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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

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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:

D. OTHER

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) 10-08-2019 00244 Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Procurement Office East Network Contracting Office 4 1111 East End BLVD (49E) WilkesBarre

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18711 00244 Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Procurement Office East Network Contracting Office 4 1111 East End BLVD (49E) WilkesBarre

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18711 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24C19Q0042 07-09-2019

X X X

X The purpose of this Amendment is to provide an update to this RFQ and responses to the questions received for this RFQ.

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Frederick C. Hilliard Contracting Officer

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RFQ Amendment Changes The purpose of Amendment 0006 is to provide an update to this RFQ and to respond to the questions and answers submitted to this RFQ.

NOTE: The period for submitting any additional questions has closed and VA will not address any additional questions. However, this amendment includes answers to questions received by deadline for questions stated in the SF-1449 of the original solicitation.

1. Updated Statement of Work (SOW) to remove reference to “2.0” and updated language for clarification purposes.

2. SOW Appendix B: Product Categories removes language stating the number of Product Categories and provides an updated list of anticipated Product Category solicitations.

3. C.1. VAAR 852.219-10, VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (JUL 2019) (DEVIATION) language is revised to:

1. State that offers are solicited only from eligible SDVOSBs;

2. Clarify that only VIP-listed SDVOSBs are considered eligible and/or “similarly situated”;

3. Clarify that awards include orders under multiple-award contracts;

4. Clarify that an independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor;

5. Update the SBA Title 13 CFR reference citations and requirement to comply with SBA regulations pertaining to limitations on subcontracting and the nonmanufacturer rule;

6. Make other changes to comport with current SBA terminology;

7. Clarify that the limitations on subcontracting requirements and the nonmanufacturer rule apply to all VA SDVOSB set-aside or sole source contracts; and

8. Make other administrative and technical changes described in the sections included in this deviation.

4. C2. VAAR 852.219-11, VA Notice of Total Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (JUL 2019) (DEVIATION) language is revised to:

1. State that offers are solicited only from eligible VOSBs;

2. Clarify references to SDVOSB/VOSB concerns;

3. Clarify that only VIP-listed SDVOSBs/VOSBs are considered eligible and/or “similarly situated;”

4. Clarify that awards include orders under multiple-award contracts;

5. Clarify that an independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor;

6. Update the SBA Title 13 CFR reference citations and requirement to comply with SBA regulations pertaining to limitations on subcontracting and the nonmanufacturer rule; and

7. Clarify that the limitations on subcontracting requirements and the nonmanufacturer rule apply to all VA VOSB set-aside or sole source contracts.

5. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Replaced by the attached. Notably, previous “Volume” language was removed and replaced with new language for clarification purposes, which includes:

RFQ submissions shall include a completed SF-1449, Quote Sheet (Attachment B), and all relevant award documents (e.g. Authorized Distribution Letter, Small Business Certification, etc.) All documents shall follow the same file naming standard, RFQ Number, company name, and then artifact. For example: “36C24C19Q00XX-Company Name-Quote Sheet.”

6. 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Items (OCT 2014) (Tailored) is attached. It was updated to provided clarity on the evaluation tiers. In part, it read as follows:

This procurement is set-aside according to the order of priority for contracting preferences as established in 38 U.S.C. § 8127 and includes a tiered evaluation approach pursuant to VA Procurement Policy Memorandum (PPM 2018-04) (Attachment A):

(a) The Government will award a BPA resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation provides the best value to the Government, price considered. If no quotes were submitted by SDVOSB concerns, or if none of the quotes would result in award at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the Government, then the SDVOSB set-aside will be withdrawn and the agency will review quotes from the next tier.

(b) If no quotes were submitted by VOSB concerns, or if none of the quotes would result in award at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the Government, then the VOSB set-aside will be withdrawn and the agency will review quotes from the next tier.

(c) Within the small business tier, the Government will afford a preference to HUBZone small business concerns and 8(a) participants. If no quotes were submitted by HUBZone small business concerns or 8(a) participants, or if none of the quotes would result in award at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the Government, then the Government will review quotes from other small business concerns. If no quotes were submitted by small business concerns, or if none of the quotes would result in award at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the Government, then the Government will review quotes from the next tier.

(d) If no quotes were submitted by large business (i.e. unrestricted) concerns, or if none of the quotes would result in award at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the Government, then the solicitation may be cancelled, and the requirement resolicited.

The evaluation section also was revised to clarify how the information submitted by Offerors pursuant to the Instructions to Offerors will be used to establish the technical criteria.

7. Attachment B – ONLY USE THE QUOTE SHEET VERSION PROVIDED IN THIS AMENDMENT. Quote sheets were updated to include clearer instructions to Offerors about how to completely fill out the Quoted Supplies tab within the quote sheet and ensure that there are no errors when submitting the completed quote sheet. The Quoted Supplies tab header was updated to provide clearer, real time feedback and alerts to the Offeror when data is entered in incorrectly. This will reduce the need to have Offerors provide quote sheet clarifications after submission. If a supply is manufactured in multiple countries, the Offeror shall select the preponderant manufacturing country of that item.

Historical sales data is provided for reference purposes and should not be considered an exact amount, nor should Offerors be “cross-walking” these items for potential replacement. The intent of this solicitation is to increase medical/surgical item availability that meets the requirements of VA clinicians. Offerors are welcome to submit all items that fall in the scope of this RFQ's category description (see Attachment B, Historical data tab) that they are authorized to sell by the OEM, excluding any items already covered under the AbilityOne Procurement List

Each item should be entered as a new row on the Quoted Sheet tab in Attachment B. For supplies that Offerors believes are incorrectly described in the historical data tab, Offerors are welcome to provide the supplies under the name and number they believe are correct. All supplies quoted will be evaluated.

8. MSPV Supply Solicitation Questions and Answers Spreadsheet – Industry questions received by the deadline specified in each solicitation were reviewed by the Government. For transparency and ease of use, questions were consolidated across multiple solicitations into a single document. Duplicate questions or questions similar in terms were consolidated and responded to accordingly.

See attached document: 10 7 19 - Revised MSPV Supply SOW_vF.

See attached document: 10 7 19 Revised Addendum to FAR 52.212.1 Instructions to Offerors_vF.

See attached document: 10 7 19 Revised 52.212-2 Evaluation_vF.

See attached document: MSPV Supply Solicitation Questions and Answers_20191007_vF.

See attached document: PP_MSPV Quote Sheet_OpenMarket_v4.1.

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