This Sources Sought Notice is for the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Pinon Health Center, issued in accordance with FAR 5.101. The purpose of this notice is to identify potential sources for providing AC Coolant equipment at the Pinon Health Center. This notice does not commit the Government to issue a solicitation or make an award OR to prelude a solicitation expected to be issued from closure of notice.

Pinon Health Center (PHC) Serving a rural area, Pinon Health Center is an outpatient clinic associated with Chinle Service Unit - Indian Health Service in the Heart of the Navajo Reservation - Northern Arizona. Pinon Health Center provides care to approximately 11,000 patients - the majority of which are Navajo and many are traditional Navajo who still speak the language. A collegial group of providers offer services in primary care, womens health, counseling, dental, dietary and community nutrition, health promotions, lab, x-ray, native medicine, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, speech therapy, podiatry and public health nursing. The facility consists of fifteen (15) exam rooms, four (4) Optometry exam rooms, fourteen (14) Dental bays, as well as large areas for Physical Therapy and Pharmacy.

Description of Supplies: The Contractor shall provide AC Coolant. The equipment will be used to recover, recycle and recharge Refrigerant in compliance with Section 608 of the Clean Air Act.

Delivery Timeframe: 5-10 Days ARO

Shipping Address: 2175 State Road 4 Pinon AZ, 86510

FOB: Origin or Destination

Instructions to Industry: All capable parties are encouraged to respond. Responses must directly demonstrate the company’s capability, experience, and ability to marshal resources to effectively and efficiently perform the objectives described above. Generic capability statements are not sufficient and will not be considered compliant with the requirements of this notice.

The Government requests interested parties submit a written response to this notice which includes:

1. Company Name and Company SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.
2. System for Award Management (SAM) registration status. All respondents must register on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov .
3. 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.
4. Date submitted.
5. Applicable company GSA Schedule number or other available procurement vehicle.
6. Business Size Standard of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, veteran owned, etc.).
7. Capability Statement: Detailed capability statement addressing the company’s qualifications and ability to provide the requirements listed herein, with appropriate and specific documentation supporting claims of recent organizational and staff capability to support this requirement. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.
8. Geographic Coverage: Please identify the areas of the United States where your organization provides these supplies.
9. References: Provide a list of all private industry or government contracts for similar items that you have delivered within the last 3 years. Please include the customers’ contact names, addresses, telephone number, dollar value of contract, and brief description of the supplies provided on the contract.
10. Specifications: Provide evidence that you can meet the attached Specifications.
11. Delivery/Logistics: Provide evidence that the item is readily available and can meet the Delivery Timeframe.
12. Warranty: Provide evidence that the item has warranty options.
13. If American Indian/Native American owned small business, then complete attached IEE Representation form.

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 Governments 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). Responses must be submitted via email to the Primary POC no later than specified closing date.

**NO QUESTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Attachments:

-IEE Representation form

-Specifications

Primary POC:

Whitney Shorty, Contract Specialist

Whitney.shorty@ihs.gov

928-725-9806

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