This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Part 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 is issued as Request for Quotes (RFQ) 246-20-Q-0109.
This procurement is 100% total small business set-aside under NAICS code 238210 with a standard business size of $16.5 million. We do have an approved Justifican and Approval for brand name items of the Cisco brand.
Contractor shall provide a firm, fixed-price for network connectivity installation in the Wellness Center that integrates with the existing network connectivity in the Haskell Indian Health Center.
The period of performance for this requirement is 30 calendar days from Award Date.
Questions are due no later than August 11, 2020 at 5pm CST. The closing date for receipt of quotes is August 19, 2020. The offer shall be received by email to [email protected] or in a sealed envelope, addressed to this office, showing the solicitation number, your name and address, no later than 5:00 p.m. CST, on August 19, 2020.
TELEPHONE INQUIRIES SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND TELEPHONE CALLS SHALL NOT BE RETURNED.
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The provisions of FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (June 2020) applies to this acquisition.
The provisions of FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (October 2014) applies to this acquisition. The contract shall be awarded to the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable offeror. The technical evaluation shall be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor in the submitted proposals.
The provision of FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items (June 2020)
The provisions of FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (October 2018)
The provisions of 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (July 2020)
The provisions of HHSAR: 352.224-70 Privacy Act (Dec 2015); 352.224-71 Confidential Information (Dec 2015); 352.226-1 Indian Preference (Dec 2015); 352.226-2 Indian Preference Program (Dec 2015); 352.239-73 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Notice (Dec 2015); 352.239-74 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (Dec 2015)
THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SHALL NOT CONSIDER YOUR QUOTE FOR AWARD IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE A PROPOSAL CONTAINING:
A) Firm, Fixed price quote
B) Technical specifications of the RFQ
i. Submittal information on the equipment
ii. Verifiable relevant, (2) recent past performance that include similar experience in deploying hardware similar in SOW. Include contracting organization, contract POC (phone number and email) and contract amount.
Proposals shall be evaluated on an acceptable/non-acceptable basis. Unacceptability of "A" and "B" (stated above) shall render the entire quote unacceptable.
Evaluation shall proceed as follows:
1. Quotes shall be ranked by price, from low to high
2. Quotes shall then be evaluated for technical acceptability beginning with the lowest priced quote
3. This process shall proceed until a technical acceptable quote is identified
THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SHALL NOT CONSIDER YOUR QUOTE FOR AWARD IF YOU FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE SCOPE OF WORK
CONTRACT AWARD SHALL BE MADE TO THE RESPONSIBLE, RESPONSIVE OFFEROR OFFERING THE LOWEST REASONABLE PRICE AND MEETING ALL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.
The technical evaluation shall be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor in the submitted proposals. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the offer. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions.
**Changes** --see Amendment Document--A-001
**Will post Q&A's II by ASAP
**Q&A's are posted in Amendment A-003