75H701-25-R-00021 Sources Sought:

Crow / Northern Cheyenne (CNC) Hospital Sewer Pipe Rehabilitation Project in Crow Agency, MT

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 (Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE)), 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.

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.

SUMMARY OF SCOPE

 The Crow/Northern Cheyenne (CNC) hospital sewer piping was initially installed in 1995. Since then, maintenance staff replaced minor sections of cast iron no-hub sewer pipe due to heavy corrosion. The corrosion resulted in cracks at the top of pipe, sediment build up, pipe rust, and sewage back-ups. Billings Area Office (BAO) proposes to rehabilitate the CNC sewer pipeline using Cured in Place Pipe (CIPP) Lining process to extend the sewer pipe life expectancy and to prevent leakage throughout the CNC Hospital.

The work consists of furnishing all labor, equipment, supplies, materials, and performing all work in accordance with this scope of work:

1. The Contractor is responsible for CIPP lining approximately 5,100 Linear Feet (LF) of the CNC Hospital’s Sewer Drain Pipe using Nu Flow Technology – Nu Flow NuDrain CIPP System, per manufacturer’s recommended installation methods.
2. Contractor shall clean/descaling all accessible sewer piping inside the hospital. (Water Jetting is not allowed).
3. Contractor shall replace P-Traps and overflow fittings for all sewer sections rehabilitated in “branched” connections. P-Traps are excluded from epoxy lining.
4. Contractor shall consult with the Maintenance Supervisor and Project Engineer if sewer bypass pumping is recommended when CIPP lining the hospital’s existing sewer main. Bypass or sewage diversion flow shall be implemented to prevent the hospital’s down time.
5. Contractor shall reestablish all cured connections to existing sewer pipes and/or mains.
6. General construction tasks, including concrete work (if necessary), painting, tile installation, drywall removal/repair, and various floor or wall finishes as well as the establishment of additional sewer access points.
7. Post-CCTV Inspection after epoxy lining is fully cured and confirm that the CIPP liner has been successfully installed.
8. Remove and legal disposal of all equipment/materials on the work site and return to original service.

In accordance with FAR 36.204, Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the anticipated project magnitude is between $1,00,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.

The type of work to be performed will be categorized under PSC code Z2DA, Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries and NAICS code 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction with a size standard of $45M.

RESPONSES - SUBMITTAL

Responses to this notice must be emailed to Taylor Kanthack at taylor.kanthack@ihs.gov and must be received no later than 2:00PM (PST), 11 December 2024. Responses must include:

1. Company Information: Company name, website, physical address, SAM UEI code
2. Point of Contact: Contact name, phone number, and E-mail address
3. If a solicitation is issued, will your firm/company be submitting a proposal? Indicate Yes or No
4. 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.
   1. Native American-owned (IEE/ISBEE) firms - Submit completed Attachment 1: IHS IEE Representation Form (Jan 2022) along with the controlling enterprise’s Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs 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.
5. Bond Capacity: Information on the firm's bonding capability - specifically identify single and aggregate bonding capacities.
6. Experience Submission Requirements: Submit at least two (2) but no more than five (5) projects completed by your firm within the last six (6) years that are similar to the work that will be required under this project. Firms shall include the following information for each project:
   1. Indicate whether Prime Contractor or Subcontractor for each project submitted;
   2. Dates of construction for each project submitted;
   3. Contract value, location, completion date, and complexity of job for each project submitted;
   4. Indicate whether the project is a federal, state, tribal or other for each project submitted; and
   5. Project references/Agency point of contact (telephone number and email address) for each project submitted.
   6. If the entity responding to this sources sought is submitting experience information from any entity that does not match the name, CAGE code, and/or UEI exactly as stated on the submitting entity’s SAM record (e.g. affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, sister companies, etc.) the submission shall clearly demonstrate how that entity will have meaningful involvement in the performance of the contract and specifically address which resources would be committed to the contract. Failure to comply with this requirement or failure to adequately demonstrate meaningful involvement and commitment of resources on behalf of that entity may result in that experience information to be considered not relevant.
   7. Along with the project experience submission, the following questions shall be answered in your firms’ submission:
      1. How is your company structured to handle quality control of the various disciplines of a construction project? (i.e., what position(s) (full-time/part-time) are employed under your company to perform QC?)
      2. Does your company primarily handle the construction activities related to construction management by the prime contractor and if so, what are those activities? 
      3. Does your company self-perform any of the construction disciplines, if so, what are those disciplines?  What disciplines does your company anticipate self-performing for this specific project?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Pursuant to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5-6, Indian Health Service must use the negotiation authority of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, to give preference to Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) whenever the use of that authority is authorized and practicable. The Government is seeking to identify Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) capable of performing the below Indian Health Services (IHS) requirement. Any firm responding to this notice should submit their capability statement as well as the Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (attached).

Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) as well as other small business are highly encouraged to respond to this notice. However, firms should understand that generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective evaluation of their capacity and capability to perform the work required. Please note that a decision not to submit a response to this request for information will not preclude a firm from participating in any future solicitation.

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 Taylor Kanthack at taylor.kanthack@ihs.gov 

The intent of this solicitation is to obtain quotes for janitorial services for a base year and 4 option years in Harlowton, MT. The period of performance of this contract is from February 1st, 2024, through January 31st, 2029. See attached combined synopsis and solicitation for complete project description.

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Seattle District is seeking information regarding capability, level of interest and availability of sources for an upcoming requirement to update Cultural Site Records (CS-R) and an updated evaluation of eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for approximately 100 sites in the Libby-Jennings Archaeological District (LJAD) in Lincoln County, Montana.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered.

CONTRACT INFORMATION:

Firm Fixed Price.

The anticipated Award Date for this requirement is July 2024 with a Period of Performance consisting of one (1) twelve (12) month base period and two (2) twelve (12) month options.

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities with a Small Business Size Standard of $28M. The Product Service Code is B503 SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ARCHEOLOGICAL/PALEONTOLOGICAL. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement.

The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act or a collective bargaining agreement. The most current revision of the Wage Determination No: 2015-5401, will be applied at time of award.

DISCLAIMER

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

For this requirement, the Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the background research, fieldwork, site form updates, and completion of the LJAD NPS 10-900 DOE form.

The overarching goal of the contract is to complete site forms based on current conditions and provide updated NRHP eligibility recommendations for each site within the LJAD, including the district as a whole. To meet this goal, the Contractor will need to systematically revisit each accessible archaeological site within the LJAD. These site visits will consist of compiling a Cultural Sites and Architecture/Engineering Record form (CS-R) for each site per the Montana State Historic Preservation Office (MTSHPO) guidelines. This includes assessing the current conditions and NRHP eligibility of each site per the regulations found at 36 CFR § 60.4. This work will culminate in creating an updated database of all site forms for all the archeological sites within the LJAD, including a NPS 10-900 form for the district itself. The NPS 10-900 form for the district will follow NPS NRHP Bulletins 15, 16a and 36.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT):

Response Information: Interested firms should submit a capabilities package limited to five (5) pages and include the following:

1) A capability statement expressing interest in this requirement, describing the company and its capability to provide stated services.

2) Firm's name, address (mailing and URL), point of contact, phone number, email address.

3) Business classification; i.e. Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Small Business, 8(a) Program, or Other.

4) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, IAW FAR 52.219-14, services (except construction), the contractor will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract.

5) Three to Five examples of similar past projects preferably as the Prime Contractor.

6) Cage code and UEI number of your firm.

7) Firm's Joint Venture Information (if applicable).

THE DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST IS NO LATER THAN 12 pm PST, 23 Feb 2024.

ALL RESPONSES UNDER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE MUST BE E-MAILED TO, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, ALFONSO NOLASCO ALFONSO.NOLASCO@USACE.ARMY.MIL IN MICROSOFT WORD OR PDF FORMAT. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT COMMITTED NOR OBLIGATED TO PAY FOR THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, AND NO BASIS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT SHALL ARISE AS A RESULT OF A RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT.

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and companies should not expect feedback or evaluations regarding their submissions.

The Small Business Programs Office POC for this requirement is:

Enshane’ Nomoto (she/her)

Office of Small Business Programs

enshane.nomoto@usace.army.mil 

Update 7/30/2024: QA_7-30-2024.pdf posted to attachments.

PROJECT: MT DAR MALM 2024(1), Defense Access Roads FY 2024

LOCATION:  50 miles SE of Great Falls, Montana. Malmstrom Airforce Base.

WORK: This project consists of roadway reconditioning, aggregate surfacing, aggregate stabilization, subexcavation, and drainage improvements.  See “Project Description” for additional details (posted to attachments).

LENGTH: 50.8 miles

TENTATIVE COMPLETION DATE:  Fall 2025  

CONTRACT TYPE: Sealed Bid, Firm Fixed Price. This project will include 3 bid schedules. Only 1 schedule will be awarded.

ESTIMATED PRICE RANGE: Between $5 Million and $10 Million. 

INTERESTED VENDORS LIST: To view the Interested Vendors List, you must register as a SAM.gov user, be logged in, and linked to an entity. If you are signed into SAM.gov with your registered entity and you cannot see the Interested Vendors List, you will need to be assigned the Contract Opportunities Administrator role for your entity in SAM.gov. If you need assistance, call the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220.

THIS SOLICITATION IS OFFERED FOR FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS

To ensure you receive notification when the solicitation documents are posted to SAM.gov, please click on the “follow” button at the top of the opportunity page.  When solicitation documents are issued, the INVITATION FOR BIDS  (specifications and plans) will be posted at this link.

Work under the design portion of this project shall include providing two (2) 10% conceptual drawings to show the intent of the project, then using these drawings to provide a 100% construction drawing in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). Construction work under this project may include but is not limited to demolishing the building complete with footings, foundation, site utilities, AT wall and berm, grading, sodding and extending irrigation to the disturbed areas in accordance with the statement of work and these specifications.

The project NAICS code 238910 with a small business size standard of $19,000,000.00. The estimated project magnitude is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.

Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.

A site visit has been scheduled for 18 December 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST), see FAR Clause 52.236-27, Site Visit (Construction)(Alt I) for address of meeting location. 

All interested parties must submit a signed Contractor Entry Authorization List (CEAL) with the required information to the Contract Administrator (Mr. Cody Babinecz) no later than 11:00 a.m. MST on 09 December 2024. A blank CEAL is provided in the attachments section of the solicitation in SAM.gov. If there are any questions or concerns, please contact Mr. Babinecz via email or telephone.

An amendment will be issued to extend the deadline for questions to 09 January 2025 and the proposal due date to 23 January 2025.

***This solicitation will remain open to receipt of proposals at any time. Proposals are requested to be submitted by April 20, 2023 for potential projects in the 2023 field season. Proposals received after this date will be evaluated at the convenience of the Forest Service***

Description

The Northern Rockies Stewardship BPA shall be awarded under the following authority:
Stewardship Authority: Section 604 (16 USC 6591c) of Public Law 108-148 as amended by Section 8205 of Public Law 113-79, the Agricultural Act of 2014—Grants the U.S. Forest Service (Government) permanent authority to enter into stewardship contracts or agreements to achieve land management goals for the National Forests or public lands that meet local and rural community needs. Section 8205 supersedes the temporary authority granted to the Forest Service (Government) in section 347 of Public Law 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Appropriations Act, 1999.

Stewardship authorities permit the Government to solicit this requirement as Full and Open competition.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The USDA Forest Service Stewardship and Disaster Recovery Branch is advertising the Northern Rockies stewardship BPA. This BPA will issue future calls for individual Hazardous Fuels and Stewardship Restoration project areas in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

The scope covers Federal and Non-Federal lands within 150 miles of and including the administrative boundaries of the Idaho Panhandle, Nez Perce-Clearwater, Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Bitterroot, Custer-Gallatin, Flathead, Helena- Lewis and Clark, Kootenai, and Lolo National Forests and the Dakota Prairie Grasslands. Work may be accomplished on Non-Federal lands, but the BPA call will be issued and administered by a government entity.

Multiple awards will be made for this BPA on an individual National Forest basis once the Forest Service has evaluated the technical proposals and pricing submitted in response to the solicitation. Examples of the types of Hazardous Fuels and Restoration work that may be included are cutting and removal of sawtimber, non-sawtimber, and/or biomass; mastication, hand cutting and piling; and road maintenance. 

The period of performance of the awarded Blanket Purchase Agreements is 10 years from date of contract with option to extend up to 20 years. This BPA will be the primary means in which future Call Orders issued include: (1) Integrated Resource Service Contract (IRSC) with required timber product removal; (2) IRSCs that includes the option for Timber Subject to Agreement products to be removed when there is no required timber product removal; and (3) Restoration-based Service contract in which no timber product removal is included.

Future Call Orders for specific projects will be emailed to only the Contractors awarded under this BPA. As such, it is imperative that all interested individuals have an email account, and that all firms must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov)  to be eligible for award under this solicitation. If not actively registered, the Forest Service will be unable to make a BPA award; thereby, effectively excluding an otherwise successful offeror from receiving a Call Order solicitation. Registration in SAM is a free service. Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) offers resources that are available free of charge at https://www.aptac-us.org/contracting-assistance/ in order to assist with both SAM registration and in proposal submission.

Points of contact for this solicitation are:

• Matt Daigle, Acquisition Program Support Officer, National Stewardship Contracting Branch, matthew.daigle@usda.gov
• Questions must be submitted in writing and emailed to Matt Daigle.

The Contracting Officer for this BPA is Mark T. Phillipp, National Stewardship Contracting Branch, and can be reached at mark.phillipp@usda.gov.

This is a design-build project for the demolition of Dorm 631. Work under the design portion of this project shall include providing two (2) 10% conceptual drawings to show the intent of the project, then using these drawings to provide a 100% construction drawing in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). Construction work under this project may include but is not limited to demolishing the building complete with footings, foundation, site utilities, AT wall and berm, grading, sodding and extending irrigation to the disturbed areas in accordance with the statement of work and the specifications.

This requirement is for the Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFLHD). WFLHD intends to award multiple Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. The purpose of this Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple-Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) is to provide highway, road, and bridge construction in the states of Idaho and Montana. Projects will primarily involve improvements to low-volume and low-speed roadways ranging from 3R (resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation) to full reconstruction. Projects may include, but are not limited to the following: earthwork, soil stabilization, structures, bridges, walls, drainage, surfacing, culverts, paving, parking lots, and other misc. items of work. Projects may be located in environmentally sensitive areas that necessitate context-sensitive construction techniques and processes.

The Government intends to award up to six contracts (three reserved for small business) for a period of three years.

The solicitation is anticipated to be released Winter 2024/2025.

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

NOI-NIAID-25-2248915

NAICS – 811210

This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal.  The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with RedShift Bio for a AQS3/Apollo Service Contract. One-Year maintenance contract is required for supported research in the Bacterial Metabolism and Physiology Unit. The equipment requiring a service contract is a Microfluidic Modulation Spectroscopy (MMS) unit manufactured by RedShift Bioanalytics. The equipment is highly sensitive and requires service by the OEM. Parts must be OEM. Software must be certified by OEM. Do not substitute.

One (1) preventative maintenance (PM) service per year of coverage. The PM service includes:

•           Labor and Travel to the customer site

•           Parts including the replacement of tubing, gaskets, and coolant as needed

•           Software and firmware updates

•           System Suitability Testing and System Health Checks (flow rate, coadded ratio)

•           Remote technical support services via phone, email, and remote connection

•           On-site repair services as needed including travel, labor and OEM parts

•           Materials for shipping and shipping costs (if the service department determines that the system must be returned to RedShift Bioanalytics for repairs)

The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  All responsible sources that could provide comparable services may submit a capability statement that will be considered.

If your organization has the potential capacity to support this requirement, please provide the following information: 1) organization name, address, point of contact, email address, website address, telephone number, UEI number and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) respondents shall indicate if they are the manufacturer or the distributor of Vantage Liquid Handling workstation and consumables and shall include basic information on product specifications. If an equal product is recommended (not specific to the brand proposed) then sufficient details shall be provided by the respondent describing how the equal product being recommended, meets the minimum specifications of the requirement.

Submission Instructions

Interested businesses who consider themselves qualified to provide the above-listed items are invited to submit a response to this Notice of Intent by November 25, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST. All responses under this Notice of Intent must be submitted via the NIAID electronic Simplified Acquisition Submission System (eSASS) website at https://esass.nih.gov. All vendors must register in the eSASS system to submit their documentation. Instructions on how to register /submit documents are included on the website. All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government.

Disclaimer and Important Notes

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Confidentiality

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

Pre-Advertisement for WFL Project: MT NP LIBI 10 (2), Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument 

The project will be advertised during a period when viewing of the project may not be possible due to snow. Therefore, prospective Offerors are encouraged to view the project during the summer or fall as conditions permit.

See Attachments for full requirements.

This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. Pursuant to 48 CFR Part 326, Subpart 326.603-3 and IHM 5.5-6, Indian Health Service must use the negotiation authority of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, to give preference to Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) whenever the use of that authority is authorized and practicable.

The Government is seeking to identify Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs), Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE), and any other category of vendor capable of performing the below Indian Health Services (IHS) requirement. Any vendor responding to this notice should submit their capability statement as well as the Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form (attached).

Consistent with the revised Buy Indian Act, HHS/IHS adopted the definition of an Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) set forth in 48 CFR 1480.201.  This definition includes the following requirement, amongst others:  “the Indians or Indian Tribes must, together, receive at least a majority of the earnings from the contract.” 

Instructions for submission are outlined further below.

DEFINITIONS

INDIAN ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE (IEE):

Any business activity owned by one or more Indians, Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, or Alaska Native Corporations provided that:

• The combined Indian, Federally Recognized Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Corporation ownership of the enterprise constitutes not less than 51%;
• The Indian, Federal Recognized Indian Tribes, or Alaska Native Corporations must, together, receive at least 51% of the earnings from the contract; and
• The management and daily business operations must be controlled by one or more individuals who are Indians.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

Size Standard:  $20 Million

Duration: Equipment with 1 year support

Equipment: See attachment:  A05 – Laboratory Blood Culture Upgrade

INSTRUCTIONS TO INDUSTRY

ISBEEs are highly encouraged to respond to this notice. However, firms must also understand that generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective evaluation of their capacity and capability to perform the work required. To be considered a capable source, responses must directly demonstrate the company’s capability, experience, and ability to provide services as shown below.

Your response must include but is not limited to the following:

• Number of years of experience in providing blood culture analyzer data system.
• List of past jobs/contracts of providing backup cluster equipment and support
• Demonstrate how your company meets the definition for Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) in consideration to this requirement.
• Demonstrate how your company will receive at least 51% of the earnings from the awarded contract.
• If identifying a partnership with a subcontractor that is a similarly situated entity, demonstrate how together with the subcontractor you will receive a combined 51% of the earnings from the contract.
• If identifying a partnership with a subcontractor that is NOT a similarly situated entity, demonstrate how you will receive 51% of the earnings from the contract.
• Demonstrate how the prime IEE, or together with the subcontractor, will conduct management and daily operations to be controlled by one or more individuals who are Indians.

Failure to address these items in your capability statement could exclude your firm from being determined a capable IEE/ISBEE source.

SUBMISSION

Interested parties capable of performing the required services may submit a response via email to: henrietta.whiteman@ihs.gov no later than 15 days from the date of the sources sought announcement.

Interested parties shall submit their capability response as instructed above and include a copy of the Buy Indian Act Indian Economic Enterprise Representation Form. It is recommended to include the sources sought ID in the subject line.

Sources Sought ID: SS-75H709-CR25Q-001 Responses received to this notice will assist in determining the acquisition strategy of the requirement.

The 341st Contracting Squadron (341 CONS) is contemplating a solicitation for the excavation, re-routing, and repair replacement of the Sump Pump (SP) 102 and SP103 discharge lines. The contractor shall provide all plant, labor, equipment, supervision, services, and materials to execute and satisfy the requirements of this contract.

UPDATE 08/15/2024: QA_08-15-2024.pdf posted to attachments.

PROJECT: MT FLAP BOR 2980(1), Sun River Bridge Replacement

LOCATION:  50 miles NW of Augusta, MT

WORK: The work consists of building a new bridge about 200 feet downstream of the existing bridge, with new approach.  The approaches are on embankments and MSE wall approaches.  Final surfacing will be gravel for approaches and concrete on the bridge.

The project includes construction of a 3 span, 462-foot long precast-post-tensioned girder bridge with a precast concrete deck. Abutments are founded on both spread footing and piles within an MSE wall fill. Piers are supported on 10 foot diameter drilled shafts.  The work may include as an Option demolition of the existing steel truss bridge upon completion of the new structure. See "Project Description" under attachments for additional information.

LENGTH: 0.36 miles

TENTATIVE COMPLETION DATE:  Fall 2026  

CONTRACT TYPE: Sealed Bid, Firm-Fixed-Price

ESTIMATED PRICE RANGE: Between $10 million to $20 million

INTERESTED VENDORS LIST: To view the Interested Vendors List, you must register as a SAM user, be logged in, and linked to an entity. If you are signed into SAM.gov with your registered entity and you cannot see the Interested Vendors List, you will need to be assigned the Contract Opportunities Administrator role for your entity in SAM.gov. If you need assistance, call the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220.

THIS SOLICITATION IS OFFERED FOR FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS

This project is anticipated to be solicited Fall 2024.                

This project will include a Base schedule plus 1 option.

PRELIMINARY PLANS and a letter with additional project information are in electronic format only and are posted with this synopsis. To ensure you receive notification when the solicitation documents are posted to SAM.gov, please click on the “follow” button at the top of the opportunity page.  When solicitation documents are issued, the INVITATION FOR BIDS (specifications and plans) will be posted at this link.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,intends to issue a request for quotes to provide maintenance on 7ft fence posts & hay shed installtion in Gardiner, MT. Terrain is variable with areas of rock.  We are upgrading the exterior fence with new posts to maintain integrity.  We also need to build a new wood framed shed to store hay within the facility.

The NAICS code is 238990, with a small business size standard of $19 million. The solicitation and additional information/details regarding the work related to this procurement will be available on SAM on or around Dec. 23, 2024.

It is the responsibility of interested parties to monitor this site for the solicitationand amendments, if any. There will be no response to inquiries and questions in regard to this synopsis. Please wait for the solicitation posting prior to emailing inquiries and questions.

This solicitation 1282B124R0038 is being posted again to complete the 30 days of the posting.

Contractors that have already turned in packages do not need to resubmit.

The purpose of amendment 0003 is to officially and effectively make the following changes/updates listed below:

1. Post clarification on the question about a substitute item. Attachments 1-5 of the items not approved.

2. All proposals are due on 10/11/2024 to the Contract Specialist, Jesus A. Villegas at jesus.villegas@va.gov, by

   10:00AM MST.                                            

All other terms and conditions remain the same.            

The purpose of amendment 0002 is to officially and effectively make the following changes/updates listed below:

1. Post the site visit meeting sheet, the Surgical Corridor Specifications, the Surgical Corridor Flooring update, the Surgical Corridor ICRA, Surgical Corridor PCRA and the Epoxy Flooring previously used information.
2. Post the answers to the RFI's.                          
3. All proposals are due on 10/11/2024 to the Contract Specialist, Jesus A. Villegas at jesus.villegas@va.gov, by 10:00AM MST.    

    All other terms and conditions remain the same.            

The purpose of amendment 0001 is to extend the proposal deadline and add documents, 

The Montana VA Health Care System requires a project to replace the flooring in the surgical suite located on the second floor. The intent of this project is to remove existing vinyl sheet flooring (approx. 4,000 sqft) and install new VA approved high build glazed epoxy coating. The current floor finishes in these areas are deteriorated and should be replaced with new infection control compliant finishes. The sheet vinyl floor will be removed in its entirety, the concrete subsurface prepared as required to accept a new poured resinous flooring system with integrated resinous wall base.

SAM.gov Synopsis/Solicitation

Document Type:  Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Solicitation Number: RFQ-NIAID-25-2250543

Posted Date: 12/02/2024

Response Date: 12/09/2024

Set Aside: None

NAICS Code: 334516

Classification Code: 6640

Contracting Office Address:

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 903 S 4th Street, Hamilton, MT 59840

Title: SomnoFlo Electronic Vaporizers and Starter Kits.

Primary Point of Contact: 

Dana Monroe; dana.monroe@nih.gov

Description:

This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This acquisition will be made in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and solicitation for commercial Items,” as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation (a written solicitation will not be issued) and quotes are being requested. The Solicitation number is RFQ-NIAID-25-2250543 and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ).

This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-06 August 29, 2024.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1000 employees. The requirement is being competed full and open competition, un-restricted and without a small business set-aside.

The National Biocontainment Laboratories and Regional Biocontainment Laboratories provide BSL4/3/2 and BSL3/2 biocontainment facilities located at Rocky Mountain Laboratories/NIAID is seeking to procure ten (10) each SomnoFlo Electronic Vaporizers and Starter Kits.

See the attached for Bill of Materials list and Brand Justification.

Shipping Destination:

Rocky Mountain Labs, 903 South 4th St, Hamilton, MT 59840

FOB: Destination

Delivery: 30 days, ARO

* By submitting a quotation, you are accepting that all government terms and conditions set forth herein shall prevail over the award.

The government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order to the responsible contractor as a result of this RFQ that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. The award will be based the lowest price technically acceptable. By submitting a quotation, you are accepting that all government terms and conditions set forth herein shall prevail over the award. The technical evaluation will be based on the following: technical capability to meet the requirements listed on the attachment, and then price.

The following FAR provisions apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (SEP 2023)

FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (MAY 2024)

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

(Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://www.sam.gov/ in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (Please ensure FAR 52.209-2 -- Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation. (Nov 2015) is updated in your SAM record)

FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements – Representation (JAN 2017)

FAR 52.204–26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation

(OCT 2020) *** Must complete representation in an active SAM.gov registration

The following FAR contract clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52-212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (NOV 2023)

FAR 52-212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (MAY 2024)

*The applicable subparagraphs of FAR52.212-5 are included in the attachment to this posting.

FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023)

FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018)

FAR 52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021)

HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (December 2015)

52.252-2 -- Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address:  http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm

By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation (www.sam.gov).

Copies of the above-referenced provisions and clauses are available from http://www.acquisition.gov/far/loadmainre.html & http: //www.hhs.gov/regulation/index.html or, upon request, either by telephone or fax.

Submission shall be received not later than December 9, 2024 @ 5:00pm EST

All quotations and required documents must be submitted via the NIAID electronic Simplified Acquisition Submission System (eSASS) website at https://esass.nih.gov. All vendors must register in the eSASS system to submit a quotation. Instructions on how to register / submit quotes are included on the website. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this Agency.