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Government Answers to Contractor Questions Regarding RFQ No.: 36C24425Q0606

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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 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.

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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.

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

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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

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 07-10-2025 None 36C244 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 Wilkes Barre VAMC 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes Barre

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18711 Jami Cade | Jami.Cade@va.gov 36C244 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24425Q0606

X X X X The purpose of this amendment is for the following:

1) To provide answers to contractor questions.

2) To provide an updated Performance Work Statement.

3) To provide an updated Price Schedule.

The offer due date has not changed. It remains July 21, 2025 at 16:30 EST.

Lev V. Stowe Contracting Officer

1) PWS 2.1.2. States “be currently certified in BLS, ACLS or equivalency”.

ANS: PWS 2.1.2. will now state the following: “Board Certification: All Contractor’s Cytotechnologist(s) shall be a graduate of an accredited program, Diploma, Associate degree, or greater. Cytotechnologist must hold an active ASCP certification. All continuing education courses required for maintaining certification must be kept up to date at all times. Documentation verifying current certification shall be provided by the Contractor to the VA COR on an annual basis for each year of contract performance.”

2) PWS 2.1.8. States “DEA: Contractor shall provide copy of current DEA certificate.”

ANS: PWS 2.1.8. will now state the following: [Reserved]

3) PWS 2.9.3 States “The Contractor shall be responsible for providing coverage to the VA during periods of vacancies of the Contractor’s personnel due to sick leave, personal leave, vacations and additional coverage as required. In the event a scheduled Cytotechnologist is unable to complete an assigned shift, the Contractor shall provide replacement Cytotechnologist coverage within 2 hours and notify the COR immediately of the schedule change.”

ANS: The Government intends to use Cytotechnologists on a full-time basis, i.e., 2080 Hours per year.

4) PWS 3.0(a) States “VA Business Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm” ANS: PWS 3.0(a) will now state the following:

“a. VA Business Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, excluding Federal Holidays.”

5) PWS 3.0(b)(1) has been updated to state the following: “Work Hours: Personnel shall typically perform services 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, excluding Federal Holidays. Actual work schedules will be established by the VA, which will be based on patient care needs, as well as the operational needs of the VAPHS. A 30 minute, unpaid, lunch break is included in each shift. The shift has two 15-minute paid breaks.”

6) PWS 4.0. has been updated as follows:

ANS: 4.4. Direct Patient Care: Estimated __0_% of the time involved in direct patient care.

ANS: 4.4.2. ADMINISTRATIVE: Estimated _100_% of time not involved in direct patient care.

7) The Price/Cost Schedule has been modified with the removal of On-Call and Call-Back line-items.

8) E8 52.212-2 Eval Criteria states the following: “Past Performance: The past performance evaluation will assess the relative risks associated with a quoter’s likelihood of success in fulfilling the solicitation’s requirements as indicated by the quoter’s record of past performance. The past performance evaluation may be based on the contracting officer’s knowledge of and previous experience with the service being acquired; Customer surveys, and past performance questionnaire replies; Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) at http://www.cpars.gov/; or any other reasonable basis.”

Will/does the government intend to review CPARS Integrity Reports for each responding vendor for documented Terminations for Cause, Default, or Material Failure to Comply, as part of its Past Performance risk review.

ANS: Yes See attached document: PWS - 36C24425Q0606 - V2.

See attached document: SCHEDULE.

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