Amendment 1 - Questions, Answers, Site Visit Info and Closing Date Extension WRSU Water Delivery Service

The Indian Health Service, Whiteriver Service Unit, seeks emergency potable water delivery to Whiteriver Hospital during water outages, with quotations due August 28 (extended from an earlier August 26 deadline per Amendment 1). This procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 221310.

Place of performance is Whiteriver, Arizona. The contract is Firm-Fixed-Price with a one-year base period and four one-year option periods. The contractor must deliver water to a 125,000-gallon government tank at 200 West Hospital Drive and respond to emergency requests within one hour of notification, arriving onsite within two hours to commence delivery. All water must meet EPA Safe Drinking Water Act standards and be sourced from EPA-approved municipal or commercial sources. The contractor is responsible for identifying and sourcing potable water, providing current water quality reports with each delivery, and maintaining 0.2–1.0 mg/L free chlorine residual. The contractor must be available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year.

The IDIQ structure establishes minimum and maximum annual quantities of 1 gallon and 560,000 gallons respectively, with estimated water usage ranging from 98,000 to 150,000 gallons per day depending on season and emergency duration. All emergency-related costs, including mobilization, fuel, and standby charges, must be incorporated into per-gallon pricing with no separate mobilization fees; payment is based solely on gallons actually delivered.

Quotation submissions and supporting documentation are due August 28 at 1:00 p.m. MST to Kerri.Gilmore@ihs.gov. Technical questions are due August 20 at 5:00 p.m. MST. A site visit is scheduled for August 24, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Arizona time. Award will be made using Best Value Tradeoff evaluation, considering technical capability, past performance, and price. Offerors must acknowledge a 120-day quotation acceptance period and maintain active SAM registration at submission and award.