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VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF has floated a tender for Supplies - Orthotics - VISN 10 Sites. The project location is USA and the tender is closing on 18 Jul 2025. The tender notice number is 36C25025Q0517, while the TOT Ref Number is 122686112. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.
Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : Supplies - Orthotics - VISN 10 Sites
Deadline : 18 Jul 2025
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 122686112
Document Ref. No. : 36C25025Q0517
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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Description
Questions and Government Answers (in red): Vendor question: Section 2.2.1 Not Otherwise Classified Codes Reimbursement: Firstly, please understand that all manufacturer pricing is proprietary. Vendor has serious concerns that providing you with this competitively sensitive information will unduly expose it and its provider clinics to significant antitrust liability, including price fixing claims, since collecting negotiated rates from every provider would place you in the role of a clearinghouse. Whether knowingly or unknowingly, maintaining such information about each supplier s negotiated prices could lead to the unintended consequence of allowing suppliers to level set their prices and increase their negotiating leverage against providers, thereby increasing the prices they charge to providers. This would also unfairly prejudice the providers in a price squeeze since reimbursement levels are set regardless of the price a provider pays for the items provided. Secondly, we do not buy these items in bulk, and it is inaccurate to represent these items this way. These items are purchased on an as needed basis. Thirdly, please clarify the process for coming to the reimbursement rate for NOC codes. We do not understand how you determine the Overhead percentage and profit percentage . Can you please clarify? Is this amount what will be negotiated? Lastly, you indicate the Labor rate will reflect the CMS rate minus the discount offered in the pricing schedule. However, the manufacturer invoice would already reflect any discounts provided. Why would a second discount be taken on labor for calculating the reimbursement rate on a NOC code?Government Answer: There are national costs estimates in place for certain NOC items. Should a NOC item be provided that has a national cost estimate in place, the price will be accepted as is so long as it falls within that Government national estimate. If the NOC item is more than the national estimate, then the price w...
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Notice ID : 36C25025Q0517
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Office: 250-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 10 (36C250)
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Updated)
Updated Published Date: Jul 14, 2025 01:01 pm EDT
Original Published Date: Jun 16, 2025 09:15 am EDT
Updated Date Offers Due: Jul 18, 2025 04:30 pm EDT
Original Date Offers Due: Jul 08, 2025 04:30 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Updated Inactive Date: Aug 17, 2025
Original Inactive Date: Oct 15, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: 6515 - MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
NAICS Code: 339113 - Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
Place of Performance:
Documents
S06-SOW-Updated-Konopinski.docx
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