A04_SOW.pdf

U.S. Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity

Potable Water Delivery for BIA

Statement of Work (SOW)

U. S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs

Potable Water Delivery for BIA

Background The American Rescue Plan(link is external), signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, invests $1.75 billion in American Indian and Alaska Native government programs administered under the oversight of the Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs (AS-IA). The American Rescue Plan (ARP) makes changes to laws and provides emergency supplemental funding to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The American Rescue Plan authorizes $900 million in funding for AS-IA and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to support a wide range of COVID-19 response activities, including $20 million to provide and deliver potable water to all Federally recognized Native American tribes.

Scope This procurement is open to all competitive sources under the Buy Indian Act. Water purchased under the resulting IDIQ will be made available to all Federally recognized Native American tribes, as needed, and funded via individual delivery orders.

Quantities and Delivery The exact amount of potable water needed, and the delivery locations are unknown. However, a list of all tribal government locations can be provided. Delivery locations and quantities will be identified in each individual delivery order.

Period of Performance The performance of period for this contract shall be a base period of one year, with four option years, exercised at the government’s discretion. If the maximum order limitation is reached prior to the expiration of the period of performance, no additional orders will be placed, and no additional options will be exercised.

Delivery Orders Delivery Orders under this contract will be placed by the requesting office who will provide the CLIN, quantity and delivery address. In the event of multiple awards, fair opportunity will be provided to all awardees in compliance with FAR 16.505(b).

Reporting Periodic or ad hoc requests for order status and summary information shall be provided as requested by the Program Manager. Ad hoc reports will be confined to the status of any accepted order. Periodic reports will consist of monthly and year end reports containing a chronological listing of all orders by location and may include (but not be limited to) CLIN, quantity, order date and delivery date.

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