R702--VHA VISN 10 - Wall to Wall Inventory (Pharmacy)

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The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to answer questions from industry. Please see the Questions and Answers below.

We would like to know if this is a brand new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services.
The incumbent is AIS Service, LLC

If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number?
36C25022P0300

Does every location need to be completed within 1 day? If yes, what would be the working hours?
The PWS states that The inventory must be completed the day the inventory was started. and, the days and hours will vary per location and may fall on the weekend This is per site. Each site must be completed the day it was initiated. The entire VISN DOES NOT NEED completed on the same day.

Would they have Kirby machines since they assist in rapid counting or any similar methods?
Per the PWS, counts of open bottles are to be estimated to the nearest tenth.Â

Are all items bar coded?
The inventory vendor will scan the NDC.
What do NSP and JB abbreviations stand for in the price schedule?
NSP = not separately priced (NSP items are containers for particular items to fit within for easy identification. In this case each year is its own CLIN and all of the location are their own SLIN.) NSP Items do not need to be individually priced in your response.
JB = Job (separately priced firm fixed cost that the Government will pay to have a vendor complete the inventory) pricing shall be all-inclusive with no pass on costs for travel, lodging, fees, etc.

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