Attachment 1 to Amendment 0002 - Q_As - RFP 36C26221R0002 -- In-home Oxygen and In-home Ventilator Services.xlsx

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3 reference PWS para 3.10: Please clarify reporting requirement timeframe for the conditions listed; should it be 24 hours instead of immediate to align with para 10.6.1-3 (Reports) Para 3.10 is amended to read as soon as possible and not more than one business day.

4 reference PWS para 12.3 - Reconditioning/Repair of Government Owned Equipment. Please clarify that the Government requirement is for the Contractor to bear the expense of reconditioning/repairing Government Owned Equipment? NO, per the last sentence of paragraph 12.3, only the reconditioning is at no charge to the Government. Any required repair would be coordinated with the COR for remedy.

5 Will follow up questions be allowed? There is no plan to allow time for additional questions.

6 Can the Government provide the estimates or historical data on each CLIN? Please see section D.3 for estimated quantities by CLIN.

7 Are proposals required to be submitted for all VA facilities or can we submit a proposal for specific VA facilities we are interested in submitting? Services are not broken down by station. This solicitation and the resulting contract is for In-home Oxygen and In-home Ventilator Services for all participating facilities.

8 Please clarify if the quantities listed in each CLIN represent per VA facility listed or an aggregate of all facilities included in the RFP The estimated quantities listed in Section D.3 represent the estimated quantities for all four (4) participating facilities combined. Estimates will not be broken down by facility. The offered prices in section B.2 will apply to each participating facility.

9 Please clarify what “JB” and “HR” represents for the unit JB = Job and HR = hour (as in hourly rate)

11 May the Government please clarify if a separate CLIN can be established to separate the delivery, initial setup and patient education..(CLIN 1, 2, 6, 20) when Government owned equipment is provided and when Contractor owned is provided? Example, CLIN 1 is for the Delivery, initial setup etc..for Government owned equipment and CLIN 1a is for the Delivery, initial setup etc..for Contractor owned equipment. No, CLIN 4, 5, 7, & 21 are for contractor owned equipment that correspond to CLINS 1,2,6, & 20.

12 Reference PWS para 3.1 "Should there be no Government owned equipment available for issue or replacement, the Contractor has the authority to provide rental equipment and notify the COR.” Please confirm prior approval by the COR for the issuance of contractor owned equipment is not needed, in case Government owned equipment is not available? Correct, but the Contractor shall include this information as part of the monthly inventory report.

13 Reference PWS para 3.5.1. The Contractor shall ensure that initial set-ups for Home Oxygen may be provided by the contractor’s Patient Service Technician; does not have to be a Licensed Respiratory Therapist (LRT). Please clarify the initial setup timeframe for Home Oxygen setups AND the initial setup timeframe for Home Ventilator setups? Per PWS para 3.2,The Contractor shall provide the initial set-up within four (4) hours of request from the COR or designee (dependent on patient’s availability).

14 Please clarify if a CLIN will be added for the pick-up of Government Owned concentrators?Currently, CLIN 001 and 002 reflect the delivery of Government Owned equipment, but the pick-up of this equipment is not addressed. No CLIN will be added for this purpose; CLIN 019 can be used for pick-up of Government Owned concentrators. Home visits by Patient Services Technicians for home oxygen patients includes assessment of equipment compliance, educational needs, pick-up and replacement of equipment as needed.

15 Reference section D.3 Price Worksheet, please clarify if the Quantities listed represent monthly estimated quantities or annual estimated quantities? These are annual estimated quantities

16 Reference section D.3 Price Worksheet, please clarify if the quantities listed in each CLIN represent per VA facility listed, or an aggregate of all facilities included in the RFP? See question and answer #8 above.

17 Reference section D.3 Price Worksheet, will the Government please consider adding a CLIN for the pick-up of Government Owned equipment? No CLIN will be added for this purpose; CLIN 019 can be used for pick-up of Government Owned concentrators. Home visits by Patient Services Technicians for home oxygen patients includes assessment of equipment compliance, educational needs, pick-up and replacement of equipment as needed.

18 Reference section E.2 Instructions for Proposal Submission; Please advise if a past performance questionnaire will be required. No past performance information is required to be submitted with proposals.

19 Please consider changing the thumb drive requirement to emailed PDF files. Offerors shall submit proposals per the requirements set forth in section E.2, para 1, Instructions for Proposal Submission.

20 Please clarify the calculation to produce the “Total Price “ number for CLINs with “Unit” of “JB” JB = Job so this will be per job.

21 As bills and supporting documentation are due by 10th business day following the end of month, we request due date for Quarterly Reports ( item 10) be changed from “5 working days” after end of quarter to 10 business day to match. Para 10 is amended to read "Quarterly Reports are due to the COR or designee by the 10th working day after the conclusion of the quarter via VA approved encrypted email.

22 Would the VA consider electronic submission of the proposal and cost estimate versus mailing 4 copies? Offerors shall submit proposals per the requirements set forth in section E.2, para 1, Instructions for Proposal Submission.