# CPRR AUTOMATED CLINICAL URINALYSIS INSTRUMENT --Vendor Questions and Answers Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24824q0559 - Solicitation number: 36C24824Q0559 - Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation - Status: Awarded to Sysmex America, Inc. - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: 248-Network Contract Office 8 (36C248) - NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing - Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies - Place of performance: Miami, Florida - County: Miami-Dade County (FIPS 12086). https://abierto.us/counties/miami-dade-county-fl-12086 - City: Miami. https://abierto.us/cities/miami-fl-1245000 - First posted: February 8, 2024 - Last posted: February 15, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/081306aee07640d1a4cc4af07f71a1e3/view ## Description The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to submitted vendor questions. Offerors are reminded submission of your response shall be received not later than 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on February 22, 2024, at melissa.everett@va.gov . **Vendor Questions and Answers Question 1:** I am having a hard time interpreting the table starting on page 2 under Supplies/Services with regard to Quantity - would you please confirm the total number of annual Chemistry and Microscopic tests that should be used to calculate the CPRR? **Answer:** **Chemistry 54,750 and Microscopic 24,000 Question 2:** **Under 5. Performance Requirements:** ii Would you please clarify the number of instruments required for each of the below. does not recommend the need for two (2) digital imaging systems. Chemistry instrument Micrscopic instrument Digital imaging instrument Answer: 2 Chemistry Instrument, 2 Microscopy Instrument, and 1 Digital Imaging Instrument. **Question 3:** On page 20 of the solicitation it references a page limitation, however did not locate a page limitation number within the solicitation. Can you please advise if needs to limit the number of pages or documents included in our response? **Answer:** There is no page limitation for this solicitation. **Question 4:** A.2 VAAR 852.219-76 VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SUPPLIES AND PRODUCTS (NOV 2022)- would you please confirm that this language is specific to small business concerns and does not require signature pn pages 27-28 of the solicitation as this is not a small business set aside and is a large business? **Answer:** This does not apply and does not require signature. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Sysmex America, Inc. (UEI RCK2KP74XJF1) - Contract: 36C24824P2107, purchase order - Obligated: $227,788.46 - Competition: Competed Under SAP, 2 offers received - Link: solicitation number 36C24824Q0559 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C248 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C24824P2107_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - February 8, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due February 22, 2024 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice fb1bec1ff8a7474fbdfcc987a23d5c46. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/fb1bec1ff8a7474fbdfcc987a23d5c46/view - February 15, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due February 22, 2024 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice 081306aee07640d1a4cc4af07f71a1e3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/081306aee07640d1a4cc4af07f71a1e3/view ## Points of contact - Melissa Everett, Contract Specialist, melissa.everett@va.gov, 561-628-6754 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24824q0559.