75H71026Q00295 Combined Synopsis-Solicitation.docx

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation no. 75H71026Q00295 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) for an industrial mixed-material shredder including delivery, installation, testing and operator training. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 333998, All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing with small business size standard of 700 employees.

This acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov and www.acquisition.gov/hhsar.

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The Statement of Work is included as Attachment A.

The delivery required within 14 weeks after award. Delivery is FOB Destination.

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2025)(DEVIATION), applies to this acquisition. Addenda are not included.

The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2025)(DEVIATION), applies to this acquisition. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

(a) Evaluation factors. 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 will be used to evaluate offers:

1. Technical Capability

2. Price

(b) Options (if applicable). 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. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) Notice of award. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer 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.

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The following Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions also apply:

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(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

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).

Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned—

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

(b) Government agencies are not permitted to use appropriated (or otherwise made available) funds for contracts with either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation, unless the exception at 9.108-3(b) applies or the requirement is waived in accordance with the procedures at 9.108-5.

(c) Representation. The Offeror represents that-

(1) It □ is, □ is not an inverted domestic corporation; and

(2) It □ is, □ is not a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation.

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(a) The Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that—

(1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government; or

(2) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) The Offeror represents that–

(1) It is □ is not □ a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability; and

(2) It is □ is not □ a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

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(a) (1) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (c) of this provision contains a critical component.

(2) The Offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select “no”.

(3) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).

(4) The terms “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “critical component,” "domestic end product," "end product," and "foreign end product" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Supplies."

(b)Foreign End Products:

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(c) Domestic end products containing a critical component:

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(d) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of part 25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

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This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. 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):

Revolutionary FAR Overhaul - FAR Overhaul - FAR Part Deviation Guidance | Acquisition.GOV Federal Acquisition Regulation - https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far Department of Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation – https://www.acquisition.gov/hhsar (End of Provision)

(a)The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b)The use in this solicitation of any Department of Health and Human Services (48 CFR Chapter 3) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

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The following Department of Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation provisions also apply:

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2025)(DEVIATION), applies to this acquisition. Addenda are not included.

The following Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses also apply:

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This contract 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/these address(es):

Revolutionary FAR Overhaul - FAR Overhaul - FAR Part Deviation Guidance | Acquisition.GOV Federal Acquisition Regulation - https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far Department of Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation – https://www.acquisition.gov/hhsar (End of clause)

(a)The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b)The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of Health and Human Services (48 CFR Chapter 3) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause) The following Department of Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation clauses also apply:

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause –

Payment request means a bill, voucher, invoice, or request for contract financing payment with associated supporting documentation. The payment request must comply with the requirements in FAR 32.905(b) and the applicable payment clause included in this contract.

(b) Submission instructions. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor must submit payment requests electronically using the Department of Treasury Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) or successor system. Information regarding IPP, including IPP Customer Support contact information, is available at www.ipp.gov or any successor site.

(c) Alternate submission procedures. The Contractor may submit payment requests using other than IPP only when the Contracting Officer authorizes alternate procedures in writing.

(d) Submission of alternate payment procedures authorization. If alternate payment procedures are authorized, the Contractor shall include a copy of the Contracting Officer’s written authorization with each payment request.

(End of clause) The following local Indian Health Service, Navajo Area terms also apply:

(a) Definitions.

Contracting Officer means a person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determination and findings.

Ratification means the act of approving an unauthorized commitment by an official who has the authority to do so.

Unauthorized Commitment (UAC) means an agreement that is not binding solely because the Government representative who made it lacked the authority to enter into that agreement on behalf of the Government.

(b) Policy.

The Government is not bound by agreements with, or contractual commitments made to, prospective contractors by individuals who do not have delegated contracting authority. Unauthorized commitments do not follow the appropriate process for the expenditure of Government funds. Consequently, the Government may not be able to ratify certain actions, putting a contractor at risk for taking direction from a Federal official other than the contracting officer (see FAR 1.403-2). Government employees responsible for unauthorized commitments are subject to disciplinary action. Contractors perform at their own risk when accepting direction from unauthorized officials. Failure to follow statutory and regulatory processes for the expenditure of Government funds is a very serious matter.

(c) Procedure.

Any agreement, modification, or change to a contractual agreement made by a government personnel who lack authority will be deemed an unauthorized commitment. The Government is not liable to the Contractor or under the terms of the contract, financially or otherwise – unless the unauthorized commitment successfully passes the ratification process.

The ratification process does not have any lead time, nor does the Government make any promise that an unauthorized commitment will be ratified and, therefore, the Contractor would be paid. The Contractor proceeds at its own risk if any of the terms of the contract are altered, changed, or modified without the written concurrence by a Contracting Officer.

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In alignment with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will fully implement and enforce REAL ID Act requirements for all HHS facility access beginning May 7, 2025. All individuals entering HHS-owned, leased, or operated facilities must present a REAL ID-compliant credential or another federally approved form of identification. Below is the list of acceptable forms of ID.

· State-issued Enhanced Driver’s License

· U.S. passport

· U.S. passport card

· DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)

· U.S. Department of Defense ID, including IDs issued to dependents

· Permanent resident card

· Border crossing card

· An acceptable photo ID issued by a federally recognized Tribal Nation/Indian Tribe, including Enhanced Tribal Cards (ETCs)

· HSPD-12 PIV card

· Foreign government-issued passport

· Canadian provincial driver's license or Indian and Northern Affairs Canada card

· Transportation worker identification credential

· U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment Authorization Card (I-766)

· U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential

· Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC) (End of clause)

In accordance with Executive Order 13058 “Protecting Federal Employees and the Public from Exposure to Tobacco Smoke in the Federal Workplace,” and the Assistant Secretary for Health memorandum “Prohibition of Tobacco Use in HHS Occupied Facilities,” the use of tobacco products, in any form, is strictly prohibited at IHS-operated properties including, but not limited to:

1. All interior and exterior spaces of IHS-operated properties.

2. All HIS-operated spaces in multi-tenant buildings.

3. All Government vehicles regardless of their location.

4. Private vehicles while on IHS property.

The IHS continues to recognize the value and efficacy of patients’ traditional beliefs and ceremonial practices. The use of tobacco products for ceremonial purposes is allowed in the designated traditional healing room, including any space designated for a ceremony, or in a patient’s hospital room.

To the maximum extent practicable, Contractor must notify the Contracting Officer’s Representative in advance of using tobacco products in a ceremony.

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Quotes are due:

DATE: September 15, 2026 TIME: 3:00 pm LOCATION: via email, Misty.Billy@ihs.gov

For additional information or questions about the solicitation, contact Misty Billy at Misty.Billy@ihs.gov.

Rev. 04/29/2026