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This document summarizes a solicitation for non-personal health care dental hygienist services. The solicitation is issued by the Indian Health Services Albuquerque Area Office to provide one dental hygienist for the Zuni Comprehensive Community Health Center in Zuni, New Mexico. The requirement is set aside first for Indian small businesses under the Buy Indian Act with a size standard of $10 million. If no acceptable offers are received, the requirement will be opened to other small businesses in a cascading order of priority. Offers are due no later than February 23, 2024 by 5:00 PM MDT and shall include a technical proposal, past performance documentation, price proposal, signed SF-1449 form, and IHS Buy Indian Act representation. The solicitation number is 75H70724Q00039.

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Amend 0001 for Q&A and to extend the due date to February 27, 2024 by 05:00 PM.

Solicitation Page #

Section # Section Title Question Answer

We would like to know if this is a brand new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services.

If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number?

This is a new requirement and there is no incumbent providing services at this time.

We are putting together our response to the Dental Hygienist, and in the SOW, it states that the Hygienist needs a “Doctorate in Dentistry. “

Accredited Dental Hygiene program.

Is there a budget for dental hygiene instruments if the need arises? For example, if the instruments are overused / need to be expired, sharpened incorrectly, or the hygienist needs additional instruments to adequately perform prophys/scaling and root planning?

Yes, the request for new, upgrade of instrument will be determine based on justification. This process will follow the Acquisition planning procedures.

Are there Ultrasonic Scalers available for the dental hygienist to use on a regular basis?

Yes, there is a cavitron in each operatory.

13 5.7.5 BACKGROUND

CHECKS.

Can services be provided by multiple hygienists? For example, a hygienist 1 works 3 weeks of a month and then hygienist two works just one week of that month?

No, the requirement is for one Dental Hygienist.

9 5.2.3 WORK

SCHEDULE

Is there a limit to how much time off can be requested / missed? Can the contractor have an alternate hygienist available to fill in for those missed hours and / or vacations?

The leave request should be submitted in a timely manner, then reviewed and approve.

Is IHS housing available and / or reserved for this position?

No, Government housing is not available at this time.

Past Performance

The past performance document is now attached.

Solicitation 75H70724Q00039

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