Attachment 01 36C26124Q0072 0002 SNVHCS Las Vegas Home Oxygen Services and Supplies Questions.pdf

36C261-24-Q-0072

Questions & Answers

Question

Subject

Matter

Question Response

Statement of Work

Section 3 – Government Furnished Property

The following equipment will be issued or authorized by the

VA in the performance of this contract, all of which remain the property of the VA:

All CPAP Devices which may Include masks, Non-heated humidifiers & heated humidifiers

All BIPAP Devices

Nebulizers (to include battery powered)

Suction Pumps

Air Compressors

Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation System (IPV)

Ventilators

The Government may from time to time, not furnish some of the above equipment. Contractor shall submit a price for providing any item listed in the schedule regardless of the above list. Additional equipment or supplies may be added throughout the life of the contract.

Q: The current price schedule does not reflect any of the above items to be provided in case of a Government need.

May the Government consider adding a rental line item for each of the above mentioned items, in case Government stock is unavailable?

Q: May the Government consider modifying the SOW to include the work requirements for the items listed above

Yes. Government can add Ventilators only if Government Inventory is not available.

Yes. Government can update SOW.

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Section 4 – Contractor Furnished Property

Air Compressors

Q: The current price schedule does not reflect the above item to be provided. May the Government consider adding a rental line item for each of the above mentioned item?

Q: May the Government consider modifying the SOW to include the work requirements for the items listed above

No.

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Section 5.3 – Initial Setup CPAP/BiLevel

5.3.1 All VA issued CPAP/Bilevel's shall be delivered and

set-up by an RRT, CRT, or RN within 72 hours of receipt of the VA prescription unless otherwise notified by the ordering facility. Setup shall include the pressure setting(s), instructions, mask fitting, safety, and any other instruction

No necessary. Contractor shall provide sufficient supplies to last between maintenance visits.

Q The current price schedule does not reflect a line item available for the initial delivery for the CPAP/BiLevel. May the Government please consider adding a CLIN to reflect this requested service?

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Section 5.5.2 – CPAP/BiLevels

Shall be performed by the contractor at the request of the facility.

Performed by a qualified technician.

Q: May the Government please clarify if supplies will be provided by a qualified technician at the time of the visit?

Q: If supplies are to be provided by the contractor, may the

Government please clarify if the supplies provided (i.e.

masks, tubing, etc.) will be issued from Government inventory?

Q: The current price schedule does not reflect a line item available for the qualified technician visit for the

CPAP/BiLevel. May the Government please consider adding a CLIN to reflect this requested service?

No

Statement of Work

Section 5.6.1

For all patients with medical equipment providing partial or full ventilator support, a backup ventilator system shall be provided at no charge, which includes self-inflating resuscitation bag and a spare breathing circuit.

Price Schedule Row 38 - Monthly equipment rental and management/monitoring of ventilators for continuous ventilation patients, excludes scheduled preventative maintenance.

Q: May the Government please clarify if it intends to include monthly visit requirements for patients utilizing the ventilator system in a non-invasive manner?

Q: If monthly visits are required for non-invasive ventilation patients, May the Government please consider a new line item or updating the current line item?

Yes. Monthly Visits will be required for patients using Ventilators.

Yes. Government will consider a new line item.

Statement of Work

Section 5.14.2

Veterans traveling within the contractors' coverage area shall be provided all oxygen services under the contract at the contract rate. If travel takes place within the areas covered by Southern Nevada Healthcare System but to another contractors' coverage area, the contractor currently providing oxygen services shall notify and arrange for oxygen services with the contractor whose area the veteran is traveling to.

Contracted Vendor should be responsible to provide travel within Southern Nevada

Healthcare catchment area. Government will seek another vendor for travel POC if

Contracted Vendor cannot provide.

Q: May the Government please clarify what would happen if the local provider refuses to coordinate and provide services to the veterans?

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Section 5.14.3

For veterans traveling outside the areas covered by VISN's

19 & 21 and/or temporarily relocating, the contractor shall arrange for oxygen services at no additional cost to the VA.

All Maintenance requirements of Section 5.5 are applicable to this section. All set up and maintenance forms shall be sent to the respective facility COR or P&SAS. Travel outside of VISN's 19 & 21 include the remaining United

States and the Philippines. Other Foreign travel is solely the responsibility of the Veteran.

Q: Based on previous experiences, travel outside of the continental U.S. is not included in Home Oxygen requirements. May the Government please reconsider removing the Philippines as part of the above statement/requirement?

No.

Statement of Work

Addendum to Statement of Work

5.2 Initial Setups

For patients requiring portable oxygen concentrators for travel purposes, the Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that an RRT or CRT performed set-up of portable oxygen concentrators within 24 hours of receiving the order from the VA

Contractor shall be responsible for all maintenance and storage of portable oxygen concentrators rented and/or purchased by VA

Q: May the Government consider a CLIN for the rental of the Portable Oxygen Concentrators, as one is not currently listed on the price schedule.

Q: May the Government consider adding a rental line item for desktop chargers as this is considered an accessory item.

Yes. POCs will be considered.

No. Government will not consider desktop chargers.

Statement of Work

Access to VA Information and VA Information Systems

Q: Is it the Government’s intent for the contractor to conduct the background check via a third party or will they be required to conduct the background check at the VA?

Government will allow contract to conduct background checks via a third party. Government will need proof of background check clearance.

Statement of Work

Delivery Orders & Section 5 – Specific Tasks

Q: May the Government please confirm services will only be rendered within Clark County?

Will consider all Southern Nevada

Counties to include - Clark County, Nye

County. Esmeralda, Lincoln and Mohave

Statement of Work

SOW 5.3.1 All VA issued CPAP/Bilevel's shall be delivered and set-up by an RRT, CRT, or RN within

72 hours of receipt of the VA prescription unless otherwise notified by the ordering facility. Set up shall include the pressure setting(s), instructions, mask fitting, safety, and

No.

any other instruction necessary. Contractor shall provide sufficient supplies to last between maintenance visits.

Question: Is setting up and maintaining CPAP/Bilevel patients a requirement of this contract? If so, there needs to be a line item on the pricing schedule to reflect this service.

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SOW 5.4 Initial Set-Up of Ventilators, states: Set-up may consist of contractor and/or Government owned equipment with proper backup systems, and shall include pressure setting(s), mask fitting, safety, maintenance, and any other instructions necessary.

Question: The pricing schedule only has a line item for the rental of contractor furnished ventilators. If the government will be providing government-owned ventilators, there needs to be a line item for the initial set-up of government owned ventilators and another line item for the monthly visits and supplies of government owned ventilators.

They will only be contractor furnished

Ventilators at this time.

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SOW 5.5 Equipment Monitoring/Maintenance Visit

Requirements and Time Frames, states: contractors are to perform an Equipment Monitoring/Maintenance Visit every

90 days for concentrator patients.

Question: There is no line item on the pricing schedule to perform an Equipment Monitoring/Maintenance Visit every

90 days for concentrator patients. A line item to perform this service is needed, especially since some concentrators are government owned.

Yes. This should be added.

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SOW 5.8 Service Transition, states: Transition of services to the new contractor(s} shall be complete within (60) calendar days from the date of award of a new contract(s).

Question 1: This reads as though the government may make more than 1 award. Does the government intend on making more than one award?

Question 2: A transition period of 90 days is more realistic.

Consider revising the transition period to 90 days instead of

60.

Government will make 1 award.

Will consider 90 days.

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SOW 5.9 Equipment Maintenance/Repair, states: Contractor shall provide all required service, maintenance, and repairs on all Contractor owned equipment in accordance with manufacturer standards and when required by this contract.

Contractor shall also provide service and maintenance on all

Government Owned equipment, as required by the CPAP, Bilevel, and Ventilator Line Items, no additional maintenance or repairs are required.

Question: There are no such line items on the pricing schedule. If this service is required, please add those line

Government can add line item.

items to the pricing schedule. If this service is not required, please remove from the SOW.

Statement of Work

SOW 5.10 Reserve Supply, states: 5.10.1 An adequate supply of aluminum/composite compressed 02 tanks, with regulator, and E-tank stands shall be provided and stored at each participating VA listed in the Schedule and their respective Outpatient Clinics as directed by the COR.

Quantities, and sizes of tanks, will vary from site to site and shall be agreed upon by the Contractor and facility COR.

5.10.2 The reserve supply shall accommodate home oxygen

patients who are either being discharged from the hospital or visiting (appointments, etc.) and require a supply of oxygen to enable the VA beneficiary to reach home. Adequate inventory shall be maintained by the Contractor. Reserve supply shall be provided at no additional cost to the

Government.

However, Line Item 22 states: “E” cylinders (aluminum, each) complete portable system (e.g.

tank, regulator, etc) for each Medical Center for availability to issue home oxygen beneficiaries who deplete their portable units during appointments or to send home with new start-up.

Question: Are we to bill for the reserve supply? If so, then the following statement needs to be removed from the

SOW. Reserve supply shall be provided at no additional cost to the Government.

This is not needed. Contractor should deliver upon request same day for discharge patients.

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SOW 5.13.2 states, The Contractor shall provide as part of the technical proposal all patient education materials to be used during the course of the contract. Updates and changes to the education materials must be submitted to the COR prior to making any changes.

Question: The proposal instructions from the solicitation do not mention the requirement to provide all patient education materials to be used during the course of the contract. Are we required to pride all patient education materials to be used during the course of the contract in our proposal? If so, what volume should it be provided?

Yes. Patient education documents should be given out with first delivery and at every concentrator check (90 days) or

Ventilator Check (30 days)

Statement of Work

SOW 5.14 Traveling Beneficiaries.

Question: Normally when a patient travels, especially by plane, they are prescribed a portable oxygen concentrator

(POC). I don’t see a line item for the rental of a POC.

Consider adding a line item for the rental of a POC along with a separate line item for each additional battery.

Yes.

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SOW 5.14.3 mentions VISN’s 19 & 21

Question: I assume this is an error. Consider revising to only state VISN 21.

Yes.

SOW 5.2 Initial Set-ups - Oxygen Systems states, Provide

12 tanks with initial set up when portable is ordered. Size of tanks to be determined upon set up.

Question: Wouldn’t the individual patient’s prescription state the number of tanks that are required with the initial set up? Or are we required to provide 12 tanks for every patient prescribed a portable system?

Order will not state how many tanks.

Contractor should determine length of travel and flow to make sure patient has enough to last.

Statement of Work

SOW 5.2 Initial Set-ups states: For patients requiring portable oxygen concentrators for travel purposes, the

Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that an RRT or

CRT performed set-up of portable oxygen concentrators within 24 hours of receiving the order from the VA.

Contractor shall be responsible for all maintenance and storage of portable oxygen concentrators rented and/or purchased by VA.

Question: There are no line items on the pricing schedule for rental of POCs nor are there any line items for the set-up of government owned POCs. Consider adding those line items.

Yes

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What brand of oxygen systems are preferred? NA

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How many oxygen concentration systems are we required to have on hand?

Enough to cover all patients. This can change.

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Are we using invasive or non invasive oxygen systems? If using both how many of each both

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How many oxygen tanks does each patient hold at the residence at a time?

Depends on their flow. Enough tanks to last through a power outage.

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On average how many oxygen tanks get changed out per day?

Depends on patient flow rate. Patient should be using concentrator at home.

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How many oxygen tanks are stored at each VA facility? none

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Under current VA PSAS guidance, all CPAP and BiPAP equipment and supplies are provided by the DLC. As such, it does not align with the intent of the

SOW in paragraph 1.1 for the contractor to provide “all supplies and materials”. There is no intent to

“rent” a CPAP or BiPAP.

Answer will be included in Amendment

0003 which will be posted No Later Than

01/04/2024.

Statement of Work

Second, Section 3 of the SOW shows an intent to provide all

CPAP and BiPAP devices as

Government Furnished Property (GFP) or to have the

Contractor provide any item on the schedule regardless of the above list. This raises multiple concerns:

a) The solicitation does not require an offeror to provide any proof that they are authorized to provide CPAP and BiPAP supplies to the VA. To our knowledge, there are no authorized

Answer will be included in Amendment

0003 which will be posted No Later Than

01/04/2024.

distributors for the VA’s most popular choice of

CPAP/BiPAPs and supplies (i.e. ResMed) that meet either of the solicitation NAICS. This raises a significant risk for Gray Market devices.

b) The ability to acquire CPAP or BiPAPs and supplies from other than the PSAS approved DLC source raises multiple concerns. The multiple DLC contracts are firmly based on providing those

CPAP/BiPAP devices. The contract does not permit them to be provided by another source.

c) The SOW indicates that these CPAP and BiPAP devices will remain the property of the VA. We understand that historically, across the VA enterprise, these devices become the property of the veteran after issuance to the veteran.

d) There is no SOW requirement to manage this large amount of diverse GFP to any VA or federal

GFP management standard.

Statement of Work

Equipment monitory/maintenance visit requirements are for every 90 days. Can you please add a line item for this and would you consider every 180 days or every six (6) months?

Yes, but will not consider 180 days. 90 days per manufacturer recommendations for concentrators and 30 days for ventilators.

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For maintenance and service of Government Owned

Equipment, depending on how old the equipment is, the government should consider each maintenance and repair to be unique at the time of repair. Some repair can cost over

$250.

Concur

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Are we to provide educational material to the patient every

6 months? This would be more effective to coincide with the Equipment monitoring (see question 5 above) and it could be documented that the patient was retrained/re-educated at that time.

Yes. at a minimum of 6 months.

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SOW 5.14. POC’s. We are experiencing an increasing trend for POC’s to be used as back-up and portable systems.

Please consider POC’s as a line item for back up, POC as line item for travel and additional line item for extra batteries.

Only for travel at this time.

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SOW 5.14.3. Why would this contract cover VISN 19?

Isn’t there another contractor servicing VISN 19? Please remove VISN 19.

Remove VISN 19

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SOW 5.2. Would you consider having the Delivery

Technician do set-ups of POC’s versus the respiratory therapist?

No.

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SOW 5.7.1/5.7.2: Please consider 5 days to coordinate and remove equipment from patients no longer needing service.

Will Consider

Section 1.2.7 – Will the Government reimbursement the vendor for the replacement of lost/stolen/damaged equipment at replacement costs to the vendor if manufacturer invoices are provided? How many times will you replace a Veterans lost/stolen/damaged equipment?

Yes. No limit on replacements.

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Section 1.6 – If we can’t reach a Veteran by their telephone number how are we supposed to provide service, and confirm they are at the address on file for requested service?

Inform VA unable to reach Veteran within 24 hours to initial set up or 4 hours of discharged patients.

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Section 3 – Government furnished property – In this section you mention all the government owned items that could be dispensed, but there aren’t any line items listed that would allow us to bill for any services required. Example:

exchanges, troubleshooting, education, etc. Please explain what the contractor’s responsibility is for the government furnished property

Maintenance

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Section 5.1.1 – We understand that if an order is received two hours prior to closing that we must complete the set up on the same day, but if it is less than two hours can you state that the set up must be done within 24 hours of receiving the order? The reason for asking for this is because of our regular business hours are from 8:30am to 5:00pm daily then this doesn’t allow for busy traffic time in the am to get to a Veteran’s home. Please consider a revision to the language.

No.

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Section 5.3 What line item do we use to bill CPAP/BiPAP setups? Will the VA provide the machine, mask, tubing, filters, and one way valve for patients on oxygen?

None. Do not provide.

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Section 5.5.1 – If we use an oxygen concentrator with OPI

(oxygen percentage indicator) then there isn’t a need for a quarterly inspection. Will you allow a visit every 180 days if we install oxygen concentrators with OPI on every patient? Also is this maintenance visit billable?

No. You cannot install if not on Rx.

Yes. Maintenance is billable.

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Section 5.5.2 – If you request a CPAP/BiPAP maintenance visit. What line item is it billed under?

NA

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Section 5.6.1. Please clarify if every oxygen patient requires

24 hours of back up oxygen, or just 3x our maximum response rate as mentioned prior in the solicitation?

3x will be okay.

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Section 5.9.1 – Our staff only performs the required PMI of filters per the manufacturer specification. Is it ok to send all

Yes equipment to a qualified third-party manufacturer facility for repair?

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Section 5.12.4 – Which line item is this service billed under?

NA

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Section 5.14.3 – Why is VISN 19 at no charge when the

Southern Nevada Healthcare System is only in VISN 21?

NA

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Section 6.1.3 – Who is responsible for providing the one-way CPAP/BiPAP valves?

NA

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Section 5.2 – Are the 12 cylinders billable at set-up under item 17,18,19, or 20 based on the size that is delivered? Are backup cylinder refills billable as your language says to provide a backup source?

Line 20

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There is a high demand for portable oxygen concentrators by the Veteran population. Do you anticipate adding this line item for daily use to the contract?

Yes

Question

Subject

Matter

Question Response

Note we can add line items or revise line items in the schedule.

Price

Schedule

Row 7 and 8 - If a request is received to deliver a

Government owned concentrator and there is no

Government inventory available, a vendor owned concentrator will be supplied at the vendor monthly rate

(unit price).

Q: May the Government clarify if rows 7 and 8 are for information use only, to be part of Row 6?

Row 15 - Face masks as required/ordered.

Q: May the Government please clarify if the “face mask” is for oxygen use (i.e. non-rebreather) or for the use with a Ventilator/PAP device?

Row 13, 14, 16, and 17 – Oxygen tubing, cannulas, disposable humidifiers.

Q: May the Government confirm these items will be used for Government issued equipment, and be billable as dispensed when requested by the patients utilizing

Government concentrators (i.e. 0 – 5 LPM or 0 – 10

LPM).

Row 6, 7 and 8 can be combined.

This is only for Ventilators.

Yes. will be billable.

Price

Schedule

Line Items 6 and 7 state: Monthly Rental of Oxygen

Concentrator System with backup system consisting of compressed gas source, regulator, stand, (nasal cannula or mask humidifier, and tubing, etc., when specified).

However, line items 8 thru 12 are for Oxygen tubing, Included in the cost of 6 and 7

Face masks, Standard nasal cannulas, and Disposable humidifiers.

Question: Are we to bill for each Oxygen tubing, Face masks, Standard nasal cannulas, and Disposable humidifiers? Or are we to include the cost of these items in line items 6 and 7?

Price

Schedule

Line Item 0029 states: All inclusive clinical Respiratory

Services to include but not limited to: patient’s heart rate, blood pressure, breath sounds as well as pulse oximetry readings while on oxygen, room air at rest and while ambulating as tolerated. Periodic RT visits must address:

prescribed liter flow compliance, equipment /patient safety (to include risk of open flames and smoking), and patient medication usage. Deficiencies shall be communicated to the COR or designee at the time of home visit or within 24 hours, using COR designated form. (Initial setup or every 6 months)

Question: There is no mention of performing this service in the SOW. Consider adding all that is required for this service in the SOW.

Not needed from contractor All inclusive clinical Respiratory Services to include but not limited to: patient’s heart rate, blood pressure, breath sounds as well as pulse oximetry readings while on oxygen, room air at rest and while ambulating as tolerated.

Contractor will provide Periodic RT visits must address: prescribed liter flow compliance, equipment /patient safety (to include risk of open flames and smoking), and patient medication usage. Deficiencies shall be communicated to the COR or designee at the time of home visit or within

24 hours, using COR designated form.

(Initial setup or every 6 months)

Price

Schedule

No Line item for POC rental – POCs mentioned several places in RFP, i.e. 5.2 page 20 – How should we to submit price?

Own line item.

Price

Schedule

Will a line item be added for CPAP/Bilevel equipment?

Will masks be provided by the VA or contractor?

No

Price

Schedule

Please add a line item for government owned ventilators. Yes.

Price

Schedule

Since cannula, tubing, masks, humidifier are included in the oxygen CLIN, are the additional CLINS 6 and 7 for resupply?

Answer will be included in Amendment

0003 which will be posted No Later Than

01/04/2024.

Price

Schedule

Item 0001 – Are we only allowed to issue cannulas that are only about 1’ long for Veterans that require fire safe valves? In other contracts we can only issue a special-order cannula from Salter Lab which is part number SO-

1860.

They all require fire safety valves.

Price

Schedule

Items 0023 & 0024 –Are the liquid O2 contents billed separately under item 0025 when item 0023 or 0024 is rented? Also is each 100lb unit billed separately each month for a high flow patient? Can a Veteran have more than one unit in their home?

Yes. provide a backup.

Matter

Question Response

Transition between bridge contract and new contract

What is the anticipated start date of this contract? (Is there a transition period required between the end of the bridge contract and the start of the new contract to ensure continuity of care?)

As soon as possible.

Transition between bridge contract and new contract

Please consider Transition from incumbent to new contractor to be 90 days.

Yes.

Matter

Question Response

RFQ Will the government consider extending the solicitation due date because of the complexity involved in this solicitation and the upcoming holidays?

Yes. Amendment 0002 will extend the request for quote due to pending questions and revisions.

RFQ • The current price schedule does not include

CLIN identifiers.

o Q: May the Government please consider revising the price schedule to include CLINs?

Yes. Revision and clarification will be included in Amendment 0003 which will be posted No Later Than 01/04/2024.

RFQ • Principal NAICS Code reference 621610 -

Home Health Care Services o Q: May the Government please clarify the intended NAICS code for the solicitation, as the Price

Schedule contradicts the NAICS code listed in the

SF1449 (532283 – Home Health Equipment Rental) of the solicitation?

Yes. Revision and clarification will be included in Amendment 0003 which will be posted No Later Than 01/04/2024.

RFQ E.1 52.212.-1 Instructions to Offeror Q: Is there a page limit for the technical inquiry?

Yes. Revision and clarification will be included in Amendment 0003 which will be posted No Later Than 01/04/2024.

RFQ The NAICS code listed on the SF1449 is 532283, however the NAICS code associated with each line item on the pricing schedule lists NAICS code

621610.

Yes. Revision and clarification will be included in Amendment 0003 which will be posted No Later Than 01/04/2024.

Question: Please clarify the appropriate NAICS code.

RFQ Page 133 of 161 states: Vendors should ensure quotes adhere to instructions and complete, timely, and accurate.

Question: This sentence reads as though there was more to be written. Was there more? If so, please provide.

Yes. Revision and clarification will be included in Amendment 0003 which will be posted No Later Than 01/04/2024.

RFQ Page 133 of 161 states: Offers will be considered only from Offerors who are regularly established in the business called for and who, in the judgment of the

Contracting Officer, are financially responsible and able to show evidence of their responsibility, ability, experience, equipment, facilities, and personnel directly employed or supervised by them to render prompt and satisfactory service in the volume required for all items under this contract.

Question: There are only 2 evaluation factors listed in the solicitation, Factor 1 Experience, and Factor 2

Price. In each evaluation factor there is no mention of requesting contractors provide information regarding financial responsibility, equipment, facilities, and personnel. Since we aren’t required to provide this information, how will the contracting officer be in the position to make any judgements about our financial responsibility and evidence of our responsibility, ability, equipment, facilities, and personnel directly employed or supervised by them to render prompt and satisfactory service in the volume required for all items under this contract?

Clarification will be included in Amendment

0003 which will be posted No Later Than

01/04/2024.

RFQ The SF 1449 lists the NAICS as 532283 with a size standard of $41M. The CLINs list the

NAICS as 621610 with a size standard of $19M. It seems likely that your market research was based on

NAICS 532283 with its much larger size standard, rather than on NAICS 621610 with its much smaller size standard.

Clarification will be included in Amendment

0003 which will be posted No Later Than

01/04/2024.

RFQ The solicitation does not require an offeror to provide any proof that they are authorized to provide CPAP and BiPAP supplies to the VA. To our knowledge, there are no authorized distributors for the VA’s most popular choice of

CPAP/BiPAPs and supplies (i.e. ResMed) that meet either of the solicitation NAICS. This raises a significant risk for Gray Market devices.

Clarification will be included in Amendment

The ability to acquire CPAP or BiPAPs and supplies from other than the PSAS approved DLC source raises multiple concerns. The multiple DLC contracts are firmly based on providing those

CPAP/BiPAP devices. The contract does not permit them to be provided by another source.

Clarification will be included in Amendment

0003 which will be posted No Later Than

01/04/2024.

RFQ There is no SOW requirement to manage this large amount of diverse GFP to any VA or federal

GFP management standard

Clarification will be included in Amendment

0003 which will be posted No Later Than

01/04/2024.

RFQ The NAICS code listed on the SF1449 is 532283, however the NAICS code associated with each line item on the pricing schedule lists NAICS code

621610.

Question: Please clarify the appropriate NAICS code.

Clarification will be included in Amendment

0003 which will be posted No Later Than

01/04/2024.

RFQ 1. Who is the incumbent?

2. What was the incumbents total contract value?

3. Is the current SOW the same as the previous incumbent’s SOW?

Incumbent: Rotech Healthcare

Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Contract

Ceiling: $1,500,000.00 (One Year Ordering

Period)

No. RFQ SOW is based on VISN 21 Home

Oxygen SOW.

RFQ Line xx06 & xx07 – 0-5 LPM rental concentrator and

0-10 LPM concentrators (respectively) Estimated

Total column does not contain a formula. Why?

Revision will be included in Amendment

0003 which will be posted No Later Than

01/04/2024.

RFQ RFP has both payment by third party and EFT (SAM) checked. This choice has a material effect on cost.

EFT is more efficient for vendors and hence the VA.

Can we simply choose EFT?

Clarification will be included in Amendment

0003 which will be posted No Later Than

01/04/2024.

RFQ What is the correct NAICS code? SF 1449 specifies

532283, yet the Price/Cost Schedule specifies 621610 for each CLIN.

Revision and clarification will be included in

Amendment 0003 which will be posted No

Later Than 01/04/2024.

RFQ Line item 0029 mentions a COR designated form.

Can you please provide this form?

Clarification will be included in Amendment