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This amendment is to respond to vendor questions to RFQ 36C24726Q0748 and to extend the RFQ response due date to 08/03/2026@12:00PM. Please see below for RFQ question responses. 1. The RFQ describes “GSI AMTAS Flex 2069 Air, Bone, and Speech AMTAS Flex or equal.” Grason-Stadler's current product literature describes AMTAS Flex as a stand-alone tablet system for air-conduction threshold testing and screening, while air, bone, and speech capabilities are associated with AMTAS Pro configurations. Please confirm the exact intended GSI configuration, model, part number, and minimum required modalities. The newest AMTAS Flex, which we were requesting, has the ability to do air, bone, and speech capabilities from a standalone tablet. It is GSI AMTAS Flex 2069 Air, Bone, and Speech AMTAS Flex per the PO. 2. Please confirm whether FAR 52.219-33, the Nonmanufacturer Rule, applies to this SDVOSB set-aside and whether any class or individual waiver applies. Yes FAR 52.219-33 applies and no waivers 3. The solicitation does not appear to include VAAR 852.219-76. Please confirm whether a separate VA limitations-on-subcontracting or nonmanufacturer certification must be completed and returned with the quotation. Yes VAAR 852.219-76 applies 4. Must the prime offeror itself be an authorized Grason-Stadler/GSI dealer, or may Kcamow submit through a legitimate authorized distributor that provides the equipment, licensing, installation, validation, training, warranty, and support? The Prime offeror must be an authorized distributor 5. Please confirm whether onsite installation and onsite training are mandatory, or whether manufacturer-authorized remote installation/configuration and virtual training are acceptable. Onsite installation and training are not mandatory. 6. Please identify the existing clinic systems or interfaces with which the offered system must be compatible, including any required EHR, NOAH, GSI Suite, network, printer, cloud, or data-export integration. NOAH, GSI Suite within NOAH, Audiogram edit A.1 52.219-33 NONMANUFACTURER RULE (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Manufacturer means the concern that transforms raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item. Concerns that only minimally alter the item being procured do not qualify as manufacturers of the end item. Concerns that add substances, parts, or components to an existing end item to modify its performance will not be considered the end item manufacturer, where those identical modifications can be performed by and are available from the manufacturer of the existing end item. Nonmanufacturer means a concern, including a supplier, that provides an end item it did not manufacture, process, or produce. (b) Applicability. (1) This clause does not apply to contracts awarded pursuant to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside or to a contractor that is the manufacturer of the product or end item. (2) This clause applies to— (i) Contracts that…
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