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The Indian Health Service (IHS) is conducting a SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION as outlined in FAR 15.201(c)(3) to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of firms especially small businesses including: Native American/Indian-Owned Businesses, 8(a) Certified Small Businesses, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone) Small Businesses, Women Owned Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), and Veteran Owned Small Businesses. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research to determine if a 100% Set Aside for Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) Firms or if a 100% Set Aside for Small business concerns can fulfill the requirements set forth in this request for information (RFI).
Interested firms are requested to reply to this announcement with a submittal as described below.
NO PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED OR ACCEPTED WITH THIS RFI. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. Respondents will NOT be notified of the results of this notice. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow-up information requested.
Market Research is being performed pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 to identify businesses capable of performing the functions described herein.
LOCATION OF PROJECT: 1323 BIA Rt. 4, Fort Thompson SD
TERO is applicable. Tribal TERO contact Alfonso Drapeau, 605-245-2228
CONSTRUCTION DURATION: Period of Performance is 365 calendar days after issuance of a Notice to Proceed.
SET-ASIDE: The appropriate set-aside will be finalized based on the results of this sources sought. It is anticipated that this project will be procured as a 100% Small Business set-aside under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236116 New Multifamily Housing Construction with a size standard of $45 million. The applicable Product Service Code (PSC) is Y1FZ Construction of Other Residential Buildings. For information concerning NAICS and SBA size standards, go to https://www.sba.gov
SUMMARY OF SCOPE
The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, supplies, and services for the construction of two duplex buildings to be used as the staff quarters at Fort Thompson. Buildings will be a 2 Bedrooms and 2 Bathrooms per unit and be constructed in accordance with an approved design. The design will be provided in the solicitation.
In accordance with FAR 36.204, Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the anticipated project magnitude is between $1 million and $5 million.
RESPONSES – SUBMITTAL
Responses to this notice must be emailed to Thupten Tsering at thupten.tsering@ihs.gov and must be received no later than 12:00 pm Pacific Time on June 16, 2023. Interested firms shall utilize Attachment 1 "Sources Sought Submittal Questionnaire" to provide the required information. Responses shall include:
A. Company Information: Company name, website, physical address, SAM UEI code
B. Point of Contact: Contact name, phone number, and E-mail address
C. If a solicitation is issued, will your firm/company be submitting a proposal? Indicate Yes or No
D. Type of Business: Native American-owned (IEE/ISBEE)**, SBA certified 8(a), SBA Certified HUB Zone, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), and/or Small Businesses (SB). For more information on the definitions or requirements for these small business programs, refer to http://www.sba.gov.
**For Indian owned business, the contractor shall complete and submit Attachment 2: IHS IEE Representation Form (Jan 2022). Please note that there shall be no personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security numbers, included in the documentation submitted. Any PII shall be redacted prior to submission.
**For Indian owned business, the contractor shall submit the controlling enterprise’s Tribal enrollment and certificate of Degree of Indian Blood documentation. Please note that there shall be no personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security numbers, included in the documentation submitted. Any PII shall be redacted prior to submission.
**For Indian owned business, the contractor shall complete and submit Attachment 3: IEE Self-Performance Worksheet. Per the definition of an IEE (HHSAR 326.601), “the Indians or Indian Tribes must, together, receive at least a majority of the earnings from the contract”; therefore, IEEs shall demonstrate the ability to allocate at least 51% of the earnings to one or more Indians or Indian Tribal entities.
Bond Capacity: Information on the firm's bonding capability - specifically identify single and aggregate bonding capacities
Experience Submission Requirements: Submit up to three (3) narratives on the questionnaire describing projects completed by your firm within the last six (6) years that are relevant to the work that will be required under this project. Firms shall include the following information:
A. Indicate whether Prime Contractor or Subcontractor for each project submitted;
B. Dates of construction for each project submitted;
C. Contract value, location, completion date, and complexity of job for each project submitted;
D. Indicate whether the project is a federal, state, tribal or other for each project submitted; and
E. Project references/Agency point of contact (telephone number and email address) for each project submitted.
All information received in response to this source sought that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. Documents and/or information other than what is requested will not be reviewed. Information submitted beyond what is requested will not be considered.
QUESTIONS:
Questions regarding this sources sought may be emailed to Thupten Tsering at thupten.tsering@ihs.gov
NOTE: Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database is mandatory to be considered for award. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at www.sam.gov. Contractors are encouraged to complete SAM registration as soon as possible; the government may not delay award for the purpose of allowing a contractor additional time to register in SAM.
This notice is for informational purposes only and is NOT a request for submission of offers. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation itself. No bidder list is maintained. All potential offerors should register with www.sam.gov if interested in this forthcoming acquisition. Upon issuance of the solicitation, all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.
