Surgical Instrument Repair, Testing, & Inspections Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Sterile Processing Services Shreveport, LA 71101

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This is a notice to all offerors that FedBizOpps Combined Synopsis Solicitation 36C25618Q0343 is being amended to add/change the following:

Add/provide responses to all vendors who asked questions about the solicitation. Responses to vendor questions (master list) are annotated below.

Master List Responses to Vendor Questions

Surgical Instrument Repair, Testing, & Inspections

Solicitation 36C256Q0343



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SOW Reference

Question

Answer

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A.1 Price/Cost

What is the difference between the Monthly Preventive Maint. (PM) service for Instrument trays (0001) and Montly Instrumentation for Instrument trays (0002)*



*The description looks to be the same. Am I correct in that the facility wants instruments and trays (a total of 20 trays/month) and including the Clinic, Laboratory and repair bin, serviced two days per month. Is 0001 for day one (1) and 0002 for day two (2)?





There is not a difference between the monthly Preventive Maintenance and Monthly Instrumentation for instrument trays. As Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Instrumentation are one in the same line items will be updated in the solicitation.



Please refer to the subsequent amendment to this solicitation. Contractors shall use A.1 REVISED PRICE/COST SCHEDULE & ITEM INFORMATION to prepare their offer and their pricing for line items.

2.

All Sections

Does the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation under solicitation number 36C25618Q0343 contain requirements similar to a current contract?

If possible, please provide the current contract number.

Or, is this a new requirement for the government?



Solicitation 36C25618Q0343 corresponds to a new requirement for the facility. To the best of the government s knowledge this requirement is not related to a previously awarded contract nor is related to an action that was previously done. To the best of the government s knowledge, instrument repair (and related services) have been "piecemeal" up to this point in the facility. A contract is therefore needed for these services.

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This is a notice to all offerors that FedBizOpps Combined Synopsis Solicitation 36C25618Q0343 is being amended to add/change the following:

Response Date: Change (Extend) current response date/time for all eligible offerors.

Change From: Monday, March 5th, 2018 by 12:00 p.m. CST (New Orleans, LA)

Change To: Wednesday, March 7th, 2018 by 3:00 p.m. CST (New Orleans, LA)

Amend/Change OFFER SUBMISSION GUIDANCE to read the following:

OFFER SUBMISSION GUIDANCE:



Offer Submission Guidance: Offers shall be submitted via e-mail only to C. Robert Oravetz, Contract Specialist, christopher.oravetz@va.gov. Offers shall be submitted on or before the close date/time as specified in this solicitation. Offers are due no later than Wednesday, March 7th, 2018 by 3:00 p.m. CST (New Orleans, LA). Any contractor submissions or requests for information received after the closing date and time of this solicitation (for any reason) are late, and shall not be considered. It is very unlikely that the solicitation close date will be extended (again) so offerors are encouraged to respond on or before the final response date of March 7th, 2018 by 3:00 p.m. CST (New Orleans, LA) with their best offer. The government will acknowledge receipt of offers (by e-mail) if received prior to the close/date time of the solicitation. The government s acknowledgement that an offer has been received shall not constitute an offer s technical acceptability or unacceptability (because the government is not able to evaluate offers during or immediately following the close of a solicitation). In lieu of sending by e-mail, eligible offerors are authorized to send/submit their offers by mail (USPS, FedEx, UPS, DHL) or by courier providing their offers are received on or before the close date/time of the solicitation (March 7th, 2018 by 3:00 p.m. CST (New Orleans, LA). Hard copy offers shall be sent to the following address listed below.



Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System (SLVHCS)

Network Contracting Office 16

ATTN: C. Robert Oravetz, Contract Specialist

1515 Poydras Street Suite 1100

New Orleans, LA 70112

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Surgical Instrument Repair, Testing, & Inspections

Shreveport, LA