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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

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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

(REV. 11/2016)

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 ADM

INISTRATIVE 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 d ate specified.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS

ENTERED INTO

PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

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Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.243 (Type or print) (Type or print) (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

(Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (If other than Item 6) (Specify type of modification and authority) (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

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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) 12-21-2018 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

36C10G19R0003 12-21-2018

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The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to provide answers to questions and update the RFP.

SEE CONTINUATION PAGE

Jaime Friedel, DBA Contracting Officer Continuation Pages Amendment 0002 RFP 36C10G19R0003 The following changes are hereby made to this RFP:

1. Page 6. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE, will now read as follows:

Base Period of Performance: 4/20/2019 through 3/31/2020 Option Period One Period of Performance: 4/1/2020 through 11/30/2021 Option Period Two Period of Performance: 12/1/2021 through 11/30/2022

2. PAGE 8, Item B.3,18-01 – SAC Service Level Agreement Fee, will be change to 0.5%, see below:

The current SLA which applies to this contract action is {0.5%}. This SLA Fee shall be imbedded in the awarded contract/agreement price(s), and offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall include this SLA Fee in the price of every line item offered.

3. Page 25, Paragraph 2.7, is revised to correct paragraph 2.7 to 2.6, see below:

2.7 The language contained in paragraph 2.6 is not intended to inhibit the participating facilities (Attachment 1) from ordering medical/surgical supplies supplied by other contracts or agreements such as imaging direct delivery contracts. It is however, incumbent on the MSPV to honor the parameters of the contract scope of work. Where apparent conflicts arise, the Contracting Officer shall make the final determination as to whether the, medical/surgical supply is or is not within scope. The MSPV shall consult with the Contracting Officer prior to shipping any medical/surgical supplies not listed on the Government provided master listing of medical/surgical supplies. This listing provides the Government approved medical/surgical supplies and their pricing for inclusion in the electronic catalog.

4. Page 27, Section 5.0, is revised to correct paragraph 5.0 to 6.0, see below:

5.0. Prime Vendor/FSS Contractor - Dual Role. In instances whereby the resultant MSPV is also a supplier of medical/surgical supplies under existing Federal Contracts (as provided in paragraph 6.0), product prices are Freight on Board (FOB) destination and the product price includes the delivery fee. MSPV shall not charge any fee on their or any of their affiliates’ Federal Contract medical/surgical supplies ordered by or provided to participating facilities under the MSPV contract(s). Invoices submitted for payments shall separate the MSPV FSS medical/surgical supplies from all other Federal Government priced invoiced medical/surgical supplies.

5. Page 29, Section 6.3.1 and 6.3.2, the Fill-Rate and Unadjusted Fill-Rate: =>95%, as shown below:

6.3.1 Conventional/Bulk Delivery Method

Number of Deliveries: Five days per week (excluding weekends) Delivery F.O.B. Destination Fill-rate: =>95% - Recurring Medical/Surgical Supplies Time of Delivery: Indicated in Delivery Order Packaging: Bulk (Usually Case in Corrugated Cardboard)

6.3.2 Unit of Use or Low Unit of Measure Delivery Method (LUM) Number of Deliveries: Daily, five days per week (excluding weekends) Delivery F.O.B. Destination With-in Consignee’s Premises Unadjusted Fill-Rate: =>90% - Recurring Medical/surgical supplies Time of Delivery Indicated in Delivery Order Packaging: Unit of Use (Shipped in Totes)

6. Page 30, Section 6.4, estimated contract minimums and maximums are corrected as shown below:

Coverage: CLIN VISN 8 (Puerto Rico only). Estimated minimum value of supplies is $220,000.00 and estimated contract maximum is $54,750,858.00 for the 43-month period.

7. Page 30, duplicative language contained in Sections 6.5, 6.5.1 and 6.5.2, are removed from this RFP and marked as “reserved” as to not effect numbering.

6.5 – (Reserved)

6.5.1 – (Reserved)

6.5.2 – (Reserved)

6. Page 33, duplicative language contained in 8.2, will be removed from this RFP marked as “reserved” as to not effect numbering.

8.2 – (Reserved)

8. Page 36, duplicative language contained in 10.2, will be removed from this RFP marked as “reserved” as to not effect numbering.

10.2 – (Reserved)

9. Page 39, Item 14.3, will be changed from 14 days to 45 days, see below:

14.3 Buy-back requests: Buy-back requests for discontinued medical/surgical supplies are also inconsistent with efficient Supply Chain Management and shall also be minimized Buy-back requests will only be accepted for unique medical/surgical supplies stocked by the MSPV(s) solely to meet a particular VHA facility’s requirement, and will be limited to 45 calendar days’ worth of inventory. In addition, these requests will only be accepted when the MSPV(s) has provided documented evidence that they have tried for at least 30 calendar days to dispose of the stock via other means that result in no charge to the facility. Acceptable performance is less than two individual product buy-back requests per facility per Government fiscal year.

10. Page 39, Section 14.3, 14 calendar days is changed to 45 calendar days, as shown below:

14.3 Buy-back requests: Buy-back requests for discontinued medical/surgical supplies are also inconsistent with efficient Supply Chain Management and shall also be minimized Buy-back requests will only be accepted for unique medical/surgical supplies stocked by the MSPV(s) solely to meet a particular VHA facility’s requirement, and will be limited to 45 calendar days’ worth of inventory. In addition, these requests will only be accepted when the MSPV(s) has provided documented evidence that they have tried for at least 30 calendar days to dispose of the stock via other means that result in no charge to the facility. Acceptable performance is less than two individual product buy-back requests per facility per Government fiscal year

11. Page 139, the Electronic Proposal Submission, Volume III Socio Economic and Volume V, Small Business Contracting Plan has been added below:

Volume V - Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Applicable to Large Businesses Only)

12. Page 140, Section d.ii, the table has revised to add the Volume III Socio Economic and Volume V, Small Business Contracting Plan as shown below:

Subcontracting Plan (Applicable to Large Businesses Only) [Contractor Name ] SBSCP.pdf None

13. Page, 144, Volume III – Price is deleted in its entirety as replaced as follows;

4. VOLUME III – PRICE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTOR

The Price Proposal(s) and Social-Economic information do not have page limitations. The price Proposal(s)/Social-Economic information shall include the following:

4.1 PRICE FACTOR

a. Offerors’ price proposal(s) shall provide detailed information including the basis on which each service rate is determined and any special pricing terms and discounts. Offerors who do not provide the detailed information requested may be considered non-responsive and jeopardize their opportunity for award.

i. Distribution Fee

1. An Offeror shall predicate its distribution fee on the estimated values in Section 6.4, Product Values, and delivery requirements in Sections 6.3.1 and 6.3.2 of the SOW.

2. Offerors are required to propose distribution fees for Conventional/Bulk Delivery (CBD), Unit of Use or Low/Logical Unit of Measure (LUM) and drop shipment distribution strategies for the base and option periods. These fees shall be considered in the evaluation of price proposals.

4.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTOR:

VOLUME V – SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN

Each Large Business offeror shall provide a Small Business Subcontracting Plan that contains all of the elements required by FAR 52.219-9 or approved plan. If the large business does not have an approved Master Plan or approved Commercial Plan, then an Individual subcontracting plan must be submitted that includes an assurance that small businesses will be given the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in contract performance. Large businesses need to submit a contract specific plan for the supply listing along with their approved master plan/commercial plan. A small business offeror shall include a statement in the proposal certifying they are small business in SAM (www.sam.gov ) under NAICS code 339112.

14. PAGE 147, Item E.7, 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items, is adding Socio-Economic, Signed SF 1449 Acknowledgement of Any Amendments, and Representations and Certifications and Small Business Subcontracting Plan as an evaluation factor, as shown below:

2. FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

TECHNICAL/ MANAGEMENT

PAST PERFORMANCE

SOCIO-ECONOMIC

PRICE/COST

SUBCONTRACTING PLAN

SIGNED SF 1449 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ANY AMENDMENTS, AND REPRESENTATIONS and CERTIFICATIONS

15. Page 149, 3.3.2, item f, is deleted and replaced in item 5, Small Business Sub-Contracting Evaluation, and added to 52.212-2, as follows:

5. SMALL BUSINESS SUB-CONTRACTING EVALUATION

Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Each Large Business Offeror shall provide a Small Business Subcontracting Plan that contains all of the elements required by FAR 52.219-9. All subcontracting plans must be submitted at time of proposal submission. If the large business does not have an approved Master Plan or approved Commercial Plan, then an Individual Subcontracting Plan must be submitted that includes an assurance that small businesses will be given the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in contract performance. This plan shall be submitted separately from the Small Business Participation information required above, which applies to both Large and Small businesses. Large businesses need to submit a contract specific plan for the supply listing along with their approved master plan/commercial plan. The Subcontracting Plan is a requirement for evaluation in the source selection process and will be incorporated into any resultant contract.

16. Page 98 of the RFP, Clause 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2015) is hereby unchecked and removed as it is not applicable to this requirement.

17. See attached Questions and Answers.

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See attached document: 4 - VA MSPV - P.R. Q and A - 36C10G19R0003 - Final - 12-21-2018.