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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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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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Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

1303 5th St, Suite 300 Coralville IA 52241 Logan Gahring logan.gahring@va.gov

Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

1303 5th St, Suite 300 Coralville IA 52241

To all Offerors/Bidders 36C26324Q0426

02-22-2024 X

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437-3640160-029-822300-2560-010022300 437-24-1-029-0001

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The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Respond to vendor questions. See Q&A on pages 2-3.

2. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

John Becker Contracting Officer

VA-VHA-2020-BEE57D1B

RFQ 36C26324Q0426 Questions and Answers. Answers are provided in bold.

1. Statement of Work, item 2.a.iii (p. 5): SNOMED shall be noted on each report for surgical pathology pre-op and post-op. However, we do not see any surgical pathology/anatomic pathology tests in the D.1 Schedule of Services file. Please clarify.

a. Do you mean if we were to send the entire sample for initial diagnosis? If so, this is not part of this solicitation as we process here and need the contract for specialized testing.

2. Statement of Work, item 4.c (p.6): STAT test results shall be reported within 2 hours of specimen pickup to when results are available. STAT testing would include Frozen sections. Which tests will need to be performed as STAT? item 4.c

a. Can be removed as there no way for the vendor to meet a 2 hour turn around on pathology sample requests.

3. May we add column(s) to D.1 Schedule of Services to allow for additional information, such as our test code, test name, etc.?

a. Yes, you may modify the schedule of service document as you see fit.

4. In order for responders to accurately map the tests below, please provide additional information such as a valid test name, diagnosis/clinical significance, and reporting components.

Flow Profile DNA Global

88182 1 This is for flow that includes technical and professional aspects to provide a diagnosis

FISH

Direct Harvest and Hold for FISH Per our Microbiology and Histology leads, we can remove these line items as they do not feel they would be utilized in any capacity.

Molecular Testing Freeze and Hold Per our Microbiology and

Histology leads, we can remove these line items as they do not feel they would be utilized in any capacity.

Extract Nucleic Acid and Hold Per our Microbiology and Histology leads, we can remove these line items as they do not feel they would be utilized in any capacity.

5. Does Cerner have a pathology module available for interface?

a. We don’t utilize Cerner.

6. If not, will you accept non-path samples to be interfaced?

a. This has to be approved through the network and facility so I cannot guarantee this to be an accepted avenue at this time.

7. Can we offer pathways as a digital solution for the interface?

a. Refer to answer to 5 for approval needed for any type of interface of results.

8. How many frozen sections do you have per year?

a. 5-10 but they will not be sent as part of this contract.

9. Will you consider extending the RFP due date by two weeks? This will allow bidders enough time to review and respond appropriately?

a. No extension will be offered at this time, solicitation will close as stated on original

SF1449 at March 7,2024 at 11:00 AM Central time.