEEs 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. Responses must directly demonstrate the company’s capability, experience, and ability to provide Dell Laptop or equal in accordance with Equipment List (Attachment 1). NAICS Code is: 541519 – Information Technology Value Added Reseller, Size standard is 150 Employees. The Government requests interested parties submit a written response to this notice, which includes: a. Company Name. b. Company Socioeconomic Status. c. Company System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number. d. Company point of contact, mailing address, and telephone number(s), and website address e. Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a company point of contact who has the authority and knowledge to clarify responses with government representatives. f. Date submitted. g. Applicable company GSA Schedule number or other available procurement vehicle. h. Company’s System for Award Management (SAM) registration status. All respondents must register on the SAM located at https://www.sam.gov/. i. Submit Indian Health Service Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (attached) j. Submit a Dell authorized reseller letter (if submitting Dell Brand Laptops) k. Submit authorized reseller letter for other brand Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award contract. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses, or the Government's use of such information or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on a government GPE. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). How to respond. Please include the notice 75H70424Q00022 in the subject line. Responses must be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer, Javier Medina-Velazquez at Javier.Medina-Velazquez@ihs.gov not later than 10AM EST on February 23, 2024. Capability statements will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of pages for this submission is five (5) pages, no including a cover page. Attachment 1 – Equipment List Attachment 2 – IEE Representation Form