38--Backhoe Loader for Seba Dalkai Boarding School

The Indian Education Acquisition Office within the U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded a Firm Fixed Price contract for the procurement of a John Deere 4045D 310G Backhoe Loader to be delivered to Seba Dalkai Boarding School in Winslow, Arizona, with a delivery deadline of June 30, 2026, and an alternate date of July 31, 2026. The procurement is conducted under FAR Part 12 and 13.106 as a commercial item acquisition, with FOB Destination terms, meaning title and risk transfer to the government upon delivery at the specified site. The contract is a total small business set-aside under FAR 52.219-6 Alternate I, requiring the winning vendor to be a certified small business, and includes mandatory compliance with labor standards such as minimum wage requirements under Executive Order 14026 and paid sick leave under Executive Order 13706. All contractors must adhere to strict supply chain security restrictions, including prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment from entities like Huawei, ZTE, and ByteDance, as well as compliance with the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act. Vendor submissions must include a Unique Entity ID and CAGE code, provide technical documentation demonstrating organizational and staff capability, disclose any subcontracting arrangements, and submit an all-inclusive firm fixed-price quote without option quantities. Invoicing must be done electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Internet Payment Platform System, and acceptance of the equipment will be performed by the government at the delivery site based on conformity to contract specifications. The contract includes comprehensive clauses covering ethics, whistleblower rights, human trafficking prevention, employment eligibility verification, subcontractor payment protections, and environmental reporting requirements where applicable. The solicitation was issued on May 13, 2026, with proposals due by May 20, 2026, submitted exclusively via email in PDF format to the designated contract specialist. The contracting officer and contract specialist are both based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the award decision will be made on a best-value trade-off basis, not solely on lowest price. No packaging, marking, or bar-coding standards beyond basic product identifier labeling and UEI/CAGE compliance are specified.