36C24218R0255-00005000.docx

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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

E. IMPORTANT:

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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

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11/2016) is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office.

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.

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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 r eference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

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BY

Contractor

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SIGNED

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DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

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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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AND TITLE OF SIGNER

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

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Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.243 (Type or print) (Type or print) (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

(Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (If other than Item 6) (Specify type of modification and authority) such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS

OF SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 00005 03-21-2018

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Network Contracting Office

(NCO) 2

Department of Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System 2875 Union Road, Suite 3500 Cheektowaga NY 14227 Department of Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System Network Contracting Office/ATTN

90NCA

2875 Union Road, Suite 3500 Cheektowaga NY 14227 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24218R0255 03-06-2018

X x x x

The purpose of this amendment is to disclose and address vendor questions.

Please see Attachment 1 that begins on page 2.

Allan Preston Contracting Officer

ATTACHMENT 1 – VENDOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Amendment A00005, Solicitation 36C24218R0255, Emergency Medicine Physician Services for the Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center Located in Albany, NY.

Effective 3/21/2018 Vendor Questions received through March 21, 2018:

1. Acknowledging Amendments – Amendment 0003, which was released on March 20, 2018, indicates that a copy of the amendment must be signed and incorporated into our proposal response. We would like to ask if it will be sufficient to acknowledge all amendments in our response to Section B – Continuation of SF 1449 Blocks where likewise asked to acknowledge our receipt of all amendments, or will be also need to sign, scan, and incorporate each amendment into our proposal response?

Response: Please refer to the Instruction to Offerors pages76 through79 as well as any items listed in Deliverables Chart in Section 6 of the Performance Work Statement that is not listed in the instructions to offerors. All items in the Instructions to Offerors are required to be a part of the proposal.

2. Non Displacement of Qualified Workers 52.222-17 – We see that 52.222-17, the Non-Displacement of Qualified Workers is an activated component of the solicitation. Is the contracting team able to comment on how many physicians are currently performing work under the contract? As an aside, it is not uncommon for staffing companies to have language in their contracts with their physicians that may be prohibitive to execution of this clause. If there are no concerns that would prohibit existing physicians from performing work under a new contract, we would happily engage them, but wanted confirm that this clause will be in effect.

Response: As stated in Amendment 2, there is no current incumbent. The clause is part of the solicitation and will be part of the awarded contract.

3. Performance Under the Existing Contract – As a follow on to the previous question. To the extent the contracting team is able to comment, we would like to ask if there has been any quality issues or concerns related to the performance by the incumbent?

Response: As stated in Amendment 2, there is no incumbent.

4. Historical Scheduling and Performance Metrics – For both scheduling and pricing projections, our team would be interested in reviewing any past performance metrics that the Department of Veterans Affairs may have on file related to the past contract. Does the contracting team have any data related to the average number of shifts per week / month?

Response: As stated in Amendment 2, there is no incumbent. Please see the Performance Work Statement Section 3 in regards to the data related to the average number of shifts per week / month.

5. Past Contract – Is it possible to share the name of the incumbent vendor and the past contract award amount?

Response: As stated in Amendment 2, there is no incumbent.