The attached SOLICITATION 75H70124Q00021 is issued on behalf of the Indian Health Service (IHS). The purpose of this project is to evaluate the existing electrical systems at five IHS clinics and the Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations youth treatment center. This project will be procured as a 100% Small Business set-aside solicitation under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors with a size standard of $19 million. Please review all attachments to this notice for details.

SCOPE OF WORK: See Section C of the attached solicitation (Attachment B01 75H70124Q00021)

LOCATION OF PROJECT: Nespelem, WA; Wellpinit, WA; Toppenish, WA; Spokane Valley, WA; Salem, OR; and Fort Hall, ID

TERO: All work is subject to the Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO) of several different tribes. See Paragraph H.7. Tribe Requirements, page 13 of the attached solicitation for details. It is the sole responsibility of the contractor to comply with all applicable TERO requirements.

CONSTRUCTION DURATION: Period of Performance is 140 calendar days after issuance of a Notice to Proceed.

CONTRACT TYPE: The IHS intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) service contract in support of this requirement using Best Value evaluation criteria detailed in Section M. This solicitation will be procured as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) in accordance with FAR Part 12 and FAR Subpart 13.5 procedures.

PROPOSAL/QUOTE REQUIREMENTS: The offerors proposal shall be supported by necessary documentation to indicate that adequate planning to accomplish the requirement has been done. The proposal shall contain the following sections:

I: Technical Capability (acceptable/unacceptable)

II: Past Performance (acceptable/unacceptable)

III: Price

Please refer to Section L of the solicitation for what must be included within your proposal/quote for each of these sections.

QUOTE DUE DATE: The offeror’s proposal/quotation shall be submitted electronically in PDF format via email to toby.hayden@ihs.gov at your earliest convenience but no later than May 9, 2024 at 2:00 PM PT unless changed by amendment.

EVALUATION: 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. See Section M of the solicitation for details.

LARGE ATTACHMENTS: If you would like copies of the Electical Diagrams for each site, please email toby.hayden@ihs.gov and they will be sent via the IHS Secure Data Transfer Service: https://securedata.ihs.gov/bds/Login.do

QUESTIONS: Quoters shall submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contracting Officer, Toby Hayden, at toby.hayden@ihs.gov. Questions should be received no later than 10 days prior to quote due date to allow time for a response.

NOTE: ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. SEE SOLICITATION FOR OFFICIAL DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS OF SITE VISITS AND DEADLINES.

For information concerning NAICS and SBA size standards, go to http://www.sba.gov.

It is the responsibility of the contractor to check https://sam.gov/ frequently for any amendments or changes to the solicitation. Hard copy documents will NOT be available – all documents for proposal purposes will be posted at the website for download by interested parties.

NOTE: Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database is mandatory to be considered for award. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at: https://www.sam.gov. Contractors are encouraged to complete SAM registration as soon as possible; the government may not delay award for the purpose of allowing a contractor additional time to register in SAM.

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