Gallup Indian Medical Center (GIMC) Emergency Department (ED) Renovation and Expansion   3

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See attached SOLICITATION NOTICE for Solicitation 75H70123R00036, for a construction project for the Indian Health Service (IHS) Division of Engineering Services (DES). The purpose of this project of the renovation and expansion of the GIMC ED is to alleviate the space deficiencies that exist at the current ED and Observation Unit. The total renovation of the 1st floor east wing includes the vacated Urgent Care space. The total expansion of the ED includes an additional 2,623sf. The total ED at the completion of the project is targeted for approximately 9,671 bgsf. This will also include site work and ambulance entrance driveway work.

This project will be procured as a Total Small Business Set-Aside solicitation under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a size standard of $45.0 million. The offeror must possess a current registration in SAM.gov as a small business under this NAICS to be eligible for award. Please review all attachments to this notice for details.

SCOPE OF WORK: See Section C of the attached solicitation for details.

LOCATION OF PROJECT: Work will be performed at the Gallup Indian Medical Center (GIMC) 516 East Nizhoni Boulevard, Gallup, NM 87301

TERO: TERO is not applicable (see solicitation)

CONSTRUCTION DURATION: Period of Performance is 550 calendar days after issuance of a Notice to Proceed.

CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: In accordance with FAR 36.204, the magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $5,000,000.000 and $10,000,000.00.

SITE VISIT: See FAR 52.236-27

CONTRACT TYPE: The IHS intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) construction contract in support of this requirement. This solicitation will be procured as a Request for Proposal (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15 and 36 procedures.

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS: See Sections L&M of the solicitation.

PROPOSAL DUE DATE: The offeror's proposal shall be submitted electronically no later than the due date and time indicated in block 13 of the SF 1442, unless changed by amendment.

EVALUATION: In accordance with FAR 15.101-1, the evaluation for this award will be based on the tradeoff process. See Sections L&M of the solicitation for specific requirements. Prices proposed must reflect the offeror's understanding of the requirement, ability to perform, and be considered fair and reasonable to the Government.

Price is the discriminating factor for award among eligible offers. The total firm fixed price listed in block 17 of the SF1442 shall be utilized for the overall price evaluation and to determine the lowest priced offer.

QUESTIONS: Offerors shall submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contract Specialist, Thupten Tsering, at Thupten.Tsering@ihs.gov.

NOTE: ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. SEE SOLICITATION FOR OFFICIAL DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS OF SITE VISITS AND DEADLINES.

For the purposes of this procurement, a concern is considered a small business if its average annual revenue for the last three (3) years is less than $45 million. For information concerning NAICS and SBA size standards, go to http://www.sba.gov.

It is the responsibility of the contractor to check https://sam.gov/ frequently for any amendments or changes to the solicitation. Hard copy documents will NOT be available all documents for proposal purposes will be posted at the website for download by interested parties.

NOTE: Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database is mandatory to be considered for award. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at: https://www.sam.gov. Contractors are encouraged to complete SAM registration as soon as possible; the government may not delay award for the purpose of allowing a contractor additional time to register in SAM.