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The Indian Health Service (IHS) is conducting a SOURCES SOUGHT as outlined in FAR 15.201(c)(3) to identify potential vendors capable of designing and installing a fire sprinkler system and dry sprinkl... The Indian Health Service (IHS) is conducting a SOURCES SOUGHT as outlined in FAR 15.201(c)(3) to identify potential vendors capable of designing and installing a fire sprinkler system and dry sprinkler system at the Kyle Health Center and Wanblee Health Centers in South Dakota. PURPOSE OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT 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 RFI. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. Respondents will NOT be notified of the results of this RFI. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this RFI 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. SUMMARY OF SCOPE This project will provide the design and installation of a fire sprinkler system for the Kyle Health Center and the replacement of a dry sprinkler system for the Wanblee Health Center. The Kyle Health Center installation shall include the sprinkler piping, sprinkler heads, sprinkler system components, fire pump, sprinkler riser(s), and all other appurtenances required to install a new sprinkler system in an existing building. The Wanblee Health Center dry sprinkler system replacement shall include new sprinkler piping, new sprinkler heads, dry system components and all other appurtenances required to make the new sprinkler system fully functional. All existing sprinkler piping, and sprinkler components shall be removed and disposed of at the contractor’s expense. In accordance with FAR 36.204, Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the anticipated project magnitude is between $250,000.00 - $500,000.00. The type of work to be performed will be categorized under PSC code Y1DA Construction of Hospitals and Infirmaries and NAICS code 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a size standard of $39.5 million. RESPONSES: Responses to this notice must be emailed to Thupten Tsering at thupten.tsering@ihs.gov and must be received no later than 2:00pm. PT, May 12, 2022. Responses shall 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. 5. 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. 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 sources sought may be emailed to Thupten Tsering at thupten.tsering@ihs.gov