Amendment 001 36C24222Q0821.pdf

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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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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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Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 02 1304 Buckley Road Suite 101 Syracuse NY 13212

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 02 1304 Buckley Road Suite 101 Syracuse NY 13212

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24222Q0821

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This solicitation is IAW FAR Part 12, 13 and 19 for Board Certified Diagnostic Medical Physicist services for equipment testing and annual inspections requested for the Department of Veteran Affairs, James J. Peterson Medical Center. All services shall be conducted onsite at the Bronx VAMC .

1.The purpose of this modification is to update sections within the PWS, Schedule of Healthcare Resources, a revised active equipment listing and addendum to FAR 52.212-1 .

2. See updates starting on page two (2).

3. A signed copy of this amendment is required to be returned with quote submissions by Offerors.

Kathleen Sciortino Contracting Officer

VA-VHA-SAOC-2019-1257353F

CONTINUATION PAGE

SCHEDULE OF HEALTHCARE RESOURCES UPDATES

1. Section B.2 Schedule of Healthcare Resources has been updated. See attachments for revised schedule.

PWS UPDATES:

1. Sections B.5 Mandatory TMS training found on page 39 of the original RFQ has been updated to remove training that is not required to be conducted for equipment testing/inspection.

a. Contractors performing assistance to Radiation Safety Officer shall be required to take VA Privacy and HIPPA Training only. No other training will be required.

2. Section 2.10.1 found on page 18 of the original RFQ has been updated to add the following sentence. “It is at the discretion of the Bronx’s RSO to determine what assisted duties shall be performed offsite by the contractor. All duties performed off and onsite will be tracked and logged using time sheets for billing purposes”.

3. Section 3.14.2 found on page 37 of the original RFQ has been updated to remove VETs 4212 Reporting as this is not required to be submitted for new contracts and was erroneously added.

Disregard VETS 4212 for quote submission. Section 3.17 will remain within the PWS.

SECTION D UPDATES

1. Section D Certification of Vaccination Form originally sent shall not be used and is replaced with VA Form 10230. Form shall be completed and returned with Quote submission.

SECTION E UPDATES

1. Addendum 52.212.1 Instructions to Offerors has been updated. Number 9 of the original Instructions task has been deleted and not required for Offerors to submit a VETS 4212 report for quote submission. This is a post award requirement.

See attached document: Bronx X-ray Equipment .

See attached document: Revised Schedule of HCR Services.

See attached document: VA10230 (1) COVID 07072022.

See attached document: S02 36C24222Q0821v2 07112011.

AMENDMENT TO RFQ 36C24222Q0821 0001 Description: Update Schedule, PWS, Section D attachments, and Section E Instruction to Offeror

Network Contracting Office 02, intents to submit a Request for Quote (RFQ) for certified Diagnostic Medical Physicist support services to conduct Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine testing and audits for existing equipment (Radiographic, Fluoroscopic, and Computed Tomography (CT)) on behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs Bronx VAMC . Contracting has been approved to solicit to all Small Businesses. The RFQ was issued on 06/27/2022. The government intends to award to a fixed price contract in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions, and specifications of the solicitation.

The period of performance is October 1, 2022 (or date of award) through September 30, 2027. The schedule will consist of four additional ordering periods, resulting in Task Orders issued each year deemed funding is available. The solicitation included instructions to contractors about the offer submission process. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, prospective contractors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award;

contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov. The applicable NAICS Code is 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services with a Small Business Size Standard of $16.5 million.

The PSC is H165. All offerors are responsible for downloading all documents including amendments at the Federal Business Opportunities website without further notification from the Contracting Officer.

Place of Performance:

Department of Veterans Affairs James J. Peers VA Medical Center 130 West Kingbridge Road Bronx New York 10468

General Description of Services:

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, supplies, equipment, and qualified personnel to provide on-site certified Diagnostic Medical Physicist support services to conduct Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine testing and audits for existing equipment (Radiographic, Fluoroscopic, and Computed Tomography (CT)). All services will be under the direct supervision of a Board-Certified Medical Physicist. The FDA, and New York State Department of Health require testing of diagnostic x-ray equipment to ensure diagnostic imaging quality, and a safe environment of radiation safety for patients, staff, and visitors. The VA requires that these requirements be satisfied. Contractor shall offer a diverse, multi-modality experienced team of qualified Diagnostic Medical Physicist professionals. In addition, the Certified Diagnostic Medical Physicists is required to complete monitoring and reporting related to Radiation Safety Program. This procurement is being conducted under FAR Part 12 Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisitions.

https://www.sam.gov/