36C10G22Q0090 0005_1.docx

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Brand Name or Equal: Medial Syringe Kit Supplies

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OPAL | Strategic Acquisition Center

10300 Spotsylvania Ave | STE 400 Fredericksburg VA 22408-2697

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Contract Specialist Gwennifer Epps gwennifer. epps@va.gov 202-870-1882

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Amendment 0005 | RFQ NUMBER: 36C10G22Q0090 | TITLE: BRAND NAME OR EQUAL - MEDICAL SYRINGE KIT SUPPLIES | CONTINUTATION PAGE Amendment 0005 1) Provides UPDATED responses to the received questions for the subject notice; 2) The non-manufacturing rule waiver block is now checked for this solicitation; and lastly, 3) The solicitation response date is changed from August 16, 2022, to September 6, 2022, at 11:00 AM, EST.

Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

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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

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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 inc ludes 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.

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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

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B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES

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ANT 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 electron ic 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 ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

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Contractor

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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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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 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

36C10G22Q0090

X x TITLE: BRAND NAME OR EQUAL - MEDICAL SYRINGE KIT SUPPLIES | RFQ NUMBER: 36C10G22Q0090

The purpose of this amendment is to provide UPDATED responses to the received ques tions for the subject notice.

1. The non-manufacturing rule waiver block is now checked for this solicitation. 2. The response date has been changed from August 16, 2022, 11 AM, Eastern Standard Time to September 6, 2022, at 11:00 AM, EST., (see continuation page).

All other Terms and Conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged.

A signed and dated copy of the amendment, must be returned with the offerors quote submission.

Brian Shepard Contracting Officer Page 1 of Page 1 of Amendment 0005 | RFQ NUMBER: 36C10G22Q0090 | TITLE: BRAND NAME OR EQUAL - MEDICAL SYRINGE KIT SUPPLIES

UPDATES TO QUESTIONS 1, 7, & 8:

QUESTION 1. Can you verify every “brand name” item is BAA or TAA compliant?

Response: There is now a NMR Waiver in place for this requirement. When the Government sets aside a procurement, as done here for SDVOSBs, the product of a domestic small business manufacturer must be provided. When, however, the SBA provides a non-manufacturer waiver (NMR) for a set-aside procurement, as they have done so here, a small business reseller/dealer is permitted to supply the product of any size business.

Under FAR Part 25, the Buy American Act (BAA) applies to set-asides, and in particular, set-asides where the SBA has issued a NMR. The BAA and its implementing regulations apply the preference for the purchase of domestic products through a price evaluation differential. The regulatory price differential adds, for evaluation and award purposes only, a percentage price premium to the price of the foreign end products. Simply put, the BAA only provides a preference for domestic products, but it does not preclude the supply of foreign products.

QUESTION 7. The solicitation references FAR 52.225-1, “BUY AMERICAN SUPPLIES,” which stipulates a preference for supplying domestic-manufactured supplies. However, the referenced syringes (in the referenced sizes) are not manufactured domestically. Will the Government provides a waiver to FAR 52.225-1 allowing for sourcing of the required size of syringes which are manufactured outside of the U.S.?

RESPONSE: Yes, Please see: SBA NMR Waiver Block is now checked. On August 3, 2022, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) received from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) an individual waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) for the purchase of syringes, under Solicitation 36C10G22Q0090.

QUESTION 8. This is listed as an SDVOSB, but the non-manufacturing rule isn’t checked. Will it be?

RESPONSE: Yes, the non-manufacturing rule waiver block is now checked (See Question 7 Response).