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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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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. IN ITEM 10A.

15C. DATE SIGNED

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.

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

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Contractor

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

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

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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36C242 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 2 James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx NY 10468-3904

36C242 Department of Veterans Affairs James J. Peters VA Medical Center Network Contracting Office 2 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx NY 10468-3904 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24221R0057 06-02-2021

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This amendment to the above referenced solicitation hereby addresses vendor questions received through June 14, 2021 and also provides notification of revisions to the Schedule of Supplies/Services and Instructions to Offerors as described within Attachment 1 to this amendment.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged and in fullforce and effect.

Allan M. Preston Contracting Officer

Attachment 1 Amendment 0001, RFP 36C24221R0057 Effective Date: June 15, 2021

B.2 SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES is revised to include:

The schedule must be typed and not handwritten.

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

PART 1: Price Proposal is revised to include.

The schedule must be typed and not handwritten

This amendment to the above referenced solicitation hereby addresses vendor questions received through June 14, 2021.

Q1: The solicitation states that 4-Sight will be used for billing. Is VISN 2 Downstate currently using 4-Sight or is 4-Sight being newly implemented within the VISN?

VA Response: VISN 2 Downstate is currently using 4-Sight.

Q2: Will the 9 contractor opticians be working alongside VA employed opticians and if so how many VA opticians are there at each location?

VA Response: The nine (9.0) FTE contractor opticians will not be working alongside VA employed opticians. There are no VA opticians at the VISN 2 Downstate locations.

Q3: How many contractor opticians are currently located within VISN 2 Downstate and are all positions currently filled?

VA Response: There are currently a total of nine (9.0) FTE contractor opticians located within VISN 2 Downstate and all positions are currently filled. Currently there is one (1) optician at each of the listed locations within VISN 2 Downstate. This solicitation requires no contractor optician at the JJP Medical Center in the Bronx. However, this solicitation requires two (2) contractor opticians at the VA New Jersey Medical Center. Therefore, the requirement for a total of nine (9) FTE contractor opticians within VISN 2 Downstate remains.

Q4: Will veterans have the option of paying for upgrades at locations where contractor opticians are employed or can upgrades only be done by calling the contractor after their order has been placed at the VA? Are patients currently able to call for upgrades or will this be a newly implemented option within the VISN? To confirm, will retail sales of any kind be permitted by contractor provided opticians within the VA?

VA Response: As stated in the solicitation paragraph 4.1.8 Veteran-Paid Upgrades “ Payments must occur between the Veteran and the Contractor directly over the phone.”

Currently veterans seen at the VISN 2 Downstate eye clinics are able to call the contractor for upgrades.

Contractor provided Opticians will only be able to offer veteran beneficiaries the option to privately pay to upgrade their lenses via a toll-free phone number.

Q5: Please clarify if the Service Contract Act (SCA) applies to this solicitation. If it does, can you please provide the applicable wage determinations?

VA Response: The Service Contract Act does not apply to this procurement.