36W79718R0003-00001000.docx

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7. ADMINISTERED BY

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER

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6. ISSUED BY

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NUMBER

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

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10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

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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

E. IMPORTANT:

is extended,

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

(REV. 11/2016)

is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office.

is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

15C. DATE SIGNED

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER

BY

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

STANDARD FORM 30

PREVIOUS EDITION NOT USABLE

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.243 (Type or print) (Type or print) (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

(Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (If other than Item 6) (Specify type of modification and authority) (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

(If required)

(SEE ITEM 11)

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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 00001 01-29-2018 Department of Vertan Affairs National Acquisition Center National Contract Services, Bldg 37 1st Avenue, One Block North of Cermak Av Hines

IL

60004

To all Offerors/Bidders

36W79718R0003 12-15-2017

X X X X

The following Amendment is being issues to clarify certain aspects of the above solicitation number and to make the changes to Attachment H Market Basket. This Amendment, as outlined on pages 3-4, also extends the deadline for submitting ONLY Attachment H Market Basket. The response date for all other parts of the solicitation remains on February 1, 2018, and Attachment H Market Basket is due on Februrary 22, 2018.

See pages 2-4 for more information.

A signed copy of this Amendment must be submitted with any corresponding offer from this solicitation.

Robert C. Mills Contracting Officer Solicitation Number 36W79718R0003 Amendment 00001 January 29, 2018

PURPOSE: This Amendment is being issued to address certain clarification comments that have been submitted. This document is split between “Clarifications” that address specific questions that have arisen, and “Solicitation Adjustments” which change specific items of the original Solicitation.

INSTRUCTIONS: A signed SF-30 for this Amendment must be submitted with the copy of the solicitation response due at 3:00PM CST on February 1, 2018. Any offer submitted without the signed SF-30 will be considered incomplete and will NOT be considered for any further evaluation.

Clarifications

1) Attachment H - Market Basket

a. The product pricing submitted within the Market Basket spreadsheet uses standard product prices that the products are purchased at. The pricing should be able to reconcile with a corresponding invoice from the manufacturer. No price deviations of any kind are to be used nor should any volume discounts and/or GPO comparison pricing be used.

b. If the product price uses a unit of measure to calculate the final purchase price, the price per unit of measure must be disclosed. For example, if beef is priced per pound, the cost per pound must be submitted for the product.

c. If the products in the Market Basket are agency items, e.g., Ecolab, the offeror is responsible for communicating directly with the manufacturer to obtain the necessary pricing information.

2) Cost Recovery Fee

a. The Cost Recovery Fee is to be added to each product price as an administrative fee to each customer, those monies collected from the end user is retained by the Prime Vendor and submitted quarterly to the VA. Regardless of the type of product, a 0.5% fee will be added to the distribution price of each product.

b. Agency Items: The VA SPV Contracting Officer will assist with the Prime Vendor addressing any concerns with the agency supplier any issues related to the Cost Recovery Fee.

3) Contract Type

a. The resulting contract is a Requirements Type Contract and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract based on the specific product category and customer type. This not a Cost Reimbursement type contract.

4) Order Entry

a. QUESTION: Will Computrition be used by all facilities to place orders?

i. ANSWER: Not all facilities use Computrition and those that do use Computrition may or may not use Computrition to place orders. Each customer will require access to any online ordering software.

b. QUESTION: Will the User ID/Password be needed for a live trial of the Order Entry system?

i. ANSWER: User ID and Password or an Interactive CD for online ordering system will be reviewed for information purposes only, and will not be used for evaluation.

5) Reports

a. No additional reports showing volume history or sales are to be used other than the reports that were provided with the original posting of the solicitation on FedBizOpps.

6) For the purposes of completing the Technical, Business and Pricing Proposal, the terms “questions” is referring to a request for the necessary information outlined in the paragraphs requesting detailed responses.

7) Products should be sourced domestically to the fullest extent possible and the country of origin of each product shall be compliant with the Trade Agreements Act.

8) Earned Income

a. Any “earned income” that is derived from relationships and/or services provided outside of the ordinary course of business of being the Prime Vendor for the Department of Veterans Affairs is not required to be passed on to the Government.

9) First Point of Distribution

a. The First Point of Distribution is used as the basis of the Landed Product Price to ensure that any excessive movement of product is not performed in an effort to manipulate the Landed Product Price.

10) Product Shelf Life

a. Products that are delivered will have no less than 50% remaining shelf life at time of delivery.

Solicitation Adjustments

1) Attachment H - Market Basket

a. Instructions for Completing SPV-5 Market Basket (question 9)

i. CURRENT: If there is no product match for the item listed leave blank.

ii. CHANGE TO: If there is no product match for the item listed, substitute with a product that is the closest possible alternative.

b. Product Price Date

i. CURRENT: No date

ii. CHANGE TO: Each respondent will use the date of January 15, 2018 as the date that each product price will be used for the purposes of completing Attachment H - Market Basket.

2) Solicitation Response Date

a. CURRENT: All parts of the solicitation are due at 3:00PM CST on February 1, 2018.

b. CHANGE TO: All parts of the solicitation are due at 3:00PM CST on February 1, 2018, except for Attachment H – Market Basket, which is to be submitted on a CD no later than 3:00PM on February 22, 2018.

See attached document: Attachment H Market Basket - AMENDMENT 00001.