BIA Sources Sought IHS1505730.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought Notice from the Indian Health Service (IHS) seeking information about potential vendors who can provide weekly laundry services and scrubs for the Parker Indian Health Center Dental Department in Parker, AZ. Responses are due by January 15, 2025 at 1300 Local Time.
The opportunity falls under NAICS code 812310 (Cleaners, drycleaning and laundry services) and will be set aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) under the Buy Indian Act. Interested vendors must qualify as either an Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) with 51% Indian ownership and control or an ISBEE that also meets small business size standards. Respondents must provide company information, point of contact details, relevant contract numbers, DUNS/SAM numbers, tax ID, business category qualification, and a capability statement. They must also complete the IHS Indian Economic Enterprise Representation form and identify their affiliated Federally Recognized Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Corporation. This notice is for market research only and explicitly states that no pricing information or quotes should be submitted.
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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE.
GENERAL INFORMATION
SUBJECT: Parker Indian Health Center Dental Department Laundry Services
NAICS CODE: 812310 – Cleaners, drycleaning and laundry service (except coin-operated)
POINT OF CONTACT: Kerri Gilmore
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE (DELIVERY ADDRESS): Parker Indian Health Center, 12033 Agency Road, Parker, AZ 85344
RESPONSE DATE/TIME: 1/15/2025, 1300 Local Time
BUY INDIAN ACT
The IHS Contracting Officer will give priority for all purchases, regardless of dollar value, by utilizing ISBEE set-aside to the maximum extent possible. Each acquisition of supplies, services or construction that is subject to commercial items (FAR 12.209) or Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) (FAR 13.106) must be set-aside exclusively for ISBEEs.
Definition(s): INDIAN ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE (IEE) - Any business activity owned by one or more Indians, Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, or Alaska Native Corporations provided that:
The combined Indian, Federally Recognized Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Corporation ownership of the enterprise constitutes not less than 51%;
The Indian, Federal Recognized Indian Tribes, or Alaska Native Corporations must, together, receive at least 51% of the earnings from the contract; and
The management and daily business operations must be controlled by one or more individuals who are Indians.
Definition: INDIAN SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE (ISBEE) – An IEE that is also a small business concern established in accordance with the criteria and size standards of 13 CFR Part 121.
DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT
The contractor shall provide scrubs, and laundry services weekly for the Dental Department.
INTERESTED PARTIES
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY; IT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE, RATHER MARKET RESEARCH TO
DETERMINE COMPLAINCE WITH THE BUY INDIAN ACT AND DETERMINATION OF SET-ASIDE.
All interested firms who can meet the requirements stated above should respond, in writing, INCLUDING ALL THE FOLLOWING:
1. Company name.
2. Point of contact (name/title/telephone number/e-mail address).
3. FSS / SEWP Contract number, if applicable.
4. DUNS number OR SAM Unique Entity Identifier Number.
5. Tax ID number.
6. Indication of which business category (IEE or ISBEE) for which the organization qualifies.
7. A capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to provide the requirement depicted above.
Additionally, since IHS must conduct sufficient market research in determining if there is reasonable expectation of obtaining offers from two or more Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE), for every commercial contract opportunity, in accordance with HHSAR 326.603-1.
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE.
To identify and support responsible IEE/ISBEE(s) and prevent circumvention or abuse of the Buy Indian Act, interested, qualified, vendors must provide the following:
Representation must be made on the designated IHS Indian Economic Enterprise Representation form (attached) through which the offeror will self-certify eligibility; and, Identify the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Corporation upon which the offeror relies for its IEE status.
Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR 4.1102 required to be registered in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. The Government will use responses to this notice to make an appropriate acquisition decision. This is the only notice: no other copies of this notice will be provided.
Attachment 1: IHS Indian Economic Enterprise Representation form
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