Statement of Work (SOW)_updated.docx

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service

Director Awards Ceremony Supplies Statement of Work

SOL# 75H70423Q00003

SCOPE

The vendor shall provide ALL items stated under APPENDIX A, TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION OF ITEMS in this SOW. Packaging and preservation shall be in accordance with (IAW) best commercial practices to enable shipment to final destination to the address specified (e.g. see below), without repacking or incurring damage during shipment and handling.

REQUIREMENT

Indian Health Services Headquarters holds an annual Ceremony the Indian Health Service (IHS) Director’s Award Ceremony which is located at IHS Headquarters. The Awards Ceremony consist of Crystals and Medallions which are given out to IHS employees and dedicated individuals who have shown exemplary work towards the IHS mission which is to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level, and to ensure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people. The requirement is to purchase Crystals and Medallions for the IHS Director’s Award Ceremony.

TYPE OF PURCHASE ORDER

This is a firm-fixed price, single purchase order award. Items outlined under APPENDIX A, TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION OF ITEMS below shall meet or exceed the salient characteristics as detailed. Vendors submitting a response to this solicitation certify that they meet the criteria of the Set Aside under 423940 - Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers with size standard of 125 employees. No additional sums shall be payable on account of any escalation in the cost of materials, equipment or labor, or because of the Contractor’s failure to properly estimate or accurately predict these prices or difficulty of achieving the results required by this contract. Nor shall the contract price be adjusted on account of fluctuations in the currency exchange rates.

BASIS OF AWARD

The Government anticipates issuing a Purchase Order to the Vendor whose quote provides the best value to the Government, price, and other factors considered.

EVALUATION FACTOR

Lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA).

SET-ASIDE

This acquisition is Total Small Business Set-Aside in accordance with FAR 19.5.

ACQUISITION METHOD

FAR Part 13 Subpart 13.5 – Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items

SUPPLIES AND PRICES

The Contractor shall provide to the U.S. Government the new products as described in the specifications for the stated firm fixed price. Further, the Contractor shall properly perform the pre-delivery inspection on the products and deliver them to the location set forth under Delivery Location.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

The final inspection and acceptance of ALL items shall be performed by the U.S. Government Procurement Sensitive: Unauthorized disclosure of this information violates the Procurement Integrity Act. See FAR 3.104 upon their arrival at the different facilities. The payment(s) to the Contractor shall be made following satisfactory inspection and acceptance of products by the IHS Office of Human Resources (OHR).

SHIPPING CONDITION

Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination, which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. No partial shipments are permitted, unless otherwise specified by Contracting Officer at time of award.

DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

The supplies will need to be delivered to the IHS HQ office. An IHS point of contact will be assigned.

APPENDIX A

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF ITEMS

Crystal Awards

Quantity: 292ea (2021 Crystals)

Colored Medallions

2D Front & Back, 4C color on back and front Front and back side gold plate Quantity: 79 (2021 medallions)

Colored Medallion Presentation Box

Crystal and Medallion Detailed information All information for both crystal and medallion etching will be provided upon award.

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