Contractor Answers and Questions.docx

· What is the projected start date for the contract? We must have services on 4/1/2023

· The attachment “Infectious disease Amendment Amounts” “Sheet 1” and “St Pete” tabs display conflicting pickup schedules. Example: sheet 1 indicates Port Charlotte, Sarasota and Bradenton are scheduled for M-S but Saturday is not included for these clinics in the St Pete tab. Which schedule should be utilized for the purpose of quoting this solicitation? - Only refer to the St. Pete tab. All others were working tabs to compile the final list on the St. Pete tab. See attached.

· Option year pricing schedule indicates “HR” for unit of measure. Please advise what HR indicates for the purpose of bidding. – All option years should be same unit of measure as the base year This mistake will be fixed in the upcoming amendment.

· Solicitation notes that “All STAT deliveries shall be billed at a “cost per mile” rate”, however there is no line item in the pricing schedule to quote STAT deliveries. Please advise how STAT runs are to be quoted. – It is estimated at 3 trips per month Please see updated Price Schedule

· The attachment “Infectious disease Amendment Amounts” “St Pete” tab indicates Fiscal Service deliveries from several clinics. Please advise what will be transported for Fiscal Service. – paper documents

· Will there be a variable fuel surcharge attached to this contract?

No

· Current Solicitation is listed under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of 492210 Local Messengers and Local Delivery. Shouldn’t this be listed under NAICS code 492110 Couriers and Express Delivery

· Will all locations listed in the solicitation be operational at the start of this contract?

Yes

· At this time, does the VA anticipate any locations closing during this Period of Performance?

No

· The spreadsheet is a bit confusing. There are many missing pieces of information. For example, in column one, there are drivers names listed….to the right of this column are two different pick up addresses, some empty cells and missing information, and then to the right further are empty or multiple delivery addresses? – Please refer to the final required schedule of pickup/delivery locations and times.

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Attachment A for SOW - FINAL.pdf

Bay Pines VA HCS

Pathology Laboratory Medicine Service

Official Courier Schedule Effective 4/1/2023

Location

Description Service Pick Up Location Pick Up Days Pick Up Time Delivery Location Delivery Time

CW Bill Young

VA Medical

Center

P&LMS

Empty Courier Bags for Distribution

BLDG 100, 2nd Floor, Room 2B‐102

10,000 Bay Pines Blvd

Bay Pines, FL 33744

Monday ‐ Friday Between 0700‐

All CBOC locations below

As Soon as Possible, Next Drop‐off Time

Warehouse (Mail Only)

BLDG 110, room 1E288

M, W, F Between 0800‐

All CBOC locations below

As Soon as Possible, Next Drop‐off Time

Dental

BLDG 23 Room 116

Monday ‐ Friday 1000

Bradenton Dental

5520 State Road 64, Suite 101, Room 161

Bradenton, FL 34208

Eye Clinic

CWBY SPS

BLDG 100, 1st Floor, Room 1C102

Monday ‐ Friday 1000

Bradenton Eye Clinic

5520 State Road 64, Suite 101, Room 161

P&LMS (Lab)

Monday ‐ Friday 1230

James A. Haley VA Hospital

13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd

Tampa, FL 33612

St. Petersburg

CBOC

840 Dr. MLK Jr. Street N St.

Petersburg, FL 33705 Monday ‐ Friday 1100

NLT 1230

To Be

Determined by

Courier

Fiscal Service

BLDG 37, 3rd Floor, Room 334

NLT 1630

Monday ‐ Friday 1500

NLT 1700

North Pinellas

26286 US Hwy 19 N

Clearwater, FL 33761 Monday ‐ Friday 1130

Monday ‐ Friday 1545

NLT 1700

Bradenton CBOC P&LMS (Lab) 5520 State Road 64, Suite 101

Bradenton CBOC P&LMS (Lab) 5520 State Road 64, Suite 101

NLT 1730

Bradenton CBOC Dental

Bradenton Dental

Suite 101, Room 161

5520 State Road 64

CWBY Dental

BLDG 23, Room 2B‐116

NLT 1300

Bradenton CBOC Eye Clinic

Bradenton Eye Clinic

Suite 101, Room 161

5520 State Road 64

Bay Pines VA

Business Office

Fee Basis

POC: VISN 8 Health Systems

Specialist

@ 727‐575‐8020

8550 Ulmerton Road, Ste 250

Largo, Florida 33771 Monday ‐ Friday 1200

NLT 1600

Bay Pines VA

Business Office

Patient Financial Services

Home‐Based Primary Care

Business Office Services

(BOS)

POC: VISN 8 Health Systems

Specialist

@ 727‐575‐8020

8550 Ulmerton Road, Ste 140

Largo, Florida 33771

NLT 1600

Bay Pines VA HCS

Pathology Laboratory Medicine Service

Official Courier Schedule Effective 4/1/2023

Location

Description Service Pick Up Location Pick Up Days Pick Up Time Delivery Location Delivery Time

Sarasota CBOC P&LMS (Lab) 5682 Bee Ridge Rd, Suite 100

Sarasota, FL 34233

Sarasota CBOC Clinic Front Desk

Sarasota CBOC P&LMS (Lab)

Monday ‐ Friday 1530

Sebring CBOC P&LMS (Lab) 3760 US Highway 27 S

Sebring, Florida 33870

NLT 1330

Sebring CBOC Clinic Front Desk

Sebring CBOC P&LMS (Lab)

NLT 1830

Naple CBOC P&LMS (Lab) 800 Goodlette‐Frank Rd, Suite 120

Naples, FL 34102

NLT 1430

Naple CBOC Clinic Front Desk

Naple CBOC P&LMS (Lab)

Port Charlotte

4161 Tamiami Trail Suite 401

Port Charlotte, FL 33952

Clinic Front Desk

Eye Clinic

LCHCC P&LMS (Lab)

Lab, Room 1B‐106

2489 Diplomat Parkway

Cape Coral, FL

LCHCC

Sterile Processing Service

(SPS)

2nd Floor, Room 2B193

LCHCC Clinic Front Desk

1st Floor, Room 1A209

LCHCC P&LMS

M, Tu, Th, F 1645

Wednesday 1815

NLT 2030

Saturday 1600