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36C10G23R0006 Dental Delivery Units and Chairs

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OPAL | Strategic Acquisition Center

10300 Spotsylvania Ave | STE 400 Fredericksburg VA 22408-2697

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Lasheena Christian lasheena.christian@va.gov

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This amendment is issued to post all Questions and Answers from the solicitation.

Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation This solicitation closes on August 1, 2023 12:00 EST.

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Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

1 Question: Will the Offeror be able to add additional CLINs to the contract after the award?

1 Answer: No additional CLINs are intended to be added after award. Vendors may propose any product solution or configuration so long as they meet the salient characteristics at the time of solicitation submission. Items proposed for CLIN 0007 – CLIN 27 must be at a minimum compatible with the models found on CLINs 0001-0002. Vendors may propose any additional ancillary products that are the same or equivalent to CLIN 0007 - 0027 which they deem to be essential to the functionality of the proposed solution; these items must be captured in the vendor’s pricing volume with an estimated quantity of one.

2 Question: The price sheet calls for one (1) configuration. How do we account for/ensure that multiple configurations are considered?

2 Answer: Vendors may propose any additional products/ configurations that are the same or equivalent.

3 Question: There are 5 Salient Characteristics (SC) listed in the solicitation. How will the technical evaluation address the characteristics that go above and beyond the minimum features identified in this RFP? Many of the characteristics sought by the VA are not listed in this solicitation. For example, patient lift capacity is frequently identified by the VA as critical for their patient population. What is the required patient lift capacity for this solicitation, typically identified by the manufacturer as “maximum patient load?”.

3 Answer: The Salient Characteristics are the minimum technical requirements. Please provide any additional characteristics that you feel is important for our consideration.

4 Question: SC 2, calls for a swivel between 20 and 70 degrees. The Forest 3900 listed in the solicitation advertises only 30 degrees of swivel. Is SC 2 accurate?

4 Answer: SC 2 is accurate, any degree between 20 to 70.

5 Question: Section D.6 of Attachment 2, para (A) states that “Offeror’s proposal shall consist of five (5) volumes listed below.” Only four volumes are listed. Can you clarify?

5 Answer: There are four volumes.

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6 Question: Selecting an upholstery will the customer be selecting Wide Back-Plush, Seamless NC, Memory Comfort added charge or Narrow Back Plush, Seamless no charge.

6 Answer: The choice of upholstery will be up to each site placing the order. The contract will not specify a type of upholstery.

7 Question: Is the quantity of 150 chairs is that per year or 150 potentially over 5 years or for an estimation of 600 over 5 years?

7 Answer: 150 per year.

8 Question: What is the average amount of chairs do you anticipate being delivered to each facility?

8 Answer: There is no anticipated quantity to be delivered to each facility.

9 Question: Can you provide any historical data of chairs being delivered to these facilities?

9 Answer: The VA cannot provide that data at this time.