Bio Hood Certifications and Inspections

The Indian Health Service, Northern Navajo Medical Center seeks four biological safety cabinet recertifications and inspections (three units at NNMC in Shiprock, New Mexico and one at Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center in Bloomfield, New Mexico), with quotations due September 7 and questions due August 28. This is a small business set-aside issued under FAR Part 12 simplified acquisition procedures.

Work is performed at the contractor's facility or designated U.S. workspace. Certifications must comply with NSF/ANSI 49 standards and applicable federal regulations; the contractor documents all inspection findings and deficiencies and coordinates scheduling with NNMC Biomed Tech Dory Johnson or Biomed Supervisor Rob Whitehorse. When biological safety cabinets fail inspection requiring major repairs or component replacements, the Government procures and installs parts and filters, with the contractor performing follow-up inspection at no additional cost. Work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM only. Pre-award inspections are scheduled for May and November.

The contract is firm-fixed-price with a base period of one year and four option years. Service Contract Act Wage Determination WD # 2015-5445 applies. Quotations must be submitted in two volumes: Volume I (Technical Quote, not to exceed 15 pages) addresses technical approach, staffing and management, and past performance; Volume II includes a cover letter, FAR 52.212-3 representations and certifications or active SAM.gov verification, and total pricing using the provided table. For past performance evaluation, "recent" means project completion within the last three years. Evaluation employs tradeoff analysis where non-price factors combined are significantly more important than price, with award made without discussions to the responsible vendor offering best value. Quotations must be submitted by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 7 to Daniel Weingarten and Andrei Howze at the IHS contracting office. Electronic payment submission is required through the Department of Treasury Invoice Processing Platform.