Dental_hand_pieces_questions.docx

Questions and Answers for dental hand piece repair/service (N0025919Q0033)

1. Are you accepting partial areas for this RFQ and do you allow this type of repair service per your needs? No

2. Can the handpieces be shipped to the vendor, opening the contract to vastly more vendors and saving the government money? Yes, the SOW has been updated. See attached revised SOW.

3. Could the handpieces be picked up, packaged and shipped by UPS or Fedx at the vendor's expense? Yes.

4. Why the short suspense on picking up the handpieces and completing the repairs? The following has been added to the SOW “The contractor shall have five (5) business days to process each case upon receipt. The contractor shall include all shipping cost in its fee, using FEDEX or UPS Ground. Total turnaround time shall not exceed seven (7) business days”.

5. This solicitation is currently set up as a "Small Business" set-aside. In accordance to the FAR (19.1405), can this solicitation be set- aside as 100% SDVOSB? No.

6. Can you provide specific quantities for each handpiece model? No, the requirement is on a needed basis. See attachment for monthly estimated quantities.

7. Can you please provide more detail as to exactly how/what you'd like to see in the quote? The information required in the quote can be found under Instructions to Quoters (starting on page 3).

8. Are you interested in FFP (firm fixed price) prices for each of the handpieces & attachments delineated in the SOW? This is a Firm Fixed Price requirement. The unit of issue for the purchase order will be “Lot”

9. Is this a new requirement or has an existing contract expired? If so, may I ask who the incumbent service provider is? This is not a new requirement. The current contract is N00259-16-F-0092. Vendor: Dent-Assist, Inc.: Total contract value: $150,000.00 (base plus 2 years).

10. What quantity of the various handpieces & attachments will be included in the contract? We are unable to provide a quantity by hand piece only an estimate quantity per month. See attachment for the estimate of hand pieces per month.

11. We would like to provide a quote for this solicitation, and are wondering if you could tell us the avg. number of repairs per month or per year? See response to question 6.

12. Will it be acceptable to provide shipping to and from, at cost of shipping to be paid by the contractor (destination) in lieu of pick up and delivery at site, as provided on current contract # N0025916F0092? See revised SOW.

13. How many repairs, by model preferably, are expected/required to be performed during the year? See response to question 10.