Inactive Buy Indian Set-Aside (specific to Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Services)

A. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional informatio... A. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items (Title VIII of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994) (Public Law 103-355). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. B. The Great Plains Area Indian Health Service (IHS) intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price, Commercial Item, Purchase Order in response to Request for Quote (RFQ) RFQ-21-162. This RFQ only and in no way obligates the Government to award a Purchase Order or to reimburse offeror(s) for any cost incurred in preparing their quote. C. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-07/2021-09-10. D. This RFQ is issued as 100% Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE), Set-Aside and the associated NAICS Code is 334118, which has a small business standard of 1,000 employees. E. The quoted unit pricing must be all inclusive (to include but not be limited to travel, lodging, per diem, fringe benefits, federal, state and local taxes) plus all other costs pertinent to the performance of this contract. Utilize your most competitive and reasonable rates. Brand Name or Equal items. New equipment only. No remanufactured or refurbished items. Please complete the attached spec sheet of required items: IT Equipment/Supplies – total amount of all items requested $ . F. To provide Same or Equal to Dell IT Equipment/Supplies. G. Delivery: Fort Thompson Indian Health Center, 1323 BIA 4, Fort Thompson, SD 57339. See Specifications attached and complete. The period of performance will be Date of Award through 60 days. H. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (July 2021). Quotes shall be submitted on company letterhead stationery, signed, dated and it shall includeL Solicitation number RFQ-21-162. Closing Date: September 17, 2021 at 12:00 pm CST. Name, address and telephone number of company and email address of contact person. Technical description of the item/service being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements of the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary. Terms of any express warranty. Price and any discount terms. “Remit to” address, if different than mailing address. A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically). Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments (if any issued) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information). A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offerors that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. Basis of award is Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable “LPTA” factors determining the successful contractor. The Government will not use the formal source selection procedures described in FAR part 15. The Government will evaluate quotations utilizing the procedures of FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers. Offers will be evaluated for acceptability, but not ranked using the non-price factors/sub-factors. All non-price factors and sub-factors will be rated as either “acceptable” or “unacceptable”. The Government intends to evaluate and make award without discussion with the offerors other than minor clarifications, unless discussions are determined to be necessary. A decision on the technical acceptability of each offeror’s quotations will be made. For those offeror’s which are determined to be technically acceptable, award will be made to that vendor with the lowest overall prices. The Lowest Price-Technically Acceptable - LPTA evaluation process will be accomplished as follows - Technical Acceptability will be comprised of three subfactors: 1.) Meeting all areas under the “Specifications” 2.) Price and 3) Delivery. I. FAR 52.212-3 Offer Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (February 2021) See attachment for full text. The Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (p) of this provision. J. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Item (October 2018) – See attachment; in by reference. K. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (September 2021) - See attachment for full text. L. Attached are the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) & Health & Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) clauses that are applicable including below. M. Offers will be accepted electronically, Submit via e-mail to the following Great Plains Area Indian Health Service Attn: Ursula Maslonka, Contract Specialist 115 4th Ave. SE; Room 309 Aberdeen, SD 57401 Email: Ursula.Maslonka@ihs.gov Any questions, please submit by September 13, 2021 by 10:00 am CST. Contractors will need a DUNS number, TIN number, and be registered with www.sam.gov. The Contractor must provide only new equipment and new parts for the required products described herein; no used, refurbished, or remanufactured equipment or parts shall be provided under any circumstances. Absolutely no “Gray Market Goods” or “Counterfeit Electronic Parts” shall be provided. Gray Market Goods are defined as genuine branded goods intentionally or unintentionally sold outside of an authorized sales-territory or by non-authorized dealers in an authorized territory. All equipment shall be accompanied by the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) warranty. Counterfeit Electronic Parts are defined as unlawful or unauthorized reproduction, substitution, or alteration that has been knowingly mismarked, misidentified, or otherwise misrepresented to be an authentic, unmodified electronic part from the original manufacturer, or a source with the express written authority of the original manufacturer or current design activity, including an authorized aftermarket manufacturer. Unlawful or unauthorized substitution includes used electronic parts represented as new, or the false identification of grade, serial number, lot number, date code, or performance characteristics. “The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandates that U.S. federal agencies use the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). In November 2020, OMB issued memorandum M-21-07 "Completing the Transition to IPv6", which outlines the Federal government's strategic intent "to deliver its information services, operate its networks, and access the services of others using only IPv6". The IHS requires all new IT systems (hardware and software) to operate in a pure IPv6 network environment. This includes on-premises services or third-party hosted services that require network integration into the IHS network. The Offeror's solution shall comply with the IPv6 standards profile as defined by the NIST USGv6 Program: https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/usgv6-program”.