# Legionella Water Testing for Jesse Brown VA Medical Center located in Chicago, IL. Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25224q0134 - Solicitation number: 36C25224Q0134 - Notice type: Solicitation - Status: Awarded to Hyperion Biotechnology, Inc. - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: 252-Network Contract Office 12 (36C252) - NAICS: 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services - Product or service code: H146 Quality Control Services: Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment - County: Cook County (FIPS 17031). https://abierto.us/counties/cook-county-il-17031 - City: Chicago. https://abierto.us/cities/chicago-il-1714000 - First posted: January 2, 2024 - Last posted: January 10, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e6d4c51577f241a4b8165a0ef53dbcfd/view ## Description Vendor Questions Regarding Solicitation 36C25224Q0134 Page 7, 2. Scope b. Refers to an attachment for the report. Can the government provide the referenced attachment? Referenced document will be attached and added to amendment. Page 25, Can the government clarify if the following clause applies and issue an amendment showing it checked? [] (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (AUG 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). The referenced clause does apply and there will be an amendment issued acknowledging and showing the associated box checked. Page 29 31 Instructions to Offerors Page 29 1. Required Documentation (a) Volume 1, Part 1: Price Quote and lists Certificate of Liability Insurance then on Page 31 under Technical Quote shall also include the following documentation, it lists Certificate of Insurance. Can the government clarify if they require a copy of the Certificate of Insurance in the Price Quote Volume AND the Technical Volume? If not, which Volume should it be included in? The Government only requires one copy of the Certificate of Liability Insurance. This can be included with the Technical Quote. Will the government post any questions and answers provided during the site visit? As stated in Section B.1 of the solicitation, Number 7. RFQ QUESTIONS: In order to maintain integrity of this solicitation and subsequent award date, all offerors are advised that any question and answer requests must be submitted in a written form via e-mail to the Contracting Specialist JERRI.SCHUSTER@VA.GOV no later than MONDAY JANUARY 8, 2024 AT NOON LOCAL TIME. Contracting will issue a consolidated response via solicitation amendment to https://sam.gov Contract Opportunities within 2 business days to all parties. Can VA confirm that serogroup determination of 1, 2-14 and non-pneumophila via agglutination is sufficient to meet the requirement? In previous versions of this contract this is what the VA wanted. Yes, the determination has not changed. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Hyperion Biotechnology, Inc. (UEI PNW3QK1KV3M3) - Contract: 36C25224P0418, purchase order - Obligated: $47,386.72 - Competition: Competed Under SAP, 7 offers received - Link: solicitation number 36C25224Q0134 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C252 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C25224P0418_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - January 2, 2024: Solicitation, due December 19, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST. Notice 6bd3cec2f5364d2685878a47a8d5ac02. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6bd3cec2f5364d2685878a47a8d5ac02/view - January 10, 2024: Solicitation, due January 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM EST. Notice e6d4c51577f241a4b8165a0ef53dbcfd. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e6d4c51577f241a4b8165a0ef53dbcfd/view ## Points of contact - Jerri L Schuster, Contract Specialist, jerri.schuster@va.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25224q0134.