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*****DEADLINE FOR QUOTES HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 11/28/22*****

The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service (AAIHS) has a requirement for the following service:

Clearinghouse Secure Electronic Data Interchange for the Albuquerque Service Unit

Prospective Offerors are invited to submit proposals in reference to Solicitation No. 75H70723Q00006. The solicitation package is comprised of all information included in the attached solicitation. The Government anticipates awarding one firm-fixed price purchase order with a base year plus four option years.

**Please see attached Solicitation for details. There is a pricing table attached with blanks to fill in.**

This solicitation is set-aside for Small Business Indian Firms (SBIF) pursuant to the Buy Indian Act 25 U.S.C. 47. If the IHS does not receive at least two offers that are reasonably priced offers from SBIF’s, the IHS will then evaluate quotes and consider award to other small business concerns under the following 5-tier cascading set-aside (in order of first consideration to last consideration):

1st Tier: Small Business Indian Firms

2nd Tier: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses

3rd Tier: Certified HubZone Small Businesses

4th Tier: Small Disadvantage Businesses

5th Tier: All other Small Business Concerns.

NON-PERSONAL SERVICES

The services provided under this order are non-personal in nature as defined by “FAR 37.101 - Non-Personal Healthcare Service”, under which the contractor is an independent contractor and shall perform the work described herein independently of government supervision and that the provision of services are in accordance with “FAR 52.237-7”.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

Prospective Offerors are required to submit proposals by:

1. Email to Shandiin.DeWolfe@ihs.gov

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”.

All payments by the Government under any associated order shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT), per “FAR 52.232-33”.

Proposals will be accepted until 5:30 pm MST on November 25, 2022.

QUESTIONS?

In accordance with “FAR 15.201 - Exchanges with Industry”, before receipt of proposals, please refer to “Solicitation No. 75H70723Q00006” when requesting information regarding the solicitation via e-mail to Shandiin.DeWolfe@ihs.gov, or phone: (505) 256-6755.

OTHER DETAILS

1. Offer Period - Bid MUST be good for at least 90 calendar days after close of solicitation.

2. SAM Requirement - This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov.

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 combined synopsis/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- In compliance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) M-15-19 memorandum: “Improving Government Efficiency and Saving Taxpayer Dollars Through Electronic Invoicing” directing Federal agencies to adopt electronic invoicing as the primary means to disburse payment to vendors. 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”

-IPP is a secure, web-based electronic invoicing system provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRSTL). Respondents to this solicitation are encouraged to register an account with IPP if they have not already done so. If your organization is already registered to use IPP, you will not be required to re-register- however, we encourage you make sure your organization and designated IPP user accounts are valid and up to date.

The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov

If you require assistance registering or IPP account access, please contact the IPP Helpdesk at (866) 973-3131 (M-F 8AM to 6PM ET), or IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov

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