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

AMENDMENT 1: 1. TO EXTEND THE CLOSING DATE TO FRIDAY JULY 16, 2021 2. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN THE SAME. This procurement is being set aside for 100% Native Owned Small Businesses: NOTICE... AMENDMENT 1: 1. TO EXTEND THE CLOSING DATE TO FRIDAY JULY 16, 2021 2. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN THE SAME. This procurement is being set aside for 100% Native Owned Small Businesses: NOTICE OF INDIAN SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE SET-ASIDE - Under the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, offers are solicited only from Indian economic enterprises (Subpart 1480.8) that are also small business concerns. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this procurement is 140A0321Q0017 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Southern Plains Regional Office intends to award a firm-fixed price contract in response to this Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the most current Federal Acquisition Circular. The associated North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) is 325320, Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, and the size standard is 1000 employees. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Concho Agency, is soliciting offers for herbicides. CLIN 010: GrazonNext HL is the brand name. If quoting a comparable brand, the item shall have the approximate chemical ratios: Active Ingredients: Triisopropanolammonium salt of 2 pyridine carboxylic acid, 4 amino-3, 6-dichloro..8.24% Dimethylamine salt of (2,4-dichlorophenoxy) acetic acid....41.62% Other ingredients.......100% Please submit the MSDS. Quantity: 1560 gallons packaged in 2 gallon containers (please do not quote any other size) for a total of 780 containers. The Government reserves the right to accept a variance (+/-) up to 10% of each quantity due to the funding availability. QTY: (780) 2-gallon containers @ $___________________ per container = $_____________________ DELIVERY ADDRESS: BIA/WEATHERFORD 1409 E. MAIN ST. WEATHERFORD, OK 73096. BIA does not have the equipment to unload the products. It will be the sole responsibility of the potential awardee Potential Awardee shall give the BIA POC 48 hour delivery notice to ensure the BIA POC is present to accept the delivery. The potential awardee is responsible for offloading the products to its designated area. 1452.280-1 Notice of Indian small business economic enterprise set-aside. (JUL 2013) 1452.280-4 Indian Economic Enterprise Representation (JUL 2013) The offeror represents as part PROVISION FAR 52.212-1 -- INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-2 - EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (a) 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. Award will be made using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach; the Government will award to the lowest priced offeror that is determined technically acceptable. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Factor 1: Technical Capability: Meeting the specification of this chemical. Factor 2: Price Technical capability is equal to price. (b) Factor 1: Technical Capability 1. Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement shall be evaluated based on an evaluation of Technical Capability Factor; the factor will be rated as "Technically Acceptable" or "Technically Unacceptable." 2. Offeror shall meet all the requirements in RFQ and submit documentation to verify. 3. "Technically Acceptable" is defined as the item offered to the Government that meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation. 4. "Technically Unacceptable" is defined as the item offered to the Government that does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. (c) Factor 2: Price 1. Price will be evaluated in order to determine if it is reasonable in accordance with FAR Parts 13.106-3 and 15.402(a)(2). Offers should be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate their reasonableness. (d) AWARD PROCESS: 1. The Government will first evaluate all quotations to ensure the quotation complies with all material aspects of the request for quotation thereby being determined as either "Responsive" or "Non-Responsive." 2. Responsive quotes will then be submitted for Technical Evaluation to determine those that are either "Technically Acceptable" or "Technically Unacceptable." 3. "Technically Acceptable" quotations will be then ranked according to Price. 4. The lowest priced offeror who is technically acceptable will receive the award. FAR 52.212-3 - OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS 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) Web site located at http://www.sam.gov . If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision. FAR 52.212-4 - CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEM All terms and conditions identified under this FAR Clause are applicable to this Request for Quotation. 1452.280-1 Notice of Indian small business economic enterprise set-aside. (JUL 2013) 1452.280-2 Notice of Indian economic enterprise set-aside. (JUL 2013) 1452.280-4 Indian Economic Enterprise Representation (JUL 2013) The offeror represents as part FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS and FAR 52.212-5 -- CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION), applies to this acquisition. The clauses cited within this clause as indicated below are applicable: 52.203-19, 52.204-10, 52.204-23, 52.209-6, 52.209-10, 52.222-3, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.222-41, 52.222-42, 52.222-50, 52.222-55, 52.222-62, 52.223-18, 52.224-3, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.242-5, 52.233-3 and 52.233-4. FAR Clauses incorporated by reference: 52.204-7, 52.204-13, 52.204-16, 52.204-17, 52.204-18, 52.204-20, 52.204-24, 52.204-25, 52.204-26, 52.217-8, 52.217-9, 52.223-6, 52.225-25, 52.229-3, 52.232-1, 52.232-17, 52.232-25, 52.232-39, 52.232-40, 52.233-1, 52.243-1 Alt. 1, 52.246-4, 52.249-4, 52.249-8, 52.252-1 and 52.252-2. Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: To upload an official company invoice in IPP that has already been reviewed and approved by COR outside of IPP. The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation. OMB MEMORANDUM M-11-32 Accelerating Payments to Small Businesses for Goods and Services This policy requires agencies to accelerate payment to small business prime contractors to the full extent permitted by law with the goal of making payment within 15 days of receipt of a proper invoice. In return, prime contractors are expected to accelerate payment to small business subcontractors when they receive accelerated payments from the Government. All questions shall be submitted via email to Sara Watkins at Sara.Watkins@bia.gov. Please reference solicitation number 140A0321Q0017 in the subject line of the email. Quotes are due on Friday, 9, June, 2021 at 12:00 pm (CST). Quotes shall be sent via email to sara.watkins@bia.gov. Quotes shall be good for 30 calendar days after close of RFQ. QUOTE PACKET: The documents listed below are required to be part of your quote packet. Failure to complete/include the listed documents; your quote packet will be deemed non-responsive and will not be considered for award LIST OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTS 1. MSDAs 2. Quote 3. Completion of Certification of Indian Owned Economic Small Business (Attachment 1) 4. Completion 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation. (attachment 2) Offerors should check the FedBizOpps/beta.SAM.gov websites often for any solicitation amendments. This solicitation requires an Active registration with System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be considered for award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Registration must be "ACTIVE" at the time of award no exceptions.