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5. PROJECT NUMBER (if applicable)

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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

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1. CONTRACT ID CODE

FACILITY CODE

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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

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 NUMBERE

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:

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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CHECK

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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) Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24623Q0302

X X X 24 February 2023, 15:00 EST.

See CONTINUATION Page

AMEND SOLICITATION 36C24623Q0302 AS FOLLOWS:

1. Modification issued to extend solicitation due date until 15:00 EST, 24 February 2023, to provide answers to vendor questi ons as shown on the continuation page.

2. All terms and conditions will remain the same.

CONTINUATION PAGE

Pharmaceutical Aseptic and Environmental Testing and Analysis | Q & A:

Q: On Page 63, it mentions that quoters are expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed. Is this a requirement for being awarded the contract and if so, would we just be expected to visit the Salisbury VAHCS pharmacy location prior to preforming the analyses listed?

A: The contracted lab would NOT inspect SVAHCS sites nor would they be permitted. This would change only if we engaged in a contract whereby the services included providing the physical sampling of environments and compounding personnel – this level of service is not being requested at this time.

Q: On Page 4, (1.2) it mentions that the contractor shall be licensed and insured to provide services in the area covered and includes certifications as Medical Laboratory Scientists by the ASCP as an example. Are any or all scientists working on the samples in this solicitation required to be licensed as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (or equivalent)?

A: The lab staff working with the samples do not have to be Medical Laboratory Scientists since the samples are not being evaluated for medical/clinical purposes, but they certainly can be. Our local lab staff recommend the external lab should at a minimum meet OSHA standards and be accredited by the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP), a non-profit organization that develops national consensus standards for environmental laboratories. These accrediting bodies validate labs adhere to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 general requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations, including sampling.