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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.

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.

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D 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 amendmen t, 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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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 05-14-2020 Y 90C Department of Veterans Affairs

VAMC

510 Butler Ave Martinsburg WV 25405 Y 90C Department of Veterans Affairs

VAMC

510 Butler Ave Martinsburg WV 25405 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24520Q0383 05-14-2020

X x

5/27/2020 @ 2:00 PM EST

x Amendment #1 to provide Questions and Anwsers and update / corect Statement of work and Pricing CLIN.

Due date is 5/27/2020 @ 2:00 PM EST Email Bradley.Davis3@va.gov

BRADLEY DAVIS

CONTRACTING OFFICER

VA-VHA-2020-8952A45B

QUESTIONS AND ANWSERS

· In block 8 the due date for quotes is 5/26/20, but in block 20 the due date is 5/27/20, could you please confirm which is correct? 5/27/2020 @ 2:00 PM EST

· P. 5-10, Price/Cost Schedule, all ordering periods:

· Line Items 0001 A.,B.,C., and 0002 A.,B.,C. reference “Trips” under UNIT while Line Items 0003 A.,B.,C and 0004 A.,B.,C. reference “Each” under UNIT. Should they not also be listed as “Trips”? Yes, list as Trips

· Under ALL Line Items D. “Repair of Hospital Bed” is listed as “Each”. Will you please clarify how “Each” should be interpreted? That should be “Trip” as well

· The standard set up and delivery time is 72 hours. There is also an Emergency Delivery of four (4) hours. There is typically a separate line item for Emergency Deliveries. Will there be consideration given to adding a line item for Emergency Deliveries? Yes a line item can be added for the emergency delivery of 4 hours.

· Are equipment pick ups to be billed under the set up and delivery Line Items 0001, 0002, 0003 (under A., B., C.) at the same rates? there are no pick-ups of DME!

Remove pick-up from “Using Tiered evaluation” on first page, remove from SOW & from VAMC Facility Responsibilities on pg11, also remove from Page 12, Remove pick up of equipment from the entire document please. Once we deliver an item to a veteran, it is their property, we will not be picking up any DME, Period.

· The Joint Commission, context – with emphasis added:

· P. 14, Scope / Performance Requirements: Specific Tasks, states “All issuing and follow up care provided under this contract shall be provided IN ACCORDANCE WITH all current Joint Commission standards.”

· The next sentence states “Contractors shall BE Joint Commission Accredited or equivalent for Home Care or equivalent and shall maintain the certification or equivalent for the duration of the contract.”

· P. 18, Reports, states “The Contractor will provide written, daily, monthly, quarterly and annual reports and MEET all Joint Commission Standards or equivalent accreditation for improving organizational performance.”

· P. 20, Qualifications, b., states “The Contractor is required to maintain records that document competence/performance level of Contractor employees working on this contract IN ACCORDANCE with Joint Commission standards and other regulatory body requirements”.

· P. 23, Quality Assurance, a., states “The Contractor shall provide accreditations that MEET OR EXCEED the standards set by the Joint Commission (TJC).

· Question: Given the above varying statements, does a prospective vendor need to BE JCAHO accredited or equivalent, or does a prospective vendor need to MEET THE STANDARDS of JCAHO? We prefer for them to be JCAHO accredited, but it’s not a requirement….as long as they meet the standards.

· Is there a current contract for the work being solicited for the Martinsburg VAMC service area?

· If so, please provide that awarded contract number or task order number. VA245-14-R-0074

· Please provide the name of the current DME contractor. Columbia Ancillary Services, LLC.

· Please provide the annual contract amount. It’s not a set total award this is why it is a cost per trip IDIQ. This year estimated $200,000 FY 21 $200,000 to $225,000 for example.

· Is the level of effort being performed under the current contract fundamentally the same as what will be required to fulfill the work in solicitation #36C24520Q0383? If not, please explain how the work differs under this solicitation. The same

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