Remove & Replace Flooring at the Haskell Indian Health Center, Lawrence, Kansas

This amendment is to revise the time for the site visit.  It was originally posted incorrectly.  The correct time is 8:30 AM on July 9, 2020.  The SF18 is revised and corrected as well.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for items prepared in accordance with FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation is issued as Request for Quotes (RFQ) 246-20-Q-0091.

This procurement is 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 238330 with a size standard in millions of dollars $16.5.

Contractor shall provide a firm, fixed-price to remove and replace flooring at the Haskell Indian Health Center, Lawrence, Kansas in accordance with the Statement of Work.

The period of performance for this requirement is 45 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.

Site visit is scheduled for July 9, 2020 at 8:30 AM CST. Questions are due no later than July 17, 2020 at 12pm CST. The closing date for receipt of quotes is July 31, 2020 COB CST. The offer shall be received by email to jeffrey.earnest@ihs.gov or in a sealed envelope, addressed to this office, showing the solicitation number, your name and address, no later than 5:00 p.m. CST, on July 31, 2020.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT: Please note that due to character limitation in FedBizOpps, full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulations (HHSAR) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.acquisition.gov and https://www.hhs.gov/grants/contract/contract-policies-regulations/hhsar/index.html

THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SHALL NOT CONSIDER YOUR QUOTE FOR AWARD IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE A PROPOSAL CONTAINING:

A) Firm, Fixed price quote

B) Technical specifications of the Statement of Work
 

Offers shall be evaluated on an acceptable/non-acceptable basis. Unacceptability of "A" and "B" (stated above) shall render the entire quote unacceptable.

Evaluation shall proceed as follows:

1. Quotes shall be ranked by price, from low to high
2. Quotes shall then be evaluated for technical acceptability beginning with the lowest priced quote
3. This process shall proceed until a technical acceptable quote is identified

THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SHALL NOT CONSIDER YOUR QUOTE FOR AWARD IF YOU FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK

CONTRACT AWARD SHALL BE MADE TO THE RESPONSIBLE, RESPONSIVE OFFEROR OFFERING THE LOWEST REASONABLE PRICE AND MEETING ALL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.

The technical evaluation shall be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor in the submitted proposals. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the offer. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions.

**Please note that potential awardees may be required to pass a background investigation from the IHS Human Resource Department. This process may take up to two weeks **

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for items prepared in accordance with FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation is issued as Request for Quotes (RFQ) 246-20-Q-0091.

This procurement is 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 238330 with a size standard in millions of dollars $16.5.

Contractor shall provide a firm, fixed-price to remove and replace flooring at the Haskell Indian Health Center, Lawrence, Kansas in accordance with the Statement of Work.

The period of performance for this requirement is 45 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.

Site visit is scheduled for July 9, 2020 at 10:30am CST. Questions are due no later than July 17, 2020 at 12pm CST. The closing date for receipt of quotes is July 31, 2020 COB CST. The offer shall be received by email to jeffrey.earnest@ihs.gov or in a sealed envelope, addressed to this office, showing the solicitation number, your name and address, no later than 5:00 p.m. CST, on July 31, 2020.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT: Please note that due to character limitation in FedBizOpps, full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulations (HHSAR) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.acquisition.gov and https://www.hhs.gov/grants/contract/contract-policies-regulations/hhsar/index.html

THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SHALL NOT CONSIDER YOUR QUOTE FOR AWARD IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE A PROPOSAL CONTAINING:

A) Firm, Fixed price quote

B) Technical specifications of the Statement of Work
 

Offers shall be evaluated on an acceptable/non-acceptable basis. Unacceptability of "A" and "B" (stated above) shall render the entire quote unacceptable.

Evaluation shall proceed as follows:

1. Quotes shall be ranked by price, from low to high
2. Quotes shall then be evaluated for technical acceptability beginning with the lowest priced quote
3. This process shall proceed until a technical acceptable quote is identified

THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SHALL NOT CONSIDER YOUR QUOTE FOR AWARD IF YOU FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK

CONTRACT AWARD SHALL BE MADE TO THE RESPONSIBLE, RESPONSIVE OFFEROR OFFERING THE LOWEST REASONABLE PRICE AND MEETING ALL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.

The technical evaluation shall be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor in the submitted proposals. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the offer. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions.

**Please note that potential awardees may be required to pass a background investigation from the IHS Human Resource Department. This process may take up to two weeks **