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

36C10G19Q0074 04-12-2019

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The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to provide the Governments response to question received from vendors.

Beth A. Davis Contracting Officer C-4 Questions Received from Vendors for Solicitation 36C10G19Q0074 NX EQ Transport Ventilators

1. The five Salient Characteristics (SC) included in the first attachment are specific to CLIN 0001, Trilogy 202 (Model) Transport Ventilator. There are no SC’s listed for CLIN’s 0002-0008; but, statements are included saying they are accessory items that are commonly procured with the Trilogy 202 but are not functioning requirements for the Trilogy 202. Therefore, should a vendor proposing “or equal” items only include information on their Transport Vent in their Technical Proposal? Another way of asking this is; will the Government’s determination of “or equal”/”technical acceptability” be made on the basis of CLIN 0001, Transport Ventilator only?

Answer: Proposing vendors should propose to CLIN 0001 as the basic requirement while ensuring that the basic unit meets all SCs. If an “equal” product is being proposed, the vendor should also make accessory items available in their proposal as the goal is to provide all available capabilities of the product to the VA so the ordering facility can tailor their order to their needs. The Government’s determination will be based on the SCs and NOT on the number of accessories available.

2. The subject solicitation includes the following statement concerning “Price”: The SLA fee of 3% shall be included in the total proposed unit price. However, the attached pricing spreadsheet does not include separate columns to show the SLA fee amount for each CLIN in the base year and two option year periods. Therefore, should a vendor just calculate and add the amount of the SLA fee to their proposed price for each particular CLIN? Or, should a vendor add columns to the pricing spreadsheet for the base period and each option period to show the amount of the SLA fee for each CLIN?

Answer: The price will be evaluated with the SLA fee of 3% so an additional column is not needed.

3. Vendor suggests the MFR Part Number be added to the solicitation.

· 1040007 – Trilogy 202

Answer: MFR Part Number 1040007 added to Price Cost Schedule for the Trilogy 202.

4. Vendor suggests adding the following additional accessories to the RFQ.

· 1045290- Nurse Call Adapter Cable, Trilogy 202

· 1047410 – Roll Stand

Answer: These items are not required for the ventilator to function and will not be added at this time.

See attached document: REVISED ATTACHMENT A - PRICE COST SCHEDULE - TRANSPORT VENTILATORS.