This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the Indian Health Service (IHS) for commercial items or services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is 75H70724Q00130 and is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-07. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 562211 with a small business size standard of $47.0 million. The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service (AAIHS) has a requirement for the following: Biohazardous & Pharmaceutical Medical Waste Pickup and Disposal Services – Ute Mountain Ute Health Center – Towaoc, CO Prospective Offerors are invited to submit proposals in reference to Solicitation No. 75H70724Q00130. Please see attached RFQ for all details. Proposal Package should include : 1. Volume I - Technical Proposal, including UEI number and business size. 2. Volume II - Past Performance. Please include recent related experience. 3. Volume III – Pricing 4. Signed SF-1449 - (Solicitation) (First page only is ok) . ***Please refer to Section 16 of the RFQ for detailed instructions regarding the Proposal Package*** CASCADING SET-ASIDE Under the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, through the transfer of authority from the Department of Interior (DOI) to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), offers will be solicited from Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (see HHSAR Subpart 326.6) that are also small business concerns. If there is not enough competition and/or reasonably-priced offers received from the ISBEE set-aside, then quotes will be considered for award to other small business concerns. Any acquisition resulting from this cascading set-aside will be from such a concern as follows: 1st Tier : Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) 2nd Tier : Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) 3rd Tier : Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) 4th Tier : All Other Small Business Concerns OTHER DETAILS 1. Offer Period - Bid MUST be good for at least 90 calendar days after close of solicitation. 2. SAM Requirement - To be eligible for contract award, vendor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and must also complete Representations and Certifications at http://www.sam.gov, per FAR 52.204-7. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Vendor must have an active UEI number. 3. Commercial Items Terms and Conditions - The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. 4. Terms and Conditions - This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This procurement is being conducted under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. 52.204-7, 52.212-3, 52.213-4, 52.222-36. 5. Invoicing - Invoices submitted under any award resulting from this solicitation will be required to utilize the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) in accordance with HHSAR 352.232-71, Electronic Submission and Processing of Payment Requests (Feb 2022). 6. Payment - All payments by the Government under any associated order shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT), per FAR 52.232-33. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION Prospective Offerors are required to submit proposals by: Email to
[email protected] QUESTIONS? In accordance with FAR 15.201 - Exchanges with Industry, before receipt of proposals, please refer to “Solicitation No. 75H70724Q00130” when requesting information regarding the solicitation via e-mail only to
[email protected]. Please submit questions no later than 5:30 pm MDT on Friday, October 17th, 2024, as specified in Section 16.3.6 of attached solicitation. Proposals will be accepted until 5:30 pm MDT on Friday, October 25th, 2024.