BPA NUTRITION SUPPLEMENT SUPPLIER for the Crow Service Unit   2

The Billings Area Crow Service Unit, Indian Health Service (IHS) is requesting quotations in response to 75H709-CR23Q-013 for Oral Nutrition Supplements for the Crow/Northern Cheyenne Hospital, Crow Agency, MT. The CSU/IHS intends to award a Multiple Award Blank Purchase Agreement that provides repetitive Nutritional Supplement Supplies on an As Needed Basis as provided in the scope of work.

The procurement was conducted pursuant to the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 - Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is: 311999, All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing and the small business size standard is 500 employees. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular FAC 2023-01.

Offerors are requested to propose an all-inclusive cost (ex. freight) when submitting a quotation.

SF 1449 is attached as the total estimated value is over the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.

This solicitation is set-aside for Small Business Indian Firms (SBIF) pursuant to the Buy Indian Act 25 U.S.C. 47. If IHS does not receive at least two offers that are reasonably priced offers from SBIF's, IHS will then evaluate quotes and consider award to other small business concerns under the following 5-tier cascading set-aside (in order of first consideration to last consideration):

1st Tier Small Business Indian Firms

2nd Tier Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses

3rd Tier Certified HubZone Small Businesses

4th Tier Small Disadvantage Businesses

5th Tier All other Small Business Concerns.

Questions must be submitted to Johnna Pryor at Johnna.pryor@ihs.gov, CC Brittany.bends@ihs.gov by March 20th, 2023.

You may submit a quotation, which shall be considered by the Agency. Offers shall be submitted via email to johnna.pryor@ihs.gov, Brittany.bends@ihs.gov no later than 2:00pm MST, March 31st, 2023.