SPE2DS22Q0083-0001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

See Block 14

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE SPE2DS 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

CODE FACILITY CODE

SPE2DS22Q0083

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2022 JUL 21

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of OffersX X is extended, is not extended.

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

Offers 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:

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO.

IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc. ) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

Previous edition unusable

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning

DLA TROOP SUPPORT

MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN MD SURG FSF

700 ROBBINS AVENUE

PHILADELPHIA PA 19111

15C. DATE SIGNED 16C. DATE SIGNED

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

5 AUGUST 2022

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

Opening/Closing Date Changed to:

2022 JUL 21 / 2022 SEP 06

TIME 2:00 PM

See Attached Continuation Sheet(s).

(X)

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

13. THIS APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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SPE2DS22Q0083 - 0001

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Post Q&A

2. Add Clause 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Oct 2019) by reference under Clause 52.212-5.

3. Add Attachment 6: Acronym Definitions

4. Revise Column Headings in Attachment 1

5. Revise Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Volume III - Price

6. Revise Addendum to 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, Factor - 3 Price

7. Extend the response deadline from 22 August 2022 to 6 September 2022 at 14:00 local time.

Q&A for RFQ SPE2DS-22-Q-0083:

1.I tried to register at ECAT but got the response: We received your request for access to Electronic Catalog (ECAT) System.

“Request Rejected. DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) and (SAM) at beta.sam.gov is where you can find open solicitations. Suppliers are not able to apply for ECAT and instantly offer their product into a catalog. They must answer an open solicitation for ECAT on the "DIBBS" website. After going through the contracting process, if you are granted a contract, your product offerings will uploaded into ECAT. Submitting a proposal in response to a solicitation does not guarantee a contract.”

Answer 1: Quoters cannot register for ECAT at this time. ECAT registration is only possible after a contract has been awarded. The information about ECAT registration is included in the RFQ so Quoters have an understanding of the system that will be used post-award.

2.The products listed that are supplied by our company are already on our DLA ECAT OCONUS catalogue. Is it necessary for USAMMCE to solicit for these supplies? I was under the impression that ECAT was intended to remove this type of solicitation requirement.

Answer 2: Yes, please respond to the solicitation. The required delivery for the supplies to USAMMCE for this action is three business days to maximize shelf-life. Items that come through the Medical Air Bridge take far longer and after USAMMCE receives an item, there are additional transportation days from them to their customer.

3.As I understand it, these products are already ordered by overseas MTFs and supplied by DLA via the Baltimore MAB.

Is this arrangement changing under this solicitation?

Answer 3: This solicitation is specific to the items listed in the solicitation and based on the SOW. The Final destination is USAMMCE. DLA TSEA is not authorized or able to speak on behalf of any MTFs ordering process. There might still be orders against the ECAT OCONUS catalog with a destination other than USAMMCE.

4.In exceptional cases, it may happen that, depending of the ordered volume, one and the same order must be sent from 2 different locations to keep the delivery time of 3 days. Is this possible and if so, what is to be considered?

Answer 4: Yes, we can receive partial fills for the same product/purchase order from different locations. Per the Statement of Work (SOW), all shipments shall reference to the original purchase order to correlate the products as received.

5.The term of the contract is 5 years. Will it be possible to replace products with new products within the term even if this entails a price increase?

Answer 5: Yes, see Statement of Work, Paragraph 7: 7.CATALOG ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, AND CHANGES.

6.Lot 1 “Abaxis” contains “VetScan products”. These products are comparable with original “Piccolo” products. The difference between the two is, that VetScan products are designed for veterinary usage. Any quality related information or recalls related with human testing will not be communicated for VetScan products. Can you confirm the use of these products for veterinary purposes only?

Answer 6: Yes, these products will only be used for veterinary purposes. We place “issue control” and references within the nomenclatures to help identify and separate veterinary products. This helps us segregate physical inventory as well as conduct queries within the database.

7.The various lots in Appendix 1 contain products that no longer exist (e.g. Lot 2 Coulter AC-T / AC-T diff 2 analyzer) or are assigned to the wrong manufacturer. Thus, it is difficult to offer a complete lot as required. Is there an opportunity to correct the information in Attachment 1?

Answer 7: Quoters have until Tuesday, 9 August 2022 at 10:00 local time (CET) to submit suggested revisions to the items listed in Attachment 1 via email to Kevin Rafferty at kevin.rafferty@dla.mil and Elena Raspitha at elena.

raspitha@dla.mil. Quoters shall make all revisions in the first tab, “Required Items List” of Attachment 1. All revisions shall be in red font for easy identification. Do not delete or overwrite the original item information.

Enter the revision next to the current information or add it to the cell as a comment. DLA needs the original information to reconcile the attachment.

The suggested revisions will be reviewed by DLA TS E&A and USAMMCE. DLA will issue Amendment 0002 to update Attachment 1. The amendment will be posted on www.sam.gov. Due to the anticipated revisions, the response deadline for RFQ is SPE2DS-22-Q-0083 is extended to Tuesday, September 6th at 14:00. The Government does not anticipate further extensions to the response date.

8.A large number of abbreviations are used in the tender. Is there possibly an overview that explains the abbreviations?

Answer 8: See Attachment 6: Acronym Definitions

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9.Is there any restriction regarding the origin of the products? Are there any Country of Origin which are not allowed at all?

Answer 9: See TAA Designated Countries | Trade Agreements Act (TAA) (federalschedules.com) and below. The list is subject to change. Quoters are responsible for the accuracy of the Country of Origin information submitted with their quote. The U.S. Government will not issue a contract to any Quoter whose products are not manufactured in a designated country:

Afghanistan Angola Antigua & Barbuda Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bonaire British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Croatia Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Gambia Germany Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kiribati Korea (Republic of) Laos Latvia Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein

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Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Mali Malta Mauritania Mexico Moldova Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Norway Oman Panama Peru Poland Portugal Romania Rwanda Saba Samoa Sao Tome & Principe Senegal Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Sudan Spain St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadines Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tanzania Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad & Tobago Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom Vanuatu Yemen Zambia

10.How many deliveries per week are allowed to fulfill the request?

Answer 10: The vendor may make as many deliveries as necessary during USAMMCE’s receiving hours. Per the SOW, USAMMCE has receiving functions Monday-Friday, from 0800 to 1600, but is closed on US and Germany holidays. Vendors are allowed to deliver within those operating hours.

11.Is there any extension at the end of the supply period where the accredited supplier can still supply the goods?

Answer 11: Answer: No, there are no extensions at the end of the supply period.

The final day for USAMMCE to place orders is the expiration date of the resulting contracts. All orders placed by that date must be delivered within three (3) business days.

12.Can we use Attachment 1 as a sample and update the information from the vendors?

Answer 12: Yes. Per FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Volume III: Price: a. ECAT Catalog Quoted Prices: The Quoter shall submit Attachment I: ECAT Catalog Loader listing all quoted items using the excel template the attachment. Submit all prices for quoted items in one (1) Excel file. Quoters shall not revise, add, or delete any of the columns in Attachment I.

13.Can we add more items to the Catalog, or only the items you send us?

Answer 13: No, do not add any items to the catalog. Quote only the items listed.

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14.Is the Qty. In Attachment 1, Column K the real quantity per year?

Answer 14: Attachment 1, Column K, Quantity per Year, is an only an estimate of the quantity for each item. The quantity per year is only estimated volumes based on the average of the previous two (2) years’ ordering data. The estimated annual volume is the U.S. Government’s best faith estimate of the quantity to be ordered and is subject to variation. Actual demand may be higher or lower. Column K is revised to read ”Estimated Quantity per Year.“

Follow-up Q&A from Pre-proposal Conference on 4 August 2022:

Question 1: Will monthly quantity estimates be provided to awardees in order to better plan for orders? Is shelf life remaining on delivery in the SOW?

Answer: No, customers do not forecast demand and provide that data to USAMMCE. We are requesting production schedules of the items so that USAMMCE can better prepare / order for their demand. Yes, shelf life remaining on delivery requirements are listed is in the SOW.

Question 2: Some items have a very short shelf life (4 weeks). Sending out the items immediately after production will result in a longer shelf life at delivery. However, fulling orders with available supply within 3 business days may mean the customer gets low shelf life that is only good for a few days. Is this acceptable?

Answer The vendor, after receiving an ECAT order, shall notify USAMMCE if the only items available from the manufacturer have a shorter than requested remaining shelf life. USAMMCE will decide to proceed with the order, delay delivery until new material is produced, or cancel the order. The manufacturer production schedules requested with quotes in Addendum 52.212-1, will assist USAMMCE with managing order timing to maximize shelf life.

Question 3: Do you want manufacturing plans for the entire plant?

Answer: No, just the production schedules for items you are quoting on Attachment 1.

Question 4: Do we need to fill out column D in the required items excel sheet (loader)?

Answer: No, that column is for Pharmaceuticals only. Please refer to the “Field Definitions” tab in the loader and Attachment 2: ECAT Catalog Schema for descriptions of the information required in each field.

Question 5: Do we need a DUNS number to submit a quote?

Answer: Yes, a DUNS number and an active SAM registration are both mandatory. Therefore, Volume I – Administrative shall include your DUNS number and expiration date of your current SAM registration. Awards cannot be made to a Quoter who does not have an active SAM registration. It is also necessary to accept payment through WAWF.

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SUPPLIES/SERVICES:

MFR. CAGE: 3RFQ3 P/N: SEESOW

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

CAGE/PN: 3RFQ3 / SEESOW

PUBLIC RFQ HQ DLA PROCUREMENT

SYSTEMS

CAMERON STATION

ALEXANDRIA VA 22304-6100

USA

Phone: (703)274-786

NO EXCEPTION DATA

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT .

0001 CAGE/PN: 3RFQ3 1.000 EA $ ________________ $ ________________

SEESOW

General Purpose Reagents

PRICING TERMS: Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment

QTY VARIANCE: PLUS 0% MINUS 0%

INSPECTION POINT: DESTINATION

ACCEPTANCE POINT: DESTINATION

FOB: DESTINATION DELIVERY DATE: 3 DAYS ADO

PREP FOR DELIVERY:

PKGING DATA-QUP:001

SHALL BE PACKAGED STANDARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM D 3951.

All DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements take precedence over ASTM D3951.

Mark and label all packaging and packing in accordance with MIL-STD-129.

The Unit of Issue (U/I) and Quantity per Unit Pack (QUP) will be as specified in the contract/purchase order.

PALLETIZATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RP001: DLA PACKAGING

REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT

PARCEL POST ADDRESS:

FOR TRANSPORTATION SEE DLAD DLAD PROC NOTE C19. FOR FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION SEE DLAD PROC NOTE C20 AND

CONTRACT

FREIGHT SHIPPING ADDRESS:

GOVT USE

External External External Customer RDD/ ITEM PR PRLI PR PRLI Material Need Ship Date .

0001 1000140456 0001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

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Part 12 Clauses

SOW AND CUSTOM CLAUSES

Custom text

CAUTION NOTICE

This Caution Notice is part of the solicitation and any resultant contract.

A. The objective of this solicitation is to establish one or more Simplified Indefinite Delivery Contracts (SIDC) with for laboratory supplies including but not limited to reagents, controls, and test kits ordered through Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Electronic Catalog (ECAT), for direct delivery to the United States Medical Materiel Center - Europe (USAMMC-E).

B. DLA Troop Support Europe & Africa (TS E&A) intends to award contracts to manufacturers, distributors and other specifically designated sources capable of providing the required items in Attachment 1, within the specified delivery times. The Government intends to award contract(s) to the responsible quoter(s) who comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation and whose prices are determined to be fair and reasonable. Any Quoter that takes exception to any term or condition of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration for award.

The term of the contracts awarded as a result of this solicitation will be a 5-year ordering period. The minimum value guarantee is $1,000.00. The Estimated Dollar Value and the Maximum Dollar Value for each contract will be established by the Government prior to award of a contract. Contract maximums will be established by the Contracting Officer based on the number of the items each Quoter plans to provide on the resultant contract.

C. DLA TS is the single order entry point under this contract, as the DLA ECAT ordering application program resides at DLA. This contract will be used to support Department of Defense (DoD) Outside the Contiguous United States (OCONUS) customers to include the United States Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe (USAMMCE) as well as DLA Troop Support Europe & Africa (DLA TS E&A), acting as the customer.

D. Quoters are required to submit other than certified cost and pricing data in accordance with clause 52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data (Oct 2010), Alternative IV (OCT 2010) as detailed in Addendum to 52.212-1 of this solicitation with your offer.

E. An initial assessment of all quotes submitted prior to the closing date and time will be performed within a reasonable amount of time after offers are received to determine completeness. The quotes will be reviewed in an order established by DLA found in Addendum to 52.212-1. Upon evaluation of the quote, the Contracting Officer will determine if the quoter has an understanding of the solicitation requirements sufficient enough to move forward. If the Contracting Officer determines that the quoter has not demonstrated an understanding of the solicitation requirements, he/she may determine the quote to be non-compliant and may return the quote without further evaluation.

F. The following clause will apply to price adjustments:

ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT (EPA) - ESTABLISHED CATALOG PRICE AND ONE UPWARD

ADJUSTMENT PER YEAR.

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G. Where Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval is applicable to the item(s) offered and/or provided to customers, products offered and/or provided to customers in response to this solicitation must be FDA approved.

DLA may also consider including on awarded contracts items which do not have FDA approval but have received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA. If an item being offered has EUA from the FDA, the contractor must indicate this to DLA. DLA will then determine whether including the EUA item on contract is appropriate and, in the Government's, best interest.

H. DFARS Clause 252.225-7021, Trade Agreements applies to this solicitation.

I. CONTRACTOR CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS DLA TS E&A

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 3.1002(a) requires all government contractors to conduct themselves with the highest degree of integrity and honesty. Contractors should have a written code of business ethics and conduct within thirty days of award. To promote compliance with such code of business ethics and conduct, contractors should have an employee business ethics and compliance training program that facilitates timely discovery and disclosure of improper conduct in connection with government contracts and ensures corrective measures are promptly instituted and carried out. A contractor may be suspended and/or debarred for knowing failure by a principal to timely disclose to the government, in connection with the award, performance, or closeout of a government contract performed by the contractor or a subcontract awarded there under, credible evidence of a violation of federal criminal law involving fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, or gratuity violations found in title 18 of the United States Code or a violation of the False Claims Act. (31 U.S.C. 3729-3733)

This solicitation or contract includes FAR clause 52.203-13 - CONTRACTOR CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT; the contractor shall comply with the terms of the clause and have a written code of business ethics and conduct; exercise due diligence to prevent and detect criminal conduct; promote ethical conduct and a commitment to compliance with the law within their organization; and timely report any violations of federal criminal law involving fraud, conflict of interest, bribery or gratuity violations found in title 18 of the United States Code or any violations of the False Claims Act. (31 U.S.C. 3729-3733). When FAR 52.203-13 is included in the contract, contractors must provide a copy of its written code of business ethics and conduct to the contracting officer upon request by the contracting officer.

Statement of Work Table of Contents

1. General Information

2. Contract Scope

3. Customers

4. Ordering Confirmation/Delivery

5. Customer Service Requirements

6. Special Terms and Conditions

7. Catalog Additions, Deletions, and Changes

8. Contract Pricing

9. Invoicing

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10. Electronic Commerce Requirements

11. Preservation, Packaging, Labeling and Marking (PPL&M)

Attachment I: ECAT Catalog Loader

Attachment II: ECAT Catalog Schema

Attachment III: ECAT Registration Guide

Attachment IV: Supplier ECAT Order Management User Guide

Attachment V: Exchange Rate Revision

Attachment VI: Acronym Definitions

STATEMENT OF WORK

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

The Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support (DLA TS), the Medical Supplier Operations Directorate is the inventory control point responsible for the acquisition and management of Medical/ Surgical, Laboratory, Dental, Optical, Manufacturer Direct, and Medical Equipment supplies for customers located in the Contiguous United States (CONUS) and Outside Contiguous United States (OCONUS).

The intended results of this solicitation is one or more long-term Simplified Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (SIDC) with a base term of five years to provide general purpose laboratory reagents and supplies in support of Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Europe & Africa (DLA TS E&A) OCONUS customers.

2. CONTRACT SCOPE

Items that may be purchased under this program encompass commercial items required for use in a laboratory;

including but not limited to, controls, test kits, and reagents. A laboratory is defined as a building, part of a building, or other place equipped and/or designated to conduct scientific experiments, observation, analysis, tests, studies, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or similar function. A non-traditional setting may also be considered as a laboratory if related to human health and performing any function traditionally done by a laboratory (e.g. testing conducted by individuals in the field).

3. CUSTOMERS

This contract will be used to support DoD OCONUS customers to include the United States Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe (USAMMCE) as well as DLA Troop Support Europe & Africa (DLA TS E&A), acting as the customer. The catalog items available under the resultant contracts will be accessed by only by authorized OCONUS ordering locations. The Government reserves the right to add or delete ordering facilities anytime during the contract period.

OCONUS customers are defined as those located outside the contiguous United States.

Ordering offices that will be supported by any resultant contracts may include, but are not limited to, DoD) customers, including research centers, hospitals, and laboratory clinics. During the term of the contract, DLA TS E&A reserves the right to add or delete ordering activities. Any such additions or deletions made by DLA Troop

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Support Europe and Africa will not change the maximum contract dollar value.

Each ordering activity shall designate personnel authorized to place orders against this contract. There shall be no limit on the number of authorized personnel per activity who may place orders. The ordering activity will maintain and provide the list of designated of personnel to DLA TS E&A.

4. ORDERING/CONFIRMATION/ DELIVERY

The contractor shall accept individual delivery orders as needed from the ordering facility through DLA's Electronic Catalog (ECAT) System and manual orders issued by DLA TS E&A.

The contractor shall provide the ordering activity electronic confirmation of order receipt and item availability at the line-item level within one (1) business day of order transmission. Order acknowledgments may be transmitted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Any order received on Friday after 4:00 p.m. contractor's local time, or on a Saturday, Sunday, or American Federal Holiday (see the following for a list of Federal Holidays: http://www.opm.gov/ Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol ) shall be treated as orders received the next business day.

If a contractor cannot provide the ordered quantities by the required delivery date (RDD), they shall coordinate directly with the ordering facility for partial delivery or order cancellation instructions. The ordering activity shall notify DLA TS E&A of all partial deliveries and order cancellations.

Important Note: If the ordering activity requests full or partial cancellation of a line and the contractor proceeds to ship the line(s), the contractor shall not submit an invoice and items will be returned to the contractor at their expense.

The contractor shall be capable of receiving and timely processing of the following types of orders:

Routine/Regular Orders: these orders are placed on an as-needed basis. The contractor shall deliver to the ordering facility within 72 hours of order placement, excluding holidays and weekends. Deliveries will be made between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. local time, Monday through Friday, excluding American and German holidays.

Expedited Orders: these high-priority orders are placed on an as-needed basis. The contractor shall deliver within 24 hours of receipt of an expedited order. Deliveries will be made between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.

local time, Monday through Friday, excluding American and German holidays.

Contractors shall provide the ordering activity with the telephone number and email address of the contactor's representative responsible for expediting these orders.

Expedited order procedures involve the ordering activity utilizing the ECAT application to initially generate delivery order number, then coordinating and confirming stock availability, delivery, and fees with contractor telephonically.

The ordering activity will finalize ECAT submission to ensure accuracy of invoice payment.

Scheduled Orders: the ordering activity will schedule these orders in advance based on projected need and the manufacturer's production schedule of the required items. Order fulfillment shall coincide with the manufacturer's production schedule.

Scheduled order procedures involve the ordering activity utilizing the ECAT application to initially generate a delivery order number, then coordinating with the contractor to deliver on the date specified in written follow-on instructions. Scheduled order deliveries shall be made between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., local time of the receiving facility, Monday through Friday, excluding American holidays.

The ordering activity will not combine routine/regular, expedited, or scheduled orders on a single order processed http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol

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The contractor may combine routine/regular and scheduled orders on a single shipment. Expedited orders shall be shipped separately.

All confirmed orders shall be delivered to receiving facility at the following address using commercial, traceable, door-to-door shipping methods. Use of the Medical Air Bridge or other military transportation channels are not authorized. Orders shall be shipped to:

USAMMCE

BLDG 2369

Ludwigshafenerstr. 31 67657 Kaiserslautern Germany

Vendors shall contact the following office at USAMMCE to obtain base access for deliveries. Contact USAMMCE S2 Security office/Security Manager Mr. J. Lieb-Beagles. Commercial phone number (49)637194649389. If vendor does not have base access once arriving at the Kaiserslautern Army Depot (KAD) gate they may have the KAD gate security call Distribution & Transportation (D&T) receiving office (+49)6371-9464-9236/9241 to request an escort to the USAMMCE warehouse for delivery. As noted above (Para. C.1 - C.3) vendors shall make deliveries between 0800 and 1600, Monday through Friday excluding American and German holidays. The vendor shall coordinate any known deliveries to USAMMCE outside these hours by contacting the receiving office between 0800 and 1600.

Commercial Bill of Lading (CBL): The contractor shall prepare a CBL for each shipment. The document can be the same or similar to one that the contractor uses for commercial shipments; however, the CBL/manifest must identify the critical shipment information and the contents of the shipment. Critical information includes the purchase order number, item number, nomenclature/item description, unit of issue, and quantity.

5. CUSTOMER SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

Inspection and acceptance of all supplies will be performed at the receiving facility by an authorized receiving facility representative. The disposition of any discrepancies shall be as agreed upon by the receiving facility and the contractor.

Order Discrepancies: The contractor shall accept returns of goods under any of the following conditions. All costs associated with the return are at the contractor's expense (including transportation costs).

1) products shipped in error (e.g. order shipped to customer despite transmission of “rejection status”),

2) products damaged in shipment,

3) products with concealed shipping damages

4) products which are recalled

5) products that do not meet the expiration/shelf life dating requirements of the contract,

6) returns consistent with the contractor's normal return policy

7) products shipped at incorrect temperatures

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The contractor shall provide Shelf-Life Code (SLC) “A” through “F” items with no less than 95% remaining shelf at time of delivery. All other SLCs shall have no less than 75% of remaining shelf-life as listed below:

Shelf Life Codes Remaining Shelf Life at Delivery

A = 1 Months 95%

B = 2 Months 95%

C = 3 Months 95%

D = 4 Months 95%

E = 5 Months 95%

F = 6 Months 95%

G = 9 Months 75%

H = 12 Months 75%

J = 15 Months 75%

K = 18 Months 75%

L = 21 Months 75%

To facilitate the timing of scheduled orders, contractors shall provide the ordering activity with the manufacturer's production schedule for items on their SIDC with SLCs “A” and “B” within ten (10) business days of contract award, annually thereafter, and as requested by the ordering activity or DLA TS E&A.

The contractor shall have the ability to provide product recall notification to the ordering facility that has received affected product and to DLA TS E&A. Product recall notification must be made within 48 hours, in all cases, of notification by the manufacturer or its supplier/distributor.

Product Correction, Removal, or Recall: If any product awarded under this solicitation is recalled by the FDA, is removed or recalled by the contractor or manufacturer due to defects in the product or potential dangers, or if any required correction, removal, or recall is suggested or mandated by a regulatory or official agency, the following steps will immediately be taken by the contractor or manufacturer:

All the following offices and points of contact should be emailed a notification:

Each individual Customer Point of Contact (POC) on any referenced orders for the product, regardless of whether or not delivery and/or acceptance has already been made.

DLA Contracting Officer (KO) cited in any delivery orders for the product, regardless of whether delivery/and or acceptance has been made.

1. The following information must be provided in each individual notification that is forwarded to all above offices and points of contact:

2. Complete item description and/or identification, the contract number and delivery order numbers.

3. Reasons for modifications, removal, or recall.

4. Proposed offers for return for credit, replacement or corrective action shall be forwarded to the customer

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POC and Contracting Officer, for consideration by the Government.

The vendor will be responsible for all costs associated with a recall or other action described in this paragraph.

Product recall notification and other notifications described in this paragraph, must be made immediately after initiation of the recall or other action by the manufacturer and/or the contractor. In no cases may notification be made in more than 48 hours.

Shipping Label: shall contain the purchase order number as well the entire address including the “Ship To” Address and the “Mark For” text.

The contractor shall enclose a packing list/slip with each order shipped to indicate contractor, purchase order number, itemized list of supplies with item number and description, quantity ordered, quantity shipped, ship to address, and “mark for” information.

To assure that all receiving activities can properly identify items requiring special handling and storage, the contractor shall annotate its packing list with the following notation: “Requires Special Handling and/or Storage.” Examples of the special handling and storage statements include the following: “STORE BETWEEN 2o - 8o C (36o - 46o F),” “Keep Frozen,” or “Flammable”.

Refrigerated material that is allowed to be temporarily unrefrigerated (Limited Unrefrigerated Medical Shipment) shall indicate the maximum remaining allowable time that the material can remain unrefrigerated at the time of delivery to the receiving activity.

Fill Rate: The contractor shall maintain a 95% fill rate for the contract. Companies unable to comply with the requirements of the fill rate may be suspended from ECAT until such time as they can demonstrate that they will meet the fill rate requirements of the contracts. The fill rate is reviewed twice a year for the entire contract. The Fill Rate calculation is:

Total Lines Filled/Total Lines Ordered

Contract Delivery Rate: The vendor is meeting the delivery timeframe specified in the contract. The contractor shall maintain a 95% on-time delivery rate for the contract. Companies unable to comply with the requirements of the fill rate may be suspended from ECAT until such time as they can demonstrate that they will meet the fill rate requirements of the contracts. The fill rate is reviewed twice a year for the entire contract. The Fill Rate calculation is:

Total On-time Deliveries/Total Deliveries

6. SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Due to the nature of the contract, deliveries or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the clause FAR 52.216-18, Ordering. Except for any limitation on quantities or dollar amount in the Order Limitations Clause, there is no limit on the number of orders issued.

Electronic Catalog System (ECAT): DLA TS Medical operates and manages the DLA Electronic Catalog System (ECAT). All catalog updates, changes, or deletions will be processed by a DLA TS E&A Contracting Officer.

Basic Requirements:

ECAT will be the means by which orders will be placed, confirmed, and invoiced under this contract. Each contractor agrees to use the ECAT system to display its catalog and awarded price(s) for the items offered.

All items will be identified by the manufacturer's name and part number and conform to the manufacturer's specifications. At a minimum the contractor will provide the following, Product Name, Product Description, Contract Price, Unit of Issue, Items per Unit of Issue, Manufacturer Name and Part Number, and Quoted Lead Time as described in the Statement of Work herein.

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The contractor agrees to let all authorized ECAT users view any information displayed in the system. “Authorized Users” are defined as customers of DLA Troop Support Europe & Africa (DLA TS E&A.) The contractor agrees to permit authorized users (customers) to order from its catalog using the system. While the bulk of orders placed against this contract will flow through the ECAT system, DLA TS E&A reserves the right to place manual orders on behalf of the customer outside ECAT.

Refurbished or used products will not be accepted.

The contractor shall provide its own computer hardware and software necessary to transmit and receive transaction sets, such as orders, order confirmations, invoices, etc.

7. CATALOG ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, AND CHANGES

The ordering activity may request additions as needed. Requests for catalog additions shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer. Catalog additions may take up to 10 business days. DLA TS E&A may expedite the catalog addition(s) if an email is received directly from the ordering activity detailing the urgency.

Prior to adding a new item, the Contracting Officer must determine the contractor's price fair and reasonable by; 1) Verifying the list price for the item(s) being added; 2) Comparing the quoted ECAT price to Veteran Affairs Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), or other Government or commercial pricing or; 3) requiring the contractor to provide other than cost and pricing data such as invoices. The Contracting Officer has discretion to request and rely on additional or alternative information to determine if an offered price is fair and reasonable. Items determined by the Contracting Officer to not be fair and reasonable will not be added to the ECAT catalog.

When requesting the addition of a new item, the contractor shall submit Attachment I: ECAT Catalog Loader to the Contracting Officer. The contractor must submit required documentation to the Contracting Officer that contains the same information provided during the quotation process.

Vendors may request item deletions at any time by sending the Contracting Officer a copy of Attachment 1 containing the Manufacturer's Name, Manufacturer's Part Number, Supplier Name, Supplier Part Number, Line-Item Number, and Line-Item Action (D). Only the item master sheet tab shall be filled out for this action.

Changes to a field in Attachment I must also be submitted as an update. This action will be completed on the item master and/or price offer sheet located in the loader. This applies for any updates to a part number such as product description, product name, unit of issue etc. When the part number for an item is changing, the vendor must submit a request to delete the item and then submit a separate request to add the item containing the new information only.

Vendors may submit changes monthly no later than (NLT) the fifth working day of the every month. Other than certified cost and pricing data may be necessary for these submissions.

8. CONTRACT PRICING

All prices shall be Free on Board (FOB) Destination and fixed at time of contract award for the five-year ordering period.

Price Decrease: It is the responsibility of the contractor to pass all price decreases in accordance with the Economic Price Adjustment terms contained in the contract.

Price Increase: The Contracting Officer will entertain price increases in accordance with the Economic Price Adjustment terms contained in the contract which allow for one price increase every 12 months.

Orders received at such time the pricing is being evaluated for an increase must be filled at the price at time of order.

The vendor will be required to honor orders at the lower price until price increases have been processed and loaded into the vendor's ECAT catalog.

Special or Discounts - Contractors may offer “specials” or “discounts” at any time during the term of the contract.

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Once the “special” or “discount” period expires, MediPrice, the ECAT contracting management system, will revert the pricing back to its original contract price.

Additionally, it is the responsibility of the contractor to ensure that the unit price of the item matches the contractor's current contract price prior to acknowledgement of an order.

UNIT PRICE EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATION

Vendors shall submit a quarterly revision to Attachment I - ECAT Catalog Loader to adjust only the exchange rate used to convert unit prices from Euros to US Dollars. The revision will adjust the unit prices in ECAT for upward or downward exchange rate fluctuation only, not for other changes to supply cost.

At the beginning of the fourth full calendar month after award of the contracts, and every three months thereafter, Vendors shall submit an exchange rate adjustment to reconcile upward or downward currency fluctuation.

No later than 14:00 on the first Friday of the quarter, Vendors shall submit a revised version of the ECAT Loader that revises the exchange rate to the average rate over the preceding three months. No later than the second Friday of the quarter, DLA will upload the adjusted unit prices into ECAT. The prices will become effective approximately three business days after the ECAT upload. Pending approval of any proposed exchange rate changes and update of the USD unit prices in the ECAT System, payment shall be made at the unit prices in effect at the time of order.

Upon receipt of the quarterly revision, the Contracting Officer will review the exchange rate adjustment for fair and reasonableness. Upon acceptance of the rate, the revised ECAT Loader will be uploaded to without a contract modification as the Euro unit prices are unchanged. Failure to provide a reasonable rate, or required supporting documentation, will delay processing of the revision. If the vendor fails to submit a timely revision, the KO reserves the right to apply the average rate for the preceding three months retrieved from any open-source or subscription website for that quarter's revision and proceed with the currency adjustment.

No retroactive adjustments will be approved. Prices will remain effective for three months until the following quarter's revision. See the sample schedule in Attachment V - Exchange Rate Adjustment Schedule.

Vendors may use any open-source or subscription website, such as oanda.com, to determine the average exchange rate for the previous quarter. Vendors shall provide a copy of the date range, daily rates, and any other information used to determine the previous quarter's average exchange rate. The exchange rate data shall be retrieved and provided directly from the source, not summarized in a document authored by the vendor. The first exchange rate calculation shall be based on the first full three months of the contract after award. Each subsequent calculation shall begin from the first day of following month through the last day of third month. See Attachment V for details.

9. INVOICING

The vendor is not prohibited from filling an order from more than one warehouse or multiple source locations. Only detailed invoices are acceptable. Each line item must be listed separately on the invoice. Invoices shall include the contract number, delivery order number and the purchase order number.

10. ELECTRONIC COMMERCE REQUIREMENTS

The offeror will use The ECAT Order Management Interface (OMI) to facilitate order communication.

ECAT Order Management (OM) Requirements: is a browser-based supplier interface allows offerors to respond to orders and submit invoices. The Supplier ECAT Order Management User Guide is located at https://www.

medical.dla.mil/Portal/ECAT/EcatHome.aspx under the ECAT tab and at Attachment IV of this SOW. Note that offerors may not be able to view this tab until after they have registered an ECAT login account and are able to log in.

To use the Order Management Interface, contractors need an Internet connection and Web Browser.

To Register in ECAT; offerors should use the ECAT Registration Guide located at https://www.medical.dla.mil/ http://www.medical.dla.mil/Portal/ECAT/EcatHome.aspx http://www.medical.dla.mil/Portal/ECAT/EcatHome.aspx

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Portal/ECAT/EcatHome.aspx . and Attachment III - ECAT Registration Guide of this SOW.

Through the OM interface, the contractor will receive an e-mail notification of any new orders. The contractor shall then log into ECAT with a user ID supplied by DLA TS E&A. There the contractor can view the order(s), acknowledge the order(s), provide an estimated shipping date, shipping company, and tracking number. ECAT will then update the order status for the customer to view.

Invoicing: The contractor shall submit invoices through the OM link. The contractor may submit one or multiple invoices per delivery order. The contractor is required to verify that the invoice amount displayed is correct, input an invoice number and click the submit button. ECAT will ensure the detailed invoice is generated and sent to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). Payment will be made after receipt of a valid invoice. Payment will be made via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to the contractor's financial institution. Refer to Attachment IV - Supplier ECAT Order Management User Guide for additional instructions.

Note: Access to submit an invoice will not be made available unless tracking information on the delivery order has been completed.

To take advantage of invoicing through ECAT, the contractor must register with Wide Area Workflow (WAWF).

After registering with WAWF, the contractor must inform the DLA TS E&A Contracting Officer to have invoicing capability enabled for your ECAT account. Prior to obtaining WAWF account you must verify that your company is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), and that your company's CAGE Code is active in WAWF.

All WAWF users must complete the WAWF Self-Registration Form online at https://wawf.eb.mil.

11. PRESERVATION, PACKAGING, PACKING, LABELING, AND MARKING (PPPL&M)

Unless otherwise specified, all PPPL&M requirements specified herein shall apply to all shipments of medical items including hazardous and non-hazardous items.

Preservation, packaging, and packing: shall be in accordance with manufacturer shipping instructions and the European Good Distribution Practices sufficient to preclude damage to containers and/or contents thereof under normal shipping and handling conditions. Exterior (shipping) containers shall conform to the applicable carrier's regulations and shall be substantial commercial containers (export when necessary) of the type, size and kind commonly used for the purpose, so constructed as to ensure acceptance and safe delivery by common or other carriers, at the lowest rate, to point of delivery called for in the order. As required, shipments shall be properly packaged and packed for international movement. This includes customs clearance acceptable packaging and labeling.

European Good Distribution Practices can be found at (https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/human-regulatory/post-authorisation/compliance/good-distribution-practice) .

Labeling and marking: All materiel including routine items and items requiring special handling, i.e., hazardous, perishable, and sensitive/controlled/pilferable material shall be marked in accordance with commercial practice, manufacturer shipping instructions, and the European Good Distribution Practices

Applicable to all Medical items: The product number is the number assigned to the item by the supplier/ manufacturer and may be any number which the supplier/manufacturer uses to identify the product, e.g., National Stock Number (NSN), Universal Product Number (UPN), catalog number, etc.

Packing list: A properly completed packing list shall accompany each order. The packing list shall include, as a minimum, the name of the vendor, purchase order number, itemized list of shipped items by product number, unit of issue, quantity ordered, quantity shipped, delivered unit price, and the total delivered cost for the order. The product number used in both the order and confirmation must be duplicated on the packing list. The delivered unit price will reflect two decimal places (the third decimal place will be rounded down for “4” and below and will be rounded up https://wawf.eb.mil

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Destination address label: A destination address label shall be supplied on each exterior (shipping) container, affixed in a way that prevents damage or loss, a second copy will be included…