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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

E. IMPORTANT:

is extended,

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

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is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office.

is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO:

Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

15C. DATE SIGNED

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS

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PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

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Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 02-07-2019

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36C10G U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs OPAL | Strategic Acquisition Center 10300 Spotsylvania Ave | STE 400 Fredericksburg VA 22408-2697 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C10G19Q0033 -15-2019

X x x x

The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to provide the Government’s responses to questions received from industry and to replace Attachment B of solicitation #36C10G19Q0033. All changes made by the following Government

Responses and attached document hereby amends the terms of the solicitation.

Beth A. Davis Contracting Officer C4

VA-OAO-2017-7D5F66F7

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q1) Would you be willing to remove or revise some of the “lockout” specs?

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: Yes. The technical specifications have been changed and therefore, the ATTACHMENT B – WASTE DISPOSAL UNITS - PRODUCT DESCRIPTION is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the ATTACHMENT B – WASTE DISPOSAL UNITS - PRODUCT DESCRIPTION in this solicitation amendment.

Q2) In attachment B, “Scope of Work, 1.” The description of the waste management device states “These leakproof, sealed units may consist of a hard plastic or metal structure with a mechanism to transform hazardous materials into non-hazardous waste products. Waste disposal units are intended to breakdown radioactive materials until they become safe; directly dispose of the hazardous disposal fluids/materials; and to mitigate risks posed by the enclosed hazardous products such as sharps." No waste management device on the market transforms fluid waste from the surgical site from hazardous to non-hazardous material. Also, these devices do not breakdown radioactive materials and these devices are not sharps containment systems. We feel this language may have been erroneously placed in this solicitation. These surgical waste management devices collect and dispose of surgical fluid waste as well as collect smoke generated from electrocautery or laser devices.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: The technical specifications Scope of Work has been changed and therefore, the ATTACHMENT B – WASTE DISPOSAL UNITS - PRODUCT DESCRIPTION is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the ATTACHMENT B – WASTE DISPOSAL UNITS - PRODUCT DESCRIPTION in this solicitation amendment.

Government Response: This is a brand name or equal requirement that is intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive, and is to indicate the quality and characteristics of products that will satisfy the needs of the Government. The Government has determined that these suggested revisions will not be made to the salient characteristics.

Q4) We would like to request a 15-day extension on the response date to allow for time to prepare our bid after these questions are answered and the erroneous information in the statement of work is corrected or eliminated. As the solicitation stands currently we cannot submit a bid to meet the requirements referenced in question 2.

Government Response: Only minor changes to the technical specifications have been incorporated in ATTACHMENT B – WASTE DISPOSAL UNITS - PRODUCT DESCRIPTION. The Contracting Officer has determined that an extension of the closing date is not needed at this time. The original closing date and time in the solicitation stands firm.

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