36C25025Q0492 0001.docx

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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.

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:

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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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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 05-13 -2025 506-25-2-1030-0005 36C250 Department of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System Network Contracting Office 10 2215 Fuller Road Ann Arbor MI 48105 36C250 Department of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System Network Contracting Office 10 2215 Fuller Road Ann Arbor MI 48105 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25025Q0492

X X X 506-3650160-1030-822300-2560 010022390 X

See page two for vendor questions and government answers to RFQ 36C25025Q0492.

See also updated SOW attached.

The RFQ will end Friday, May 16, 2025 at 4:30 pm.

Kellie Konopinski Contracting Officer

CONTINUATION PAGE

Vendor Questions and Government Answers

1. VENDOR QUESTION: Just a brief question, Section C.0.1, under SCOPE, the document states:

“The Contractor shall provide one (1) Capillary/Gel system and operating software that performs protein electrophoresis studies on serum, urine. Contract shall include: one (1) automated agarose gel electrophoresis system and operating software…” Throughout Section “C”, it refers to “Capillary/Gel System.”

Capillary and Gel Electrophoresis systems are two different systems. Is the Solicitation asking for two separate responses (one for capillary and one for agarose gel) or a single response that includes both systems or just an automated gel system?

GOVERNMENT ANSWER: When the SOW states “Capillary/Gel System” it means one or the other. You can either quote a capillary system or a gel system.

2. VENDOR QUESTION: On page 1, Box 8 it states OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME is 05-16-2025 at 4:30pm EDT

However the post on the SAM website states CURRENT DATE OFFERS DUE: May 09,2025 at 4:30pm with a second posting as 36C25025Q0493_1 that states closing date is May 16, 2025

May we ask which is the correct due date for this offer?

GOVERNMENT ANSWER: The RFQ ends May 16, 2025 at 4:30 pm.

3. VENDOR QUESTION: Relevant sections for reference:

C.3.9 The Capillary/Gel system must process at least 80 samples per hour C.3.16 The automated multiparametric agarose gel electrophoresis system throughput should be at least 80 protein samples per hour and at least 15 Immunofixation samples per hour.

1. Can you please provide annual volumes for: Serum Protein Electrophoresis, Urine Protein Electrophoresis, Serum Immunofixation/Immunotyping, Urine Immunofixation/Immunotyping, and CSF Electrophoresis?

GOVERNMENT ANSWER:

· CSF Electrophoresis not performed in-house

· Workload from 5/1/24 to 4/30/25; Estimated volumes for Saginaw added as we are working to bring Saginaw’s workload in-house

· Serum Protein Electrophoresis = 2640

· Urine Protein Electrophoresis = 600

· Serum Immunofixation/Immunotyping = 350

· Urine Immunofixation/Immunotyping = 400

1. How many days per week are these instruments expected to be in operation?

GOVERNMENT ANSWER: Estimating 2 – 4 days per week

1. Must the 80/15 sample throughput (referenced in C.3.9 & C.3.16) be met for each instrument in the proposed solution? Can this requirement be satisfied by the Capillary/Gel and Automated gel electrophoresis systems cumulatively?

GOVERNMENT ANSWER: The goal is to perform all samples to be run within a 4-5 hour run time. This is to include electrophoresis and immunotyping/immunofixation testing.

4. VENDOR QUESTION:

C.6.1. Can the requirement of completing all implementation tasks within 2 weeks of installation be expanded to within 8 weeks of installation?

GOVERNMENT ANSWER: Yes, completion of all implementation tasks listed in C.6.1 including “Ability to provide on-site technical support to perform test/assay method validations, precision, method comparison with current analyzer, accuracy (recovery) and linearity (analytical measurement range) studies, carry over studies, calibration verification, establishment of standardized reference ranges, operator training, and all other tasks that are necessary for implementation of this agreement. Vendor shall perform all required statistical analyses and report data in an organized, clearly comprehensible format in a binder for on-site staff approval.” may be expanded to within 8 weeks of installation.

5. VENDOR QUESTION:

C.6.6. Can there be a cap of resource time at no extra cost to the Government be limited to up to 40 hours, then billable at current labor rates afterwards?

GOVERNMENT ANSWER: Support and resources required for validation and migration to new EHRM/LIS should be fully supported by the contractor.

6. VENDOR QUESTION:

C.7.2. Can this statement of on-site warranty be defined as 12-months from installation date?

GOVERNMENT ANSWER: Preventative maintenance as required by the manufacturer and emergency repairs to include replacement parts, travel, and labor shall be covered for the entire contract period.

7. VENDOR QUESTION:

C.8.1 Can this statement of on-site warranty be defined as 12-months from installation date?

GOVERNMENT ANSWER: Preventative maintenance as required by the manufacturer and emergency repairs to include replacement parts, travel, and labor shall be covered from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday for the entire contract period.

8. VENDOR QUESTION:

C.8.2 Can we change the response time to within 48 hours of initial notification to Technical Support instead of 24 hours?

GOVERNMENT ANSWER: Emergency repair service shall be performed within 24 hours excluding weekends and holidays (i.e. next business day).

9. VENDOR QUESTION:

C.17.1 Can we change the minimum amount of FSE experience to 6-months versus 12 months?

GOVERNMENT ANSWER: Yes, the minimum FSE experience can be 6-months.

9. VENDOR QUESTION:

C.0.1 The scope mentions providing a high-definition color printer, and UPS – do we intend to provide these? If not, we should ask to remove them from the language. This is also mentioned in sections C.1.1, C.2.1, C.3.13, C.3.29, and C.20.10.

GOVERNMENT ANSWER: Vendor to provide color printer and UPS for use with the system

10. VENDOR QUESTION:

C.6.5, C.20.2, C.20.3 These sections mention covering software license fees and fees to add instruments to the interface - do they mean vendor software license fees (there are none) or are they are expecting us to pay for the DI license/connection cost?

GOVERNMENT ANSWER: DI license/connections costs are currently covered under the VA VISN10 Data Innovations contract.

11. VENDOR QUESTION:

C.20.6 The contactor shall provide their technical manual on a portable storage device (i.e., CD-ROM, disk, etc.) or an on-line technical manual in the instrument software in addition to a hard copy (printed) version for the respective analyzers. The technical manual shall be formatted in accordance with current, approved CLSI guidelines (GPS-A2 or GP2-A3).

GOVERNMENT ANSWER: Vendor must provide a technical manual in a format that allows access during network downtime. An electronic, printable version is acceptable.

See attached document: S06 Updated SOW.

RFQ Amendment to post Vendor Questions and Government Answers and Update SOW.