PHYSICAL THERAPIST SERVICES

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. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Indian Health Service, Northern Navajo Medical Center (Shiprock, NM) has a requirement for Personal Services Physical Therapist Services to provide services for the Physical Therapy Department at IHS-Northern Navajo Medical Center, Shiprock, New Mexico. The Request for Quote (RFQ) number is NNMC-MC-08-0005 and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC 2005-14). This acquisition is being solicited on an unrestricted basis. This acquisition will be issued using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), FAR Part 13. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 621340 with a Size Standard of $9 million dollars. The resultant contract will be firm fixed price. It is anticipated that payment under this contract will be made via Government purchase order or Government purchase card. Quotes are being solicited for the following item: CLIN-001: Physical Therapist Services (see attached statement of work). Estimated 1184 hours. The hourly rate proposed shall be regular rate; there are no on-calls and weekend calls. The schedule shall be on "as need" bases throughout the performance period, hours are from: 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, 36-40 hours per week. (Offerors should propose an all-inclusive hourly-rate when submitting an offer). Award will be made on a best value trade-off process. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to offerors Commercial Items (Sep 2006); FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial items (Nov 2006) with Alt I (Apr 2002), all offerors shall include with their offer a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Alt I. Copies of FAR 52.2 12-3, Alt I are available upon request from the Contracting Officer. They may also be obtained on the web at http://www.acquisition.gov. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Status or Executive Order Commercial Items (Sep 2005); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Status or Executive Order-Commercial items (Nov 2006); specific clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 that are applicable to this acquisition are: FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sep 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995); FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUB Zone Small Business Concerns (Jul 2005); FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004); FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003); FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2006); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002); FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era and Other Eligible Veterans (DEC 2001); FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998); FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era and other Eligible Veterans (DEC 2001); FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (OCT 2003). An addendum is incorporated into the solicitation to include FAR clauses as follows: FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (NOV 1991). Any technical questions concerning this requirement shall be e-mailed to mary.cecil@ihs.gov on or before COB 12 Feb 2008. Proposal submitted via U.S. Postal Service shall be addressed to the DHHS-Northern Navajo Medical Center, P.O. Box 160, Shiprock, New Mexico 87420. Offers being submitted via any other carrier (i.e. FedEx or UPS) shall be addressed to the DHHS- Northern Navajo Medical Center, US Highway 491, Shiprock, New Mexico 87420. Offers may also be submitted via e-mail or facsimile. E-mail submission is preferred. First cut off date for offers must be received in the Contracting office no later than 4:30 PM MST, May 29, 2007, regardless of method of submission. As a minimum, offerors shall include with their signed proposal the following information: (1) RFQ number, (2) company name and address, (3) point of contact with telephone and facsimile numbers and e-mail address, (4) a completed copy of both FAR 52.212-3 Representations and Certifications Alt I-Commercial Items, (5) price (all inclusive rate). Offers that fail to furnish required representations or reject the terms and conditions of this solicitation may be excluded from consideration. If you plan on participating in this acquisition, you are required to provide your name, address, phone number and e-mail address to Mary.Cecil@ihs.gov.