Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a total Small Business set-aside. Please see the attached documents for details. ***It is the responsibility of the Offeror to submit only qualified, applicable, and available full-time person... This is a total Small Business set-aside. Please see the attached documents for details. ***It is the responsibility of the Offeror to submit only qualified, applicable, and available full-time personnel. Any personnel submitted by multiple Offerors will not be forwarded for evaluation and further consideration*** Please email your questions to Amber Whitehair at amber.whitehair@ihs.gov, no later than 08/22/2025. In the email subject line, please reference the Solicitation No. and Title

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The Indian Health Service, Kayenta Health Center, located in/at Highway 160, Mile Post 394.3 has an upcoming requirement for two (2) non-personal service contracts for two (2) Optometrists. The Period... The Indian Health Service, Kayenta Health Center, located in/at Highway 160, Mile Post 394.3 has an upcoming requirement for two (2) non-personal service contracts for two (2) Optometrists. The Period of Performance is a base period plus three (3) option periods (six (6) months per period): Base Period: 09/01/2025 through 02/28/2026 1st Option Period: 03/01/2026 through 08/31/2026 2nd Option Period: 09/01/2026 through 02/28/2027 3rd Option Period: 03/01/2027 through 08/31/2027 The North American Industry Classification System or NAICS code is 621320 – Offices of Optometrists with a small business size standard of $9.0 million. The Request for Quotations No. 75H71025Q00033 using the principles of FAR 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items in conjunction with FAR 13.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be issued on or by August 5, 2025. Evaluation factors may include: Qualifications of the Vendor, technical capability, and approach in order to meet the government’s requirement as defined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Experience (Licensed Optometrist Key Personnel) Key Personnel’s licenses/certifications – BLS, ACLS, PALS, Optometry License, Diagnostic and Therapeutic License, and DEA license. Key Personnel’s Experience – Minimum of 1 year Optometry experience. Past performance of Vendor Price Quotes will be due on or by August 20, 2025. The acquisition is a 100% Small Business set aside. In accordance with 52.204-7(b)(1) prospective contractors must have – and maintain (in accordance with 52.204-13(c) – an active profile in the System for Award Management at www.SAM.gov in order to submit a quote. For additional information, contact Amber Whitehair, amber.whitehair@ihs.gov THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION.

Inactive

****************************************************************************** THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR INFORMATION ONLY: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES/PROPOSALS OR AN INVITATION FOR BID... ****************************************************************************** THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR INFORMATION ONLY: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES/PROPOSALS OR AN INVITATION FOR BIDS. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for quotations or proposals. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary and will be used only for market research purposes to determine availability of sources, commerciality, and competitive strategy. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs associated with any response to this notice as incurred by prospective contractors. ****************************************************************************** Project Title: Non-Personal Service Contract (NPSC) for a Licensed Optometrists at the Kayenta Health Center (KHC) located in Kayenta, Arizona. Tracking Number: 75H71025Q00033 The Indian Health Service (IHS), Kayenta Service Unit, located in Kayenta, AZ 86033 is seeking capable sources for providing requested services for a Licensed Optometrists in the Optometry Department at the Kayenta Health Center. The anticipated period of performance will be 01/01/2025 – 06/30/2025. The Period of Performance will be structured in six-month periods as follows: Base Period: 01/01/2025 – 06/30/2025 Option Period 1: 07/01/2025 – 12/31/2025 Option Period 2: 01/01/2026 - 06/30/2026 The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 561320. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide supplies with those described in this notice. In accordance with the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, the Indian Health Service shall give preference at all times, as far as practicable, to Indian economic enterprises. If your firm is capable of providing the supplies and/or services described in this notice, complete the attached representation form and submit it along with the rest of the requested documents identified in this notice. THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE ACQUISITION STRATEGY SUCH AS INDIAN-OWNED ENTERPRISE SET ASIDES, TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE, ANY OTHER SOCIO-ECONOMIC SET ASIDE, OR UNRESTRICTED. NOTE: If this requirement is set-aside, FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting will apply; similarly-situated entity description applies. This clause requires that the concern perform at least 50 percent (50%) of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: All interested sources must submit a capabilities package to the primary point of contact listed below, no later than (NLT) 11/18/2024 @ 1:00pm EST. AT A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE POC LISTED IN THIS NOTICE: Confirm the Buy-Indian set-aside status you qualify for under following NAICS Code: 561320 – Temporary Help Services If the proposed NAICS is not the customary or applicable NAICS relative to the needs description, include your firm’s proposed NAICS and rationale for the different NAICS. If claiming IEE or ISBEE status, complete and submit the attached IHS Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form. If Non-Indian, indicate firm’s size – small or other-than-small; and other socio-economic program participation such as small-disadvantaged, 8(a)-certified, HUBZone, SDVOSB, and/or WOSB/EDWOSB A positive statement of your intention to submit a quote to an upcoming solicitation as a prime contractor. Provide firm’s UEI Number. Evidence of recent (within the last five years) experience with work similar in type and scope to include: Contract Numbers Project Titles Dollar Amounts Percent and complete description of work self-performed. Customer points of contact with current telephone number and email address. All of the above information must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on availability of interested qualified Buy-Indian parties, or any other type of set aside. Point of Contact: Amber Whitehair, Contract Specialist, amber.whitehair@ihs.gov, (928) 697-5074. Place of Performance: Kayenta Health Center, Highway 160, South Milepost 394.3 Kayenta, AZ 86033. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION.