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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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(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

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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.

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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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36C671

Department Of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 17

5441 Babcock Road Ste. 302

San Antonio TX 78240

36C671

Department Of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 17

5441 Babcock Road Ste. 302

San Antonio TX 78240

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25722Q0254

01-19-2022

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The purpose of this modification is to provid answers to vendor questions. See Continuation Page for Q&A.

The solicitation will close on 2/18/2022 at 3:00 PM ET (2:00PM CT).

All responses are to be submitted in writing via email to Delphia Schoenfeld at delphia.schoenfeld@va.gov.

CONTINUATION PAGE

Clarification Questions for VA-Audie L Murphy Memorial VA Hospital Specialized Pathology RFQ

1. Can the current performing laboratory and orderable test codes be provided?

No, the current vendor name cannot be provided, and the test codes are already listed as the

“CPT” Code.

2. On page 60 of South Texas VA 36C25722Q0254.pdf, it states to complete Attachment

36C25722Q0254 LineItems.xlsx to include pricing, turnaround times, and location of testing, inhouse or sent out (if sent out, provide location of laboratory)

a. Can columns be added since there are not columns for TAT, location of testing, and price?

Add into the “Comments” column. Do not add any columns to the spreadsheet

b. What is the unit price provided in Column O?

This information should be changed to the per unit price that is being quoted. In order to complete a section of an internal program, pricing has to be filled out. Prior to posting, these numbers were inadvertently left in the document.

3. Since Attachment 36C25722Q0254 LineItems.xlsx will be submitted it is required to fill out the B.2

Price/Cost Schedule on pages 11-47 of South Texas VA 36C25722Q0254.pdf as well?

No. Only the spreadsheet needs to be filled out.

4. As some of the tests indicated in attachment labeled 36C25722Q0254 LineItems.xlsx may potentially reflex, please let us know if it would be acceptable to add a separate tab to the spreadsheet to identify reflex tests, as well as add a column on the original tab to allow us to indicate which tests may include such reflexes.

Please add this information into the “Comments” column. Do not add any columns to the spreadsheet.

5. We may have proposed changes to the solicitation document if we cannot agree to all of the current clauses. Should these proposed changes be provided prior to the due date?

Yes.

6. If a vendor has an existing agreement with Audie Murphy:

a. Will there be a separate PO for this testing?

Yes.

b. If there are duplicate tests on this solicitation and an existing vendor agreement, what PO would the VA utilize for such duplicate tests, the existing PO or new PO?

There are no duplicate tests being performed on another contract for the South Texas VA.

c. If there are two POs, will the VA be able to order under two different account numbers, one for each applicable PO?

This should be two separate account numbers.

7. Regarding Electron Microscopy Technical Component Only: What tissue (cilia, kidney, etc.) and the associated diseases (primary ciliary dyskinesia, renal disease, storage disease, etc.) that you desire to send?

a. It is mainly used for kidney diseases.

b. The EM of a tumor or other tissue is used to help identify the tumor or cell type.

c. EM is technical only because the pathologists in the STVHCS Lab cannot take their own photographs with the EM scope.

d. For renal and skin IF, studies need to be sent back within 24 hours from the time of collection.