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(i) This solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 of the FAR and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) Solicitation number 285-24-RFQ-0017 applies, and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-101.

(iv) This requirement is a total Small Business set-aside and the associated NAICS is 621391 with Small Business size standard $9.0 M

(v)Items/Services

1. Monthly Diabetic foot clinic onsite, one day a month.

2. One pair DM shoes

3. Maximum, 3 DM inserts

(vi)Description of requirements

The Catawba Service Unit will contract with a state licensed Orthotist/Pedorthist to provide a monthly foot clinic to our Diabetic population at the Catawba Service Unit. The contractor will evaluate and design a treatment plan for each individual who attends the clinic.

The plan may include; extra depth or custom shoes and /or molded inserts. One pair of shoes and up to three inserts will be provided annually, unless otherwise indicated.

Measurements will be taken at the time of the evaluation and prescribed device(s) ordered. The device(s) will be available for pick up the following month.

The contractor, along with the Service Unit will plan and provide group and /or individual education as it relates to Diabetic foot care.

The deliverables are custom prescribed orthotic footwear. One pair of shoes and up to three pair of inserts will be provided to each patient annually.

To qualify for footwear coverage, Medicare beneficiaries must have diabetes plus one of the following conditions:

Neuropathy with evidence of callus, previous or current ulcer, previous or current pre-ulcerative callus, previous, amputation, foot deformities, or poor circulation. The necessary information will be submitted on the form completed by the service unit M.D.

The proposed number of patients to be serviced is approximately 60.

The contractor shall be licensed in the state of South Carolina.

The contractor will be required to enter into an Business Associate Agreement with IHS, and pass an IHS background check and credentialing.

(vii) Performance

One Day a month onsite at the Catawba Service Unit.

The period of performance shall be awarded for the base year plus four option years.

(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Sep 2023) applies to this acquisition.

(ix) 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Nov 2021) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Technical Capability; 2) Management Approach & Key Personnel; 3) Relevant Past Performance; and 4) Price. Technical and other non price factors, when combined, are equal to price.

(x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Feb 2024), with its offer. The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov.

(xi) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Nov 2023) applies to this acquisition. The following addendum applies: only electronical invoicing will be accepted.

(xii) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -Commercial Items (Feb 2024)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware,

Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and

Other Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

(4) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(5) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (June 2020), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

(2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(3) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Nov 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

(4) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

(5) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Feb 2024) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

(6) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

(7) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

(8) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Feb 2024) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

(9) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

(10) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2024) (E.O. 13126).

(11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(12) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

(13) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(14) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(16) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

(17) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021)

(22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(18) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (May 2022). (E. O. 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

(19) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O. 13513).

(20) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

(21) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.).

(2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(3) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(4) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Jan 2022) (E.O. 13658).

(5) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022) (E.O. 13706).

(6) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

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(xiii) 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) / 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998). This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions and contract clauses 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 proposal or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions/ clauses, the offeror may identify the provision/clauses by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its proposal or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision and clause can be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm.

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