DELL SERVERS, POWEREDGE R660 RACK SERVER

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Contract Opportunity

This is a combined synopsis/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.

The Indian Health Service (IHS), Portland Area Office (PAO), Division of Information Resource Management (DIRM) has a requirement for brand name equipment, in Portland, Oregon.

Solicitation number 75H71325Q00035 Dell Servers, Poweredge R660 Rack Server, quantity of 2 each, in accordance with attached specifications is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-03.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this request is 334111 with a business size standard of 1,250.

Prospective Offerors are invited to submit quotes in reference to the solicitation cited above. The quote should include, at a minimum, the following:

1. Firm Fixed Pricing, in the form of total aggregate amount for each server, do not list multiple line costs for the server.

2. Estimated delivery date, ARO.

3. Completed & signed Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise Representation Form (ISBEE)

4. UEID number & cage code number, associated with the System for Award Management (SAM) registration.

5. Payment Terms for a federal Government procurement award.

6. Vendor point of contact’s full name, email address and a direct telephone number.

7. Guarantee inside delivery of servers, upon collaboration with the Contracting Officer Representative for delivery date to be established. There is not a loading dock, only street parking is available. There is not a freight elevator. The elevator weight limit is 3,500 lbs. Door entry width is 38 inches, pallets do not fit through the doorway.

Set-Aside:

Under the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, through the transfer of authority from the Department of Interior to HHS, offers will be solicited from Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (see HHSAR Subpart 326.6) that are also small business concerns. If IHS does not receive enough competition and/or reasonably priced offers from ISBEE set-aside, IHS will then evaluate quotes and consider for award to other small business concerns. Any acquisition resulting from this 2-tier cascading set-aside will be as follows:

1st Tier: Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises 2nd Tier: Other Small Business Concerns

ONLY ONE AWARD WILL RESULT FROM THIS SOLICITATION.

Other Details

SAM Requirement - This solicitation requires registration with the sam.gov prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration can be found at https://www.sam.gov. Vendor must have an active UEI number.

Invoicing – Invoices submitted under an award resulting from this solicitation will be required to utilize the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) in accordance with HHSAR 352.232-71, Electronic Submission and Processing of Payments Requests (FEB 2022).

Payment – All payments by the Government under an award shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT), per

FAR 52.232.33 (OCT 2018).

The contract line items (CLINs) structure is as shown below:

CLIN 0001: Dell, Poweredge R660 Rack Server, 2 EA, Unit Price ________, Total Price_________.

*See attached specifications document for details for the servers.

The purpose of this acquisition is to purchase two (2) rack servers, at the Portland Area Office, located in Portland, Oregon. This is a brand name requirement. Only manufacture certified original and new equipment should be quoted.

Delivery and acceptance terms for this order is FOB destination. Delivery Address: Portland Area Office, 1414 NW Northrup, Suite 800, Portland, Oregon 97209. (Attn: Jonathan Hubbard, Phone: 503-414-7752)

Question submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning this solicitation no later than 12:00 pm (PST) on 07/29/2025. All questions must be submitted by email to Morningstar.Smith@ihs.gov, include identifier “75H71325Q00035” in the subject line.

Quote are due by 12:00 pm (PST) on 07/31/2025. Email the quote and the self-certification form (ISBEE) to Morningstar.Smith@ihs.gov.

Quoter must confirm procurement staff’s receipt of their quote and include identifier “75H71325Q00035” in the subject line of the email submission.

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