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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:

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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 07-30-2019 Department of Veterans Affairs OPAL / National Acquisition Center Building 37 1st Avenue, One Block North of Cermak Hines

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60141 Department of Veterans Affairs OPAL / National Acquisition Center Building 37 1st Avenue, One Block North of Cermak Hines

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60141 To all Offerors/Bidders

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STANDARD FORM 1449

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

36E79719R0021 07-29-2019 Kenneth Lay Kenneth.Lay@va.gov

(708) 786-4879 08-13-2019

2:30 PM CT

Department of Veterans Affairs OPAL / National Acquisition Center Building 37, NCS (003B6C3) 1st Avenue, One Block North of Cermak Hines IL 60141 X Y 325412 1250 Employees N/A N/A X VA & DOD Pharmaceutical Prime Vendors Refer to Attachments A & B, located in Section D.

Department of Veterans Affairs OPAL / National Acquisition Center Building 37, NCS (003B6C3) 1st Avenue, One Block North of Cermak Hines IL 60141

VA & DOD Pharmaceutical Prime Vendors Refer to Attachments A & B, located in Section D.

See CONTINUATION Page Abiraterone Acetate 250MG Tablets One award will be made for line item 1 To be considered for award, offerors must submit a price for the base year and all four one-year options for line item 1.

Prices offered shall not exceed two decimal places.

Offered prices must include the Cost Recovery Fee of 0.5%, as outlined in Scope of Contract. Offerors must list an 11 digit NDC number for each offered drug that is unique to the Offeror's company as outlined in scope of contract. If the offeror is a distributor, the NDC number must be unique to the distributor.

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To be considered for award, offerors must submit a price for line item: 1 for the base year and all four option years. One award will be made for line item 1 for the base years and all four options. Offered prices shall not exceed two decimal places.

Line Item 1

ABIRATERONE ACETATE 250MG TAB, 120s

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Base Year 39,861 BT $_________ $__________ Option Year One 39,861 BT $_________ $__________ Option Year Two 39,861 BT $_________ $__________ Option Year Three 39,861 BT $_________ $__________ Option Year Four 39,861 BT $_________ $__________

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SECTION B - CONTINUATION OF SF 1449 BLOCKS

CONTINUATION OF STANDARD FORM 1449: SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

Please be advised the following are included in the solicitation and are highlighted here.

Proposals may be delivered to Department of Veterans Affairs, National Acquisition Center, National Contract Service (003B6C3), 1st Avenue, 1 Block North of Cermak Road, Building 37, Hines, IL 60141. Proposals will also be accepted in Microsoft Word or PDF form via e-mail at Kenneth.Lay@va.gov with a scanned (pdf) copy of the signed SF1449. Offerors are not required to submit an original proposal if an electronic proposal was received. Please note that faxed proposals are not acceptable and will be rejected. Reference FAR 52.212-1(f) regarding timeliness of submission of offers.

If the offeror is not the manufacturer of the offered items, the offeror shall submit a letter of commitment from the manufacturer to the offeror which will assure the offeror of a source of supply sufficient to satisfy the Government's requirements for the contract period. “Manufacturer” is defined as the entity that measures, mixes, weighs, and compounds the active and inactive ingredients into a capsule or tablet. This requirement shall be met before contract award. The offeror must maintain the same manufacturer (NDA/ANDA/BLA) for the duration of the contract period, unless the Contracting Officer makes a determination that a change in the manufacturer is acceptable. This determination may take place before or after contract award. Offers that fail to submit a letter of commitment before contract award shall be rejected and shall receive no further consideration. (See Addendum 52.212-1 – Instruction to Offerors).

One award will be made for the line item for the base year, including all four option years. To be considered for award, offerors must propose a price for line item 1 for the base year and each option year. Proposals that fail to include a price for the base year and each of the four option years for line item 1 may be rejected and receive no further consideration.

(Refer to Schedule of Supplies for package size details and estimates)

Offered prices shall include a 0.50% Cost Recovery Fee (See Scope of Contract, paragraph 12).

The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 25. The Government will only consider offers of U.S.-made end products or designated country end-products, unless no offers for such products are received or are insufficient to fulfill the requirements.

Acknowledgement of Amendments. The following amendments are acknowledged as part of this solicitation. (Please complete if applicable)

The System for Award Management (SAM) is an online system that replaces CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. Contractors should now go to www.sam.gov to find their information. Training tools are available on the SAM website at https://sam.gov for familiarization with the SAM system. Prospective contractors shall maintain a current and accurate record in the SAM database. SAM updates are required, as necessary, but at least annually.

Subcontracting Plan Requirements: Pursuant to the requirements of 15U.S.C.644, all large business concerns are required to have an approved subcontracting plan for contracts valued over $700,000 before the Government can award a contract (see FAR 52.219-9 for details). Offerors must submit a currently approved commercial plan or a new plan for review and approval. Attachment “D” includes all of the elements required to be addressed and is included to facilitate the submission of a subcontracting plan. Note: The dollar value of $150,000 provided in paragraph (d)(11)(iii) of 52.219-9 which is incorporated by reference at 52.212-5(b)(17)(iii)] is revised to $250,000 in accordance with VA Class Deviation dated March 22, 2018.

As prescribed in FAR Part 42.15, VA evaluates contractor performance on all contracts that exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, which was raised to $250,000, by a VA Class Deviation dated March 22, 2018, and shares those evaluations with other federal government agencies. The FAR requires that the contractor be provided an opportunity to comment on past performance evaluations prior to each report closing. To fulfill this requirement, VA will be using an online database, the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). Annual reporting of past performance will be completed at http://www.cpars.gov and uploaded to PPIRS (Past Performance Information Retrieval System).

SCOPE OF CONTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background. All Ordering Activities under the VA and all Ordering Activities under the Department of Defense (DOD) acquire their pharmaceutical requirements through their respective Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Programs (PPV), hereafter referred to as the VA PPV Program and DOD PPV Program or jointly as PPV Programs. The PPV Programs are separate contracts which establish the fees for the distribution of pharmaceutical products that are distributed through the PPV Programs on Federal Government (i.e., Federal Supply Schedules, National Standardization) contracts. A contract resulting from this solicitation establishes the VA National Contract prices for the products listed in the schedule of supplies that will be distributed through the PPV Programs. Section 2.1, “Government Participants” lists the PPV Program participants that will be authorized users of the contract resulting from this solicitation. The contractor shall follow all appropriate requirements as implemented in Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA).

1.2 Purpose and Objectives. The purpose of this solicitation is to establish a supply source that will provide the drugs listed in the schedule for purchase through the PPV Programs. The total annual estimated usage for VA, Federal Health Care Center (FHCC), State Veterans Homes - Option 2 (SVH), DOD, Indian Health Service (IHS), and Bureau of Prisons (BOP) appears on the Schedule of Supplies section of this Solicitation. The objective of such a contract is to ensure availability and consistency of product for nationwide usage and to obtain volume-based, committed use pricing.

1.3 Government Purchase Compliance. VA, FHCC, SVH (Option 2), DOD, IHS, and BOP will purchase their requirements for the strengths of the drugs listed in the schedule through the PPV Programs except when: (1) the contracted items are unavailable to meet the needs of the Government, or (2) an alternate is requested by the prescribing healthcare provider, or (3) additionally, IHS will not participate if the awardee does not have a Centers of Medicare or Medicaid (CMS) reimbursable product(s). In the event that 1, 2, or 3 applies, these instances will be considered exceptions to section C.3 – 52.216-21, Requirements. VA’s PPV contract has ordering lock-out procedures in place to support VA contract compliance and to prevent purchases of non-contract products. Participants of the VA PPV Program include VA, FHCC, SVH (Option 2), IHS, and BOP. DOD manages compliance through individual facility tracking reports.

1.4 Contract Effective Date. The contract will be effective on the date the Contracting Officer signs the SF1449 and notifies the contractor of award. The first 60 days of the contract period (or a shorter time period, if mutually agreed between the contractor and Government) will be an implementation period when the PPVs begin placing orders with the contractor for delivery to multiple PPV distribution centers. Orders placed with the PPVs by Government participants will begin shipping under this contract upon the expiration of the 60-day implementation period. There are approximately 31 VA PPV Distribution Centers and approximately 25 DOD PPV Centers located nationwide. The contractor shall ensure that sufficient inventory of contract items awarded under this solicitation is available, and that chargeback agreements with the PPVs have been executed with sufficient time to permit the PPVs to begin timely distribution of Government orders by the expiration of the contract implementation period. The current PPVs are listed as attachments “A” and “B” of this solicitation. The current PPVs may change and the contractor will be notified of any changes in PPV contractors during the term of the contract resulting from this solicitation. Payment terms, time and place of delivery to PPV distribution centers and other business-to-business agreement terms shall be agreed upon between the PPV contractors and the contractor awarded a contract from this solicitation. Within 15 days from receipt of award, the Contracting Officer shall be notified by the contractor if any business-to-business-agreements cannot be reached with the PPVs. Failure or refusal to reach agreement with the PPVs shall constitute sufficient cause for terminating the contract under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 52.212-4(m), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, Termination for Cause.

1.5 Contract Duration. The contract(s) resulting hereunder will be in effect for one (1) year with four (4) one-year pre-priced option periods that may be exercised unilaterally by the Government in accordance with FAR 17.207 and FAR 52.217-9.

2. EXTENT OF OBLIGATION

2.1 Government Participants. The contractor shall provide the products specified in the schedule at the prices awarded herein for the facilities/agencies below:

All Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities All Ordering Activities under the Department of Defense (DOD) Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Program All Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities All Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) All Option 2 State Veteran Homes (See paragraph 2.2 State Veteran Homes)

A database of all facilities authorized to use the VA PPV Program may be downloaded from the National Acquisition Center’s web site at http://www.va.gov/oal/business/nc/ppv.asp. The database identifies each State Veteran Home as option 1 or 2. A database for all facilities authorized to use the DOD PPV Program may be downloaded from the DOD’s website at https://www.medical.dla.mil/Portal/PrimeVendor/PvPharm/PharmPvOverview.aspx.

2.2 State Veteran Homes (SVH’s). There are numerous State Veteran Homes (SVHs) that have entered into sharing agreements with VA Medical Centers (VAMCs). The SVHs with sharing agreements that participate in the VA PPV Program are identified as being one of two types: Option 1 or Option 2.

Option 1: The SVH orders pharmaceuticals directly from the VA PPV and pays the VA PPV for all items purchased. An Option 1 SVH is not eligible for national contract prices awarded under this solicitation unless it is specifically named in the scope of contract or added after award by mutual agreement.

Option 2: The VAMC authorizes the SVH’s order, and the VAMC makes payment to the VA PPV for all pharmaceuticals ordered by the SVH. An Option 2 SVH is eligible for the national contract prices awarded under this solicitation.

2.3 Consolidated Mail Out Patient Pharmacies (CMOPs) (VA ONLY). Many drugs are prescribed and mailed directly to patients’ homes in three-month or 90-day supply and VA CMOPs may place an initial order with the VA PPV contractor for up to 30% of the estimated annual contract quantities immediately upon the contract effective date. An initial order of up to 30% of the estimated annual contract quantities may be placed by the VA PPV contractor with the contractor awarded a contract under this solicitation to fulfill the CMOP 30% initial order requirements.

2.4 Estimated Quantities. The quantities in the schedule reflect the combined usage of all VA (inclusive of FHCC and SVH), DOD, IHS, and BOP activities currently participating in the PPV Programs. These estimated annual requirements do not include those of any other Government agency, including those currently participating in the VA PPV Program (e.g. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Option 1 State Veteran’s Homes). The estimated usage cited in the Schedule is the Government’s total estimated usage for the strengths listed. There is no expressed or implied guarantee that the estimated quantity will be purchased under this contract. Actual quantities purchased may exceed or be less than those represented.

3. PRODUCT REGISTRATION

Product information pertaining to all items offered under this solicitation, including the offeror’s unique National Drug Code(s) (NDC), must be submitted to First Data Bank, Medispan and Multum prior to the effective date of contract performance. A New Product Submission Form can be obtained by contacting First Data Bank at (800) 633-3453, extension 566, or information can be obtained l at http://www.fdbhealth.com/solutions/manufacturer-relations/. Medispan information can be obtained at http://www.medispan.com/drug-information-products/. A New Product Submission Form can be obtained by emailing MultumSupport@Cerner.com. All new products and product updates should be sent to Cerner Multum at mfgproducts@cerner.com.

4. NATIONAL CONTRACT ITEM BACKORDERS

A contract awarded under this solicitation will be the Government’s primary source of supply (See FAR 52.216-21 Requirements). The Government’s ability to provide quality healthcare to its patient population is severely impaired when a national contract product is not available due to backorders. The purpose of this paragraph is to provide guidance to the awarded contractor regarding a temporary solution to national contract item backorders that may be implemented in lieu of the Government terminating the contract for cause. However, consideration of this paragraph shall not waive any of the Government’s rights to terminate the contract for cause in accordance with FAR 52.212-4(m).

For purposes of this contract, a backorder occurs when the PPVs issue an order with the contractor awarded a contract for the products in this solicitation, and the complete order quantity is not delivered to the PPVs within 15 days after receipt of order. This includes initial CMOP orders. If a national contract item is backordered by the PPVs, the VA National Acquisition Center (VANAC) contracting officer will investigate the backorder to determine if the national contract contractor bears responsibility for the backorder. The awarded contractor shall inform the VANAC contracting officer within 4 calendar days after a backorder occurs. In addition to informing the contracting officer of the backorder, the contractor shall provide an estimated date when the backorder will be shipped, and may propose a solution to satisfy the Government’s needs for the contract items until the backorder is resolved. The Government reserves the right to accept or reject any possible solutions that the contractor may propose to alleviate a national contract backorder situation. If the contracting officer determines that the contractor bears responsibility for the backorder, and the contractor is not able to provide a solution that is acceptable to the Government, (i.e., acceptable solution to the backorder, in lieu of Termination for Cause), the parties agree that the Government may buy against the contractor by acquiring the same or similar items from another source and billing the contractor for any excess procurement costs. In other words, if the government must purchase product from another vendor because of a national contract backorder, the contractor will issue credit or reimburse the Government for the difference between the purchase price and the contract price within 30 calendar days after receipt of notification. The contractor shall also provide written verification to the Contracting Officer when credits or reimbursement have been made within 30 calendar days from date of reimbursement. After a backorder incident occurs for which the Contractor is responsible, the Government’s decision to enter into a buy-against agreement described above will not deprive the Government of its right under Clause 52.212-4 (m) to terminate the contract for a breach of the buy-against agreement, for a subsequent contractor-caused backorder, or for any other sufficient cause.

5. PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

Offerors must state the exact name of the drug being supplied as it will appear on the label. Offerors shall also provide a unique 11-digit NDC number for all items offered; the NDC number must be specific to the offering company and to the drug being supplied. All bottles of 100 tablets or less must have a child resistant closure. All tablets/capsules must be compatible with automated dispensing units (Baxter ATC Canisters, Opitfill, etc.). All unit of use packaging identified in the Schedule of Supplies, (i.e., 30s, 60s, 180s), must contain a child proof closure (safety cap) and a bottle with a minimum required size of 120cc volume. The safety cap must not exceed the diameter of the bottle. The bottle must have a cylindrical body and minimum of 5.75” circumference. The bottle must fit a label with a dimension of 5.25” x 2”. The 0.5” additional space is required to keep the bar code exposed and/or allow for the display of the expiration date and lot number. Glass bottles are not acceptable. Items are identified in the Schedule of Supplies and in Attachment C.

6. BAR CODING

All pharmaceutical products provided under this contract shall include bar code labeling at the unit-of-use package level. The bar code labeling must be in a linear format that conforms to all GS1-128 (formerly EAN.UCC) or Health Industry Business Communication Council (HIBCC) Health Industry Bar Code (HIBC) supplier labeling standards. The bar code symbology must comply with all GSI or HIBCC parameters including, but not limited to: symbology type or encoded pattern, bar and space dimensions and tolerances, and allowable ratio of wide to narrow elements.

The bar code may be any linear bar code symbology such as GS1-128 (formerly EAN.UCC), GS1 DataBar (formerly RSS), or Universal Product Code (if the UPC contains the National Drug Code or NDC). The bar code must encode the NDC, either alone or within the GS1 data structure (Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)).

The bar code printing must be American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/IEC Quality Grade C or better. Manufacturers and packagers must ensure that production runs include an initial verification check, as well as routine audits to ensure the bar code is printed clearly and consistently to meet the quality standard of Grade C or better. Contractors shall be responsible for ensuring that bar code labels meet the quality requirements specified in this paragraph prior to shipping pharmaceutical products to any Government Prime Vendor under this contract.

The bar code must be on the outside container or wrapper of the medication as well as on the immediate container, unless the bar code is readily visible and machine-readable through the outside container or wrapper. When the bar code is not easily machine-readable through the over wrap, the over wrap must contain the bar code.

If applicable, the bar code must go on each cell of a blister pack. Furthermore, the bar code must remain intact under normal conditions of use; thus it should not be printed across the perforations of a blister pack.

When applicable to the symbology used, bar codes shall be surrounded by sufficient quiet zone so that the bar code can be scanned correctly. Bar code placement shall minimize curvature of the bar code. For example, bar codes should be placed in “ladder orientation” on vials or bottles to minimize curvature of the bar code. Bar code labeling shall not be placed solely on outer packaging. A human readable number must be placed adjacent (preferably below) the encoded bar code to ensure product is usable with VA Bar Code medication Administration (BCMA) in the event the bar code is in some way damaged.

It is recommended that bar code labeling also include the lot number and expiration date. If two separate distinctive bar codes are used, one for NDC and the other for lot number/expiration date; the lot number and expiration date bar code must not be in close proximity to the NDC barcode or in a format that may be confused with the NDC bar code. When applicable, all Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) guidelines shall be followed.

7. THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCE

To be considered the offered products must have received a therapeutic equivalence rating of “A” by the Food and Drug Administration in accordance with the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. If no therapeutic equivalence rating is assigned, award will be made to an innovator’s product.

8. NATIONAL DRUG CODES

Offerors shall provide a separate and distinct eleven-digit National Drug Code (NDC) Number unique to the offeror (e.g., 00012-3456-78) for each product proposed, in the space provided following each item in block 20 of the SF1449, “Schedule of Supplies and Prices” of the solicitation. The first five numbers of the eleven-digit NDC number for each product proposed shall identify the offeror.

Dealers must provide their own labeler code, to be used in the National Drug Code (NDC) number for the offered items. If a dealer does not have a labeler code, it must apply and be approved with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its own labeler code prior to making an offer under this solicitation. Offers that fail to provide the information required by this paragraph by the solicitation closing date may be rejected and receive no further consideration.

9. DRUG APPLICATION

By signing this solicitation, the offeror certifies that it has on file (if any of the following are required by FDA for the offered drugs) an FDA approved New Drug Application (NDA), an approved abbreviated NDA (ANDA), or a Biologic License approval, as appropriate for the items offered in response to the solicitation.

10. RECALLS

If a drug recall is initiated for any drug provided under this contract, regardless of whether it is a voluntary recall by the manufacturer or a recall required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); or, if FDA withdraws their approval to manufacture any drug that is included on this contract, the contractor shall immediately forward two copies of the recall notification along with any pertinent information to:

Chief, Pharmaceutical Division (003B6C3) VA National Acquisition Center National Contract Service 1st Ave., 1 Block North of Cermak Rd., Bldg. 37 P.O. Box 76, Hines, IL 60141 Fax Number (708) 786-5256

Deputy Chief Consultant (M/S119D) VHA Pharmacy Benefits Management Services 1st Ave., 1 Block North of Cermak Rd., Bldg. 37, Rm 139 Hines, IL 60141 Fax Number (708) 786-7894

Manager, Product Recall Office National Center for Patient Safety Veterans Health Administration 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Lobby M Ann Arbor, MI 48106 VHANCPSRecallsNotification@va.gov Phone Number: (734) 930-5865

All Government Prime Vendors that were sent shipments of the affected product(s).

11. COVERED DRUGS

Should a covered drug be proposed and awarded as a result of this solicitation, the awarded prices shall meet the requirements of Public Law 102-585, Section 603, the Veterans Healthcare Act of 1992, (38 U.S.C. 8126) and shall apply to all Government participants listed in section 2.1 of the Scope of Contract, regardless of whether the participant is covered under the law. Therefore, prices for the base year and all option years shall not exceed the annually established Federal Ceiling Price (FCP) plus the 0.5% Cost Recovery Fee (CRF).

Attention is directed to the fact that although 38 U.S.C 8126 applies to covered drugs, competitively negotiated and awarded prices for the base year and any option years exercised by the government will govern unless the annually established FCP results in a price lower than competitively awarded contract prices. In this instance, the contract will be modified bilaterally to reflect the lower annually established FCP plus the 0.5% CRF.

Both parties understand the VA National Contract Service will obtain FCPs from the VA Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM). The parties agree the FCP will be calculated pursuant to the requirements of 38 U.S.C 8126, which includes the contractor’s Master Agreement, and Pharmaceutical Pricing Agreement, and any relevant VA Dear Manufacturer Letters.

Contractors submitting a proposal for a covered drug are required to complete the following paragraph:

MASTER AGREEMENTS AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRICING AGREEMENTS

In compliance with 38 U.S.C. 8126, offerors of covered drug products (including biologics) must state below whether they currently have a Master Agreement (MA) and a Pharmaceutical Pricing Agreement (PPA) in place with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

_____ YES, Offeror has a MA and PPA in place with the VA

_____ NO, Offeror does not have a MA and PPA in place with the VA.

If the answer to the above is "No" and if the prospective contractor is offering covered drug products (including biologics that fall within 21 CFR 600.3), contractor must submit and execute a MA and PPA with its offer. No offer of covered drugs submitted by a manufacturer will be considered for award unless and until the manufacturer has executed MA and PPA on file with VA's National Acquisition Center.

12. COST RECOVERY FEE AND SUBMISSION OF QUARTERLY SALES REPORTS

(a) Quarterly Sales Reports. The Contractor shall report all contract sales under this contract and submit collected Cost Recovery Fees as follows:

(1) The Contractor shall accurately report the dollar value, in U.S. dollars and rounded to the nearest whole dollar, of all sales made under this contract by calendar quarter (January 1–March 31, April 1–June 30, July 1–September 30, and October 1–December 31). Reported sales must include all sales made to all authorized contract users, whether shipped directly to the users or through Prime Vendor contractors. The report shall reflect sales by contract line item and shall segment sales by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Other Government Agencies (OGA). A Cost Recovery Fee equivalent to 0.5 % of the current contract price shall be collected from all contract users. The 0.5 % Cost Recovery Fee shall be imbedded in the awarded contract prices, and offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall include the Cost Recovery Fee in every line item price offered. The reported contract sales shall include the cost recovery fee and each quarterly report shall show the total cost recovery fee amount collected on the reported sales. The Contractor shall maintain a consistent accounting method of sales reporting, based on the Contractor’s established commercial accounting practice.

(2) Contract sales reports are due to the VA contracting officer within 60 calendar days following the completion of each reporting quarter or completion of the contract, whichever occurs first. A report is required even when no billings or invoices are issued or no orders are received during the contract period.

(3) The sales report signed by an authorized representative of the contractor shall be sent by mail to the address listed below, to the Contracting Officer’s email, or facsimile to the contracting officer. Facsimile transmissions may be made to: (708) 786-5256.

Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center (003B6C3) P.O. Box 76 First Avenue, 1 Block North of Cermak, Bldg. 37 Hines, IL 60141

(4) In addition to the submission of quarterly sales reports due to the contracting officer within 60 days after the end of each reporting quarter, contractors shall provide copies of sales reports simultaneously with contractor’s cost recovery fee payment submissions via facsimile, to the attention of C.R. Agent Cashier, fax: (708) 786-7525 or email: AMMHINBOCFISCAL@VA.GOV

(b) Cost Recovery Fee. The 0.5 % Cost Recovery Fee amount collected and due shall be paid either electronically or…