36C25626Q1130 0001_1.docx

Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

GENERAL INFORMATION

NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 16

ALEXANDRIA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

PO BOX 69004

ALEXANDRIA LA 71306-9004

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officedr

ARLENE A. BLADE

arlene.blade@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYST

2200 FORT ROOTS DRIVE BLDG 182

NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR

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Solicitation 36C25626Q1130 – Amendment 0001 The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Correct the NAICS Code from 333914 to 339114.

2. Respond to vendors’ questions.

3. In corporate the revised Statement of Work.

Response to Vendors’ Questions:

Question1: Please confirm whether the contractor must perform installation, electrical connection, piping, rigging, start-up, testing, commissioning, training, removal, or disposal. If any field work is required, please provide the complete technical and site requirements.

Answer 1: Contractor is not responsible for installation. This solicitation is only for the purchase of the air compressor.

Question 2: The schedule notes that a desiccant air dryer is currently being used. Please identify its manufacturer/model, connection requirements, controls interface, and whether the new compressor must be connected to or certified as compatible with it.

Answer 2: Yes there is a dryer, but we are just buying the compressor. No installation is required.

Question 3: For delivery, is a mandatory requirement for delivery or may offerors propose a lead time that will be comparatively evaluated.

Answer 3: The Government would like to know the lead time that will be comparatively evaluated.

Question 4: Is this requirement for brand-name only or does the identified Quincy model merely establish the salient characteristics?

Answer 4: The Government would prefer the Quincy QOF-15 as this is the current air compressor in use at the medical center.

Question 5: Please identify the complete required configuration, including tank, dryer, filters, controls, accessories, voltage/phase, capacity, and any dental-air or medical-air compliance standards.

Answer 5: The Government is only buying a piece of equipment not a full redesign. The specifications for this piece of equipment is in the solicitation.

Question 6: Please confirm the required delivery date, destination, inspection/acceptance criteria.

Answer 6: Within 30 days of award and then there will be a full visual inspection once the vendor delivers this piece of equipment to the warehouse.

Question 7: Will the Government consider an "or equal" dental air compressor that meets or exceeds all stated specifications and performance requirements, or if only the Quincy QOF-15 will be accepted?

Answer 7: The Government prefers the Quincy QOF-15. We consider other equal units.

Question 8: Please confirm whether the contractor’s responsibility is limited to FOB-destination delivery or whether the contractor must also provide any of the following:

0. Removal or disconnection of the existing failed compressor;

0. Rigging, unloading, inside delivery, and final placement;

0. Electrical installation or connection to the existing 460-volt, three-phase service;

0. Compressed-air piping and connection to the existing system;

0. Connection to the existing desiccant air dryer;

0. Startup, commissioning, performance testing, and air-quality testing;

0. Disposal of the existing compressor; or

0. Training or operating instruction.

Answer 8: Contractor is not responsible for any of the above. This solicitation is only for the purchase of the air compressor.

Question 9: The price schedule states that a desiccant air dryer is currently being used. Please confirm:

0. Whether the existing dryer will be reused;

0. The manufacturer and model of the existing dryer;

0. The required inlet and discharge connection sizes;

0. Whether adapters, flexible connectors, filters, regulators, valves, or other accessories must be supplied;

0. Whether compatibility with the existing dryer must be confirmed by Quincy; and

0. Whether an integrated dryer is excluded from the required compressor configuration.

Answer 9: Yes there is a dryer, but we are just buying the compressor. No installation is required.

Question 10: Please provide or confirm the complete Quincy catalog/configuration number for the required QOF-15 system. In particular, please clarify whether the requirement includes:

0. A receiver tank;

0. Duplex or independently controlled compressor modules;

0. Master controller or sequencer;

0. Remote alarm contacts;

0. Filtration package;

0. Automatic drains;

0. Vibration isolators;

0. Flexible connections;

0. Factory startup; and

0. Any accessories required for compliance with the referenced VA Technical Information Library specifications, NFPA 99, and ISO 8573-1 Class 0.

Answer 10: This requirements is only for the air compressor not a full redesign.

Question 11: Please confirm the required warranty period and whether installation or startup must be performed or certified by a Quincy factory-authorized service provider for the manufacturer’s warranty to remain valid.

Answer 11: The OEM warranty is applicable to this requirement. This requirement does not include installation or startup.

Question 12: Please confirm whether the offeror must submit manufacturer documentation expressly demonstrating compliance with:

0. VA Technical Information Library Specification 22 15 00;

0. VA Specification 22 61 19.74;

0. NFPA 99; and

0. ISO 8573-1 Class 0.

Answer 12: Yes.

Question 13: Must contractor itself be an authorized Quincy distributor, or may a small-business prime furnish the equipment through an authorized Quincy distributor with full manufacturer traceability and warranty support?

Answer 13: The contractor submitting the quote must be the authorized distributer/reseller of the OEM.

Question 14: What country-of-origin, Buy American, Trade Agreements Act, and domestic-content representations are required?

Answer 14: See the solicitation.

Questions 15: For this small-business set-aside, is there any restriction on manufacturer size under the Nonmanufacturer Rule, or is an applicable waiver being used?

Answer 15: A class waiver applies for the requirements. This acquisition is covered by an SBA Nonmanufacturer Rule class waiver. If an offeror is a nonmanufacturer, they do not need to supply the product of a small business manufacturer. However, all other NMR criteria still apply (≤ 500 employees for the nonmanufacturer, ownership/possession, supply the end item, etc.). The waiver does not eliminate small‑business subcontracting limitations under 13 CFR 125.6 and FAR 19.505.

Question 16: Please confirm the required delivery date, destination, inspection/acceptance criteria, and whether freight must be included in the unit price.

Answer 16: See Answer 6 for delivery information. Yes, freight must be included in the unit price.

Question 17: Please confirm that questions remain due July 31, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Central and quotes are due August 7, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central.

Answer 17: Questions remain due July 31, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Central and quotes are due August 7, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central.

Question 18: The solicitation states that CPARS and other Government resources will be used for past-performance purposes. Please confirm that an offeror without relevant CPARS history will not be evaluated unfavorably solely because it lacks prior federal past-performance records.

Answer 18: An offeror without relevant CPARS history will not be evaluated unfavorably solely because it lacks prior federal past-performance records.

See attached document: STATEMENT OF WORK.

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