36C24723Q0013 0001.pdf

5. PROJECT NUMBER (if applicable)

CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER

CODE

6. ISSUED BY

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED

PAGE OF PAGES

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED

BPA NO. 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

FACILITY CODE CODE

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

E. IMPORTANT:

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

(REV. 11/2016)

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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

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:

D. OTHER

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

STANDARD FORM 30 PREVIOUS EDITION NOT USABLE

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

(Type or print) (Type or print)

(Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

(Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code)

(If other than Item 6)

(Specify type of modification and authority)

(such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

(If required)

(SEE ITEM 11)

(SEE ITEM 13)

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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.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

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619-23-1-5038-0010

36C247

Department of Veterans Affairs RPO-E, Network Contracting Office 7 2008 Weems Rd LaVista Business Park - Bldg A Tucker GA 30084-5207

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24723Q0013

08-29-2022

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The primary purpose of this amendment is to answer the questions proposed during the Q&A period.

The secondary purpose of this amendment is to officially close the Question-and-Answer period. No questions shall be answered if received after 00:00 EST, 08/29/2022.

Brian C. Curtis Contracting Officer

VA-VHA-RPOE-2019-8A66D680

CONTINUATION PAGE

Questions and Answers

1. Is there an incumbent on the contract? Is this a new or existing requirement? If there is an incumbent, can you please provide the Contract Number, Incumbent’s Name, and Award Amount?

Please see the first page of the solicitation, as it provides the information for this response. This is not a “new” requirement, and there is an incumbent. You must follow the instructions on page 1 for the remaining information. I have provided that info below.

2. Can you please clarify if the Vendor will be performing the sampling or will CAVHCS Safety and Emergency Management Services? Please see page 6 under Section 3. Specific Tasks (a) and (c).

a. Provide Chain-of-Custody forms and sampling protocol to be followed in collection of samples. The vendor will guide CAVHCS Safety and Emergency Management Service staff on potential training and certification to properly collect and ship EWS to the vendor laboratory.

b. xxxxxx

c. Provide the necessary labor to collect, package and ship samples to laboratory for analysis.

Sampling may be conducted at all four sites in one day or broken up into separate days.

However, all sites must be sampled within 10 working days of one another. Scheduling for on-site sampling events must be coordinated in advance through the COR. The contractor should expect to perform four quarterly sampling events with the possibility of four follow-up events should samples test above 500 CFUs.

On rare occasions, I (the COR) will collect one or two samples and send them to the lab. I (the COR) think that may be a holdover from when I was doing all of the sampling myself.

3. On page 5, Bid Evaluation Method: the quantity of samples is 700. On pages 7 - 8, the CLINs 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, and 4001, the quantity of samples is 660. Can you verify the accurate number of samples needed?

660 should be plenty.