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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 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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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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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 00003 01-25-2018 508-17-3-2721-0029 None Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 7 Network Contracting Office LaVista Business Park - Bldg A 2008 Weems Road Tucker

GA

30084 Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 7 Network Contracting Office LaVista Business Park - Bldg A 2008 Weems Road Tucker

GA

30084 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24718Q0194 01-23-2018

X X X X The purpose of this amendment 00003 is for questions and answers,as well as updated/corrected information on the continuation page as follows:

Please note this Combined Solicitation closes on Monday January 29, 2018 5pm EST.

Maurice Ross Contracting Officer Continuation page for Amendment 00003 for Combined/Solicitation# 36C24718Q0194

Question#1:

Please see the below question regarding Solicitation # 36C24718Q0194 - STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIANS FBO POSTING.

Good Morning, The revised price schedule has the base period of 03-01-2018 through 09-30-2018 which is 6 months. The number of hours for that CLIN represents a full year. Will the number of hours in the base year be revised to correctly reflect the period of 6 months?

Thank you in advance.

Answer:

The Price schedule is for 7 months of service.

Calculations 17920 hours are needed for 7 months.

16 techs x 40 hours/week= 640 hours/week 640 x 28 weeks = 17920

CLINS UPDATE AS FOLLOWS:

Question:

The government requirement for the certification is vague. The price for a certified tech is different from a non-certified tech. Since this is an LPTA, please provide historically data on what the standards are?

Answer:

Position: 621-056 General Clinical Technologists/Technicians (incl. Sterile Processing Techs) Years of Experience in Specialty: Minimum twelve months experience in respective specialty preferred Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent; Associates Degree preferred Certification/License: Have and maintain a valid, unrestricted license to practice in any state, territory or commonwealth of the U.S and/or certification as required

ACLS: N/A

BCLS: Required

Question:

Are we using FSS Schedule pricing or FBO? The confusion, is the statement in Amendment 2 “The Certification will be needed on a case by case basis for New Sterile Processing Technicians.” This makes it hard to price because we don’t know the standard and if incumbents are Certified.

Answer:

This would be FBO pricing, since this is posted on FBO. This was also posted on EBUY and there were not a sufficient amount of SDVOSB’s.

Certification:

High School Diploma or equivalent; Associates Degree preferred Certification/License: Have and maintain a valid, unrestricted license to practice in any state, territory or commonwealth of the U.S and/or certification as required The 16 Technicians are needed to cover the shifts In addition, In the event a contractor other than the incumbent is selected, the awardee shall give first opportunity to fill available positions to the personnel currently performing under the former contract. This precautionary measure is to ensure the personnel already in place will have the opportunity to support the contract while the awardee prepares to provide this service and ensure continuity of staffing services to the Atlanta VA Medical Center, without interruption.

Please note: This Combined Solicitation closes on Monday January 29, 2018 5pm EST.

Thank you, Darlene Chase