Kayenta Health Center - Base Station Communication System

The Kayenta Service Unit population of 20,000 is spread across a remote and sparsely populated area. Kayenta is in a traditional part of the reservation. Services are provided to 200 patients each day in continuity or walk-in clinics and in a 24 hour/day, 7 day/week emergency room. The clinic has on site lab, x-ray and pharmacy services. Services available include general medical care, pediatrics, internal medicine, mental health, women's health, health promotion/disease prevention services, community education, comprehensive school health curriculum support, injury prevention, and fitness activities.

This is a combined synopsis/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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The Navajo Area Indian Health Service (IHS) intends to award a fixed-price commercial item contract in response to Request for Quotation (RFP) RF-2021-0006. This solicitation is issued on as a SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE.

(iii) The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-16.

(iv) The associated North American Industry Classification System code is 334290.

(v) PRICE/COST SCHEDULE – Emergency Department – BASE STATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.

(vi) PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT: Task Description: Contractor shall replace and improve existing Base Station communication system to increase medical care services in support of direct patient care for the Kayenta Health Center, Emergency Department, in Kayenta, AZ.

(vii) Date and Place of Delivery: Kayenta Health Center, U.S. Highway 160, South of Mile Post 394.3, Kayenta, AZ 86033.

(viii) STATEMENT OF WORK: SEE ATTACHED SOW.

(ix) Evaluation Factors: The Government reserves the right to issue a single award or multiple awards to the schedule contractor(s) whose quote represents the best value as defined by FAR 2.101. In determining best value, the following evaluation factors will be considered: Technical Capability, Logistics, and Price.

1. Technical Capability:
   Warranty Terms
   Service Coverage (if applicable)
    
2. Logistics:
   Delivery Terms
   Socio-economic Status

3. Price: Technical factors are significantly more important than price. Price will be used as a form of a tie-breaker, should two or more responses be equal in points.

CONTRACTING OFFICER AUTHORITY: Authority to negotiate changes in the terms, conditions or amounts cited in this contract is reserved for the Contracting Officer.

AWARD DECISION: 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 shall be used to evaluate offers: The following FAR and Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) clauses are applicable: 52.204-4, 52.204-9, 52.211-16, 52.212-4, 52.212-5, 52.215-5, 52.217-8, 52.217-9, 52.223-5, 52.223-6, 52.224-1, 52.224-2, 52.228-5, 52.229-3, 52.232-18, 52.242-15, 52.242-17, 352.202-1, 352.215-1, 352.215-70, 352.223-70, 352.224-70, 352.232-9, 352.270-2, 352.270-3, 352.270-4, 352.270-6, and 352.270-7. The following FAR clauses cited in 52.212-5 are applicable to the acquisition: 52.203-6 with Alternate I, 52.219-8, 52.222-3, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-39, 52.222-41, 52.222-42, 52.222-43, 52.223-9, 52.225-13 and 52.232-33.

 Upon request, the Contracting Officer will provide full text copies of the FAR and HHSAR provisions and clauses. The provisions and clauses may also be accessed electronically at http://www.arnet.gov and http://www.hhs.gov/oamp/dap/hhsar.html.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: All responsible offerors may submit a proposal, which shall be considered via email to ROXANNE.FRANKLIN@ihs.gov, Department of Acquisition Management and Contracts, no later than 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time on MARCH 25, 2021.