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75H70126Q00030 Sources Sought:

Teresa Thurston Replacement OSS, Lake Tapps, Washington – Pierce County

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is conducting a SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION as outlined in FAR 15.201(c)(3) to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of firms especially small businesses including: Native American/Indian-Owned Businesses

(Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE)), 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.

Interested firms are requested to reply to this announcement with a submittal described below.

Please note that a decision not to submit a response to this request for information will not preclude a vendor from participating in any future solicitation.

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 notice. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow-up information requested.

Market Research is being conducted pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 to identify businesses capable of performing the functions described herein.

SUMMARY OF SCOPE

This project is for the installation of a replacement individual on-site septic system for an existing home on fee land in Pierce County, WA. The Contractor shall install: 4-inch solid sewer pipe; one underground two-way cleanout; a 1,100-gallon concrete settling tank equipped with an effluent filter, traffic-rated risers, and gas-tight lids; a 1,250-gallon concrete pump tank equipped with traffic-rated risers and gas-tight lids and an effluent pump (Liberty FL70 Series or approved equal) complete with all required controls; 2-inch effluent transport line and manifold; and a gravel trench drainfield with 1.5-inch lateral piping. A gravel-less chamber system may be installed in lieu of the gravel trench drainfield in accordance with the County-approved septic system design. Further investigation of the site is the responsibility of the Contractor. Any permits, including the Department of Ecology Notice of Intent, are the responsibility of the Contractor.

In accordance with FAR 36.204, Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the anticipated project magnitude is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00.

The type of work to be performed will be categorized under PSC code of Y1NZ – Construction of Other

Non-Building Facilities, and NAICS code 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures

Construction with a size standard of $45.0 million.

RESPONSES - SUBMITTAL

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 pm CST, on 17 August 2026. Responses must include:

1. Company Information: Company name, website, physical address, SAM UEI code

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

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.

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

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 email address) for each project submitted.

f. If the entity responding to this sources sought is submitting experience information from any entity that does not match the name, CAGE code, and/ or UEI exactly as stated on the submitting entity’s SAM record (e.g. affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, sister companies, etc.) the submission shall clearly demonstrate how that entity will have meaningful involvement in the performance of the contract and specifically address which resources would be committed to the contract. Failure to comply with this requirement or failure to adequately demonstrate meaningful involvement and commitment of resources on behalf of that entity may result in that experience information to be considered not relevant.

g. Along with the project experience submission, the following questions shall be answered in your firm’s submission:

i. How is your company structured to handle quality control of the various disciplines of a construction project? (i.e., what position(s) (full-time/part-time) are employed under your company to perform QC)?

ii. Does your company primarily handle construction activities related to construction management by the prime contractor and if so, what are those activities?

iii. Does your company self-perform any of the construction disciplines, if so, what are those disciplines? What disciplines does your company anticipate self-performing for this specific project?

For Native American/Indian Owned Businesses only, the contractor shall complete and submit

Attachment 1: IHS IEE Representation Form (Jan 2022) along with the controlling enterprise’s

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs 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.

All information received in response to this source sought that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. Documents and/or information other than what is requested will not be reviewed.

Information submitted beyond what is requested will not be considered.

QUESTIONS:

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

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