Crow Creek Scattered Water and Sewer

See attached SOLICITATION NOTICE for solicitation number 75H70122R00071 for a construction project for the Indian Health Service (IHS). The purpose of this project is to provide for the installation of individual water and sewer services at multiple homes located in Buffalo and Hughes counties, South Dakota. This project will be procured as a 100% Small Business set-aside solicitation under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction. The associated size standard for this procurement is $39.5 million. Please review all attachments to this notice for details. SCOPE OF WORK: See Section C of the attached solicitation for details. LOCATION OF PROJECT: Multiple locations in Buffalo and Hughes counties, South Dakota. See project documents. TERO: TERO fees do apply. CONSTRUCTION DURATION: Period of Performance is 114 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 $250,000.00 and $500,000.00. SITE VISIT: A formal site visit is not planned. Offerors may contact the IHS Project Engineer to coordinate a site visit (in accordance with FAR 52.236-27). The Project Engineer's contact information is provided within the solicitation. 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 in PDF format via email to Thupten.Tsering@ihs.gov at your earliest convenience but no later than 12:00pm Pacific Time on August 29, 2022, unless changed by amendment. EVALUATION: In accordance with FAR 15.101-2, the evaluation for this solicitation will be based on the lowest price technically acceptable proposal (LPTA). 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 $39.5 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. Offerors shall submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contracting Officer, Thupten Tsering, at thupten.tsering@ihs.gov. Questions should be received no later than 5 days prior to proposal due date to allow time for a response. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.

Division 02 -	Existing Conditions, Subsurface Investigation.
Division 03 -	Concrete, Concrete Reinforcing, Cast-in-Place Concrete.
Division 05 -	Metals, Structural Metal Framing, Metal Decking.
Division 23 -	Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Facility Fuel Piping, Facility Fuel-Storage Tanks.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Clearing and Grubbing, Grading.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Fences and Gates.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks, Storm Drainage Utilities.