Questions_Answers_Intraoperative_Neurophysiological_Monitoring_20160322.docx

Questions and Answers Request for Quotation (RFQ) Solicitation No.: W91YU0-16-T-0013 Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring Services

Closing date: March 30, 2016 at 12:00 PM (PST) All questions must be received in writing by: March 23, 2016 at 12:00 PM (PST)

1. What the volume is in cases not hours...either weekly/annually?

Response: Weekly is 2 to 4 for Ortho Spine and 10 cases for Neuro Spine is about Average.

2. How many Evokes' Technologists would you require/expect us to appoint to Madigan Army Medical Center?

Responses: Two and only on days with Neuro Spine and Ortho Spine are operating (Mon, Tue, Thur & Fri).

3. Will there likely be overlap in cases?

Response: Yes, at times there are ortho and neurosurgery cases concomitantly. Every week on Tuesday both Ortho and NS are operating

4. How many total surgeons would we be monitoring for?

Response: Four (4).

5. How many Neurosurgeons vs Ortho?

Response: 3 Neuro Spine, 1 Ortho spine.

6. Do you have an average length for the cases?

Response: No. They are quite variable for Neuro, 2 to 8 hours for Ortho usually 4 hours.

7. What types of cases would we monitor?

Response: Cervical spine cases and lumbar fusion cases, Implant insertion (fusions and TDR's)

8. Just to clarify would you like our proposal sent via email, hard copy in a binder, or faxed?

Response: Proposals are to be emailed - please ensure that you keep in line with the required page limit as set-forth within the solicitation instructions to offerors and provide only the requested information.

9. Could you give a simple checklist of the documentation and forms we need to include in the RFP, so we are sure not to forget anything? Like the SF1449, Past Performance Questionnaires, etc.

Responses: Required documentation to be submitted is contained within the instructions to offerors contained within the solicitation.

10. Reference: CLINs 0001 and 0002 on page 3, and all associated option CLINs.

Question: We acknowledge that the hour quantities are estimated, and that the Government will pay only for actual usage. Are these the maximum hours estimated for the contract year?

Response: Yes, these are the maximum hours estimated for the contract year.

11. Reference CLINs 0003 and 0005 on pages 4-5, and all associated option CLINs. Question: Will the Government please confirm that this CLIN covers hourly charges for equipment that is limited to a laptop computer with software that will provide a functional monitoring circuit and conforms to the bulleted requirements at the top of page 83?

Response: The Government isn’t defining the equipment that your company is to provide; however, the neuromonitoring equipment and computer system used must be able to successfully carry out the required functions of this requirement. CLINS 0003 and 0005 are not limited to the a laptop computer with software. CLIN 0003 covers the charges as outlined in paragraph 1.4.1.3 of the PWS. CLIN 0005 are those hours that are above the two hours minimum as noted in the CLIN description.

12. Reference CLINs 0003 and 0005 on pages 4-5, and all associated option CLINs. Question: Will the Government provide space to store these supplies on premise? If so, how will these supplies be secured and inventory tracked?

Response: No, space to store supplies on premises is not provided, the required supplies are to be transported by the technician based upon the scheduled cases. See paragraphs 4 and 5 of the PWS. These sections speaks to how, when, and what supplies are order and equipment needed etc.

13. Reference: Deliver Information for all CLINs on pages 32-36 Question: Considering the proposal due date is now 30-MAR-2016, will the Government please confirm that the period of performance remains from 01-APR-2016 to 31-MAR-2017?

Response: The start date will shift to the right, tentatively 1 June 2016.

14. Reference: Pricing Page 3.

Question: Is the Government ultimately making an award based on a per hourly rate for Contract Providers or a flat (To not exceed) fee by ca.

Response: No. The Government will make the award in accordance with the Evaluation Criteria listed in the solicitation (See the evaluation criteria contained within the solicitation).