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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES · INDIAN

HEALTH SERVICE

Billings Area Office — 2900 4th Avenue North, Billings, MT 59101

COMBINED SYNOPSIS /

SOLICITATION

Commercial products · FAR Part 12 (Revolutionary FAR Overhaul)

Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) Set-Aside

Issuing office Billings Area Office

Solicitation No. 75H70926BAO_084

Title Non-hazardous Solid Waste Pick-up

Issue date September 16, 2026

NAICS / size standard 562111 — Solid Waste Collection (size standard $47.0 million)

Product/Service Code S222

Set-aside authority Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) Set-Aside (HHSAR 326.603-1(c); 326.604-2)

Place(s) of performance 6 locations (see Section 4)

Period / delivery November 28, 2026 to November 27, 2027 with 4-12 month option years

Quotes due September 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM MT

Submit to Tanya.azure@ihs.gov

1. INTRODUCTION

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products prepared in accordance with FAR part 12, using the combined synopsis/solicitation format at FAR 12.202(b), as revised under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (Executive Order 14275) and the implementing HHS/IHS class deviation, and the simplified procedures for commercial products and commercial services at FAR 12.201-1. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 75H70926BAO_084 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Non-hazardous Solid Waste Pick-up. This acquisition is conducted under the Buy Indian Act

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(25 U.S.C. 47) and HHSAR Subpart 326.6. The associated NAICS code is 562111 — Solid Waste Collection (size standard $47.0 million).

RFO note: FAR 52.212-3 and 52.212-5 are removed. Representations and certifications are obtained through the offeror’s active SAM.gov registration; required clauses are drawn from the FAR 12.205 clause tables.

2. SET-ASIDE DETERMINATION

This requirement is a Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) Set-Aside under HHSAR 326.603-1(c); 326.604-2. The offeror must qualify under the notice provision (352.226-4) below.

3. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

Weekly collection and disposal of all regulated commercial/residential solid waste along with providing solid waste containers for the Crow Service Unit.

4. DELIVERY, PLACE(S) OF PERFORMANCE, AND PERIOD

Place(s) of performance / delivery:

Crow Agency Quarters — Watxauu Lane & Cottonwood Lane, Crow Agency, Montana

Crow/Northern Cheyenne Hospital — 1 Hospital way, Crow Agency, Montana Lodge Grass Health Center — 418 Harding Ave / PO Box AD, Lodge Grass, MT

59050 Lodge Grass Quarters — Harding Avenue, Lodge Grass, Montana Pryor Health Clinic — Pryor, Montana Crow/Northern Cheyenne Hospital 18 Plex

Period of performance: November 28, 2026 to November 27, 2027 with 4-12 month option years.

F.O.B. point: Destination.

Inspection and acceptance: as provided in the clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

5. EVALUATION METHODS

The Government will evaluate quotations and make award using the method below. This language constitutes the tailored fill-in for FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (RFO 12.205(a)(2)), and includes all evaluation factors and criteria for award.

Evaluation. Award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis to the responsible quoter whose conforming quotation is rated technically acceptable and offers the lowest evaluated price determined fair and reasonable. The following factor(s) will be evaluated

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Service response; Schedule; Price. No credit will be given for exceeding the acceptability standards. A quotation rated unacceptable on any factor is ineligible for award. The Government may make award without communications.

Past Performance. The Government will evaluate the quoter's recent and relevant past performance as an indicator of its ability to perform this requirement. “Recent” means performed within 3 years of the date of this RFQ; “relevant” means similar in size, scope, and complexity. The Government may consider information from any source, including CPARS, references, and the quoter's experience as a subcontractor. A quoter without a record of relevant past performance will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on this factor.

Price. The Government will determine price to be fair and reasonable, based whenever possible on adequate price competition. Price will be evaluated inclusive of transportation charges to destination and by adding the prices for all CLINs / option periods to the base requirement.

Prompt payment discounts will not be considered in the price evaluation.

Quotation is not an offer. A quotation is not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Any resulting purchase order is the Government's offer to the quoter; a binding contract is formed only when the quoter accepts the purchase order, either by written acceptance or by commencing performance. (RFO 12.201-1(b))

Late quotations. The Government will consider all quotations received by the date and time specified above and may, consistent with good business judgment, consider a quotation received after the due date and time. (RFO 12.203(c)(1))

Brief explanation to unsuccessful quoters. Upon request received within 3 days after a quoter receives notification of award, the Government will provide that unsuccessful quoter a brief explanation of the basis for the award decision. (RFO 13.301 / 12.301(b))

6. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

Quotations are due no later than September 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM MT. Email is the only acceptable method of submission. Submit quotations by email to Tanya.azure@ihs.gov.

Quotations submitted by any other method will not be considered.

Questions concerning this solicitation must be submitted by email to Tanya.azure@ihs.gov no later than September 21, 2026. Questions received after that date may not be answered.

Each quotation shall include, at a minimum, the following:

Vendor name Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Prompt payment terms Delivery time GSA contract number (if applicable) Date the quote expires Warranty Pricing for all line items, and documentation addressing the evaluation factors stated in Section 5

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Representations and certifications are made through the offeror’s active SAM.gov registration (FAR 52.212-1; 52.204-7). Failure to provide sufficient technical detail may result in rejection of your quote.

In accordance with HHSAR 352.226-7(b), each offeror shall submit a completed IHS Indian Economic Enterprise Representation form (www.IHS.gov/DAP) with its quotation. Offers from enterprises not qualifying under the Buy Indian (ISBEE) set-aside will be rejected.

Point of contact: Tanya Azure, (406) 247-7064.

7. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

Provisions and clauses are grouped below — FAR and HHSAR, provisions and clauses separately, in numerical order. Provisions apply to this solicitation only; at award the contract incorporates the clause lists (not the provisions). Items marked “By reference” are incorporated under FAR 52.252-1 (provisions) and 52.252-2 (clauses), with the same force and effect as if printed in full (full text at https://www.acquisition.gov). Items marked “Full text” are printed below; highlighted fill-ins must be completed. Clauses marked “(DEVIATION)” carry the date of the FAR class deviation adopted by your IHS Area.

7.1 FAR Provisions (solicitation only)

Number Title Incorporation

FAR 52.204-

System for Award Management—Registration (DEVIATION) By reference

FAR 52.212-

Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION)

By reference (addenda)

FAR 52.212-

Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(DEVIATION)

Full text — Section 5

FAR 52.222-

Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products (FEB 2021)

By reference

FAR 52.225-

Buy American Certificate (OCT 2022) By reference

7.2 FAR Clauses (incorporated into any resulting contract)

Number Title Incorporation

FAR

52.203-6

Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Alternate I) (JUN 2020) By reference

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FAR

52.203-17

Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (NOV 2023) By reference

FAR

52.203-19

Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017)

By reference

FAR

52.204-13

System for Award Management—Maintenance (NOV 2025) By reference

FAR

52.204-91

Contractor Identification (NOV 2025) By reference

FAR

52.209-6

Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (NOV 2025)

By reference

FAR

52.209-9

Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

(NOV 2025)

By reference

FAR

52.209-10

Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2025) By reference

FAR

52.212-4

Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2025)

By reference

FAR

52.217-8

Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) Full text

FAR

52.217-9

Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000) Full text

FAR

52.219-8

Utilization of Small Business Concerns (NOV 2025) By reference

FAR

52.219-14

Limitations on Subcontracting (NOV 2025) By reference

FAR

52.222-3

Convict Labor (NOV 2025) By reference

FAR

52.222-19

Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (NOV 2025) By reference

FAR

52.222-35

Equal Opportunity for Veterans (APR 2026) By reference

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FAR

52.222-36

Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (APR 2026) By reference

FAR

52.222-37

Employment Reports on Veterans (APR 2026) By reference

FAR

52.222-40

Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (NOV 2025)

By reference

FAR

52.222-50

Combating Trafficking in Persons (APR 2026) By reference

FAR

52.222-54

Employment Eligibility Verification (NOV 2025) By reference

FAR

52.222-90

Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (APR 2026) By reference

FAR

52.223-23

Sustainable Products and Services (NOV 2025) By reference

FAR

52.225-1

Buy American—Supplies (NOV 2025) By reference

FAR

52.226-8

Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (MAY 2024)

By reference

FAR

52.232-33

Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

By reference

FAR

52.232-40

Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023) By reference

FAR

52.233-3

Protest After Award (NOV 2025) By reference

FAR

52.233-4

Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (NOV 2025) By reference

FAR

52.240-91

Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (NOV 2025) By reference

FAR

52.244-6

Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2025) By reference

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7.3 HHSAR Provisions (solicitation only)

Number Title Incorporation

HHSAR 352.226-

Notice of Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise Set-Aside (JAN 2022)

Full text

HHSAR 352.226-

Indian Economic Enterprise Representation (JAN 2022) Full text

7.4 HHSAR Clauses (incorporated into any resulting contract)

Number Title Incorporation

HHSAR 352.226-6 Indian Economic Enterprise Subcontracting Limitations (JAN 2022) Full text

Full-text provisions and clauses (fill-ins highlighted)

FAR 52.217-8 — Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) FAR 52.217-8 (clause) — full text required (fill-ins)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months.

The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 1 day before the contract expires.

(End of provision/clause)

FAR 52.217-9 — Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000) FAR 52.217-9 (clause) — full text required (fill-ins)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years.

(End of provision/clause)

HHSAR 352.226-4 — Notice of Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise Set-Aside

(JAN 2022)

HHSAR 352.226-4 (provision) — HHSAR 326.604-2(e)

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Under the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, offers are solicited only from Indian Economic Enterprises (HHSAR 326.606) that are also small business concerns. Any acquisition resulting from this solicitation will be from such a concern. As required by HHSAR 352.226-7(b), offerors shall include a completed Indian Economic Enterprise Representation form (available at www.IHS.gov/DAP) with the offer. Offers received from enterprises that are not both Indian Economic Enterprises and small business concerns will not be considered and will be rejected.

(End of provision/clause)

HHSAR 352.226-6 — Indian Economic Enterprise Subcontracting Limitations (JAN 2022) HHSAR 352.226-6 (clause) — HHSAR 326.604-2(e)(3) / 326.605-1(b)

(a) Definitions apply as in HHSAR 326.601.

(b) The contractor must comply with FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, in allocating subcontracted work, and shall not subcontract work exceeding the 52.219-14 limitations to any concern other than a responsible Indian Economic Enterprise.

(c) Work an IEE subcontractor does not perform with its own employees is treated as subcontracted work under 52.219-14.

(d) The contractor must cooperate in any compliance study or survey by the CO or IHS.

(e) The contractor must incorporate the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e), in all covered subcontracts.

(End of provision/clause)

HHSAR 352.226-7 — Indian Economic Enterprise Representation (JAN 2022) HHSAR 352.226-7 (provision) — HHSAR 326.604-2(e)(4) / 326.606-1

(a) The offeror must represent as part of its offer that it meets the IEE definition in HHSAR

326.601 and intends to meet it throughout performance, and must notify the CO immediately via email of any ownership change affecting this representation.

(b) The representation must be made on the designated IHS Indian Economic Enterprise Representation form (or successor).

(c) False or misleading information is punishable under 18 U.S.C. 1001; false claims are subject to 31 U.S.C. 3729-3731 and 18 U.S.C. 287.

(End of provision/clause)

8. ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 — Statement of Work / Specification Attachment 2 — Price Schedule / Quotation form (provides the line-item number(s), items, quantities, and units of measure, including options) Attachment 3 — Wage Determination(s)

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Attachment 4 — IHS Indian Economic Enterprise Representation form