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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 09-19-2018 Amended RFQ 589-18-2-1311-0001 None 36C255 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048 36C255 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25518Q9624 09-19-2018

X X X

TBD

X The purpose of this amendment to the solicitation is to;

1) Post questions and answers to the original solicitation

2) Extend the response date from 09/20/18 @ 10:00 am (est) to 09/21/18 @ 4:00 pm (est)

3) Add second Site Visit: Not Mandator y - Scheduled for 2:30 pm 09-19-18 @ Valor Building, Room V3-625

Zaritz, Larry

RFQ 36C25518Q9624

Questions and Answers

1) Medium/Large sterilizer area

· Can you provide the distance to an air supply that is dry filtered, oil less and would supply 50 – 90 PSIG?

· ANSWER: There is a system up on the 4th floor about 100’ away that they can connect to.

· Can you please confirm number of transferable chamber racks required?

· ANSWER: For Medium we do not need the racks or carts. Only need the removeable shelves.

· Can you please confirm number of exterior loading an transport cars required?

· 2 transferable chamber racks and 2 exterior loading and transport carts currently in department

· ANSWER: As written in SOR, for Large Sterilizer need 4 transport Cars and 4 transferable chamber Racks

2) Steam Sterilizer/Small area

· Area determined to be extremely space restrained not allowing for installation of 2 sterilizers, let alone 1 sterilizer due to the inability to load and unload the sterilizer and also no ability to service sterilizer(s)

· ANSWER: Requirement reduced to 1 sterilizer, with no transportation cars.

· No available space to utilize with transferable chamber racks with exterior loading and transport car (as per spec)

· ANSWER: See above

· Can we respond with interior rack and 2 shelves?

· ANSWER: Yes

· Water feed in RFP states ¾”, appeared to be ½” onsite.

· ANSWER: Water line above ceiling is shown as 1”, otherwise the locker room 15’ away has larger lines.

· Can you provide distance to get to a ¾” water feed for each sterilizer?

· ANSWER: As stated above, 15’ in locker room

· Steam Line onsite is ½”

· ANSWER: ½” steam feed line is shown as 2” above the ceiling

· Can you provide distance to get to a ¾” steam line for each sterilizer?

3) Washer/Disinfector Area

· Can you please confirm number of 3 Level Manifold Racks required?

· ANSWER: 3 for each Washer

· Can you please confirm number of docking transfer carts required?

· ANSWER: 2ea, 1 for each side

4) First, with the request for turnkey I need clarification as to what should be included in our quote.

· ANSWER: Needs to include removal and disposal of existing equipment, delivery and installation of new equipment to include operational testing after installed. In addition; operational and clinical training of staff and servicing and repair for BioMed.

5) Should existing steam traps be re-installed or quote new steam traps?

· ANSWER: New Steam Traps

6) 2ea/team sterilizer, small

· ANSWER: Changed to 1ea.

7) *2 each shelf transferable chamber racks with exterior loading and transport car

· ANSWER: As stated above

8) Room we saw where planned for installation only has 1 drain and no water, steam or 208v 3 phase.

· ANSWER:

· 208v 3phase available

· 1 drain as only one sterilizer being purchased and water is available

10) Can you please confirm if we are to quote running the electrical? Steam lines? Water lines? and drains? And any other requirements for turn key?

· ANSWER: Yes, those listed and any other needed

11) Can you please confirm rack and non-removable shelves are acceptable as a transport car is not available with 16” units? And will not fit in the space requested to install?

· Small Sterilizer: We do not need the racks or carts. Only need the removeable shelves.

12) 2/EA Steam Sterilizer, Medium/Large

· ANSWER:

· 2ea Large

· 1ea Medium/small

14) Can you please confirm if our quote should include running electrical? And any other requirements for Turn Key?

· Yes, those listed and any other needed

15) Trade-in and removal of current units (Steris Eagles 2/ea) Can you please confirm we should also dispose of the units?

· ANSWER: Yes

16) Biomedical engineering technical training, Can you please confirm OEM Biomedical engineering technical training should be offered at the facility? Or at our training center?

· ANSWER: Either

17) Can you please confirm if turnkey work outside of the SPD can be done during normal weekday working hours?

· ANSWER: Yes-Depending on workflow and infection control requirements (Night/day etc.)

18) Can you please confirm if the we should quote and install all infection control barriers?

· ANSWER: Yes

19) Can you please confirm if the tile with camera in hallway path from dock need to be moved due to height of equipment that it will be done by the facility?

· ANSWER: Yes

See attached document: Questions - Answers to RFQ.