Buy Indian Act Form.pdf
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This document is an Indian Health Service (IHS) Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) Representation Form. The form requires potential offerors to self-certify their eligibility as an Indian Economic Enterprise when responding to solicitations, requests for information, or other contract opportunities issued by the Indian Health Service.
The form outlines key requirements that an IEE must meet: (1) qualify as an Indian Economic Enterprise at the time of offer, (2) maintain eligibility at contract award, and (3) remain eligible throughout the entire contract performance period. Offerors must immediately notify the Contracting Officer if they no longer meet eligibility criteria. False or misleading information can result in legal penalties under 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 31 U.S.C. 3729-3731. Additionally, successful offerors must be registered in the System of Award Management (SAM), and Contracting Officers may request documentation to verify IEE status before awarding set-aside or sole source contracts under the Buy Indian Act.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Servic
Division of Acquisition Policy 5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
BUY INDIAN ACT
IN
REPRESENTATION FORM
SOLICI ATION : _________________________________________________
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 ” (HHSAR 326.60 ) in response to this olicitation and resultant contract.
The enterprise must meet the definition of “Indian ” 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 ” with “Indian Ownership” under the authority of the Buy Indian Act.
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