PROVIDE DENTAL SERVICES FOR THE SPIRIT LAKE HEALTH CENTER IHS-HOSPITAL, FORT TOTTEN, NORTH DAKOTA (RFQ-13-003)

DENTAL SERVICES FOR SPIRIT LAKE HEALTH CENTER-IHS IN FORT TOTTEN, NORTH DAKOTA. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented and additional information included in the notice. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition procedures FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items (10 USC 23042(g) 2305 & 41 USC 253(g) and 253a253b), FAR Part 12 Acquisitions of Commercial items (Title VIII of the Federal Acquisitions Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355)), and FAR 37.4 Non-personal Healthcare Services (10 USC 2304 and 41 USC 253). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; therefore, a written solicitation will not be used. The Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service is currently seeking potential quoters for A Firm Fixed-Price, Non Personal Healthcare, Requirements Type contract in accordance with the Request for Quotes (RFQ) 13-003 to provide Dental services 3-4 days per week, 8 hours per day. Spirit Lake Health Center-IHS Hospital in Fort Totten, ND. The contractor shall perform according to the attached statement of work. Period of Performance will be from 11/01/2012 through 10/31/12. SET-ASIDE TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS The solicitation documents & incorporation provisions & clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-44. The associated North American Industry Classification System code is 621210 and the small business size standard is 7 million. The "Unit Price" is an all inclusive cost. All "inclusive cost" is defined to include travel, lodging, per diem, fringe benefits, i.e., life insurance, social security, federal, state, and local taxes, plus all other costs pertinent to the performance of this purchase order. BASIS FOR AWARD: Quoters are advised that this will be awarded on TECHNICAL EVALUATION AND PRICE. All required documents listed below must be completed, signed, and submitted in order to be considered responsive and considered for award. 1. Proposal with DUNS and TAX Identification Number 2. OF-306 - Declaration of Federal Employment 3. OF-306 - Addendum to Declaration for Federal Employment 4. Agreement to a temporary waiver of character investigation 5. Licensure Requirement 6. Curriculum Vitae 7. Malpractice Insurance Verification 8. Technical Evaluation THE CONTRACTOR MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE CENTRAL CONTRACTORS REGISTRATION, THE WEBSITE TO REGISTER IS WWW.CCR.GOV/. FAR 52.204-9 - Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (January 2011): FAR 52.212-1 - Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (February 2012): FAR 52.212-2 - Evaluation - Commercial Items (January 1999): (a) 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, past performance, price and evaluation factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: See attached, Technical Evaluation Criteria Technical evalution factors when combined are significantly more important than price. FAR 52.212-3 - Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (April 2012) - See attachment for full text and instruction for completion. FAR 52.212-4 - Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (February 2012) - See attachment; in by reference FAR 52.212-5 - Contract Terms & Condition's Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (May 2012) - See attachment for full text. FAR 52.216-18 Ordering - (October 1995) - See attachment for full text FAR 52.216-21 Requirements - (OCT 1995) - See attachment for full text PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED ELECTRONICALLY, SUBMIT TO THE FOLLOWING PLEASE SEND YOUR PROPOSAL AND ALL DOCUMENTS TO: DONALD D. DOLPHUS JR, PURCHASING AGENT EMAIL: Donald.dolphus@ihs.gov The contract resulting from this solicitation is a requirements type of contract. Period of performance: NOVEMBER 1, 2012 THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2013 SECURITY CLEARANCE Performance of this contract will require routine access by employees of the Contractor or its subcontractors to facilities or systems controlled by the Indian Health Service (I.H.S.). Before starting work requiring routine access to I.H.S. facilities or systems each person must complete a FBI National Criminal History Check (Fingerprint Check) adjudicated by an I.H.S. employee using the Office of Personnel Management Personnel Investigations Processing System. Contractors shall allow five business days for I.H.S. processing of fingerprints taken electronically at an I.H.S. site and thirty business days for non-electronic processing of fingerprints using FBI Form FD-258. A list of I.H.S. sites with electronic fingerprint capability is available from the Contracting Officer. In addition, no Contractor or subcontractor employee shall be permitted to perform work under this contract if listed on the HHS Office of Inspector General List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), http://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov. As soon as practicable prior to the start of work, the performance of the work the Contractor shall provide to the Contracting Officer the names of all individuals to be used in performance of work for screening against the LEIE. During the performance, the Contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer the names of any additional or substitute employees for screening before they begin work. The Contractor is responsible for conducting security preclearance investigations in sufficient depth to ensure that each Contractor or subcontractor employee referred to I.H.S. is not on the LEIE and can obtain a favorable fingerprint clearance. Each security preclearance shall be conducted sufficiently in advance of the start of performance to avoid delays caused by denial of access. If this is a Time and Materials, Labor-Hour or Cost Reimbursement contract, the contractor shall not charge for or be reimbursed for labor hours or other costs incurred for employees who are unable to perform due to denial or access or the excess time required to resolve and clear unfavorable security clearance findings. If this is a Fixed Price contract, denial of access due to security clearance findings shall not be a basis for excusable delay or an increase to the contract amount. Government will pay for the cost to process the contractor's suitability clearances. However, multiple investigations for the same position may, at the Contracting Officer's discretion, lead to reduction(s) in the contract price of no more than the cost of the extra investigation(s). Contractor will need a DUNS number, TIN number and be registered with www.SAM.gov PURPOSE OF CONTRACT: See attached Statement of Work. Location is at the Spirit Lake Health Center, PO BOX 309, Fort Totten, North Dakota 58335 Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service Donald D. Dolphus Jr, Purchasing Agent 115 4th Avenue SE, Room 309, Federal Building Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401 e-mail: donald.dolphus@ihs.gov