36C26221Q0568 0001.docx

Contract Opportunity Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE

SUBJECT

CONTRACTING OFFICE'S

ZIP-CODE

SOLICITATION NUMBER

BASE NOTICE TYPE

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE

ARCHIVE

DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS

SET-ASIDE

NAICS CODE

CONTRACTING OFFICE

ADDRESS

POINT OF CONTACT

(POC Information Automatically Filled from User Profile Unless Entered)

DESCRIPTION

See Attachment

AGENCY'S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

AGENCY CONTACT'S EMAIL

ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

ADDRESS

POSTAL CODE

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation Equipment Management Rail System Accessories 90815 36C26221Q0568 04-16-2021

10 AM

PACIFIC TIME, LOS ANGELES, USA

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SBA

337214 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 22 4811 Airport Plaza Drive Suite 600 Long Beach CA 90815 Ryan Singletary Ryan.Singletary@va.gov Department of Veteran Affairs VA San Diego Healthcare System

92161

USA

Solicitation 36C26221Q0568 Equipment Management Rail The purpose of the amendment is to provide answers to questions.

Questions and Answers

1. Question: VA facilities have required an “anti-microbial” adapter as an option, is this a current requirement?

Answer: Yes

1. Question: Who is responsible for “staging” and “inventorying” the VA provided supplies to be installed?

Answer: Owner (VA)

1. Question: How many recent Southern California rail accessory project references are required to be submitted.

Answer: Three

1. Question: How many recent Southern California rail accessory VA references are required to be submitted.

Answer: Three

1. Question: What are the product warranty requirements?

Answer: Limited lifetime

1. Question: What are the requirements for after installation service?

Answer: One-year aftercare service availability

1. Question: A little concerned about the timeline. This is an extremely tight schedule based on the quantity of the items needed plus the need for a site visit and verification of the item fit. These items are assembled to order and not always stocked. Our products have a five - eight week lead-time and with Covid our vendors are not always meeting there delivery dates. Will there be any flexibility on the delivery schedule?

Answer: August 1, 2021 is expected date for complete delivery.

1. Question: A critical path is that the rail will need to be installed by the contractor before the accessories can be installed. The walls are typically all finished by the time the accessories are installed. Would you please check with the Project Manager as to if the rails are installed.

Answer: Rails have been installed

1. Question: Is Site visit mandatory for this bid?

Answer: No

1. Question: You can accept our proposal without Design Services and onsite installation. Any other type of service required for this project?

Answer: No, No other type of service is required for this project.

1. Question: Are you looking Paladin Healthcare or Welch AllynProducts? Please confirm.

Answer: Paladin Healthcare products (Welch Allyn is the manufacturer of the diagnostic equipment that get mounted on the Paladin Healthcare mounting brackets.)

1. Question: The Loma Linda ACC project required a California Small Business set-aside…is this a requirement for the VA Kearny Mesa project?

This is a small business set-aside requirement. This is not a California Small busines set-aside requirement.

1. Question: What format is required for proposal submission?

Answer: Vendors should provide a quote on company letterhead that lists the price, a description of the needed items in the solicitation documents and an explanation on how their quoted items meet the requirement if vendors are providing an equal brand. All offeror quotes for this solicitation must be received electronically through email no later than Friday, April16, 2021, 10:00 AM PST. Offeror quotations must demonstrate meeting the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation, otherwise it will be considered non-responsive. Submissions to this solicitation must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that equal-to items meet all the salient characteristics.