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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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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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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 06-17-2025 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 VA Central California Health Care System 855 M Street, Suite 1020 Fresno CA 93721 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21) VA Central California Health Care System 855 M Street, Suite 1020 Fresno CA 93721 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26125Q0406

X X X ** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to: 07-03-2025 15:00 EDT X

1. This Amendment clarifies questions received prior to thequestions deadline, revises some of the solicitation's language, and extends the solicitation response date to 07/03/2025 at 15:00 EST.

2. Please see below continuation pages, all answers and changes should be marked in red.

3. The questions deadline is not extended and remains 06/15/2025.

4. There are no other changes to the subject solicitation, all other terms remain in effect.

Mathew B. Czeshinski Contracting Officer

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CLARIFICATIONS TO RECEIVED QUESTIONS

· "The contractor shall notify the COR/CO in writing immediately (no later than 24 hours) after personnel separation or occurrence of other causes"… Would the government consider removing this requirement as the contractor is not required to identify any personnel as part of the solicitation?

· Key contractor personnel will need to be identified at time of award.

· Is the intent to set-aside the award in whole or in part to Cardinal Health at-Home or its subsidiaries?

· Cardinal Health is the brand name example for the CMOP/DTP services required. Offeror does not need to be affiliated with Cardinal Health.

· To be technically acceptable, must an offeror propose a catalog containing at least 20,000 medical-surgical items?

· The Government is looking for an extensive catalogue to formulate an IDIQ against to fulfill DTP needs.

· Please define "VA's minimum requirements" as it relates to The contractor’s firewall and web services security controls, as applicable, shall meet or exceed VA’s minimum requirements.

· Please see "VA INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY AND PRIVACY LANGUAGE FOR INCLUSION IN CONTRACTS, AS APPROPRIATE" of the SOW.

· How should offerors calculate the unit price(s) and amount(s) in the Cost/Price Schedule?

· Each ordering period will be budgeted and obligated accordingly. Offerors may total the unit pricing of their catalogue in order to fill out the price schedule. Clarification has been added to FAR 52.212-1, please see below.

· Please confirm that "covered articles" as defined in FAR 52.204-29 are not in scope of the contract.

· FAR 52.204-29 is required and in scope of the solicitation.

· Since this is not an Invitation for Bid issued under FAR Part 14, please confirm that FAR 52.214-21 does not apply.

· That is correct, and FAR 52.214-21 is removed from the solicitation. However, please see below updated FAR 52.212-2.

· What is the relative importance of evaluation factors?

· This solicitation will be evaluated with comparative analysis. The Government reserves the right to award to the "best" offeror while considering all factors. FAR 52.212-2 has been further clarified, please see below.

· Will a tradeoff evaluation process be utilized?

· This solicitation will be evaluated with comparative analysis. The Government reserves the right to award to the "best" offeror while considering all factors. FAR 52.212-2 has been further clarified, please see below.

· Will the government evaluate and rank offerors separately for each evaluation factor? Will the government assign an overall ranking to each offeror based on all evaluation factors combined?

· There is no official ranking process. This solicitation will be evaluated with comparative analysis. The Government reserves the right to award to the "best" offeror while considering all factors. FAR 52.212-2 has been further clarified, please see below.

· How does the government intend to compare offerors' price proposals, especially given differences in catalogs and units of measure?

· This solicitation will be evaluated with comparative analysis. The Government reserves the right to award to the "best" offeror while considering all factors.

· Please clarify the system delivery, installation, and training requirements.

· The Government is assessing the offeror's ability to deliver large volumes of supplies directly to patient homes within the VA San Francisco Healthcare System. "Ability" refers to how quickly orders are fulfilled and if there are any risks of unfulfillment. Please see the “Requirements” section of the SOW, FAR 52.212-2 has also been clarified further.

· Will the ability to meet the overall minimum of ninety-seven percent (97%) fill rate requirement be evaluated as part of Factor 2?

· Correct.

· How will the government rank proposals based on their price?

· This solicitation will be evaluated with comparative analysis. The Government reserves the right to award to the "best" offeror while considering all factors. FAR 52.212-2 has been further clarified, please see below.

· How will the total price for each ordering period be calculated?

· Each ordering period will be budgeted and obligated accordingly.

Offerors are reminded to review the solicitation and its instructions.

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES Provisions that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

SUBMISSION OF QUOTATION

Quote Submission: The quoters shall submit complete emailed electronic copy portable document format (.pdf) or Microsoft Excel (.xls) format of:

FAR 52.212-1 – Failure to respond to all the evaluation factors or respond in sufficient detail for the Government to conduct a meaningful evaluation may result in your quote being eliminated from competition prior to evaluation. Upon RFQ close, the Government will conduct a cursory review of the quote package. If it’s determined that the Government cannot conduct a meaningful evaluation due to lack of response to an evaluation factor, your quote may be eliminated from competition. To be considered for award, quotes must include:

1. Factor 1 – Direct-to-Patient Delivery of Medical/Surgical Supplies

1. Factor 2 - Delivery

1. Factor 3 – Price

1. Factor 4 – Authorization Letter

1. Factor 5 – Past Performance

1. Factor 6 - SDVOSB/VOSB Status *Each ordering period will be budgeted and obligated accordingly. Offerors may total the unit pricing of their catalogue in order to fill out the price schedule.

E.14 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Factor 1 – Proposed DTP – The Government is evaluating for the capabilities of offerors to provide a comprehensive DTP service. Due to the potential quantity of line items, the Contracting Officer and Subject Matter Experts are requesting a comprehensive price list/catalogue of supplies to be included in the response. Offerors proposing “equal” items shall submit sufficient descriptive literature to permit a thorough evaluation of the item’s characteristics, including design, materials, components, and performance characteristics, to determine equivalency to the brand name item specified UPON VA REQUEST. The Government may find more preferable any offer that shows additional quality and durability features of items.

Factor 2 - Delivery – The Government is assessing conceptual understanding of the proposed DTP service delivery timelines. The Government is assessing the offeror's ability to deliver large volumes of supplies directly to patient homes within the VA San Francisco Healthcare System. "Ability" refers to how quickly orders are fulfilled and if there are any risks of unfulfillment. Please see the “Requirements” section of the SOW.

Factor 3 - Price – The Government is evaluating price for fair and reasonableness.

Factor 4 – Authorization – Quotes provided must be from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or an authorized distributor. Authorized distributors must provide proof of authorization in order to be considered for award, failure to do so may lead to the Contracting Officer determining the quote incomplete.

Factor 5 – Past Performance – The Government will be reviewing the offeror’s prior experience in performing this type of requirement. Offerors may submit a list of past contracts for reference: the list should contain contract numbers, contract descriptions, dollar values, and Government POCs.

Factor 6 - SDVOSB/VOSB Status - This factor will be used to assess the Offeror’s status as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) concern, or the Offeror’s proposed use of eligible SDVOSB/VOSB concerns as subcontractors. SBA.gov verified veteran socioeconomic status of offerors MAY provide more favorability during the evaluation process.

i. To receive credit as an SDVOSB/VOSB concern, Offerors must:

1. Provide a statement claiming credit as an SDVOSB/VOSB concern, as appropriate;

2. Provide a statement certifying that the Offeror meets the size standard to be classified as a “small business” for the NAICS code assigned to this procurement;

3. Provide the Offeror’s full legal name as that name appears in the Offeror’s registration in the SBA.gov database (available at https://www.sba.gov/) and SAM UEI; and

4. Be registered and listed as “Verified” as an SDVOSB/VOSB concern in the SBA.gov database (available at Small Business Administration (sba.gov)) on the date offers are due.

5. Note that SDVOSBs get full credit, VOSBs get partial credit and non-veteran businesses proposing SDVOSBs and VOSBs as subs will get some consideration.

ii. To receive partial credit for proposed use of eligible SDVOSB/VOSB subcontractor(s), the proposed subcontractor(s) must be registered and listed as “Verified” in the database (available at Small Business Administration (sba.gov) ) on the date offers are due and must meet the size standard to be classified as a “small business” for the NAICS code assigned to this procurement. To receive credit for proposed use of eligible SDVOSB/VOSB subcontractor(s), Offerors must submit the following information with their offer:

1. The Offeror must provide a statement claiming credit for use of an eligible SDVOSB/VOSB subcontractor for which Offeror seeks to claim such credit;

1. The Offeror must provide the following information regarding its proposed SDVOSB/VOSB subcontractor(s):

1. The subcontractor’s full legal name as that name appears in the subcontractor’s registration in the database and SAM UEI;

1. A statement certifying that the proposed subcontractor(s) meets the size standard to be classified as a “small business” for the NAICS code assigned to this procurement;

1. A narrative that describes the specific tasks each SDVOSB/VOSB subcontractor will perform in support of this requirement where credit for use of SDVOSB/VOSB subcontractors is claimed;

1. A statement of the estimated dollar value of the subcontract that will be awarded to each SDVOSB/VOSB subcontractor where credit for the use of SDVOSB/VOSB subcontractors is claimed;

1. For each SDVOSB/VOSB subcontract claimed, the Offeror must provide a letter of intent signed by an authorized representative of the SDVOSB/VOSB subcontractor and signed by the Offeror committing the SDVOSB/VOSB subcontractor to perform the work described in (b)(iii) above and committing the Offeror to subcontract with the SDVOSB/VOSB concern to perform that work if the Offeror is awarded a contract under this procurement. The letter must specify the specific tasks the subcontractor will perform, the physical location where the work will be performed, the period of performance for the subcontract, and the approximate dollar value of the subcontract.

This evaluation factor will be evaluated for Full Credit / Partial Credit / No Credit.

The information requested above is required for the Government to evaluate offers for the SDVOSB/VOSB Status evaluation factor. General statements claiming that an Offeror will use eligible SDVOSB/VOSB subcontractors to perform work under this procurement or that do not include the information required above are not acceptable. FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE INFORMATION REQUIRED ABOVE, INCLUDING THE SMALL BUSINESS CERTIFICATIONS AND THE LETTER OF INTENT SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES, MAY BE VIEWED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS EVIDENCE THAT THE OFFEROR SHOULD RECEIVE NO CREDIT WHEN EVALUATING OFFERS FOR THIS FACTOR.

Quotes will be evaluated by performing a comparative evaluation in accordance with FAR 13 to determine which response represents the “best” as a whole. Quotes will be evaluated by performing a direct comparison of one offer with another in a uniform manner to determine which quote provides the government with its needs, as identified in the RFQ. The government reserves the right to consider a response that offers more than the minimum and select that response if it provides a benefit to the government.

(b) Options. For the purposes of the award of this Contract, the Government intends to evaluate the option to extend services under FAR 52.217-8 as follows:

The evaluation will consider the possibility that the option can be exercised at any time, and can be exercised in increments of one to six months, but for no more than a total of six months during the life of the contract. The evaluation will assume that the prices for any option exercised under FAR 52.217-8 will be [at the same rates as those in effect under the contract at the time the option is exercised.] The evaluation will therefore assume that the addition of the price or prices of any possible extension or extensions under FAR 52.217-8 to the total price for the basic requirement and the total price for the priced options has the same effect on the total price of all proposals relative to each other, and will not affect the ranking of proposals based on price, unless, after reviewing the proposals, the Government determines that there is a basis for finding otherwise.

This evaluation will not obligate the Government to exercise any option under FAR 52.217-8.

(c) Evaluation Approach. The Government will evaluate quotations using the comparative evaluation process outlined in FAR 13.106-2 (b) (3), where quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation, but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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