A10 Sources Sought.pdf

Sources Sought for Mathison Site – Water Treatment System – Douglas County, OR

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is conducting a SOURCES SOUGHT to identify potential vendors capable of installing Water Treatment System at Mathison Site, located on non fee land in Douglas County, OR.

PURPOSE OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT

The purpose of this source sought is to conduct market research pursuant to FAR Part 10 to identify businesses capable of performing the work and to identify sources, including company's business size classification (Native

American/Indian-Owned Businesses, 8(a) Certified Small Businesses, Historically Underutilized Business Zones

(HUB-Zone) Small Businesses, Women Owned Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small

Businesses (SDVOSB), Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), and Veteran Owned Small Businesses). Responses to this source sought will be used by IHS to influence acquisition decisions which may include: type of set-aside, type of procurement process, and which acquisition procedures are best suited for this procurement.

NO PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED OR ACCEPTED WITH THIS RFI. THIS IS NOT A

SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. Respondents will NOT be notified of the results of this RFI. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this RFI or any follow-up information requested. Please note that a decision not to submit a response to this RFI will not preclude a vendor from participating in any future solicitation.

SUMMARY OF SCOPE

This project will provide sanitation facilities to a private home owned by a member of Cow Creek Band of Umpqua

Tribe of Indians. The work is to be completed to a private home, under the jurisdiction of Douglas County. The scope of work includes:

▪ Mobilization and Demobilization

▪ 1,200-gallon ribbed underground water tank, vented

▪ 1” HDPE Pressure Pipe (140LF)

▪ 8X8 (exact size may vary) Pumphouse enclosure

▪ New Well Pump Float Controls

▪ 1/2hp stainless steel submersible pump 12gpm+-

▪ 80-gallon pressure tank- Water Pressure System

▪ Air Pump with piping, controls, and diffusers

▪ Connect to existing water line at the house

▪ 60A Underground Electric Supply (150LF)

▪ Disinfection and Bacteriological Water Testing

▪ Post Treatment Water Testing/ Special Standards Approval WRD

In accordance with FAR 36.204, Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the anticipated project magnitude is between $25,000 and $100,000.

The type of work to be performed will be categorized under PSC code Y1PZ Construction of Other Non Building

Facilities and NAICS code 237110 Water and Sewer Line Related Structures Construction with a size standard of

$39.5 million.

RESPONSES:

Responses to this notice must be emailed to Robert S. Miller at Robert.Miller2@ihs.gov and must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. CST, May 27, 2022. Responses shall include:

1. Company Information: Company name, website, physical address, SAM UEI Code and/or DUNS number

2. Point of Contact: Contact name, phone number, and E-mail address

3. If a solicitation is issued, will your firm/company be submitting a proposal? Indicate Yes or No mailto:Robert.Miller2@ihs.gov

4. Type of Business: Native American-owned (IEE/ISBEE)**, SBA certified 8(a), SBA Certified HUB Zone, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), and/or

Small Businesses (SB). For more information on the definitions or requirements for these small business programs, refer to http://www.sba.gov.

5. Bond Capacity: Information on the firm's bonding capability - specifically identify single and aggregate bonding capacities.

6. Experience Submission Requirements: Submit at least two (2) but no more than five (5) projects completed by your firm within the last seven (7) years that are similar to the work that will be required under this project. Firms shall include the following information:

a. Indicate whether Prime Contractor or Subcontractor for each project submitted;

b. Dates of construction for each project submitted;

c. Contract value, location, completion date, and complexity of job for each project submitted;

d. Indicate whether the project is a federal, state, tribal or other for each project submitted; and

e. Project references/Agency point of contact (telephone number and e-mail address) for each project submitted.

All information received in response to this source sought that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly

QUESTIONS:

Questions regarding this sources sought may be emailed to Robert S. Miller at Robert.Miller2@ihs.gov.

**For Indian owned business, the contractor shall complete and submit Attachment 1: IHS IEE

Representation Form (Jan 2022) along with the controlling enterprise’s Tribal enrollment/certificate of

Degree of Indian Blood documentation. Please note that there shall be no personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security numbers, included in the documentation submitted. Any PII shall be redacted prior to submission.

http://www.sba.gov/ mailto:Robert.Miller2@ihs.gov

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service

Office of Management Services Division of Acquisition Policy (DAP)

5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

BUY INDIAN ACT

INDIAN ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE

REPRESENTATION FORM

SOLICITATION/SOURCES SOUGHT/RFI #: _________________________________________________

PROJECT TITLE: ________________________________________________________

DATE: ___________________________________________________________________

In accordance with 25 U.S.C. 47 the Buy Indian Act, the signature below constitutes self-certification that the Offeror meets the definition of an “Indian Economic Enterprise” (HHSAR 326.601) in response to this Sources Sought Notice, Request for Information (RFI) or Solicitation and resultant contract.

The enterprise must meet the definition of “Indian Economic Enterprise” throughout the following time periods:

(1) At the time an offer is made in response to this solicitation;

(2) At the time of contract award; and

(3) During the full term of the contract performance period. At any point during these periods, if the Contractor no longer meets the eligibility requirements, the contractor must provide immediate written notification to the Contracting Officer.

Individual Contracting Officers may require documentation of eligibility before awarding a set-aside or sole source contracts under the Buy Indian Act and awards may be subject to protest if the eligibility of the successful Offeror is in question. In addition to the self-certification requirements, successful Offerors must also be registered with the System of Award Management (SAM).

Any false or misleading information submitted by an enterprise when submitting an offer in consideration of an award set-aside under the authority of the Buy Indian Act is a violation of the law and punishable under 18 U.S.C. 1001.

False claims submitted as part of contract performance are subject to the penalties enumerated in 31 U.S.C. 3729 to 3731 and 18 U.S.C. 287.

REPRESENTATION

The Offeror represents as part of its offer that it does _____, does not _____ meet the definition of an “Indian Economic Enterprise” with “Indian Ownership” under the authority of the Buy Indian Act.

Name of the 51% owner of IEE Firm

Certifying Signature

Print Name

Name of Federally Recognized Tribal Entity

Business Name

DUNS Number