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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number 246-26-P-0010 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ), for Chemistry Analyzer Cost Per Test Leasing Agreement for Oklahoma Area Indian Health Services.

This acquisition will be procured as Full and Open. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

The product service code (PSC) for this acquisition is 6640 and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516, with a size standard of 1,000 employees.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 07/01/2026 – 06/30/2027 + four option years

LOCATION:

Indian Health Services Oklahoma Area

Vendor Requirements: SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK

Submit Quotes no later than: 05/08/2026 02:00p.m. CDT to the Following Point of Contact: Edson Yellowfish, Contract Specialist, via Email: Edson.Yellowfish@ihs.gov.

Evaluation: FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation Date)

(a) Evaluation factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

Technical Qualifications, Past Performance, and Pricing. When combined, Evaluation Factors that are other than Pricing are significantly more important than pricing itself.

Technical:

Contractor shall display Technical Capability to supply equipment, services, maintenance and warranty, and supplies to meet the government’s requirement described in this Request for Proposal. All test volumes and equipment types are listed for participating facilities (estimated). Technical Qualifications shall address Chemistry Assays, ability to prioritize workflow, minimum reagent preparation, in-line plumbing, hardware/software capability, all equipment capabilities, RPMS connectivity, technology for bloodborne pathogens, installation and set-up, preventative maintenance, technical assistance, training, supplies and reagents.

Technical Qualifications shall be rated on the following descriptive ratings: 5. Excellent, 4. Very Good, 3. Satisfactory, 2. Marginal, and 1. Unacceptable.

Past Performance:

The offeror must demonstrate its record of successful performance in past contracts and/or jobs, Government and/or commercial. Each offeror will be evaluated on its performance under existing and prior contracts/jobs.

Offerors shall provide, at a minimum, two (2) references for their most recently performed contracts in which similar or the same services were performed by the offeror within the last two (2) years from the date of proposal submission. Please list contracts that your firm has held with Government and/or commercial accounts. The offeror shall provide the following information in an attachment:

· Agency or Customer Name/Address

· Contract number (if applicable)

· Contract Performance Period

· Contract description of services (location, and description of services)

· Type (type and quantity of personnel provided)

· Dollar Value of contract

· Point of Contact

· name

· phone

· facsimile

· Internet/E-Mail address

For each contract identified the offeror shall also provide a discussion of problems encountered and their correction, as well as their accomplishments during the performance of the contract.

If the offeror has no relative past performance they shall affirmatively state so.

In evaluating past performance the Government may also use information from its own files, information provided by the offeror, or from any other sources it deems appropriate. Offerors will be given the opportunity to clarify information concerning the relevancy of an offeror’s past performance information, and any adverse past performance information to which the offeror has not previously had an opportunity to respond.

NOTE: The Government reserves the right to contact any reference provided by the offeror in evaluating the offeror’s past performance. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to use any information that comes to the attention of the Government in evaluating the offerors.

Past Performance shall be rated on the following descriptive ratings: 5. Excellent, 4. Very Good, 3. Satisfactory, 2. Neutral, and 1. Unacceptable.

Price:

(a) Proposed price/cost will not be assigned numerical weights and will be subordinate to technical considerations. The Contracting Officer will also conduct an appropriate price/cost analysis in accordance with applicable regulations.

(b) Options (if applicable). The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by evaluating price for all modalities plus option years for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of option year pricing does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) Notice of award. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

The Government contemplates award of a firm-fixed priced IDIQ contract contract resulting from this solicitation pursuant to the terms and conditions below. Terms and conditions other than those stated will not be accepted. The above pricing is all inclusive.

VENDORS SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:

COMPLETED PRICE SCHEDULE (TO INCLUDE OPTION PERIODS)

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS NEEDED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE ABILITY TO MEET THE TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

CLAUSES: The Following FAR and HHSAR Clauses Apply to This Solicitation:

I.1 FAR 52.252-2 - Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the contracting officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address (es): https://www.acquisition.gov/faroverhaul or https://www.acquisition.gov/hhsar (End of Clause) I.2 FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Deviation Date) I.3 FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020) Alternate I (Nov 2021) I.4 FAR 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) I.5 FAR 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements Or Statements (Jan 2017) I.6 FAR 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Jan 2011) I.7 FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Deviation Date) I.8 FAR 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Deviation Date) I.9 FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, Or Voluntarily Excluded (Deviation Date) I.10 FAR 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Deviation Date) I.11 FAR 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Deviation Date) I.12 FAR 52.217-2, Cancellation Under Multiyear Contracts (Oct 1997) I.13 FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) The Government May Require Continued Performance of Any Services Within the Limits and At the Rates Specified in the Contract. These Rates May Be Adjusted Only as a Result of Revisions to Prevailing Labor Rates Provided by the Secretary of Labor. the Option Provision May Be Exercised More Than Once, But the Total Extension of Performance Hereunder Shall Not Exceed 6 Months. The Contracting Officer May Exercise the Option by Written Notice to the Contractor Within sixty days.

(End of Clause) I.14 FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within thirty days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least sixty days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed Five Years and Six Months.

(End of clause) I.15 FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for Hubzone Small Business Concerns (Deviation Date)

(b) Waiver of evaluation preference. A HUBZone small business concern may choose to waive the evaluation preference. If the concern waives the preference, the factor will be added to its offer for evaluation purposes.

□ Offeror chooses to waive the evaluation preference.

I.16 FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Deviation Date) I.17 FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Deviation Date) I.18 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Deviation Date) I.19 FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Deviation Date)

(g) If the Contractor does not have representations and certifications in SAM, or does not have a representation in SAM for the NAICS code applicable to this contract, the Contractor is required to complete the following rerepresentation and submit it to the contracting office, along with the contract number and the date on which the rerepresentation was completed:

(1) The Contractor represents that it □ is, □ is not a small business concern under NAICS Code _____ assigned to contract number _____.

(2) [Complete only if the Contractor represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (g)(1) of this clause.] The Contractor represents that it □ is, □ is not, a small, disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1001.

(3) Women-owned small business (WOSB) joint venture eligible under the WOSB Program. The Contractor represents that it □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The Contractor shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: __.]

(4) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) joint venture. The Contractor represents that it □ is, □ is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The Contractor shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: __.]

(5) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program. The Contractor represents that it □ is, □ is not an SDVOSB joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 128.402. [The Contractor shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: __.]

(6) HUBZone joint venture eligible under the HUBZone Program. [Complete only if the offeror is a HUBZone small business concern.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that It □ is, □ is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 126.616(a) through (c). [The Contractor shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: _____.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture must be certified as a HUBZone concern. [Contractor to sign and date and insert authorized signer's name and title. ____________________] (End of clause) I.20 FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Deviation Date) I.21 FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Deviation Date) I.22 FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Deviation Date) I.23 FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Deviation Date) I.24 FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (Deviation Date) I.25 FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) I.26 FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) I.27 FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination

I.28 FAR 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standard Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Deviation Date) I.29 FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Deviation Date) I.30 FAR 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Deviation Date) I.31 FAR 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Deviation Date) I.32 FAR 52.223-2, Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts (Deviation Date) I.33 FAR 52.223-3, Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data (Deviation Date) Alternate I (Deviation Date) I.34 FAR 52.223-5, Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (May 2024) I.35 FAR 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Deviation Date) Warning: Contains (or manufactured with, if applicable) *_______, a substance(s) which harm(s) public health and environment by destroying ozone in the upper atmosphere.

* The Contractor shall insert the name of the substance(s).

I.36 FAR 52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (Deviation Date) I.37 FAR 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Deviation Date) FAR 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Deviation Date) Alternate I (Oct 2022)

(A) The cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds __ percent of the cost of all its components. [Contracting officer to insert the percentage.] I.38 FAR 52.226-1, Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises (Deviation Date) I.39 FAR 52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024) I.40 FAR 52.228-5, Insurance-Work on A Government Installation (Jan 1997) I.41 FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Oct 2018) I.42 FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) I.43 FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award (Deviation Date) I.44 FAR 52.233-4 - Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Deviation Date) I.45 FAR 52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (Apr 1984) I.46 FAR 52.237-3 - Continuity of Services (Jan 1991) I.47 FAR 52.240-91, Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (Deviation Date) I.48 FAR 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) I.49 FAR 52.242-13, Bankruptcy (July 1995) I.50 FAR 52.244-6, Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Deviation Date)

“System Updates May Lag Policy Updates. the System for Award Management (Sam) May Continue to Require Entities to Complete Representations Based on Provisions That Are Not Included in This Solicitation. Contracting Officers Will Rely on Representations from Offers Based on Provisions in the Solicitation. Entities Are Not Required To, Nor Are They Able To, Update Their Entity Registration to Remove These Representations in Sam.”

Department of Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulations (HHSAR) Clauses I.51 HHSAR 352.203-70, Anti-Lobbying. (Dec 2015) I.52 HHSAR 352.219-71, Mentor-Protégé Program Reporting Requirements. (January 2010) I.53 HHSAR 352.223-70, Safety and Health (Dec 2015) I.54 HHSAR 352.225-70, Made in America – Personal Protective Equipment (Feb 2023 Deviation) I.55 HHSAR 352.226-1, Indian Preference. (Deviation) I.56 HHSAR 352.226-2, Indian Preference Program. (Dec 2015) I.57 HHSAR 352.237-70, Pro-Children Act. (Dec 2015) I.58 HHSAR 352.237-71, Crime Control Act - Reporting of Child Abuse. (Dec 2015) I.59 HHSAR 352.237-72, Crime Control Act - Requirement for Background Checks. (Dec 2015)

“System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in this solicitation. Contracting officers will rely on representations from offers based on provisions in the solicitation. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.”

Miscellaneous:

NO FAX QUOTATIONS

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS – SUBMISSION VIA EMAIL IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION. (Edson.Yellowfish@ihs.gov)

All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management database located at https://www.sam.gov when submitting an offer or quotation. Please submit the following information with each quote: Vendor Name, Cage Code, UEI, Tax Identification Number, Prompt Payment Terms, Delivery Time, GSA Contract Number (if applicable), Date quote expires, warranty, total price for each line item, total quote price, and technical documentation insufficient detail to determine technical acceptability. Failure to provide sufficient technical details may result in rejection of your quote.

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