36C24424Q0957 0004 Amendment.pdf

5. PROJECT NUMBER (if applicable)

CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER

CODE

6. ISSUED BY

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED

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10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED

BPA NO. 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

FACILITY CODE CODE

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

E. IMPORTANT:

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

(REV. 11/2016)

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

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED 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 amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

STANDARD FORM 30 PREVIOUS EDITION NOT USABLE

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

(Type or print) (Type or print)

(Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

(Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code)

(If other than Item 6)

(Specify type of modification and authority)

(such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

(If required)

(SEE ITEM 11)

(SEE ITEM 13)

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

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

0004 646-24-2230-6502 None

36C244

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4

1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh PA 15215

36C244

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4

1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh PA 15215

To all Offerors/Bidders 36C24424Q0957

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Answers to vendor questions.

Extended due date from 9/13 to 9/16 at 9 AM Eastern time.

No questions will be accepted after 12 PM Eastern time on 9/11/24

Erik Whitaker Contracting Officer

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Questions from Vendors:

1. On page 7 of the RFP – Can you please help clarify the following about the last bullet point? When you are asking about the double wrap can you please explain if you want the product wrapped with two back table covers, a sterilization wrap and then the back table cover, or the back table cover and then the dust cover? Also, please let us know if you want the ETO tape placed on the outside or inside of the pack. The ETO tape is not part of the BOM. The statement is below.

“All packs shall be made of hard plastic base packs and parts to reduce ETO (Ethylene Oxide) residue and eliminate possible particulate contamination from Styrofoam. ETO tape/indicator shall be affixed to the outer wrap and pack where applicable. All packs shall be double-wrapped with an additional plastic overwrap. The overwrap shall be considered a dust cover only.”

a. Double wrap is the Back Table Cover and then the Plastic Sterilization cover/Dust Cover which are the same thing. The ETO tape is what is fixated to the outer pack to show it is still intact.

2. Can you please clarify what the UOM string is for each case? Example. The RFP states case quantity. We are unsure of how many each there are per case.

a. The case quantity usually depends on each pack size. Some are larger and only have 1 per case and other packs are smaller and come 3 to a case.

3. On page 9 of the RFP – Can you please give us an example of how you want the outer label to look like? Does this mean the shipping box we ship the product in or the dust cover with another label? We want to confirm you want the contract number on every package, or do they mean the PO number?

a. All outer packages must contain the complete contract number and delivery order number in addition to the shipping address. The contract number shall be provided upon notice of contract award. A delivery order number will be assigned by each participating facility for the fiscal year, annually or per order, during the life of the contract.

4. If Ortho requests changes to their packs in May and this requires modification to the contract, and the General service requests changes to their packs in Aug, will we have 2 modifications, or will you limit changes to a couple of times a year to capture all changes in one modification.

a. If a change is identified a modification will be issued, and no modifications will be held or delayed.

5. On the list a "CLAMP TOWEL 4.75 CVD," indicative of a curved towel clamp of size 4.75 inches. I was curious if the request was specific to the point of desiring a metal Backhaus or Lorna towel clamp or if a plastic angled towel clamp would suffice.

a. Plastic

6. For tray 15, SLIN AN, description "Coagulator ABC Handpiece" - ABC is registered under Conmed, there are multiple variations of ABC handpieces, was there a preference to which one?

a. Single function ABC handpiece.

7. On tray 15, "CLIP HORIZON L ORANGE", the request is a quantity of 2 per tray. Is these two clips per tray, or two cartridges per tray? on the list is a "CLAMP TOWEL 4.75 CVD," indicative of a curved towel clamp of size 4.75 inches. I was curious if the request was specific to the point of desiring a metal Backhaus or Lorna towel clamp or if a plastic angled towel clamp would suffice.

a. 2 cartridges, 6 clips per cartridge.

8. On tray 15, "CLIP HORIZON L ORANGE", the request is a quantity of 2 per tray. Is this two clips per tray, or two cartridges per tray?

a. Two cartridges.

9. Clarifying VAUC105 Coronary Angio Pack, SLIN MTO LHK VA MED CTR 646 is a manifold Left heart kits, and VAUC128 VA PGH TAVR, SLIN Bonded component DT SC is a transducer that plugs into Hemo

Dynamic machine.

10. Can you get part numbers where needed? For example, # 607 BLADE SAW STERNUM – this item has different sizes and manufacturers. The saw blade needs to be compatible with their saw.

a. 30.5mm, 1mm thick

11. Regarding the “Production and Supply” verbiage in the solicitation, we usually maintain 45-60 days of finished inventory with another 30 days in order to properly service customers. In addition, we will have to source unique raw materials. Is there any recourse for the winning bidder for financial sunk costs should the government cancel this agreement for convenience? Or should we account for this contingency in our pricing?

a. Please refer to FAR Clause 52.212-4 sections L and M.

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