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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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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 36C255 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth

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66048 36C255 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth

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66048 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25524Q0640 10-07-2024

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ALPHA 1 ANTI-TRYPSON TESTING- KANSAS CITY VAMC

This amendment is to answer questions for the solicitation.

1. See Attached question and answer list

2. The responses due date has been extended until October 15 at 11:00 AM CST.

Buchanan, Lisa A Contracting Officer

AMENDMENT MODIFICATION

1. The number of anticipated test kits per year? Is estimated to be 972 kits but will vary based upon demand.

2. Should Juneteenth be listed in the POWS as a Federal Holiday? Yes Juneteenth will be listed as a Federal Holiday.

3. What facility is the solicitation issued for? The solicitation is issued for the KCVA Medical Center and CBOCs.

4. Is the contract dollar value $41.5 million? No the $41.5 million referenced on the SF 1449 refers to the SBA size standards for the NAICS Code 621511.

5. How many years’ experience is required for a contractor in specifically in testing Alpha-1 Anti Trypsin Sample? As stated in the PWD Qualifications/Requirement of Laboratory & Contractor Personnel 1. Laboratory section

a. Offeror must have at least three years of experience in providing laboratory testing services and must have at least one-year experience in transporting biomedical materials. The experience can be for laboratory testing services not specific to testing Alpha-1 Anti Trypsin Samples.

6. Is there an Attachment A as mentioned in the PWS? No there is no attachment A

7. What is the meaning of VISN 15? VISN = Veterans Integrated Service Network VISN 15 is the VA Heartland Network referencing VA Medical Centers in St Louis, MO, Kansas City, MO, Columbia, MO, Marion IL, Wichita, KS, Topeka, KS, Leavenworth, KS. Outpatient Clinics, Community Based Outpatient Clinic and Vet Centers.

8. Can facilities be added or removed from the contract with approval from the contractor and the Government? Yes

9. Past Performance Evaluation? Offerors shall provide information on all contracts executed within the past three (3) years with Federal, State, or local Government agencies, along with the private sector customers. This information shall include the contract number, company’s name, contact person and telephone number.

10. Produce Recall Events need to be provided? Yes the offerors shall provide information on all reagent/analyzer product recall events, including number of events, severity, resolutions, etc., as applicable for the specific analyzer or reagents used for the analyzer.

This is a modification to solicitation 36C25524Q0640 to answer questions from offerors and to extend the submission deadline to October 15, 2024 at 11:00AMCST.