SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- IHS Patient & Community Needs Assessment for Care Transitions & Coordination - Additional Terms and Conditions
- Notice Date
- 9/6/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Division of Acquisition Policy, 801 Thompson, TMP 605, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- IHS-13-HQ-RFQ-00059
- Archive Date
- 10/5/2013
- Point of Contact
- Paul B. Premoe, Phone: 3014434470, Kenneth Coriz, Phone: 3014435668
- E-Mail Address
-
paul.premoe@ihs.gov, kenneth.coriz@ihs.gov
(paul.premoe@ihs.gov, kenneth.coriz@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Schedule of Prices Evaluation Factors Performance Work Statement (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 of the FAR and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation number IHS-13-HQ-RFQ-00059 applies, and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-69. (iv) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541611 with a size standard of $14M. The Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Acquisition Policy intends to solicit a fixed priced purchase order to Indian Owned Businesses only. (v) The Contract Line Items (CLINs) and pricing structure are as shown below. CLIN 0001 (Base Period - Sep 27, 2013 ~ Sep 26, 2014) - Consultant Services for the IHS Patient & Community Needs Assessment for Care Transitions & Coordination. *Fill out the attached Schedule of Prices. (vi) The contractor will analyze resources to reduce hospital inpatient readmissions. Each of the 28 hospitals and respective tribal community served will be evaluated on the basis of patient needs in order to identify additional health care services needed by IHS patients discharged from the hospital. See the attached Performance Work Statement for details. (vii) The delivery and acceptance term for this order is FOB Destination. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jul 2013), applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding any addenda to the provision (ix) 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Jan 1999) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government intends to evaluate offerors and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the initial offer should contain the offerors best terms from a technical and price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later it is determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers, waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: The acceptability of the Technical Quotation and Price will be evaluated. **See the attached technical evaluation factors. The result of the technical evaluation is more important than the pricing evaluation. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Aug 2013), with its offeror. (xi) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Jul 2013) applies to this acquisition. The following addendum applies: Address for submission of invoices is Indian Health Service, Office of Finance and Accounting/DFO, 801 Thompson Ave, TMP 360, Rockville, MD 20852. (xii) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -Commercial Items (Sep 2013) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). ____ Alternate I (AUG 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). (2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78). (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: _X_ (1) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). _X_ (2) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug 2013) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). _X_ (3) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (May 2012) (section 738 of Division C of Public Law 112-74, section 740 of Division C of Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Division D of Pub. L. 111-8, and section 745 of Division D of Pub. L. 110-161). _X_ (4) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). _X_ (5) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Mar 2012) (E.O. 13126). _X_ (6) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999). _X_ (7) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246). _X_ (8) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212). _X_ (9) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793). _X_ (10) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212). _X_ (11) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jul 2012). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.) _X_ (12) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011). _X_ (13) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). (c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: _X_ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). _X_ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 1989) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). _X_ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Sep 2009) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). (End of Clause) (xiii) 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998). This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address: www.acquisition.gov/far/. (xiv) n/a (xv) Quotations are due by 2:00 PM EST on 20 September 2013. Email quotations to Paul.Premoe@ihs.gov. Questions are due on 12 September 2013. Vendors must confirm IHS' receipt of their quotation. (xvi) POC is Paul Premoe, Contract Specialist, Paul.Premoe@ihs.gov.
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