N62645-17-Q-0002_Amendment_1_-_dtd_24_Feb_2017.doc

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

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The following have been added by full text:

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

SEE ALSO REVISED STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS AND PRICING SHEET.

1. Question: What is the scope of the product warranty?

1. Answer: Vendor shall provide the standard commercial warranty

2. Question: Cast Design implant is to only wax and cast a UCLA and does not include the part.

2. Answer: CAST IMPLANT ABUTMENT (UCLA) - The vendor would provide the UCLA abutment, wax, cast, finish and provide the delivery screw.

3. Question: What is meant by Design and Finish?

3. Answer: This is removed from the product description.

4. Question: Maryland Bridge Wing? Does this mean that we would charge for two wings per bridge?

4. Answer: Revised to MARYLAND BRIDGE - entire Maryland Bridge (nonprecious metal)

5. Question: Zirconia implant abutment - Can this abutment have a titanium base?

5. Answer: Yes

6. Question: Abutment w/ Gold Hue. Can the abutment be anodized or does it need to be TiN coated?

6. Answer: Yes, it can be anodized

7. Question: Screw retained milled acrylic denture. Do you want me to quote a price for an Avadent denture? This is the only company that can mill a denture.

7. Answer: This is a screw retained milled provisional denture. Please quote for this full arch provisional denture.

8. Question: Screw retained implant crown. Do you want me to quote a Zirconia screw retained with a Ti base or a cast PFM screw retained with stacked porcelain?

8. Answer: SEE REVISED STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS.

9. Question: PORCELAIN STRIP AND APPLY GLAZE - Mostly when Dr. changes the shade that needs to strip the porcelain, we have a similar item called "Restack Porcelain". Would it be that type of case?

9. Answer: Revised to PORCELAIN STRIP AND RESTACK.

10. Question: TITANIUM FRAMEWORK FOR DENTAL PROSTHETIC - It depends on how many implants are involved. How do you want us to quote it? Starting price?

10. Answer: Revised to TITANIUM FRAMEWORK FULL ARCH (COPING MILL). This is a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract. Vendors will need to price FFP for each requirement.

11. Question: ABUTMENT WITH GOLD SHADING ONLY - Is this gold hue abutment you are referring to?

11. Answer: Revised to ABUTMENT WITH GOLD HUE

12. Question: ADDITION PORCELAIN - I'm not sure why there are two. Is this Porcelain Margin?

12. Answer: Description removed.

13. Question: ADDITION PORCELAIN - Would you advise?

13. Answer: Description was duplicated and was removed as stated in the above question and answer.

14. Question: CAST DESIGN 4.5 IMPLANT - Is this referring to Casting abutment such as UCLA?

14. Answer: Revised to CAST IMPLANT ABUTMENT (UCLA). Yes

15. Question: IMPLANT DESIGN and FINISH - Is this additional fee for additional design? Normally lab fee includes for the design and finish with the product.

15. Answer: Description removed.

16. Question: SCREW, ABUTMENT 4MM - Is this screw retained abutment? Or screw and abutment separate?

16. Answer: Revised to TITANIUM ABUTMENT and DELIVERY SCREW.

17. Question: MARYLAND BRIDGE WING - Just the extra wing? Or the whole Maryland bridge?

17. Answer: Revised to MARYLAND BRIDGE. This is the whole Maryland Bridge.

18. Question: METAL OCCLUSAL LINGUAL CROWN - It sounds like separate product, what we do is, we add crown, then when needed, we add metal occlusal and/or metal lingual. Would it be okay to quote just metal occlusal AND metal lingual?

18. Answer: Revised to PFM BRIDGE (HIGH NOBLE) - Same product, add crowns and quote metal occlusal and metal lingual.

19. Question: NEYORO CB 60 DENTAL ALLOY - This sounds like Alloy itself, you want the crown fee, right?

19. Answer: Description removed.

20. Question: PIB HIGH NOBLE SINGLE EMAX CROWN - I'm sorry I am confused. High Noble is metal, but this one is ceramic? Are you referring to Implant emax crown?

20. Answer: Revised to PFM HIGH NOBLE IMPLANT CROWN (SCREW RETAINED). Porcelain to metal implant crown (screw retained high noble). This is a porcelain fused to metal (high noble) screw retained implant single crown. The government will provide the analog and models.

21. Question: PIB ZIRCONIUM FRAMEWORK WITH EMAX CERAM - We have similar product with Zirconia frame with porcelain. Would it be okay to list that instead?

21. Answer: Revised to PORCELAIN TO ZIRCONIUM FRAMEWORK WITH EMAX LAYERED (screw retained) – Emax layered on zirconium. The government will provide the analog and models.

22. Question: PIB ZIRCONIUM FRAMEWORK CHROME COBALT (Includes framework & porcelain) - PIB stands for Procera Implant Bridge, correct? If so, it's from Nobel. We use alternate suppliers. Would it be okay?

22. Answer: Revised to PORCELAIN TO CHROME COBALT FRAMEWORK (FULL ARCH SCREW RETAINED) porcelain layered on a milled chrome cobalt framework is acceptable. The government will provide the analog and models.

23. Question: SURVEYED CROWN - We charge surveying the crown, is this it? If not, what material of crown are you referring to?

23. Answer: Surveyed Crown with occlusal rest, guideplain and .01 undercuts.

24. Question: WHITE HIGH NOBLE ALLOY OLYMPIA FRAMEWORK - Framework itself only?

24. Answer: Revised to SCREW RET PORC TO HIGH NOBLE FRAMEWORK (FULL ARCH DENTURE) No, porcelain layered to high noble framework/denture (full arch and screw retained)

25. Question: ZIRCONIA FRAMEWORK - For implants? For full mouth?

25. Answer: Revised to SCREW RET PORC TO ZIRCONIUM FRAMEWORK (FULL ARCH DENTURE)

26. Question: SCREW RETAINED MILLED ACRYLIC DENTURE - Depending on how many implants, would you like me to indicate the starting price?

26. Answer: Firm Fixed Priced. Provide pricing as stated on pricing sheet.

27. Question: ALLOY/PRECIOUS METALS BEYOND ONE (1) PWT FOR ITEMS NCB62, NCBA20, OHNC, &WHNBO - These are alloy from Argen Corp. We use alloy from an alternate supplier. They are both very good companies. Would you be okay that I quote our alloy? Or if it has to be exact alloy, we can also do that too.

27. Answer: Description removed.

28. Question: Provide more clarification on what the following items are:

-Gold Tint Hexed Retaining Screw -Titanium Framework for Dental Prosthetic -Abutment w/gold shading only

- Cast Design 4.5 Implant -Implant Design and Finish -Screw, Abutment 4MM -PIB Zirconium Framework Chrome Cobalt (Includes framework& porcelain)

-Zirconia Framework -Screw Retained Milled Acrylic Denture -Screw Retained Milled Provisional Single Unit -Screw Retained Milled Provisional Pont

28. Answer: See revised Statement of Requirements; questions and answers and revised pricing sheet

29. Question: Under the statement of requirements it says direct delivery. Does the shipping methods classify under that category, “direct delivery”?

29. Answer: Vendor can use any trackable shipping service/method to ship completed lab work back.

30. Question: Is it possible to bid just for the implants, abutments products or not?

30. Answer: This is Firm Fixed Price. You must provide a quote for all items as stated in the solicitation.

31. Question: Porcelain Strip and Apply Glaze – Are we stripping the porcelain from a zirconia or emax base crown?

31. Answer: Revised to PORCELAIN STRIP AND RESTACK. Strip porcelain and restack porcelain to framework due to incorrect shade.

32. Question: Emax press Crown Bridge Veneer – Are we to price this as a per unit or assuming 3 units for a bridge?

32. Answer: See revised product description. Emax crown, Bridges, Veneer (price per unit)

33. PFM/FPD Dental Bridge – Which alloy are we to price this as: Non precious, semiprecious, white high noble or yellow high noble? Is the alloy price to be included in this price or can we bid the alloy separately?

33. Answer: White High Noble alloy

34. Screw Retain Implant Crown – How Many implant units is this for?

34. Answer: See revised Statement of requirements. This is a screw retained implant crown (porcelain to zirconium). This is a single unit implant.

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been added by full text:

INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS

This section specifies the format and content that Vendors shall use in this Request for Quote (RFQ). Vendors shall submit a response that is legible and comprehensive enough to provide the basis for a sound evaluation by the Government. The intent is to ensure a certain degree of uniformity in the format of the responses for evaluation purposes. Information provided shall be precise, factual, and complete. Legibility, clarity, completeness and responsiveness are important. Quotes shall be in the form prescribed by, and shall contain a response to, each of the areas identified. Any proposal which does not provide, as a minimum, that which is required in the solicitation may be determined to be substantially incomplete and not warrant any further consideration.

Vendors shall provide sufficient technical documentation (including but not limited to: part numbers, product literature, specifications) to allow for a thorough evaluation of the quote. Additionally, the vendor shall fully explain their ability to meet requirements.

Quotes shall be submitted by email only as an MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Christina Boyd-Brown at Christina.BoydBrown.civ@mail.mil. Proposals are due by 3:00 pm Eastern Time (ET) time on 03 March 2017. Emails shall not exceed 10MB and files shall not include any .zip extensions.

Any questions must be addressed to Christina.BoydBrown.civ@mail.mil by email only no later than 3:00 pm local time on 10 February 2017. No phone calls accepted.

All Quoters shall provide the following company details on its cover page:

· Complete company name and address

· Company Point of Contact (POC)

· Email

· Phone Number

· Cage Code

· DUNS number

· Place of Manufacture

Technical

· Vendors shall submit a proposal including all necessary documentation demonstrating that its solution meets all of the requirements within the Statement of Requirements. The Vendor shall include information to enable evaluation of the proposed solicitation and its conformance to the specified requirement. If marketing brochures are submitted, please ensure that it denotes exactly how all Statement of Requirements are met; otherwise, provide the supplemental information within the technical approach of the proposal. Vendors shall submit sufficient documentation to allow for an evaluation of the Technical Approach and its abilities to meet the Statement of Requirements. Links to web pages will not be accessed and should not be included.

· The total number of pages submitted for technical shall not exceed thirty (30) pages, excluding a cover letter. If technical contains more than thirty (30) pages, only the first thirty (30) pages will be evaluated.

Past Performance

· Vendors are not required to provide past performance. Vendors may submit up to two past performance references for requirements of similar scope and complexity. References shall include the contract number or order number, place of performance, a description of the items provided, amount of the contract, and a point of contact( to include name, title, email address and phone number). In accordance with (IAW) DFARS 252.213-7000, the Government will use the Past Performance Information Retrieval System-Statistical Reporting (PPIRS-SR) in the evaluation of the vendors’ past performance. Vendors with no past performance in PPIRS or no submitted past performance will be rated as neutral.

Price

· The Vendors shall provide pricing for all line items and a total contract price (all line items). Pricing shall be provided in the attached document titled “N62645-17-Q-0002-Dental Implants- NBCNORFOLK-PRICING” (See Attachment I).

· The Vendors shall provide acknowledgement of the solicitation and any amendments.

· The proposed price will be evaluated by the Government and must be determined to be fair and reasonable for award.

Other Administrative Instructions

· The Vendors shall complete and submit FAR Provision 52.209-11-Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (Feb 2016)

· Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

The following have been modified:

STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS

1. The contractor shall fabricate dental prosthetic items in accordance with (IAW) the dental laboratory prescription provided for the following items:

A. PORCELAIN STRIP AND RESTACK

B. GOLD DELIVERY SCREW

C. SCREW RETAINED TITANIUM FRAMEWORK (FULL ARCH COPING MILL WITH DELIVERY SCREWS)

D. ABUTMENT WITH GOLD HUE

E. BRUXZIR ZIRCONIA CROWN

F. CAST IMPLANT ABUTMENT (UCLA)

G. CUSTOM SHADING

H. EMAX CROWN, BRIDGES, VENEER

I. EMAX ZIRXONIA CROWN

J. EMPRESS ESTHETIC PORCELAIN VENEER

K. PFM CROWN (HIGH NOBLE)

L. TITANIUM ABUTMENT AND DELIVERY SCREW

M. MARYLAND BRIDGE

N. PFM BRIDGE (HIGH NOBLE)

O. EMAX INLAY OR ONLAY

P. ZIRCONIA IMPLANT ABUTMENT (WITH DELIVERY SCREW)

Q. BIO TEMPS PROVISIONALS (FULL ARCH)

R. PORCELAIN MARGIN

S. PFM HIGH NOBLE IMPLANT CROWN (SCREW RETAINED)

T. PORCELAIN TO ZIRCONIUM FRAMEWORK WITH EMAC LAYERED (SCREW RETAINED)

U. SCREW RETAINED PORCELAIN TO CHROME COBALT DENTURE (FULL ARCH)

V. PINK PORCELAIN ADD TO DENTAL CROWN

W. SURVEYED CROWN

X. SCREW RETAIN IMPLANT CROWN (PORCELAIN TO ZIRCONIUM)

Y. SCREW RETAINED PORCELAIN TO HIGH NOBLE DENTURE (FULL ARCH)

Z. SCREW RETAINED PORCELAIN TO ZIRCONIUM DENTURE (FULL ARCH)

AA. SCREW RETAINED MILLED ACRYLIC DENTURE (FULL ARCH PROVISIONAL)

AB. SCREW RETAINED MILLED PROVISIONAL SINGLE (PER UNIT)

AC. SCREW RETAINED MILLED PROVISIONAL PONTIC

2. The contractor shall prepare dental fixed, removable and implant dental laboratory cases on a case by case basis as required by the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and its associated dental clinics.

3. The contractor will send cases by any trackable shipping method or personally deliver at contractor’s expense. The contractor shall complete requested procedures and return the completed case work no later than (NLT) than 10 business days from the date received by the contractor.

4. The contractor guarantees all work to be completed to the satisfaction of the ordering dentists. The contractor will provide a single point of contact responsible for taking customer complaints, changes and problem resolution.

5. The contractor will be provided a DD Form 2322 (Dental Laboratory Work Authorization) from the requiring clinic for each case.

6. All Crowns and Bridges margins must be completed under a microscope to ensure closure.

7. Direct delivery will be made to the facility listed below in support of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and its associated branch health clinics. Maximum turn-around time of 10 days from the date the order is received.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Branch Health Clinic Norfolk

Area Dental Laboratory

1647 Admiral Taussig Blvd

Norfolk, VA 23511-2896

8. Quality Management and Quality standards met in accordance with the Statement of Requirements.

a. Due to reports of lead contamination in dental appliances fabricated outside the United States, all dental appliances supplied to the Naval Medical Center (NMC) Portsmouth and its associated branch health clinics are to be manufactured in the United States using high quality materials that meet ANSI and FDA regulations.

b. To prevent allergic reactions only precious metals shall be used, therefore no nickel will be allowed.

c. No toxic materials, such as lead shall be used in the fabrication process.

d. ANSI Requirements: Standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in cooperation with the American Institute (ANSI) in cooperation with the American Dental Association Department of Standards require that all materials used for fabrication of dental appliances meet the Standard Practices for Biological Evaluation of Dental Materials.

e. FDA Requirements: Dental laboratories must comply with the regulations governing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Quality System/Good Manufacturing Practices for products distributed in the United States dental laboratories. FDA regulations prohibit the use of lead in the surface material used to fabricate dental prostheses.

f. Cleanliness: Adheres to OSHA standards and disinfects all dental impressions and prosthetics.

9. The Contractor will return all prosthetics appliances in a sterile container

The following have been deleted:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

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