Questions and Answers_11 August 2020.docx.pdf

Question & Answers

1. Items 006 and 009: is the request for liquid or vapor medical grade Carbon Dioxide? Liquid

2. Item 018: what is the unit for the 18,704 bulk liquid Oxygen? Please confirm if this is HCF (hundred cubic feet)? Hundred cubic feet.

3. Item 029: Carbon Dioxide regulator selection is specific to the use and the vessel. Please specify usage requirements or provide part number for currently used regulators. What size bottle is being used with the regulator? This information is proprietary to company.

4. Item 021: is the delivery fee specific to cylinder deliveries? Should bulk gas delivery fees be added to this item, included with the product cost, or added as a new line item? Recommend adding to new line and cost

5. Which cylinders are Government Owned and which will be rented from vendor? C02USPEC owned by medical facility.

6. Are the Bulk Oxygen tanks Government Owned or to be installed by the successful Vendor? Belongs to the government.

7. How do vendors price monthly cylinder rentals (No CLINs for cylinder rentals on PGs 18-19 of 75)?

Recommend monthly cylinder rental grouping CLINs into the following by size, type, and functionality:

This information is proprietary to company.

8. What are the sizes of the Bulk Oxygen Tanks? 6000 and 525

9. How are vendors to anticipate costs associated with Emergency Delivery Requests (typically categorized as same day or off schedule deliveries)? Recommend adding CLIN for Emergency Cylinder

Delivery & Emergency Bulk Oxygen Delivery. Recommend adding an additional CLIN

10. Is there currently a telemetric unit on the Bulk Oxygen Tank which records and transmits daily usage? If not, can awarded vendors install one? Yes, each tank has a telemetric gauge

11. What is the Unit of measurement for the Bulk Oxygen Requirement (ITEM # 0018)? The industry standard Unit of Measurement for Bulk Liquid Oxygen is per 100/Cubic Feet (CCF). 100 cubic feet

12. Is 35 Liters the only size Liquid Nitrogen Dewar to be filled? Due to a recent increase in FDA

Regulations with how Liquid Nitrogen is filled in transported, this must be priced by the full Dewar fill and not by the Liter. Containers owned by Evans, sizes based on clinic, 10, 25, 30 and 35 liter.

13. Is the cylinder size for CLIN 0006 50 LBs? If so then CLIN 0009 is a duplicate because cylinders sizes

“50” & “K” are the same and used interchangeably**Both tanks are 50lbs

14. What is an “EVANS” cylinder stated in ITEM # 0012? This information is proprietary to company.

Company supports many hospitals in the area, this is a method to identify Evans Hospital.

15. Can some more specifics be provided regarding CLIN 0023 (Metal Wrench)? Wrench that will not cause spark.

16. Is the Dry Ice requirement (CLIN 0019) for Blocks or for Pellets? Pellets

17. What is the Unit of Measurement for CLIN 0019 (Dry Ice)? “Each” is not a metric we can use unless more information is provided. Dry Ice is commonly provided by the pound. Dry ice is by the pound.

18. What services are included with CLIN 0020 (CYLINDER MAINTENANCE FEE VARIOUS)? Hydro testing, Inspect and valve replacement as required

19. What product/service is required in CLIN 0028 (VALVE SAFETY)? Inspect functionality, service and replacement as required

20. What is the anticipated annual frequency of Bulk Oxygen Deliveries? 4 to 5 times monthly

21. What is the rationale requiring Emergency Deliveries to be delivered within (3) hours of notification

(PG 71 of 78, 1.4.25. Hours of Operation)? This is highly irregular and difficult to accomplish considering pre-established truck routes must be diverted in order to make a delivery. In case of cylinders, delivery truck may have to go back to the service fill plant. This is typically a 24-hour turnaround requirement

(same day or next day depending on awarded delivery schedule). Same day or next day service