75H70625Q00069-Amend 1.pdf

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75H70625Q00069 x x copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted ; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR

OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted , such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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Belcourt ND 58316 PO Box 160 1300 Hospital Road Belcourt PHS Indian Hospital

Belcourt ND 58316 P.O. Box 160 1300 Hospital Road Belcourt PHS Indian Hospital

08/21/20250001

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended , by one of the following methods: (a) By completing

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

FACILITY CODE CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)CODE 6. ISSUED BY

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

08/21/2025

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Firm Fixed-Price, Non-Personal, Healthcare Service, Commercial Item, Purchase Order for

Temporary OB/GYN Providers, for the Quentin N Burdick Memorial Healthcare Facility, 1300

Hospital Loop, located in Belcourt, North Dakota. **This will not be a hourly labor rate contract.

Estimated 6,500 hours for a 12 month period overall capacity of 19,500 hour for the ordering period of 36 months plus or minus 15%.

The period of performance will be TBD for 36 months after the award.

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

VALERIE K. HEART BROKER

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Previous edition unusable

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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CONTINUATION SHEET

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The Unit Price is an all-inclusive cost.

All-inclusive cost is defined to include travel, lodging, per diem, fringe benefits, i.e., life insurance, social security, federal, state, and local taxes, plus all other costs pertinent to the performance of this purchase.

Attachments:

*Performance Work Statement (PWS)

*SF-1449

*Clauses Incorporated by Reference and Full Text

*Contractors Performance Conditions &

Responsibilities

*Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form

(IEE)

*Business Associates Agreement

*Wage Grade Determination

Period of Performance: 09/01/2025 to 08/31/2028

2 Temporary OB/GYN Provider Services- Base period six (6) months estimated over all capacity plus or minus 15%

Period of Performance: 09/01/2025 to 02/28/2026

3 Temporary OB/GYN Provider Services- Option one

(1) period six (6) months estimated over all capacity plus or minus 15%

Period of Performance: 03/01/2026 to 08/31/2026

4 Temporary OB/GYN Provider Services- Option two

(2) period six (6) months estimated over all capacity plus or minus 15%

Period of Performance: 09/01/2026 to 02/28/2027

5 Temporary OB/GYN Provider Services- Option three

(3) period six (6) months estimated over all capacity plus or minus 15%

Period of Performance: 03/01/2027 to 08/31/2027

6 Temporary OB/GYN Provider Services- Option four

(4) period six (6) months estimated over all capacity plus or minus 15%

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Sponsored by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

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Period of Performance: 09/01/2027 to 02/28/2028

7 Temporary OB/GYN Provider Services- Option five

(5) period six (6) months estimated over all capacity plus or minus 15%

Period of Performance: 03/01/2028 to 08/31/2028

Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is in the process of implementing an electronic invoicing system.

In compliance with the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) M-15-19 memorandum, Improving

Government Efficiency and Saving Taxpayer Dollars

Through Electronic Invoicing, directing Federal agencies to adopt electronic invoicing as the primary means to disburse payment to vendors.

Invoices submitted under any award resulting from this solicitation will be required to utilize the

Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) in accordance with HHSAR 352.232-71, Electronic Submission and

Processing of Payment Requests.

IPP is a secure, web-based electronic invoicing system provided by the U.S. Department of the

Treasurys Bureau of the Fiscal Service, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St.

Louis (FRSTL). Respondents to this solicitation are encouraged to register an account with IPP if they have not already done so. If your organization is already registered to use IPP, you will not be required to re-register- however, we encourage you make sure your organization and designated IPP user accounts are valid and up to date.

The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov

If you require assistance registering or IPP account access, please contact the IPP Helpdesk at (866) 973-3131 (M-F 8AM to 6PM ET), or

IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov

Should the contractor feel that use of the IPP would be unduly burdensome, their response to this solicitation should include an explanation of this position for a determination by the contracting officer.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

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A security pre-clearance must be performed for any employees referred to IHS through this contract. Fingerprints must be completed and adjudicated prior to services being performed under this contract.

No contract award shall be made to any vendor or provider listed on the OIG Exclusion List http://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov throughout the duration of the contract. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to notify the acquisition official if there is a change in provider.

Performance of this contract will require routine access by employees of the Contractor or its subcontractors to facilities or systems controlled by the Indian Health Service (I.H.S.).

Before starting work requiring routine access to

I.H.S. facilities or systems each person must complete a FBI National Criminal History Check

(Fingerprint Check) adjudicated by an I.H.S.

employee using the Office of Personnel Management

Personnel Investigations Processing System.

Contractors shall allow five business days for

I.H.S. processing of fingerprints taken electronically at an I.H.S. site and thirty business days for non-electronic processing of fingerprints using FBI Form FD-258. A list of

I.H.S. sites with electronic fingerprint capability is available from the Contracting

Officer.

In addition, no Contractor or subcontractor employee shall be permitted to perform work under this contract if listed on the HHS Office of

Inspector General List of Excluded

Individuals/Entities (LEIE), http://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov. As soon as practicable prior to the start of work, the performance of the work the Contractor shall provide to the Contracting Officer the names of all individuals to be used in performance of work for screening against the LEIE. During the performance, the Contractor shall provide the

Contracting Officer the names of any additional or substitute employees for screening before they begin work.

The Contractor is responsible for conducting

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75H70625Q00069/0001 security preclearance investigations in sufficient depth to ensure that each Contractor or subcontractor employee referred to I.H.S. is not on the LEIE and can obtain a favorable fingerprint clearance. Each security preclearance shall be conducted sufficiently in advance of the start of performance to avoid delays caused by denial of access. If this is a Time and

Materials, Labor-Hour or Cost Reimbursement contract, the contractor shall not charge for or be reimbursed for labor hours or other costs incurred for employees who are unable to perform due to denial or access or the excess time required to resolve and clear unfavorable security clearance findings. If this is a Fixed

Price contract, denial of access due to security clearance findings shall not be a basis for excusable delay or an increase to the contract amount.

Government will pay for the cost to process the contractors suitability clearances. However, multiple investigations for the same position may, at the Contracting Officers discretion, lead to reduction(s) in the contract price of no more than the cost of the extra investigation(s).

Employees that DO NOT have access to LMS, contractors, volunteers, or IHS employees with

IPA?s or MOA?s to tribal organizations please, click here IHS Sexual Abuse Prevention website.

When the contractors have completed and passed the training, please have them send a copy of the last page of the training with Name, Date, and

Time to their Supervisor, COR, and Kimmen LeBeau, e-mail: Kimmen.LeBeau@ihs.gov

The Government reserves the right to accept or reject services, if the level of performance is unacceptable.

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A. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-2(a)(2). Evaluation of quotations or offers. Quotations or offers shall be evaluated on the basis established in the solicitation. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.

B. The Great Plains Area Indian Health Service (IHS) intends to award a Firm- Fixed Price, Non- Personal Temporary OB/GYN Providers, Purchase Order with an Estimated 6,500 hours for a 12-month period overall capacity of 19500 hour for the ordering period of 36 months in response to Request for Quote (RFQ) 75H70625Q00069. **This will not be a hourly labor rate contract.

C. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-04 on June 11, 2025.

D. This RFQ is issued as 100% Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) Set-Aside, and the associated NAICS Code is #621111, code for Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), including OB/GYN practices, is 621111. This means that for a business to be considered a small business under this NAICS code, its average annual receipts cannot exceed $16.0 million. Quoter is required to fill out the attached INDIAN FIRM REPRESENTATION

FORM.

E. The quoted unit pricing must be all inclusive (including, but not be limited to, travel, lodging, per diem, fringe benefits, federal, state and local taxes) plus all other costs pertinent to the performance of this contract. Utilize your most competitive and reasonable rates.

See the attached SF-1449: Complete, sign and return the SF-1449 along with the Business Associates Agreement for the Quote #75H70625Q00069 for Temporary OB/GYN Providers.

Quotes will be valid until September 30, 2025.

F. Firm Fixed Price, Non-Personal Temporary OB/GYN Providers to be provided for the Quentin N Burdick Memorial Healthcare Facility 1300 Hospital Loop Belcourt North Dakota 58316. See the Performance Work Statement (PWS) attached. The period of performance will be 36 months.

G. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (SEP 2023).

Quotes shall be submitted on company letterhead stationery, signed, dated and it shall include:

1. Solicitation number: 75H70625Q00069

2. Closing Date: August 27, 2025, at 12:00 pm CST.

3. Name, address and telephone number of company and email address of contact person.

4. Technical description of the item/service being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements of the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary.

5. Terms of any express warranty.

6. Price and any discount terms.

7. “Remit to” address, if different than mailing address.

8. A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR

52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically).

9. Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments (if any issued)

10. Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information).

11. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offerors that fail to furnish required representations or information or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

H. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021);

attached in full text.

Basis of Award: Best Value with Lowest Price Technical Acceptable.

The Government will evaluate quotations utilizing the procedures of FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers. Offers will be evaluated for acceptability but not ranked using the non-price factors/sub-factors. All non-price factors and sub-factors will be rated as either “acceptable” or “unacceptable”. The Government intends to evaluate and make an award without discussion with the offerors other than minor clarifications, unless discussions are determined to be necessary. A decision on the technical acceptability of each offeror’s quotations will be made. For those offerors which are determined to be technically acceptable, awards will be made to that vendor with the lowest overall prices.

The LPTA evaluation process will be accomplished as follows - Technical Acceptability will be comprised of five subfactors:

1. TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

The technical capabilities evaluation factor will assess the depth and breadth of the offeror’s experience in providing OBGYN services to the Outpatient/Inpatient Units at the Quentin N. Burdick Health Care Facility, Belcourt, ND-Indian Health Service. The technical proposal shall indicate how the Contract services are compliant with rules, regulations, and policies prescribed by regulatory agencies and bodies such as the Joint Commission (TJC), Department of Health and Human Services, HIS Headquarters, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In assessing the offeror’s technical capabilities, the proposal will be judged solely on the written material provided by the offeror.

2. TECHNICAL APPROACH

(a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements:

Proposals, which merely offer a statement to conduct/provide services in accordance with the requirements in the Governments SOW, will not be eligible for award. The offeror must submit an explanation that meet the requirements identified under Performance-Based Service Delivery Summary; Completion of documentation of patient record, Prompt and continuous coverage and Credentialing.

3. MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES

(a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements:

Proposals, which merely offer a statement to conduct/provide services in accordance with the requirements in the Governments SOW, will not be eligible for award. The offeror must submit an explanation that identifies the offeror’s management capabilities and responsibilities to meet the following: Tour of Duty/Schedule, Description of Services, Contractor Responsibility and Personnel Requirements.

4. PRICE

(a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements:

Completed Price Schedule Sheet

(b) Basis of Evaluation:

The Government will evaluate price based on the total proposed price calculated as the sum of bid item Estimate 6,500 hours for a 12-month period overall capacity of 19,500 hour for the ordering period of 36 months that includes Contract cost, Subcontractor cost, Overhead and Profit. Analysis will be performed by one or more of the following techniques to ensure a fair and reasonable price:

(i) Comparison of proposed prices received in response to the

RFP.

(ii) Comparison of proposed prices with the IGE.

(iii) Comparison of proposed prices with available historical information.

Note: A price that is found to be either unreasonable high or unrealistically low in relation to the proposed work may be indicative of an inherent lack of understanding of the solicitation requirements and may result in the overall proposal being considered unacceptable.

5. PAST PERFORMANCE AND EXPERIENCE

(a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements:

Offerors do not need to provide any information under this factor as the US

Government will base the evaluation on all INTERIM and FINAL Contractor Performance

Assessment Reports (CPARs) that are recent and relevant. The CPARs will be retrieved from official US

Government sources, including, but not limited to, the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System and the Past Performance Information Retrieval System.

(b) Basis of Evaluation:

Recency:

For the purposes of this solicitation, a past performance record is recent if the CPAR final date of assessment listed in the “Period of Performance Being Assessed” block is within the 24 month period preceding the proposal due date.

Relevancy:

For the purposes of this solicitation, a past performance record is relevant if the CPAR business sector is listed as “Services ”.

In order to receive an "acceptable" rating for this factor, an Offer's recent and relevant CPARs must

NOT include one or more INTERIM and/or FINAL CPARs with a rating of "UNSATISFACTORY" in one or more categories OR one or more INTERIM and/or FINAL CPARs with a rating of "MARGINAL" in two or more categories. If an Offeror has one or more CPARs with a rating of "UNSATISFACTORY" in one or more categories OR one or more CPARs with a rating of "MARGINAL" in two or more categories, the Offeror's past performance will be evaluated as "UNACCEPTABLE".

In the case of an Offeror without a record of recent and relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.” An “UNACCEPTABLE” rating for a single factor will result in the Offeror’s entire proposal being rated “UNACCEPTABLE”.

FAR 52.212-3 Offer Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024). See attachment for full text.

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) website accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (p) of this provision.

4. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(Nov 2023). Applied to this acquisition and it’s by reference.

5. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Jan 2025). See attachment for full text.

6. FAR 52.214-16 Minimum Bid Acceptance Period (April 1984). See attachment for full text.

7. Attached are the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) & Health & Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) clauses that are applicable, including below.

8. Submit proposal to:

Quentin N Burdick Memorial Healthcare Facility Attn: Jody Keplin, Purchasing Agent 1300 Hospital Loop Belcourt, ND 58316 Email: jody.keplin@ihs.gov

I. Questions asked:

1. Is there a current incumbent contractor? If so, please provide the contract number. Consilium

Staffing, Purchase Order 75H70625P000281

2. Are there any on-call or weekend call for physicians? If so, are contractor physicians required to remain on-site during these shifts? Yes, they would work onsite Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm and then on-call from 4:30pm-8am Monday thru Friday and 24 hour on-call coverage for weekends (Saturday/Sunday)

3. Do they perform emergent C Sections here? If so, is there an on-call CRNA or http://www.acquisition.gov/ mailto:jody.keplin@ihs.gov

Anesthesiologist doc available 24x7? Yes they perform emergent c-sections and we do have a CRNA that is available 24/7. If there is a time that we do not have a CRNA we then go on OR/OB Diversion. We don’t have Anesthesiologist.

4. On an average how many vaginal deliveries and C sections are performed by each Ob doc in a week? Approximately 5 deliveries/month and less than 1 c-section per month.

5. How many total OB docs are present at this facility currently working full time? There is 1 OBGYN that is permanent that works 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. On the Permanent OBGYN’s 2 weeks off is when we would utilize a Contract OBGYN.

6. “Is on-campus housing available? If not, where do providers typically stay? Are there any nearby hotels?” We do not have housing available at this time however most providers will stay at the Sky Dancer Casino (Belcourt) 701-244-2400.

Questions regarding to this solicitation shall be submitted in writing by either email to jody.keplin@ihs.gov. The last day to submit questions is August 25, 2025, before 12:00 pm, CT.

Will only accept 10 30 pages for the OB services proposal.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

A security pre-clearance must be provided for any employees referred to IHS through this contract.

Fingerprints must be completed and adjudicated prior to services being performed under this contract.

No contract award shall be made to any vendor or provider listed on the OIG Exclusion List http://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov throughout the duration of the contract. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to notify the acquisition official if there is a change in provider.

Performance of this contract will require routine access by employees of the Contractor or its subcontractors to facilities or systems controlled by the Indian Health Service (I.H.S.). Before starting work requiring routine access to I.H.S. facilities or systems, each person must complete a FBI National Criminal History Check (Fingerprint Check) adjudicated by an I.H.S. employee using the Office of Personnel Management Personnel Investigations Processing System. Contractors shall allow five business days for I.H.S. processing of fingerprints taken electronically at an I.H.S. site and thirty business days for non-electronic processing of fingerprints using FBI Form FD-258. A list of I.H.S. sites with electronic fingerprint capability is available from the Contracting Officer.

In addition, no Contractor or subcontractor employee shall be permitted to perform work under this contract if listed on the HHS Office of Inspector General List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), http://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov. As soon as practicable prior to the start of work, the performance of the work the Contractor shall provide to the Contracting Officer the names of all individuals to be used in performance of work for screening against the LEIE. During the performance, the Contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer the names of any additional or substitute employees for screening before they begin work.

The Contractor is responsible for conducting security pre-clearance investigations in sufficient depth to ensure that each Contractor or subcontractor employee referred to I.H.S. is not on the LEIE and can obtain a favorable fingerprint clearance. Each security preclearance shall be conducted sufficiently in advance of the start of performance to avoid delays caused by denial of access. If this is a Time and Materials, Labor-Hour or Cost Reimbursement contract, the contractor shall not charge for or be reimbursed for labor hours or other costs incurred for employees who are unable to perform due to denial or access, or the excess time required to resolve and clear unfavorable security clearance findings. If this is a Fixed Price contract, denial of access due to mailto:jody.keplin@ihs.gov http://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov/ http://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov/ security clearance findings shall not be a basis for excusable delay or an increase to the contract amount.

Government will pay for the cost to process the contractor’s suitability clearances. However, multiple investigations for the same position may, at the Contracting Officers discretion, lead to reduction(s) in the contract price of no more than the cost of the extra investigation(s).

Employees that DO NOT have access to LMS, contractors, volunteers, or IHS employees with IPA’s or MOA’s to tribal organizations please, click here IHS Sexual Abuse Prevention website. When the contractors have completed and passed the training, please have them send a copy of the last page of the training with Name, Date, and Time to their Supervisor, COR, and Kimmen LeBeau, e-mail: Kimmen.LeBeau@ihs.gov.

Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is in the process of implementing an electronic invoicing system In compliance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) M-15-19 memorandum “Improving Government Efficiency and Saving Taxpayer Dollars Through Electronic Invoicing” directing Federal agencies to adopt electronic invoicing as the primary means to disburse payment to vendors. Invoices submitted under any award resulting from this solicitation will be required to utilize the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) in accordance with HHSAR 352.232-71, Electronic Submission and Processing of Payment Requests.

IPP is a secure, web-based electronic invoicing system provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRSTL). Respondents to this solicitation are encouraged to register an account with IPP if they have not already done so. If your organization is already registered to use IPP, you will not be required to re-register- however, we encourage you to make sure your organization, and designated IPP user accounts are valid and up to date.

The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov

If you require assistance registering or IPP account access, please contact the IPP Helpdesk at (866) 973-3131 (M-F 8AM to 6PM ET), or IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov

“Should the contractor feel that use of the IPP would be unduly burdensome, their response to this solicitation should include an explanation of this position for a determination by the contracting officer”.

ATTACHMENTS:

Combined Synopsis Notice SF-1449 Request for Quotes Performance Work Statement Provisions and Clauses Contractor’s Performance Conditions Indian Firm Representative Form Business Associate Agreement Wage Determination Number # 2015-5385 https://www.ihs.gov/sexualabuseprevention/training/ mailto:Kimmen.LeBeau@ihs.gov https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2015/m-15-19.pdf https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(Firm Fixed-Price, Non-Personal Service – Commercial Items)

FAR CITATION: 52.252-1 Solicitation Provision Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and defect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer.

In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): www.acquisition.gov/far.

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) This purchase order incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: www.acquisition.gov/far

“System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.”

I. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1) Clauses FAR Citation Clause Title Clause Date

52.204-7 System for Award Management. 24-Nov 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. 11-Jan 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. 18-Oct 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting. 20-Aug 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance. 20-Aug 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications. 14-Dec 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services. 23-Sep 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Products and Commercial Services. 23-Nov 52.216-27 Single or Multiple Awards Oct-95 52.217-4 Evaluation of Options Exercised at Time of Contract Award. Jun-88 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options. Jul-90 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract Mar-00 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards. 18-Aug 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts).

18-Aug

52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026. 22-Jan 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification Apr-84 52.224-2 Privacy Act Apr-84 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activites or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications

20-Jun

52.232-25 Prompt Payment 17-Jan 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management. 18-Oct 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations. 13-Jun 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. 23-Mar 52.233-3 Protest after Award. Aug-96 52.237-1 Site Visit Apr-84 http://www.acquisition.gov/far http://www.acquisition.gov/far

52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation. Apr-84 52.237-3 Continuity of Services Jan-91 52.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance Jan-97 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order Aug-89 52.243-1 Changes-Fixed-Price Aug-87 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services 25-Jan 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) 12-Apr

II. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1) Clauses in Full Text

52.204-21Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems.

As prescribed in 4.1903 , insert the following clause:

Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (Nov 2021)

(a)Definitions. As used in this clause—

Covered contractor information system means an information system that is owned or operated by a contractor that processes, stores, or transmits Federal contract information.

Federal contract information means information, not intended for public release, that is provided by or generated for the Government under a contract to develop or deliver a product or service to the Government, but not including information provided by the Government to the public (such as on public websites) or simple transactional information, such as necessary to process payments.

Information means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions, in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual (Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 4009).

Information system means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information ( 44 U.S.C. 3502).

Safeguarding means measures or controls that are prescribed to protect information systems.

(b)Safeguarding requirements and procedures.

(1)The Contractor shall apply the following basic safeguarding requirements and procedures to protect covered contractor information systems. Requirements and procedures for basic safeguarding of covered contractor information systems shall include, at a minimum, the following security controls:

(i)Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices (including other information systems).

(ii)Limit information system access to the types of transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to execute.

(iii)Verify and control/limit connections to and use of external information systems.

(iv)Control information posted or processed on publicly accessible information systems.

(v)Identify information system users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices.

(vi)Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems.

(vii)Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal Contract Information before disposal or release for reuse.

(viii)Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.

(ix)Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity; maintain audit logs of physical access; and control and manage physical access devices.

(x)Monitor, control, and protect organizational communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational information systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of the information systems.

(xi)Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are physically or logically separated from internal networks.

(xii)Identify, report, and correct information and information system flaws in a timely manner.

(xiii)Provide protection from malicious code at appropriate locations within organizational information systems.

(xiv)Update malicious code protection mechanisms when new releases are available.

(xv)Perform periodic scans of the information system and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened, or executed.

(2)Other requirements. This clause does not relieve the Contractor of any other specific safeguarding requirements specified by Federal agencies and departments relating to covered contractor information systems generally or other Federal safeguarding requirements for controlled unclassified information (CUI) as established by Executive Order 13556.

(c)Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under this contract (including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items), in which the subcontractor may have Federal contract information residing in or transiting through its information system.

(End of clause)

52.204-29Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Representation and Disclosures.

As prescribed in 4.2306(b), insert the following provision:

Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Representation and Disclosures (Dec 2023)

(a)Definitions. As used in this provision, Covered article, FASCSA order, Intelligence community, National security system, Reasonable inquiry, Sensitive compartmented information, Sensitive compartmented information system, and Source have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security

Act Orders—Prohibition.

(b)Prohibition. Contractors are prohibited from providing or using as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the prohibition is set out in an applicable Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) order, as described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(c)Procedures. (1)The Offeror shall search for the phrase “FASCSA order” in the System for Award Management (SAM)( https://www.sam.gov) for any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if there is an applicable FASCSA order described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(2)The Offeror shall review the solicitation for any FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, but are effective and do apply to the solicitation and resultant contract (see FAR 4.2303(c)(2)).

(3)FASCSA orders issued after the date of solicitation do not apply unless added by an amendment to the solicitation.

(d)Representation. By submission of this offer, the offeror represents that it has conducted a reasonable inquiry, and that the offeror does not propose to provide or use in response to this solicitation any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA order in effect on the date the solicitation was issued, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (e).

(e)Disclosures. The purpose for this disclosure is so the Government may decide whether to issue a waiver. For any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is subject to an applicable FASCSA order, and the Offeror is unable to represent compliance, then the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1)Name of the product or service provided to the Government;

(2)Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(3)If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror;

(4)Brand;

(5)Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(6)Item description;

(7)Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used;

(f)Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph

(e) to determine if any waiver may be sought. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise subject to a FASCSA order and may instead make an award to an offeror that does not require a waiver.

(End of provision)

52.212-2Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

As prescribed in 12.301(c), the Contracting Officer may insert a provision substantially as follows:

Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

(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.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

________________________________________________[Contracting Officer shall insert the significant evaluation factors, such as (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) price; (iii) past performance (see FAR 15.304); and include them in the relative order of importance of the evaluation factors, such as in descending order of importance.]

Technical and past performance, when combined, are __________ [Contracting Officer state, in accordance with FAR 15.304, the relative importance of all other evaluation factors, when combined, when compared to price.]

(b)Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c)A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision) 52.212-3Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

As prescribed in 12.301(b)(2), insert the following provision:

Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

(a)Definitions. As used in this provision—

Covered telecommunications equipment or services has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service—

(1)Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2)Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

Inverted domestic corporation, means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C.

395(c).

Manufactured end product means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except—

(1)PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2)Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3)PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4)PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5)PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6)PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7)PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8)PSC 9610, Ores;

(9)PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10)PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

Place of manufacture means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

Reasonable inquiry has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

(1)Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2)Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3)Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4)Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5)Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6)Have been voluntarily suspended."Sensitive technology"—

Sensitive technology—

(1)Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically—

(i)To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii)To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2)Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3)of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern means a small business concern—

(1)(i)Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (ii)The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran; or

(2)A small business concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program in accordance with 13 CFR part 128 (see subpart 19.14).

(3)Service-disabled veteran, as used in this definition, means a veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16), and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Benefits Administration, as a service-disabled veteran.

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program means an SDVOSB concern that—

(1)Effective January 1, 2024, is designated in the System for Award…