Buy Indian Set-Aside - IHS NSSC Dental Items

This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested in response to this notice and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) # 246-24-Q-0290.  Submit only written quotes for this RFQ. This solicitation is 100% BUY INDIAN SET-ASIDE. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-02. The associated NAICS code is 339114.

This RFQ contains seven (9) line items:

CLIN

DESCRIPTION

QTY

UNIT

Unit Price

TOTAL

SEE ATTACHMENT

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 30 days after receipt of Award

The estimated value of the Purchase Order is $18,000.

Vendor Requirements:   SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK

Submit Quotes no later than: 09/13/2024 4:30 p.m. CDT  to the Following Point of Contact: Lauren Taylor, Purchasing Agent, via Email: Lauren.Taylor@ihs.gov.

Evaluation:  FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (completed as follows):

(a) The Government will award a firm fixed price 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 shall be used to evaluate offers:

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable

Pricing

To be considered technically acceptable, items must meet the following:

• Quotes shall be ranked by price, from low to high with all prices of the evaluated items together for a cumulative pride.
• Quotes shall be evaluated for technical acceptability, beginning with the lowest priced quote, according to the specifications.
• This process shall proceed until a technical acceptable quote is identified.

Required Features

Items must be acceptable under 52.225-1, Buy American Act—Supplies (OCT 2022) and 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Act (NOV 2023).

VENDORS SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:

COMPLETED PRICE SCHEDULE

IEE FORM

VENDORS SUBMITTING OR EQUAL ITEMS MUST SUBMIT DESCRIPTITVE LITERATURE SHOWING HOW THEIR PRODUCT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE REQUIREMENTS BEING SOLICITED

This solicitation will result in a firm fixed price purchase order pursuant to the terms and conditions below.  Terms and conditions other than those stated will not be accepted.  The above pricing is all inclusive. 

PROVISIONS:  The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation:

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror- Commercial Items (SEP 2023); FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (FEB 2024) (the offeror should include a completed copy of this provision with their quote).

CLAUSES:  The following FAR clauses apply to this solicitation:

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (NOV 2023); FAR 52.212-5 (MAY 2024), Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (to include the following clauses sited): FAR 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010); FAR 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (NOV 2023); FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020); FAR 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (Jun 2023); FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (NOV 2021);FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020);FAR 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (MAR 2020); FAR 52.219.14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022); FAR 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Representation (FEB 2024);FAR 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (SEP 2021); FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003); FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2024); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEPT 2016);FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010);FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act—Supplies (OCT 2022);  52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Act (NOV 2023); FAR 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021);FAR 52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving, (MAY 2024); FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (OCT 2018).  The above Provisions and Clauses may be obtained via internet at https://www.acquisition.gov/.

This solicitation will result in a firm fixed price purchase order pursuant to the terms and conditions below.  Terms and conditions other than those stated will not be accepted.  The above pricing is all inclusive. 

Miscellaneous:

NO FAX QUOTATIONS

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

All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management database located at https://www.sam.gov/sam/ prior to any contract award.  Please submit the following information with each quote: Vendor Name, Cage Code, DUNS number, 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 in sufficient detail to determine technical acceptability.  Failure to provide sufficient technical detail may result in rejection of your quote.