Areawide Fire Alarm Testing and Inspection-ISBEE set-aside

**100% ISBEE SET-ASIDE**

Request for quotation to provide annual fire alarm inspection and testing in 14 facilities across the Great Plains Area Indian Health

Service area of responsibility. Period of performance will begin May 1, 2026. There will be the option to extend the term of the contract for four additional years: 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030.

All proposals must be submitted in writing by April 23, 2026. Facsimile proposals will not be allowed. Emailed proposals are allowed and must be submited to Erin.Doering@ihs.gov. No original copy is required to be submitted.

Any questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to the contract specialist by 4:00 pm EDT on April 3, 2026.

This award selection will be conducted using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)procedures. To be eligible for award, a

proposal must meet all technical requirements, conform to all required terms and conditions, and include all information required. All non-price evaluation factors must be rated at 'ACCEPTABLE" in order to be eligible for award. An "UNACCEPTABLE" rating in any factor will result in the proposal being rated "UNACCEPTABLE" unless corrected through discussions. A proposal rating of "UNACCEPTABLE" makes a proposal ineligible for award. Since the LPTA methodology prohibits trade-offs, all evaluation factors and sub-factors are equally important. Proposals are evaluated for acceptability but not ranked using the non- price factors.

A price evaluation will be performed for all offerors and proposals will be ranked from lowest to highest price based on the Total Proposed Price (TPP) provided by the offeror on the price schedule sheet. Next, an evaluation of each factor and, subsequently, the overall proposal will be performed beginning with the lowest priced proposal. Award will be made to the lowest evaluated priced proposal meeting the acceptability standards for the non-price factors. The Government intends to award a contract without conducting discussions; therefore, the initial proposal shall conform to the solicitation requirements and should contain

the best offer from a technical and priceperspective.

Note: A price that is found to be either unreasonably high or unrealistically low in relation to the proposed work may be indicative

of an inherent lack of understanding of the solicitation requirements and may result in the overall proposal being considered unacceptable.

INTENT TO AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror's initial proposal should contain the Offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. In the event discussions are held, a competitive range determination will be made. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting

Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals. However, The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

Quotation must set forth, full, accurate and complete information as required by the Request for Quotation (RFQ), and be returned no later than the date referenced in the Request for Quotation form SF-1449. All required information must be submitted in order to be considered responsive and eligible for award.

ACCEPTANCE PERIOD: Your proposal must stipulate that it is predicated upon all the terms and conditions of this RFQ. In addition, it must contain a statement to the effect that it is firm for a period of at least 30 days from the date of receipt by the Government. All required information must be submitted in order to be considered responsive and eligible for award.

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