Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Contracts and Grants Administration, ATTN: CGO, Mail Stop 21-SIB, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240

B -- NATIONAL SURVEY OF INDIAN TRIBES SOL BIA-K51-95-504. Contact Point Nelia K. Holder, Contract Negotiator, Contracting Officer, Jeffrey S. Compton, 202/208-2709. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Division of Contracting and Grants Administration is currently seeking to identify Indian-owned businesses or Indian economic enterprises capable of survey development, survey administration and survey analysis and reporting of the conditions of tribal justice systems and Courts of Indian Offenses to determine the resources and funding, including base support, required to provide expeditious and effective administration of justice. This is the second announcement in regards to this survey. The first was published on or about February 24, 1995. In accordance with the authority of the ``Buy Indian Act'' (25 U.S.C 47 as implemented by 20 BIAM 2.1), those interested Indian-owned businesses or Indian economic enterprises having the capabilities to perform the service(s) described in this announcement are invited to respond. Those firms expressing interest to the first announcement need not reply again and will be forwarded a copy of the solicitation. Interested parties will be given a minimum of thirty calendar days from the closing of this announcement to prepare and submit their responses to the solicitation. The actual closing date for all responses shall be contained in the solicitation. Any interested Indian-owned business or Indian economic enterprise shall submit a written request for a copy of the solicitation to the following address: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Contracts and Grants Administration, Attn: N. Kay Holder, Mail Stop 334-SIB, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240. The BIA intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price Contract with one base year and four option years. This contract may be subject to the provisions of the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended. In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 15.4, the BIA will award this contract based on but not limited to, the following evaluation criteria: (1) Professional qualifications necessary to provide satisfactory performance of required services. These qualifications include, but are not limited to, exhibited in-house competence and specialized experience to formulate a plan to execute the survey which will solicit responses from as many federally-recognized tribes as possible and the capacity to accomplish the work in the time required; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required which includes experience of in-house personnel proposed. The organizational structure shall demonstrate independent validity in the preparation of the survey instrument, analysis of the survey results, and preparation of the draft and final reports; (3) Factual documentation of contractor's in-house technical competence and specialized experience in the execution of surveys and the preparation of quality public reports; and (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and/or private industries in terms of (projects) cost control, quality of work, compliance with performance schedules and milestones, specific records of performance on previous and similar technical work which demonstrated a continuous history of involvement in the development and enhancement of Indian tribal justice systems. Prospective contractors shall comply with Indian Preference requirements as prescribed in Section 7(b) of Public Law 93-638. Section 7(b) of Public Law 93-638 (25 U.S.C. 450e) and 48 CFR 1404.7002 require that preference opportunities in employment and training be given to Indian/Alaskan Native individuals and preference in the award of subcontracts. This preference in subcontracting will be strictly enforced by the BIA. The BIA Contracting Officer shall review and approve all proposed subcontracts and subcontractors prior to the prime contractor entering into such subcontract(s). Qualifying Indian-owned firms shall incur 51% of all contract performance in-house personnel. All qualified Indian-owned firms must submit an affirmative statement of their Indian eligibility. This announcement is subject to the provisions of FAR Subpart 3.104-9, Certification Requirements. Contract award may be made without discussions. No other notification of intent to contract for the above mentioned services shall be made. This is not a request for proposal. (096)

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