Sps Water Testing and Equipment Maintenance Provide required maintenance as per manufacturers system specifications and industry standards for GE E4 Series critical water system (model GE-SUEZ/E4 -13200 Serial # 20-08- 316-1556-A-01) in conjunction with laboratory analysis of water samples for Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) compliance with water quality in accordance with VHA Directive 1116 (dated July 17, 2023: Reference guidance in current AAMI ST 108 and various equipment Instructions for Use (IFU) and Steris equipment IFU, at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL, and according to the following statement of work. GENERAL SCOPE a) Contractor shall provide for the use of secure password protected web-based reporting system by the Jesse Brown VAMC, with history of reports maintained on vendor database and exportable as excel and pdf documents. b) The Contractor shall make this water testing requirement "turnkey" to the fullest extent possible. c) The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, labor, materials, and equipment necessary for this service. No Government property shall be provided. d) Contractor shall provide all safety equipment and personal protective equipment for their employees outside of the Jesse Brown VAMC-SPS areas. e) Any changes to this SOW shall be authorized and approved only through written modification of this contract from the CO (Contracting Officer) in coordination with the COR (Contracting Officers Representative). Costs incurred by the contractor through the actions of parties other than the Contracting Officer shall be borne by the contractor. f) Notwithstanding, the Contractor shall not perform any additional work without the prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. Any additional work, which may be performed by the Contractor without this approval, will be performed by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Government. g) Within fourteen (14) days of the award of this contract, the Contractor and the Government shall agree upon a date for work to take place. 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 Officer Laura.Broacha@va.gov no later than FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2024, AT 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME. Contracting will issue a consolidated response via solicitation amendment to https://sam.gov Contract Opportunities within 2 business days to all parties. This addendum hereby changes the period for acceptance of offers as displayed in FAR 52.212-1(c) from 30 calendar days to 90 calendar days.