Questions.pdf

Q1. Has this requirement been purchased before? If so, what was the previous contract price.

A. No. This is the first time we are asking for this specific list of chemicals.

Q2. How much is the allocated budget for this purchase this year?

A. We cannot provide this information.

Q3. Does this solicitation include a requirement for custom labels and MSDS information for each product?

A. Yes.

Q4. In addition to the list of chemicals and cost, are you hoping that the vendors directly respond to the requirements on the SOW, which includes the shipping, packaging and documentation?

A. Vendors should directly respond to the requirements on the SOW.

Q5. Was your intent to have the contractors submit MSDS sheets with their quote?

A. MSDS sheets do not need to be provided until delivery.

Q6. Do you have a photo of a sample label that we might be able to add to the solicitation?

A. Photos of a sample label are attached. This is by way of example only. We only require what is in the SOW for the label: Catalog number; Chemical name;

Molecular Weight; and Quantity (Mass and Mass Units). We will accept proposals that also include additional information on the label.

Q7. If a bigger amount (e.g. 5 grams) is the only available size instead of 10 mg, can we ship in bigger (original) bottle than 4 ml vial?

A. As stated in the SOW, “Larger quantities can be provided if sufficiently small quantities are not available, so long as those larger quantities can be provided in the packaging format defined below.” Please see the SOW for packaging format.

Q8. Are there any controlled substance?

A. No.