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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

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is extended,

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

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is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 10-18-2019 none 36C10G U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs OPAL | Strategic Acquisition Center 10300 Spotsylvania Ave | STE 400 Fredericksburg

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22408-2697 36C10G U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs OPAL | Strategic Acquisition Center 10300 Spotsylvania Ave | STE 400 Fredericksburg

VA

22408-2697 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C10G19R0050 09-27-2019

X X X

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to provide answers to the questions received for this RFP and provide an updated SOW.

SEE THE CONTINUATION PAGE

David Barber Contracting Officer Continuation Page 36C10G19R0050 The following changes are hereby made to this RFP:

1. Section C.2 52.212-5: FAR clause 52.219-14, 52.222-17, and 52.222-54 are removed.

2. Page 19, Section C.4 52.216-19(d) will now read as follows:

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within two hours after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

3. Page 20, Section C.5 52.216-22(d) will now read as follows:

(d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after September 30, 2029.

4. Page 20, Section C 52.217-9(c) will now read as follows:

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 114 months.

5. Page 25, Added Paragraph C.17 852.219-75 SUBCONTRACTING COMMITMENTS MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018) (DEVIATION)

(a) This solicitation includes the clause: 852.215-70, Service-disabled Veteran-owned and Veteran-owned small business evaluation factors. Accordingly, any contract resulting from this solicitation will include the clause 852.215-71 Evaluation factor commitments.

(b) The Contractor is advised that in performing contract administration functions, the Contracting Officer may use the services of a support contractor(s) to assist in assessing Contractor compliance with the subcontracting commitments incorporated into the contract. To that end, the support contractor(s) may require access to the Contractor’s business records or other proprietary data to review such business records regarding contract compliance with this requirement.

(c) All support contractors conducting this review on behalf of VA will be required to sign an “Information Protection and Non-Disclosure and Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Agreement” to ensure the Contractor’s business records or other proprietary data reviewed or obtained in the course of assisting the Contracting Officer in assessing the Contractor for compliance are protected to ensure information or data is not improperly disclosed or other impropriety occurs.

(d) Furthermore, if VA determines any services the support contractor(s) will perform in assessing compliance are advisory and assistance services as defined in FAR 2.101, Definitions, the support contractor(s) must also enter into an agreement with the Contractor to protect proprietary information as required by FAR 9.505-4, Obtaining access to proprietary information, paragraph (b). The Contractor is required to cooperate fully and make available any records as may be required to enable the Contracting Officer to assess the Contractor compliance with the subcontracting commitments.

(End of Clause)

6. Page 36, Paragraph E.6.2.3. will now read as follows:

The Offeror’s proposal must include all data and information requested in this solicitation and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. Failure to provide proposals in compliance with the instructions specified in this Request for Proposal (RFP) may render the Offeror’s proposal non-compliant and that proposal may not be further evaluated for an award. Within this solicitation “shall” means “must always.”

7. Page 42, Paragraph E.6.5.1. will now read as follows:

The Offeror shall submit a written technical proposal of the requirements and provide a technical approach for the prospective contract. The following information shall be redacted within the Technical Proposal:

• Prime Offeror company name – Shall be redacted after first usage

• Subcontractors company name(s) – Shall be redacted after first usage

• Prime Offeror individual personnel name(s) – All mentions shall be redacted

• Subcontractor individual personnel name(s) – All mentions shall be redacted

• Information identifying the Prime Offeror or any proposed subcontractors' status as a current incumbent on the MSPV-NG contract vehicle shall be redacted.

The Offeror shall reference itself as “Offeror” after the first usage of the company name. For any subcontractors, the Offeror shall reference the subcontractor as “Subcontractor” after the first usage of the company name in parentheses. For multiple subcontractors, the Offeror shall number each Subcontractor, i.e Company ABC (Subcontractor 1), Company XYZ (Subcontractor 2). The page limitation for the Technical Proposal is 60 pages. Offerors are permitted to submit up to 3 additional pages per VISN being proposed on. These additional pages must only contain VISN specific information, separate from the overall Technical Proposal, and be clearly identified. The Offeror shall clearly describe the technical solution and overall approach to the solicitation requirements as identified in the solicitation which will be evaluated against the rating criteria specified in solicitation. This information may be considered in the evaluation of specific technical approaches and related technical proposal risk.

8. Page 43, Paragraph E.6.8.6 will now read as follows:

Offerors designated as large businesses shall submit a Subcontracting Plan pursuant to FAR 52.219-9 and VAAR 852.219-9. Offerors may submit either an approved commercial subcontracting plans or an individual plan. Offerors designated as small businesses may submit a subcontracting plan to demonstrate small business participation. “Subcontract,” as used in this provision, means any agreement (other than one involving an employer-employee relationship) entered into by a Federal Government prime contractor or subcontractor calling for supplies or services required for performance of the contract or subcontract, unless the type of agreement is expressly excluded. The Subcontracting Plan must be submitted with initial offer and approved prior to contract award. The Subcontracting Plan shall meet the minimum VA subcontracting goals set forth below. Offerors whose subcontracting plan does not meet the requirements below shall clearly identify why the goals are not attainable.

9. Page 46, Section E.7 52.212-2(a) will now read as follows:

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

See ADDENDUM 52.212-2

10. Page 47, Section E.8. AWARD BASED ON BEST VALUE TRADEOFF TO THE GOVERNMENT first paragraph will now read as follows:

The Government will award one Primary PV per CLIN (VISN) and intends to award one Alternate PV per CLIN (VISN) to achieve the greatest efficiencies, ensure adequate coverage, and continuity of service. The Government will award to the Offeror whose proposal offers the best value in terms of technical approach, price, past performance, and Veterans’ involvement, as prescribed in Section E of this solicitation. The technical factor is significantly more important than the price factor, which is slightly more important than the past performance factor, which is slightly more important than the Veterans’ involvement factor. When combined, all non-price evaluation factors are significantly more important than price. Within the best value continuum, the Government will employ a Best Value Tradeoff analysis of price and non-cost factors (FAR 15.101-1) in evaluating the proposals submitted.

11. Page 47, Section E.8. COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUEST FOR PROPSAL will now read as follows:

Failure to provide proposals in compliance with the instructions specified in this RFP may render the Offeror’s proposal non-compliant and that proposal may not be further evaluated for an award.

12. Page 47, Section E.8. Award without Discussions will now read as follows:

It is the Government’s intent to award without discussions or exchanges with Offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). If a competitive range is established pursuant to FAR 15.306(c), Offerors are hereby advised that only the most highly rated proposals deemed to have a reasonable chance for award of a contract may be included in the competitive range. Offerors that are not included in the competitive range will be promptly notified. Therefore, the Offeror’s proposal shall contain the Offeror’s best terms in regards to technical, price, past performance, and Veterans’ involvement. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the CO later determines them to be necessary.

13. Page 48, Section E.8. Alternate PV first paragraph will now read as follows:

To receive consideration as an Alternate PV, the Offeror must receive an award as a Primary PV for at least one CLIN (VISN). Primary and Alternate PV evaluations will be conducted independently. For a given CLIN, the Government will first evaluate all offers and make Primary PV award determinations. Subsequently, the Government will evaluate offers received for Alternate PVs from the Primary PV awardees. Alternate PV awards will be based on a distinct and separate tradeoff process where award will be made to the Offeror whose proposal offers the best value in terms of technical approach, price, past performance, and Veterans’ involvement IAW the evaluation criteria and methodology described in Section E.8 of the solicitation.

14. Numerous changes to the Statement of Work have been made. Attached to this Amendment is an updated Statement of Work reflecting those changes. Additions and changes are highlighted in yellow; deletions are designated with a strikethrough.

15. All industry provided questions have been answered and are attached to this RFP Amendment.

See attached document: ATTACHMENT E - Questions and Answers - FINAL.

See attached document: Attachment F - SOW - Amendment A0001.