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5. PROJECT NUMBER (if applicable)

CODE

7.

ADMINISTERED BY

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER

CODE

6. ISSUED BY

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NUMBER

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED

PAGE OF

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10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED

BPA NO.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

FACILITY CODE

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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 NUMBERE

D 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 amendmen t, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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

D. OTHER

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)

(SEE ITEM 13)

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CHECK

ONE

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) 10-21-2019 003A4C4 Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center Building 37 1st Avenue, One Block North of 22nd. St.

Hines IL 60141 003A4C4 Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center Building 37 1st Avenue, One Block North of 22nd. St.

Hines IL 60141 To all Offerors/Bidders

36W79719R0001 09-10-2019

X X X

X Responses to questions received regarding this RFP are provided on the following page

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Can the VA provide the percentage of its purchases that come from resellers? This is relevant to chargebacks and our pricing.

VA RESPONSE: VA does not track sales by resellers separately from other sales.

It appears one potential bidder calculated a 24.3B WAC for the usage file, but that analysis appears to be based on current WAC. To make an apples-to-apples comparison wouldn’t we need to apply WAC prices that were in effect back in FY18– which 10-15% lower than current WAC—and utilize units from FY18.

VA RESPONSE: Agree that seems reasonable since WAC prices change over time. VA doesn’t track WAC prices.

FAR 16.503(a)(1) requires the agency to provide a requirements estimate based on the “most current information available.” In the RFP the VA has identified Attachment A as representative of its requirements. But the data in Attachment A is very old, being from October 2017-September 2018. The VA clearly has more current information available as it has provided usage data from May 2018-April 2019. Can the VA update Attachment at to match the usage data and provide bidders a couple extra days to absorb the impact of that information?

VA RESPONSE: Attachment A is a copy of an annual report provided by the current PPV 60 days after the FY ends (September 30th). The current PPV has not provided the FY 2019 report. The FY 2018 report is in fact the most current version of that report. At this point in time, we have provided our total annual spend by commodity, by NDC number per facility. The VA cannot predict what mix of products will be purchased from what contractors at what price point in time. Adequate data and time has been provided in order for potential offers to submit a proposal; therefore no additional data or time will be provided.

The VA’s response to Question #1 in Amendment 8 stated that the correct depiction of total spend is the data provided in the original solicitation – which is $6.6B in FY18 (Oct 17 – Sep 18). The VA also stated that this spend number includes the savings realized from the negative distribution fee from the current pharmaceutical prime vendor. Backing out the negative distribution fee would suggest the contract spend in FY18 was approximately $7.3B. Can the VA confirm that this is the correct interpretation?

VA RESPONSE: The $6.6 billion in sales through the PPV includes the contract purchase price less the PPV distribution fee, accounting adjustments, credits, rebates, and returned merchandise. VA does not have this purchase data with all of these various fees backed out, but it is reasonable to assume that the contract spend is higher without all of these fees, etc. backed out of the price.