MODIFICATION
Q -- Telehealth Support Services for the IHS Great Plains Area (GPA) - Amendment 6
- Notice Date
- 7/6/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 622110
— General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- 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
- 16-236-SOL-00023
- Archive Date
- 7/22/2016
- Point of Contact
- Paul B. Premoe, Phone: 3014435774, Michael Fischer, Phone: 3014436749
- E-Mail Address
-
paul.premoe@ihs.gov, michael.fischer@ihs.gov
(paul.premoe@ihs.gov, michael.fischer@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RFP_Amendment0006 SF30_Amendment0006 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) via RFP# 16-236-SOL-00023. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-87. (iv) This RFP is being issued under an unrestricted full and open competition basis. NAICS code 622110 with size standard of $38.5M applies to this RFP. (v) See attached RFP - Additional Terms and Conditions, Section B.2., Products or Services and Prices/Costs, for additional details. CLIN0001: 1 Year Base Period CLIN0002: Option Period One CLIN0003: Option Period Two CLIN0004: Option Period Three CLIN0005: Option Period Four (vi) The Indian Health Service (IHS) is planning to issue a hybrid Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle containing Fixed-Price & Labor-Hour line items. The Contractor shall implement telehealth systems for health care facilities in the Great Plains Area. Specifically, the purpose of this requirement is to acquire a solution for the provision of telehealth in two key areas: emergency services and specialty referrals services including option for provider-to-provider consultations. (vii) The contract performance period will include a one year base period and four (4) one year option periods. The delivery and acceptance terms of this contract shall be FOB Destination. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Oct 2015), applies to this acquisition and addenda to the provision is included in the attached RFP, Additional Terms and Conditions. (ix) In accordance with the provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014), 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 and addenda to the provision is included in the attached RFP, Additional Terms and Conditions, Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notice to Offerors. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Apr 2016), with its offer. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 2015), applies to this acquisition and addenda to the clause is included in the attached RFP, Additional Terms and Conditions. (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Mar 2016), applies to this acquisition and the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition. Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Mar 2016) (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) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015) (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) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)). (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: (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402). (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509). (3) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2015) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). (4) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C). (5) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). (6) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313). (7) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)). (8) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)). (9) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)). (10) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)). (11) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). (12) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2016) (E.O. 13126). (13) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015). (14) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246). (15) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (16) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793). (17) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (18) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). (19) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). (20) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (E. O. 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.) (21) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514 (22) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b). (23) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514). (24) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513). (25) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Feb 2016) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note). (26) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury). (27) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). (28) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a). (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: (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.). (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). (4) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658). (5) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). (d) Comptroller General Examination of Record The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation. (1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract. (2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved. (3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law. (e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause- (i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509). (ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities. (iii) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015). (iv) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246). (v) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (vi) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793). (vii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (viii) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40. (ix) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). (x) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). (xii) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E. O. 12989). (xxiii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015). (xiv) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6. (2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations. (End of Clause) (xiii) 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) and 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) are used in this solicitation. The clauses are available in full text at www.acquisition.gov/far/. Additional contract/solicitation terms and conditions are included in the Sections B through M of the attached RFP - Additional Terms and Conditions. Note: In order to receive an award from the Indian Health Service, contractors must have a valid registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.SAM.gov. (xiv) N/A (xv) Per the attached Additional Terms and Conditions, Section L.2. Electronic Transmission of Proposals/Questions. Proposals are due by 4:00 PM EST on July 7, 2016. Questions are due by 4:00 PM EST on May 16, 2016. (xvi) Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the services specified in this combined synopsis/solicitation should submit their proposals to the email addresses provided below. The proposal must reference solicitation number 16-236-SOL-00023. Proposals and questions shall be emailed directly to both paul.premoe@ihs.gov.
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