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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.

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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

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:

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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,

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) 07-14-2025 None 36C244 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh

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15215 Contract Specialist: Stanley Kwasny stanley.kwasny@va.gov 36C244 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 Services 5 See Block 6

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24425Q0739 07-03-2025

X X X ** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to: 07-18-2025 2:00 PM EDT X

The purpose of this modification is to provide questions submitted by Vendors along with the responses provided by the Government.

Vendors shall acknowledge Amendment# 0001 and return a signed copy with submission of Quote no later than closing of RFQ Quote deadline has been extended until 2:00 PM EST on Friday, July 18, 2025.

Please see attached corrected Request for Quote (RFQ) 36C24425Q0739 - VISN Urinalysis - Chemical.

Please see the attached corrected - Urinalysis - SOW - Attachments.

William Schlobohm Contracting Officer VISN 04 CPRR Lab Instrumentation Urinalysis – Chemistry Solicitation# 36C24425Q0739 Vendor Questions / Government Responses

1) Per Attachment A Instrument Requirements, every location, except for Coatesville VAMC, is requiring a primary analyzer and a backup analyzer With Macroscopic and Microscopic capabilities- is that correct? The backup instrument requires the same functionality as the primary instrument?

Back up analyzers are macroscopic only.

2) Also, page 29 h.) Primary and backup analyzers (for larger facilities) shall be from the same manufacturer and offer the same technology- please define “larger facilities”?

Large facilities would be facilities testing above 15,000 macroscopic per year.

Large facilities: Erie, Lebanon, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Wilkes-Barre and Wilmington.

In addition, please clarify what the backup requirement is for each location?

All backups are all fully- automated Macro Only.

3) If each site has a different requirement for their backup can you please clarify what each site requires for a backup?

a. Such as, fully automated Macroscopic and Microscopic, fully automated Macro only, or Semi-Automated Macro only All backups are all fully-automated Macro Only.

4) Can you please confirm if any of the labs will require a wagon/cart that the instrument would sit on? Or will all instruments be sitting on existing countertop or table space?

No space is available for a wagon/cart. Analyzer/equipment must fit within measurements provided. In the Statement of Work

5) Attachment D Past Performance Questionnaire- can you please confirm, you would like this document to be filled out by the reference and sent to you directly? Please confirm you are looking for one (1) reference? I don’t see a number of references required.

The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) is completed by the Reference evaluating past performance and returned directly to email address in the heading of the PPQ. A minimum of (3) PPQs may be submitted. (return to: stanley.kwasny@va.gov).

6) Would submission of CPARS be an adequate replacement for Attachment D?

CPARs can be used as Past Performance.

7) We noticed in Urinalysis – SOW - Attachments (Attachment A – Instrument Requirements) that Butler is showing requirements for backup analyzer. Please confirm whether to include a backup for Butler. Thank you!

Butler VAMC does not require a Backup Analyzer. Do not include a backup for Butler VAMC.

8) Additionally, the label of Column D appears to be incorrect, “Back Up Analyzer Macroscopic / Microscopic” we believe should read “Back Up Analyzer Macroscopic Only”.

In Attachment A - Column “D” has been changed to “Back up Analyzer Macroscopic”

9) During Open Market Research, we believe that only “Chemistry” Macroscopic backup testing is required. Can you please provide confirmation? Thank you!

All backups are all fully- automated Macroscopic Only.

10) I wanted to clarify the Urinalysis requirement for VISN 4 posted on SAM.gov- is this an FSS solicitation or Open Market? The pre-solicitation notice expressed this would be Open Market but the actual solicitation references the FSS terms.

This Solicitation is Open Market and we are accepting open market submissions. Any mention of FSS in the RFQ was an error and an amendment will be posted to Sam.gov to correct any areas.

End of Questions and Answers

See attached document: Corrected Unrinalysis SOW Attachs.

See attached document: Corrected 36C24425Q0739 VISN RFQ.

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