Questions and Answers Amendment 0001 12 MARCH 2024 FINAL.pdf
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- 75N96024Q00024
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This document provides answers to questions about a solicitation for animal diagnostic testing services. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is seeking pricing for a fecal PCR panel, rat environmental PCR panel, and biological PCR panel. The services are currently performed by IDEXX Distribution Inc., Charles River Laboratories, Inc., and VRL MARYLAND, LLC under contracts 75N96019D00008, 75N96019D0009, and 75N96019D0010 respectively. The questions clarify requirements around panels listed on pages 51, 53 and 54 of the solicitation, and confirm that a prevalent environmental PCR panel and biological PCR panel 2 are no longer required. Pricing should be provided only for the fecal PCR panel, rat environmental PCR panel, and biological PCR panel per the answers.
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Amendment 0001: March 12, 2024.
The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to the following questions:
1) Question: We would like to know if this is a brand new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services. If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number?
Answer: The services are currently being performed by IDEXX Distribution Inc. via Contract 75N96019D00008, Charles River Laboratories, Inc. via Contract 75N96019D0009 and VRL MARYLAND, LLC via contract 75N96019D0010.
2) Question: Please clarify the table on page 53.
Page 53 indicates sections to add pricing for just: Fecal PCR Panel and Environmental PCR Panel
The actual services listed on page 51 are:
NIEHS Mouse Environmental/Fecal PCR Panel NIEHS Rat Environmental PCR Panel NIEHS Prevalent Environmental PCR Panel
Please clarify where all three panel prices should be included in the table on 53
Answer: The NIEHS Prevalent Environmental PCR Panel has been removed from the services list as it no longer required (page 51). The pricing sheet Attachment IV (page 53) has been updated to reflect appropriate panels required.
3) Question: Please clarify the table on page 54.
Page 54 indicates sections to add:
Biological PCR Panel 1
AND
Biological PCR Panel 2
Q: There is not a panel listed in the document called “Biological PCR Panel 2”, please clarify the agents requested for this panel, as well as, where it should be listed on the table on page 53 if it is needed.
Answer: Biological PCR Panel 1 & 2 have been removed as a requirement in the pricing table. The requirement is for a Biological PCR Panel, please see agents required on page 51.
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