Indian Health Service (IHS) - Warehouse/Clearinghouse

SOURCES SOUGHT for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) This is an "Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise" (ISBEE) Sources Sought announcement only. This Source Sought is a market research tool being used to determine the availability of qualified Buy-Indian owned small businesses. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. All responses will be used for market analysis in determining the availability of potential qualified Buy-Indian owned small businesses that may be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy. No solicitation is being issued at this time, but will be issued at a later date. Background: The IHS-Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention (DDTP) is committed to supporting SDPI programs by developing and providing the programs with evidence based, culturally appropriate, technical/medical information for patients and professionals. DDTP has worked in partnership with a number of government and non-government organizations (i.e. CDC National Diabetes Prevention Program, National Institutes of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the American Diabetes Association, the American Dietetic Association, and the American Association of Diabetes Educators) to develop, acquire, and make patient and professional resources available to promote state of the art diabetes prevention and treatment for Native communities. DDTP is responsible for the distribution of information and sharing of standards of care, best practice guidelines, clinical and public health data, and other guidelines for assuring quality care. Resources developed, or acquired by DDTP, include pamphlets, posters, videos, cassettes, Eagle books, education and curriculum packets, and miscellaneous materials appropriate for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and clinical care. Materials are made available by an online catalog linked to the DDTP website, which includes 148 different resources. Most DDTP customers are in the western half of the United States and are therefore in postal Zones that are relatively closer to Albuquerque, NM. Approximately 60% of the items shipped from the warehouse in Albuquerque go to destinations that are geographically in Zones 1-5 for a shipment originating in Albuquerque, NM. The Government is interested in ISBEE vendors regarding the performance of this requirement. The Government will use this information in determining its small business set-aside decision. Interested vendors are requested to provide their aforementioned information, along with interest and a Capability Statement (3 Pages, excluding cover page). No pricing input is being requested. The Government requests interested ISBEE vendors to submit a written response to this notice which includes: 1. Company name and a brief description of their company's business size (i.e. annual revenues and employee size) 2. Company point of contact, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, DUNS number, and website address 3. Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a company point of contact who has the authority and knowledge to clarify responses with Government representatives 4. Business status (Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise). Type of company is validated via the System for Award Management (SAM). All respondents must register on SAM located at https://www.sam.gov 5. Description of same/similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. 6. Anticipated teaming arrangements (i.e. prime contractor/subcontractor, joint venture, mentor-prot'g relationship, etc.) 7. If applicable, included GSA Schedule number or other available procurement vehicle 8. Date Submitted Responses must be submitted not later than Monday, July 23, 2018 at 12:00 pm (EST). Capability Statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of pages for submission is three (3) pages (excluding cover page). Capability statements should be e-mailed directly to the Primary Point of Contact (POC) listed below. SUBMISSIONS (Capability Statements) WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL. * TELEPHONE CALLS AND QUESTIONS WILL "NOT" BE ACCEPTED. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract .Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses, or the Government's use of such information or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on a government GPE. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).