Industry Day - Make PPE in America RFQ - Slide Deck.pdf

VA Medical / Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) Make PPE in America Industry Day

11 AM – Noon ET December 19, 2023

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• 148 Blanket Purchase Agreements

(BPAs) by supplier

• 46,000+ unique items

• VetsFirst Compliant

SAC AS3A Division

• 11 Basic Ordering Agreements

(BOAs) (Ability One Mandatory)

• ~700 unique items

As of October 2023

• $851M/Year MSPV Supply spend

• 42.6% to Small Businesses (30.5% to SDVOSBs)

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The Current RFQ Song Stisher

Important Dates

Pre-solicitation notice published

Request for Quotes (RFQ) published

Industry Day (Today)

Vendor Questions are due not later than (NLT) 4:30 PM ET

11/30/2023:

12/8/2023:

12/19/2023:

01/04/2024:

01/17/2024: Quotes are due

Vendor Questions must be submitted to both Contracting Officers listed in the SAM.gov publication:

NLT 4:30 PM ET, January 04, 2024.

Completed quote sheets must be submitted to both Contracting Officers listed in the SAM.gov publication: NLT 4:30 PM ET, January 17, 2024.

Emailed Questions Song Stisher

1. At the time of quote, your company must be registered as a vendor to the federal government in SAM.gov.

a. For assistance with this process, please contact: https://www.aptac-us.org/ or https://www.apexaccelerators.us/

2. How to become a vendor on the VA MSPV program - Win an item(s)

a. Then get commercial agreements in place / Get PVONs in place.

b. Then use your sales force to sell your items through MSPV

3. What items may be awarded?

a. Medical PPE as defined in the law:

i. surgical masks

ii. powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) and required filters

iii. head and foot coverings

iv. respirator masks

v. disposable and reusable surgical and isolation gowns

vi. face shields and protective eyewear

vii. other gear or clothing used to protect an individual from the transmission of disease

4. Item details and quoted prices and unit of measure / unit of issue will be submitted using the attached quote sheet excel spreadsheet.

a. Certification of compliance of quoted items will be submitted using the soon to be added attachments D & E

b. Any component which is exempt from domestic sourcing due to inclusion on the list at FAR 25.104 should also be noted on the attachments D & E to allow for VA tracking as that list changes.

https://www.aptac-us.org/ https://www.apexaccelerators.us/

Emailed Questions Song Stisher

5. Can you add a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) Tier?

a) The tiers identified in the RFQ are the required tiers for VA to use, by policy. At this point; VA does not have authority to use a Women Owned Small Business tier, unless we have identified at least 2 WOSB interested in providing quotes, we just need to document those vendors (email the CO). Of note: this is currently in the rule-making process being addressed by a draft bill in the Senate.

6. What index number for quoted items?

a) For the index number, please enter items in ascending numerical order : 1, 2, 3.

7. On the quote sheet, the dropdown for product classification none of the options correspond to coveralls. Which dropdown option should I select for Tyvek coveralls?

a) In the minimum technical requirements (MTR) attachment, Tyvek Coveralls are listed under garments / coveralls however;

a new quote sheet will be published to clarify the categories in the drop-down of the quote sheet as these items would fall into the ‘other gear or clothing’ category

8. Do we need to submit copies of our testing results for the PPE we are providing? Attachment B states the requirements for testing, but it doesn’t say if we need to provide copies of the testing results with our submission.

a) Yes, we encourage you to submit any additional documentation which would assist the clinicians in properly evaluating the items.

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