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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. 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) 246-21-Q-0124 This procurement is 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 621391 with a standard business size of $8.0M. Contractor shall provide a firm, fixed-hourly rate for eight (8) clinic hours a month. Submit pricing for an hourly rate for a base plus one option year, for a total of ninety-six hours (96) a year. Estimated start date is TBD. The closing date for receipt of quotes is September 13, 2021. Offers shall be submitted to the Oklahoma Area Indian Health Service, 701 Market Drive, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73114, no later than 4:00 p.m., on September 13, 2021. The offer shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, addressed to this office, showing the solicitation number, and your name and address. Please do not email RFQ’s. Qualified vendors will review the following and submit applicable information. No phone inquiries. All questions due September 8, 2021 no later than 2:00 pm. STATEMENT OF WORK- PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENTS 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.farsite.hill.af.mil. The provisions of 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Jan 2017), applies to this acquisition. In addition to the information required in FAR 52.212-1, prospective contractors shall provide the following: ( 1 ) Dun and Bradstreet Number (note: Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Registration to be eligible for award. This can be done at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/#1 ) (2 ) Board certified, and possess a current, unrestricted podiatry license.. ( 3) Medical Liability Insurance $1million/$3 million (4 ) All-inclusive hourly rate, for a base plus one option year ( 5 ) Two references to include the contact name phone number, contract number, company name ( 6 ) Resume The provisions of 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014) applies to this acquisition. The Government intends to award one from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: (1) Price; (2) Qualifications; (3) Past Performance. Quotes will be evaluated on a 1-5 scale as follows: 1) Unacceptable, 2) Marginal, 3) Acceptable 4) Good and 5) Outstanding. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Oct 2018), applies to this acquisition. The following FAR and HHSAR clauses apply: 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (July 2013), 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Jan 2011), 52.223-6 Drug-free Workplace (May 2001), 52.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance (Jan 1997), 352.224-70 Confidentiality of Information (Jan 2006), 352.270-17 Crime Control Act-Reporting of Child Abuse (Jan 2006) and 352.270-18 Crime Control Act-Requirement for Background Checks (Jan 2006). The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (Jul 2021) applies to this acquisition. The following clauses apply: 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011); 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003); 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014); 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (March 2015); 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Central Contractor Registration (Jul 2013). EVALUATION CRITERIA The due date for this requirement is September 13, 2021 at 4:00 PM CT. THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE WILL NOT CONSIDER YOUR QUOTE FOR AWARD IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THESE EVALUATION CRITERIA AS FOLLOWS: A ) registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (reference https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ . Please note that all parties interested in doing business with the Indian Health Services must be registered in the SAM database. B ) Propose and provide an all-inclusive hourly clinic rate for services for one year plus an option year. C ) Current license as a Medical Doctor (any U.S. state or territory). D ) Proof of current medical insurance in the appropriate amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate. E ) Documentation of references F) Resume EVALUATION RATING INFORMATION Rating: Five: Outstanding-Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Significantly exceeded performance or capability standard. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low. Four: Good-Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Exceeded some performance or capability standards. Proposal contains strengths, which outweigh any weaknesses. Rick of unsuccessful performance is low. Three: Acceptable- Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate. Two: Marginal- Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal has one or more weaknesses, which are not offset by strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high. One: Unacceptable- Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is awardable. ** Please note that potential awardees will be required to pass a background investigation from the IHS Human Resources Department. This process may take up to two weeks **