Q and A 75F40123Q115568 Amendment 1.pdf

Request for Quote: 75F40123Q115568 Amendment: 1

Summary: The purpose of this amendment is to answer Contractor-posed question to the request for quote.

The questions posed does not merit extending the bid deadline. As a result, the response date will not be extended and will remain as January 31, 2023.

Questions and Answers:

1 . Referencing GSA eBuy RFQ #75F40123Q115598. In general, the requested products listed in both solicitations are the same: “Brand Name or Equal” AB SCIEX Triple Quadrupole 5500+ trap-based mass spectrometer.” The GSA eBuy RFQ #75F40123Q115598 requested pricing for specific SCIEX part numbers/descriptions but also provided a list of technical specifications “equivalent” products must meet. Unfortunately, one of those technical specifications called for higher performance capabilities than what a few of the SCIEX-requested part numbers could deliver.

The technical specifications listed on pages 2-4 of the subject solicitation mirror those in FDA GSA eBuy RFQ #75F40123Q115598. Does the FDA prefer to modify the specification in question to match the amended version in FDA GSA eBuy RFQ #75F40123Q115598? The specification in question is on page 3 of the subject solicitation, section 13b. It reads as follows:

• Shall be able to support binary pump maximum operating pressures of at least 15,000 pounds per square inch (PSI) under a flow of at least 1 milliliters (mL)/minute, have a total delay volume under 100 microliters (ul.)

That specification in FDA GSA eBuy RFQ #75F40123Q115598 was amended to read as follows:

• Shall be able to support binary pump maximum operating pressures of at least 8,000 pounds per square inch (PSI) under a flow of at least 1 milliliters (mL)/minute, have a total delay volume of 600-900 microliters (ul.) or less.

Answer: A review of the anticipated applications for the instrument indicates that an 8,000 psi operating pressure for the binary HPLC pump and delay volume of less than 600-900 ul will be sufficient. Please amend solicitation to the following:

13. b. Shall be able to support binary pump maximum operating pressures of at least 8,000 pounds per square inch (PSI) under a flow of at least 1 milliliters (mL)/minute, have a total delay volume of 600-900 microliters (ul.) or less.