BIA Sources Sought Hopi.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE.

GENERAL INFORMATION

SUBJECT: Hopi Healthcare Center (HHCC) Leadership and Management Support Services

NAICS CODE: 541611 – Administrative Management and General Management Consulting

POINT OF CONTACT: Joshua Pearlman

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE (DELIVERY ADDRESS):

Hopi Healthcare Center (HHCC), Hwy 264, Mile Post 388, Polacca, AZ 86042

RESPONSE DATE/TIME: August 16, 2024 @ 12PM PDT

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.

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

NAICS Code 541611 – is applicable to this acquisition, the size standard of $21.5M. The Indian Health Service (IHS), Hopi Healthcare Center (HHCC) has a requirement for leadership and management experts to support and provide on-site mentoring, coaching and training to develop current HHCC C-suite employees.

Contractor will create a corrective action plan (CAP) to address findings from the most recent TJC surveys (mock and actual). The plan will describe individual actions required to bring HHCC into compliance with federal and accrediting body requirements for critical access hospitals. The action plan will also outline necessary actions required to address identified executive leadership development needs, including educational, process/procedure management, change and crisis management needs. The CAP will outline specific corrective action items necessary for change to occur, will include start and completion dates for each action, HHCC staff responsibility for action oversight and completion, and consultant responsibility for action item oversight. Executive leadership includes CEO, CMO, CNO, COO, CQMO, and

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE.

DPS, and the work shall also include department heads for departments with identified areas of improvement.

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 Contract number, if applicable.

4. SAM Unique Entity Identifier Number.

5. Indication of socio-economic business category for which the organization qualifies.

6. A capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to provide the requirement depicted above.

IHS conducts sufficient market research in determining 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.

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.