ORGANIC CHEMICALS - AMENDMENT II

AMENDMENT II: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO ADDRESS ADDITIONAL VENDOR QUESTIONS RECEIVED AND TO EXTEND THE DUE DATE FOR QUOTES AS FOLLOWS: QUESTION: PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE 4 ML VIALS REQUIRED. IS THERE A SPECIFIC TYPE/KIND THAT IS REQUIRED, OTHER THAN GLASS AND SEALED? ANSWER: THE VIALS MUST BE 4 ML CLEAR GLASS VIALS, FITTED WITH PTFE/SILICON-LINED SCREW CAPS. IN ADDITION, THE VIALS MUST BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE TYPE/HAZARD CLASS OF THE CHEMICAL THEY ARE STORING. QUESTION: IS THERE A FORM TO FILL OUT FOR QUOTERS TO USE TO RESPOND TO THIS RFQ? ANSWER: THE CHEMICALS LISTS INCLUDE A COLUMN FOR PRICING, QUOTERS CAN USE THE CHEMICAL LIST AND FILL IN THE PRICE COLUMN ON THAT LIST. THE DUE DATE AND TIME HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM JUNE 30, 2020 AT 12 PM EST TO JULY 10, 2020 AT 12 PM EST ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED. AMENDMENT I: THE PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT I IS TO ADDRESS A FEW VENDOR QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. QUESTION: THE LIST OF CHEMICALS IS VERY HARD TO UNDERSTAND, CAN YOU PROVIDE A LIST IN A PDF OR WORD VERSION? ANSWER: PDF VERSIONS HAVE NOW BEEN ATTACHED VIA THIS AMENDMENT QUESTION:CAN YOU CLARIFY WHAT IS EXPECTED FROM "BOTH" AND "TANDEM ONLY" CHEMICAL LISTS? WILL THE CHEMICALS NEED TO BE SPLIT FILLED?? ANSWER: YES, THE PACKAGING AND DELIVERY SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS (BOTH, TANDEM ONLY). NIST WILL BE USING THEM FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES AND DO NOT WANT THE CHEMICALS TO BE MIXED TOGETHER. QUESTION: ARE THERE CAS#'S OR VIEWABLE STRUCTURES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH COMPOUND? ANSWER: NIST PROVIDED THE INCHLKEY AND SMILES IDENTIFIERS IN THE CHEMICAL LIST. THESE ARE DIRECTLY DERIVED FROM THE CHEMICAL STRUCTURE. WE DO NOT SUPPLY CAS NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY ARE OFTEN NOT AVAILABLE AND NOT ACCURATE. THERE IS NO VIEWABLE STRUCTURE FILE. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED. ORGANIC CHEMICALS PER THE STATEMENT OF WORK IN ATTACHMENT I AND CHEMICAL LIST IN ATTACHMENT II