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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 04-04-2019 None 00244 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 Services 1 1400 Black Horse Hill Road Coatesville PA 19320 00244 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 Services 1 1400 Black Horse Hill Road Coatesville PA 19320 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24419Q0488 04-04-2019

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See CONTINUATION Page X The purpose of this solicitation amendment is for the following:

1. Provide responses to all questions submitted by interested contractors.

2. Revise line items 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, and 4001 description and the quantity and unit have changed from 1/JB to 4/EA

3. Add line items 0002, 1002, 2002, 3002, and 4002 for retesting.

The solicitation closing date and time remains the same and unchanged.

Brittney J. Parker Contracting Officer

CONTINUATION PAGE

1. Paragraph 1.1 of the scope of work does not match the table located in Table 2.2. We believe that the first line in the Table under Dental Chairs should be deleted as it is included in the quarterly sampling total. Disregard line one under the table.

1. The price/cost schedule makes reference to testing for the central water system, Phoenix Machines and Portable RO Machines which have been deleted from the scope. Please delete any reference to the central water system, phoenix machines and all portable RO machines. Disregard this reference.

1. Please confirm that you are directing us to conduct monthly Dental Chair sampling consisting of 24 samples per month for a total of 72 samples for the quarter which means we would be making three trips per quarter as opposed to one trip. We recommend one trip per quarter to take the samples. Please clarify. Four chairs each month must be samples with 6 samples per chair. Correct.

1. Please confirm whether retesting would be a separate trip during the same quarter or in the next quarterly sampling. Correct. Retesting is another trip after cleaning, resampling and retesting.

1. Under attachment 1, statement of work, section 1.2, it states: Monthly coliform bacteria tests for 24 samples per month will be conducted in the approved laboratory. Quarterly 72 samples and tests. The test is for coliform account.

Questions:

Is the monthly coliform bacteria test referring to Heterotrophic plate count? Yes What is the turnaround time needed for said coliform bacteria tests? Five to 10 days

1. Under attachment 2, schedule of supplies and services, section A.2 Price/Cost Schedule, it states: AMOUNT – with line items underneath.

Questions:

Is the line item for AMOUNT referring to yearly pricing or quarterly pricing? Price per quarter. An amendment will be posted by 10AM 4/4/19 changing the first line item to 4/EA (for each quarter).

Should said pricing include 20% for retest? A 2nd line item will be added for retesting per the amendment. Retests should be separately priced.

1. Statement of Work - Last page (page 2) - the matrix is a little unclear: First line says 24 Samples Monthly but annual is 12. Should this say Annual is 288 (12 mths x24 samples/mth) or am I missing something? The contract will sample four dental chairs every month. The contractor will take six samples from each chair. There are twelve chairs in the medical center. All chairs must be test quarterly, so the contractor will take 24 samples every month for 12 months (288 per year).

1. Is there a reporting requirement (for Coatesville, for example, we provide results to the PADEP on their DWELR system for Coliform and Chlorine)? Should we include the pricing required to report Coliform, Chorine, Legionella, etc? Yes. The contractor shall provide a monthly report for the 4 dental chairs test that month. The chairs vary from month to month; twelve chairs must be tested in each quarter.

1. Can you provide the PWSID # for the Phila VA. This way we can pull up the PADEP Permit ad ensure our quote aligns to their requirements for this location. We do not have it. Contractors can obtain it from the PWD site.

1. Price / Cost Schedule- Are we summarizing all monthly and quarterly activities into one line item? If so, are we still able to invoice monthly on Tungsten? Line items will be changed to 4/EA to be invoiced quarterly.

1. Each line says "Provide all required testing for Dental Chairs, RM Legionella, Central Water System, Phoenix Machines, and all Portable RO Machines in accordance with the Statement of Work". I want to clarify that this aligns with the SOW as there is no mention of Pheonix Machines and Portable RO Machines in the SOW. The SOW provides the locations for Legionella sampling but no mention of the machines. No Phoenix machines. We are using regular water in MICU and SICU.

1. Item A.3 is titled Delivery Schedule and asks for a Delivery Date. Do we fill this out? If so, what do we put here since each line item is a annual rollup of months and quarterly activities. No.

1. When does the contract begin? We intend to award within 7-10 days after the solicitation closing date.

1. Is there an SF1449 that we are supposed to complete and sign for the solicitation? There is no SF1449 form to sign since this is a Combined Synopsis Solicitation.

A.1 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

Provide all required testing for Dental Chairs and RM Legionella in accordance with the Statement of Work.

Contract Period: Base POP Begin:

POP End:

Retesting Contract Period: Base

Provide all required testing for Dental Chairs and RM Legionella in accordance with the Statement of Work.

Contract Period: Option 1

Retesting Contract Period: Option 1

Provide all required testing for Dental Chairs and RM Legionella in accordance with the Statement of Work.

Contract Period: Option 2

Retesting Contract Period: Option 2

Provide all required testing for Dental Chairs and RM Legionella in accordance with the Statement of Work.

Contract Period: Option 3

Retesting Contract Period: Option 3

Provide all required testing for Dental Chairs and RM Legionella in accordance with the Statement of Work.

Contract Period: Option 4

Retesting Contract Period: Option 4

A.2 DELIVERY SCHEDULE

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