Medical Grade Shredder for Wilkes-Barre | Amendment 2

This solicitation amendment, numbered 0002 for 36C24426Q0588, is issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs through the 244-NETWORK Contract Office 4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to extend the deadline for submission of offers to Friday, June 5th, at 12:00 PM EST for the procurement of a Brand Name or Equal Medical Waste Shredder to be installed at the Wilkes-Barre VAMC in Pennsylvania. The requirement includes delivery, installation, and training, with the electrical tie-in point located six feet from the chopper and sufficient space confirmed for connection to the existing electrical panel. This procurement is structured as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5, with NAICS code 339113, ensuring eligibility is restricted to small business concerns. Offerors must explicitly acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the deadline through one of three defined methods: completing designated items on the amendment and returning one copy, acknowledging receipt on every copy of the submitted offer, or via a separate written or electronic communication referencing the solicitation and amendment numbers; failure to do so will result in offer rejection. The contracting officer is Andrea Aultman-Smith, with Gabriella Byrne as the primary point of contact, and all responses must be submitted to the designated location prior to the revised deadline. No pricing details, evaluation criteria, inspection protocols, or packaging specifications are provided in this amendment, which serves solely to clarify technical details and adjust the submission timeline while preserving all other terms and conditions of the original solicitation.