36C24120Q0469 0001.docx

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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 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

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

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 09-09-2020 650-21-1-4815-0001

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Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 1 Contracting Officer (90c) 830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence RI 02908 Mercedes Blanton, (401) 455-4904 or Mercedes.Blanton@va.gov Y Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 1 Contracting Officer (90c) 830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence RI 02908 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24120Q0469 08-26-2020

X X X ** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to: 10:00 AM, 09/15/2020 See CONTINUATION Page 650-3610162-4815-856700-2542 0100C10Z4 X The above referenced solicitation in block 9A for Regulated Medical Waste and Sharp Services for the VA Providence Medical Center located in Providence, RI is hereby modified as follows:

1. Contractors questions and Government answe rs attached. Answers highlighted in green.

2. Last day for further questions will be Friday, September 11, 2020 by 2 PM.

3. The hour and date specified for receipt of offers is now extended until September 15, 2020 no later than 10 AM.

4. Solicita tion has been extended by 5 days.

1. Reusable Sharps Exchange Container Service

0. Please clarify how often the sharps are required to be exchanged by the contractor for each facility.

0. Currently the solicitation shows 3XWeekly. Is that for the regulated medical waste removal or is this the requirement for the service technician?

Answer: The service technician will need to come three times a week to Providence Medical Center to consolidate full sharps containers. Red bag waste is removed from the facility three times per week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Sharps are removed from the facility once per week. Red bag waste is consolidated by EMS staff.

0. Blueprint of current sharps installation for the main facility and the CBOCs if applicable. Answer: there is no current blueprint of sharp container locations. A site visit by contractor would be more beneficial.

0. Identifies the containers sizes and hardware required

1. Required to capture our capital costs as well as our cost for labor to service Answer: Currently we are using the following size sharp containers, 2gal, 4 gal, 8gal (ivory and red colored) and 16 gal (red). The 8 gal red and 16-gallon containers are mounted to a mobile cady, the rest are wall mounted on a bracket. The 8gal and 16gal red have larger openings and are used in areas such as OR/dialysis/research. A larger opening than the flip top is required in these areas.

1. Regulated Medical Waste Services

1. Please provide the containers required at each facility for the regulated medical waste.

0. Container sizes

0. Clarify if utilizing reusable tubs or corrugated boxes

1. Please provide the number of containers required per service and the total pounds annually for each facility Answer: Red bag waste is accumulated throughout the hospital in various VA owned containers. That waste is consolidated by EMS employees in a single location in building 1. The red bags are placed in 4.0cf reusable tubs or 4.2cf corrugated boxes for incineration (trace chemo waste, pathological waste, and COVID-19 waste). Over the last 10 months we have disposed of an average 317 reusable tubs per month and 48 corrugated boxes per month. The average pounds per month of red bag waste is 4,820 pounds in the reusable tubes and 615 pounds in the corrugated boxes. In FY19 we produced 97,750 pounds of red bag waste and 320 pounds of trace chemo and pathological waste (corrugated box). Red bag waste is accumulated in cardboard boxes at the Hyannis, New Bedford, and Middletown CBOCs

1. Please advise regarding the total number of Reusable Sharps containers for each Providence VAMC facility and the total quantity for each size container?

Answer: I do not have that information readily available.

1. Is a new requirement or a follow-on to an existing contract? If the latter, can I please find out the incumbent contractor's name and contract number?

Answer: This is a follow-on to an existing purchase order. Incumbent contractor: NEIE Medical Waste Services, LLC. contract number: 36C24120P0453