Construction Projects for the IHS Great Plains Area Hospitals and Health Centers

The GPAIHS (Great Plains Area Indian Health Service) announces the solicitation for eight (8) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for Construction Related Repairs and Improvements to IHS Facilities, Quarters, and Grounds within the Great Plains Area IHS Service Area (Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota).

GPAIHS intends to award eight IDIQ contracts covering various locations:

Schedule A - Rapid City, SD
Schedule B - Pine Ridge, SD
Schedule C - Fort Totten, Fort Yates, Fort Berthold, ND and the Great Plains Area Youth Regional Treatment Center, Wakpala, SD, and McLaughlin, SD
Schedule D - Winnebago, NE, Sisseton and Wagner, SD
Schedule E - Fort Thompson, Lower Brule and Eagle Butte, SD
Schedule F - Belcourt, ND
Schedule G - Rosebud, SD
Schedule H - Kyle and Wanblee, SD

The purpose of the contracts is to establish the general terms and conditions upon which the Contractor(s) will affect repairs, alternations, electrical, HVAC and plumbing tasks to Government owned and leased buildings within the geographic boundaries established in the contract.

This is a Total Indian Economic Enterprise, as defined in 25 U.S.C. § 47, the Buy Indian Act, Small Business Set-Aside.

Period of Performance shall be from Date of Award through December 31, 2019 with four 1-year options with performance dates of:
Option Year 1 - January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020
Option Year 2 - January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021
Option Year 3 - January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022
Option Year 4 - January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023

The Contractor shall provide for all labor, materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, supervision, and all other necessary elements to complete the projects/tasks. All work completed shall be in compliance with the contract and all plans, drawings, and specifications issued per project/task. The Contractor will be required to perform multi-discipline construction repair and re-modeling work.

Common trades which may be needed include carpentry, plumbing, electrical, laborers, power equipment operators, roofers, cement workers, asbestos removers, painters, and other trades common to the construction industry.

The Indian Preference Clause in employment and subcontracting is made a part of this solicitation and resultant contracts.

BID BOND, PAYMENT, AND PERFORMANCE BONDS ARE REQUIRED.

Project magnitude is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 per schedule.

Task Orders are between $5,000 to $150,000.

Basis for Award: All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

RFP-19-241-SOL-00002 will be available approximately fifteen (15) days after the date of this publication.

This is a negotiated procurement, there will not be a public bid opening.

To request a copy of the solicitation package:

Great Plains Area Indian Health Service
RFP-19-241-SOL-00002
Attention: Connie Valandra, Contract Specialist
Federal Building Room 309,
115 4th Avenue SE,
Aberdeen, SD 57401-4360.

All questions in regards to this solicitation must be submitted by 2:00pm, CST, January 28, 2019. Questions can be sent by facsimile to 605/226-7669 or by e-mail to connie.valandra@ihs.gov.

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