ISBEE/IEE Set Aside Router Replacement

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 75H70926BAO-072-RFQ is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) for Billings Area Cisco C8355-G2 Routers, or equivalent. This acquisition is set-aside for 100% Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. The Government intends to award to a responsible party whose offer meets the solicitation requirements and provides Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Offerors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of quotation submission. Award announcement will be made through electronic public notice, via SAM.gov. Quotes must be received via email no later than August 31, 2026, at 1:00 pm MDT. 2. REQUIREMENT The Billings Area Office requires the following commercial products on a brand name or equal basis. The brand-name references identify the level of quality and performance required and are not intended to restrict competition. For an equal product, the respondent must furnish sufficient information for the Government to determine compliance. The Government is not responsible for locating or obtaining information that is not furnished or specifically identified in the submission. Identify the manufacturer, brand, model, and part number. Provide manufacturer-controlled specification sheets, technical literature, drawings, test data, or other reliable product information. Describe any modification necessary to make the product conform and identify who will perform the modification and when. Clearly identify any difference from the brand reference or the Government s requirements. 3. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS See Attachment: B01 SOW Cisco C8355-G2 Routers, or equivalent PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE CLIN Description Quantity 001 Cisco C8355-G2 Routers, or equivalent 11 The Contractor must provide only new equipment and new parts for the required products described herein; no used, refurbished, or remanufactured equipment or parts shall be provided under any circumstances. Absolutely no Gray Market Goods or Counterfeit Electronic Parts shall be provided. Gray Market Goods are defined as genuine branded goods intentionally or unintentionally sold outside of an authorized sales-territory or by non-authorized dealers in an authorized territory. All equipment shall be accompanied by the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM s) warranty. Counterfeit Electronic Parts are defined as unlawful or unauthorized reproduction, substitution, or alteration that has been knowingly mismarked, misidentified, or otherwise misrepresented to be an authentic, unmodified electronic part from the original manufacturer, or a source with the express written authority of the original manufacturer or current design activity, including an authorized aftermarket manufacturer. Unlawful or unauthorized substitution includes used electronic parts represented as new, or the false identification of grade, serial number, lot number, date code, or performance characteristics. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandates that U.S. federal agencies use the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). In November 2020, OMB issued memorandum M-21-07 "Completing the Transition to IPv6", which outlines the Federal government's strategic intent "to deliver its information services, operate its networks, and access the services of others using only IPv6". The IHS requires all new IT systems (hardware and software) to operate in a pure IPv6 network environment. This includes on-premises services or third-party hosted services that require network integration into the IHS network. The Offeror's solution shall comply with the IPv6 standards profile as defined by the NIST USGv6 Program: https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/usgv6-program . 4. DELIVERY AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Indian Health Service, Billings Area Office, Billings MT 59101. The delivery period is: Thirty (60) days from date of award. 5. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address: www.acquisition.gov/far PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE PROVISION Title Date 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions SEP 2024 52.204-7 System for Award Management Registration Deviation Date 52.204-90 Offeror Identification Deviation Date 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations Representation Deviation Date 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters Deviation Date 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters Deviation Date 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law Deviation Date 52.222-18 Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products Deviation Date 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate Deviation Date 52.233-2 Service of Protest Deviation Date 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications Deviation Date PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (DEV DATE) (a) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. As a minimum, offers shall include (1) The solicitation number; (2) The name, address, telephone number of the Offeror; (3) The Offeror s Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and, if applicable, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator; (4) Information necessary to evaluate the factors contained in the provision at 52.212-2 or as described in the solicitation; (5) Responses to provisions that require Offeror completion of information, representations, and certifications (other than those collected via the System for Award Management (SAM)); and (6) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments. (b) Period for acceptance of offers. The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation. (c) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers. (1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers and any modifications or revisions to the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. (2) Any offer, modification, or revision received after the time specified for receipt of offers is late and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition. However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer that makes its terms more favorable to the Government will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted. (3) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume. (4) Offerors may withdraw their offers by written notice to the Government received at any time before award. (d) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror s initial offer should contain the Offeror s best terms. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct…