24/7 NURSE ADVICE TOLL-FREE PHONE LINE - ALBUQUERQUE INDIAN HEALTH CENTER - ALBUQUERQUE, NM   2

The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service (AAIHS) has a requirement for the following:

24/7 Nurse Advice Toll-Free Phone Line for the Albuquerque Indian Health Center (AIHC) located in Albuquerque, NM

Prospective Offerors are invited to submit proposals in reference to Solicitation No. 75H70723Q00045. The proposal should include, but is not limited to: pricing table or quote; provide an explanation of how the phone calls are answered, assessed, etc. (according to SOW within attached solicitation); vendor information, including business size and UEI number; and past performance.

The Government anticipates awarding one firm-fixed price purchase order with a base year plus four option years. This is a total Small Business set-aside.

**Please see attached Solicitation for details. There is also a fillable Pricing Table attached below for your use or you may submit in your own format**

OTHER DETAILS

1. Offer Period - Bid MUST be good for at least 90 calendar days after close of solicitation.

2. SAM Requirement - To be eligible for contract award, vendor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and must also complete Representations and Certifications at http://www.sam.gov, per FAR 52.204-7. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Vendor must have an active UEI number.

3. Commercial Items Terms and Conditions - The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

4. Terms and Conditions - This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This procurement is being conducted under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. 52.204-7, 52.212-3, 52.213-4, 52.222-36.

5. Invoicing- Invoices submitted under any award resulting from this solicitation will be required to utilize the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) in accordance with HHSAR 352.232-71, Electronic Submission and Processing of Payment Requests (Feb 2022).

6. Payment- All payments by the Government under any associated order shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT), per FAR 52.232-33.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

Prospective Offerors are required to submit proposals by:

1. Email to Shandiin.DeWolfe@ihs.gov

QUESTIONS?

In accordance with FAR 15.201 - Exchanges with Industry, before receipt of proposals, please refer to Solicitation No. 75H70723Q00045 when requesting information regarding the solicitation via e-mail to Shandiin.DeWolfe@ihs.gov, or phone: (505) 256-6755. The last day to submit any questions will be 5 business days at 12 pm prior to the solicitation close date.

Proposals will be accepted until 5:30 pm MST on Friday, March 17th, 2023.