Q&A-bone_densitometer-9-4-18.docx

Q. Can you verify the 2 Ship To locations? The solicitation has Quantico, VA and Panama City, FL.

A. The addresses are correct.

Q. Will this acquisition be determined by Best Value or Lowest Price Technically Acceptable?

A. Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)

Q. MEC #13 identifies the requirement for the table size. Wouldn’t it be better for the customer and vendor to identify the functional space required? The table size does not give the customer the actual functional footprint needed to operate a system for a full-body scan. And it seems that this would be equally as important.

A. Table size is important to specify because of the size of the individuals we study. The DXA technology was initially developed only with the intent to measure bone mineral density of the spinal cord of aging osteoporotic women and the early systems used at USARIEM to study Special Forces and Rangers could not accommodate the span of the shoulders and bodies of many of these subjects. Larger tables are now available for proper body composition studies.

Q. Will these units be on mobile trucks?

A. We do not intend to use these on vehicles.

Q. A whole body phantom is typically used as an additional QC of the unit for facilities that are primarily using this for whole body composition assessment. Is this something that you would like included on this quote?

A. The phantom is not part of this requirement.

Q. Could we extend the due date to Friday, 07 SEP, 2018?

A. Yes, the due date is extended to Friday, 07 SEP, 2018, 1PM Eastern Time.