Amendment 1 - Contractor Questions and Government Responses Solicitation FA301626Q7037.pdf

Amendment 1 - Contractor Questions and Government Responses

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation FA301626Q7037 Emergency Care Textbook Packages Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) Medical Education

Training Campus (METC) 24 June 2026

Contractor Question 1:

Is there any incumbent/recompete or this is a brand-new project? If yes, could you please provide us with their award number or even if the customer bought similar services in the past.

Government Response 1:

1. There is NOT an incumbent contractor.

2. This is for a new BPA for Emergency Care Textbooks

3. Please search SAM.gov for prior Emergency Care Textbooks solicitations.

Contractor Question 2:

#1. Line Item # 1 Emergency Care Package Containing, 15th Edition ISBN: 9780135597330, authored by Limmer and O'Keefe, published by Pearson Education, Inc. containing:

Emergency Care Textbook, 15th Edition Emergency Care Workbook, 15th Edition Emergency Care Review Plus App, 15th Edition

This item has not yet been published by Pearson Education, Inc. What is your process for handling items that have not yet been published by the publisher?

Government Response 2:

The Government has verified with the publisher, Pearson Education, that ISBN: 9780135597330 is actively in print, and the publisher is currently assembling these package bundles. Offerors must quote the requested ISBN: 9780135597330 and coordinate directly with the publisher as needed to secure fulfillment.

Contractor Question 3:

#2. Line Item #3 Emergency Care Textbook Package 15th Edition, ISBN: 9780135588147, authored by Limmer and O'Keefe, published by Pearson Education, Inc. containing:

Emergency Care Textbook, 15th Edition MyLab BRADY, 15th Edition EMT Review Plus App, 15th Edition

This item is scheduled for release by Pearson Education, Inc. on or near June 30, 2026.

If Pearson Education, Inc. extends the release date for this item, what will be your timeline for ordering this item?

Government Response 3:

The Government has verified that this exact 15th Edition package (ISBN: 9780135588147) is already commercially available and has successfully procured and received deliveries of this exact item on a prior May 2026 order via a 100% Small Business Set-Aside solicitation on SAM.gov. The requirement and the delivery schedule for this solicitation remain unchanged. Offerors must quote the required 15th Edition.

Contractor Question 4:

We would appreciate clarification regarding the textbook and digital access components included in this requirement. Specifically, must offerors possess a verified active Pearson Education account number, authorized reseller status, or other authorization from Pearson Education to be considered technically acceptable for providing the required textbooks, digital access codes, instructor resources, and associated online materials? Additionally, if authorization is required, would the Government accept quotations submitted through an authorized Pearson distributor or channel partner?

Government Response 4:

Please refer to Attachment 4, RFO 52.212-1 Addendum paragraph (a)(5)

Factor 1 – Technical Acceptability

Sub-factor 1: Vendor is an Authorized Reseller and has an Active Pearson Education Account Number

Offeror must provide a current, verifiable "Letter of Supply" or "Authorized Reseller Certificate" from Pearson Education demonstrating they have an active account number and are legally authorized to distribute the required textbooks and digital materials.

Please be advised that this requirement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. In accordance with the RFQ, the offeror submitting the quotation (the prime contractor) must qualify as a small business under the applicable NAICS code for this solicitation. While you may utilize an authorized distributor or channel partner to source the materials, the entity submitting the quote must independently meet the small business size standard and provide their own authorized status documentation.

Acknowledgement of Amendment(s)

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth as noted above. The hour and date specified for receipt of quotes is NOT extended. Quoters 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:

a. By completing the table below and returning this copy of the amendment

Name of Contractor

Address of Contractor (number, street, county, State and ZIP code)

Name and Title of Signer

Signature of person authorized to sign

Date signed

b. By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted, or

c. By separate letter or electronic communication which includes reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers.

FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLDEGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE

DESIGNAED FOR THE RECEIPT OF QUOTES PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE

SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF OUR QUOTE.

If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change a quote 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.