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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 06-18-2019 n/a Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24619Q0601 06-06-2019

X X X

X The purpose of this amendment is to answer solicitation questions and make changes to the soliciation as a result of the questions.

See attached questions and answers and revised pages to the Solicitation 36C24619Q0601.

Mario Santiago Contracting Officer Attachment 1- Solicitation 36C24619Q0601 Questions and Answers Hampton Psychiatric Services for Hampton, VAMC

1. Question: The solicitation seems to indicate 4 Psychiatrist FTE’s are required. That said, Section B.2 Schedule of Supplies and Services indicates 3 FTE’s are needed. Please confirm if this requirement is for 3 or 4 FTE.

Answer: CLINs 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001 and 4001 indicate 3 FTEs. CLINs 0002, 1002, 2002, 3002, 4002, 0004, 1004, 2004, 3004, and 4004 account for the additional FTE. See PWS for requirement.

2. Question: If these requirements are being performed by a contractor currently or have been performed in the past, could you please provide the associated incumbent contract or task order numbers?

If not, could you please tell me whether these are new requirements?

Answer: V797P2182D / VA246-15-F-3362

3. Question: Will there be inpatient duties required during the week? In the Schedule of Supplies/Services starting on page 5 of the solicitation, it appears as though inpatient duties are only associated with weekends and holidays Appears only on weekends and Holidays. If the contracting team is able to provide clarification on this item, it would be greatly appreciated.

Answer: That is correct. Board Certified Psychiatrists are required to provide all-inclusive inpatient Psychiatric care to VA patients from 8:00am - 4:30pm, Saturday and Sunday and Government Holidays IAW the PWS.

4. Question: Can the contracting team speak to who covers in patient care after 4:30 pm on weekends and Holidays?

Answer: Board Certified Psychiatrists are required to provide all Consultations via telephone with attending physicians or nurses which occur during off duty hours on Holidays and Weekends for VA patients IAW the PWS for managing medications, psychiatric emergencies/crises, restraint and seclusions, consultation about transfers, clarification of orders, or general questions regarding patient care during afterhours.

5. Question: Is this a new contract?

Answer: No, work is currently being performed under V797P2182D / VA246-15-F-3362.

6. Question: As a follow on to the previous question. Is there an incumbent, and if so, can the contracting team share the name of the vendor and the existing rate?

Answer: Current contractor is LocumTenents.Com, LLC. Rate cannot be provided.

7. Question: Can the contracting team please address what the call rotation is? 1 in 2; 1 in 3, etc.

Answer: Call rotation is 1 in 3 on weekends and holidays. Starting at 4:30pm on Friday to 8:00am on Monday.

8. Question: How many beds does the inpatient unit have please?

Answer: Inpatient has 40 beds. Appreciated a

9. Question: Pricing on Schedule B has it listed as three (3) providers but the SOW states the need for four (4). Can the contracting team please clarify?

Answer: CLINs 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001 and 4001 indicate 3 FTEs. CLINs 0002, 1002, 2002, 3002, 4002, 0004, 1004, 2004, 3004, and 4004 account for the additional FTE. See PWS for requirement.

10. Question: Will Board Eligible providers be acceptable?

Answer: Yes. The PWS and the Schedule CLINs will be changed to reflect Board Certified / Board Eligible candidates for weekday coverage, however Board Certified candidates are required for weekend and call back coverages.

11. Question: How often is "on-call"? Meaning, realistically, how often do the providers get called per night?

Answer: On call physicians can expect to be called 7-8 times per night on an average. On rare occasion they would have to come in for restraints.

12. Question: How often with the provider be required to go to the CBOC? Daily, Weekly, Monthly?

Answer: One provider will be assigned to the CBOC, others will remain at the Hampton Hospital. However, during vacancies or if a provider wishes to be assigned to the CBOC changes may be made.

13. Question: As a follow on to the above question. How much notice will the contractor / provider, be given prior to cover the CBOC?

Answer: One provider will be assigned to the CBOC, others will remain at the Hampton Hospital. However, during vacancies or if a provider wishes to be assigned to the CBOC changes may be made.

14. Question: Will the contract cover the cost of a rental car as well?

Answer: No, the Joint Travel Regulation prohibits providing coverage for rental cars.

15. Question: Page 11, Para 1.1 refers to 4 FTEs. The pricing schedule B.2 CLINs X001 refers to 3 FTEs. The estimated hours support ~3 FTEs.

Please clarify what the FTE requirement is and the estimated hours Answer: CLINs 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001 and 4001 indicate 3 FTEs. CLINs 0002, 1002, 2002, 3002, 4002, 0004, 1004, 2004, 3004, and 4004 account for the additional FTE. See PWS for requirement.

16. Question: Page 17, para 3 refers to the effective date of award thorough 30 Sep 2018 with one-year option period though 30 Sept 2019. This does not agree with the schedule in B.2. Please clarify.

Answer: This will be corrected with this amendment to answer questions. The correct verbiage should be: “The contract is effective from date of award through 30 September 2020 with four-year 1-Year option periods thru 30 September 2024.”

17. Question: Page 16, para 2 - Work Hours does not seem to support the hours outlined in Page 11, para 1.3. Please clarify.

Answer: Page 16 – Work Hours is cover-all wording for solicitations/contracts which addresses “Normal Working Hours”. The PWS provides the needed work hours for this requirement.

18. Question: Page 19, para 9d. - Can you please explain this this para?

Answer: This paragraph 9d on page 19 will be deleted with this amendment.

19. Question: In the Instructions for Proposal Submission it states that on the completed SF1449 a FSS Schedule Number and Expiration Date is required. There was no other reference to support whether this opportunity is for VA FSS schedule holders. Please clarify.

Answer: This statement will be deleted with this amendment.

20. Question: Is this an existing requirement?

Answer: Yes, work is currently being performed under V797P2182D / VA246-15-F-3362.

21. Question: I am hoping to find out if there is an incumbent contractor currently performing these services. If so, could I please find out the contractor name and contract number?

Answer: Current contractor is LocumTenents.Com, LLC and the contract number is V797P2182D / VA246-15-F-3362.

22. Question: Will the government consider BC/BE across the board for this requirement? I understand the preference for BC at the facility level but given that this is generally not a requirement to be a VA employee, but opening it up to experienced BE will greatly expand the recruiting pool for an already very difficult group to recruit.

Answer: Yes. The PWS and the Schedule CLINs will be changed to reflect Board Certified / Board Eligible candidates for weekday coverage, however Board Certified candidates are required for weekend and call back coverages.

See attached document: Revised Pages for Solicitation 36C24619Q0601.