Optometry Equipment

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items and services 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.The solicitation is issued as Request for Quotes (RFQ) 246-22-Q-0044NAICS Code: 334510, Size Standard: 1,250Set Aside: 100% Small BusinessContractor shall provide a firm, fixed-price quote to provide and deliver Optometry Equipment for the Haskell Indian Health Center, Lawrence, KS. Delivery shall be completed within 60 days from date of award.The closing date for receipt of quotes is February 4, 2022 at 4PM CST. Offers shall be submitted to the Oklahoma Area Indian Health Service, Division of Acquisition Management, 701 Market Drive, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73114 or emailed to

href="mailto:Teihahnietuh.McCargo@ihs.gov">Teihahnietuh.McCargo@ihs.gov . The offer shall be addressed to Teihahnietuh McCargo, Contract Specialist, showing the solicitation number, and your name and address. No phone inquiries!TELEPHONE INQUIRIES SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND TELEPHONE CALLS SHALL NOT BE RETURNED.CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT: Please note that due to character limitation, full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulations (HHSAR) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.aquisition.gov and https://www.acquisition.gov/hhsarThe provisions of 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (November 2021), applies to this acquisition. In addition to the information required in FAR 52.212-1, Contractors shall provide the following: (1) Firm, fixed-price quote, (2) Specifications that are being quoted and (3) past-performance. Award decision shall be based on lowest technical accepted price. Vendor is still required to meet all specifications in the Scope of WorkThe provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (November 2021), applies to this acquisition. The contract shall be awarded to the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offeror. The technical evaluation shall be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor in the submitted proposals. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the offer. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions.The clause at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (November 2021), applies to this acquisition. The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.govThe clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (November 2021), applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR and HHSAR Clauses that are incorporated and can be found in the RFQ packetThe clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (November 2021) applies to this acquisition.THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SHALL NOT CONSIDER YOUR QUOTE FOR AWARD IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE A PROPOSAL CONTAINING:a) Firm, Fixed Price Quoteb) Technical specifications (submittals) of your proposal along with Country of Originc) (2) Verifiable, recent Past Performances that include similar experience in deploying hardware similar in SOW. Include Contracting Organization, Contract POC (phone number and email), and Contract amount.Proposals shall be evaluated on an acceptable/non-acceptable basis.Evaluation shall proceed as follows:1. Quotes shall be ranked by price, from low to high2. Quotes shall then be evaluated for technical acceptability and past-performances beginning with the lowest priced quote3. This process shall proceed until a technical acceptable quote is identifiedTHE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SHALL NOT CONSIDER YOUR QUOTE FOR AWARD IF YOU FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SCOPE OF WORK.CONTRACT AWARD SHALL BE MADE TO THE RESPONSIBLE, RESPONSIVE OFFEROR PROVIDING THE LOWEST REASONABLE PRICE, MEETING ALL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND PAST-PERFORMANCES.The Technical Evaluation shall be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor in the submitted proposals. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the offer. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions.