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ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS Clauses that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

The following clauses are incorporated into 52.212-4 as an addendum to this contract:

EVALUATION CRITERIA – FAR PART 13

1. General considerations:

1. The Department of Veterans Affairs will implement the Veterans First Contracting Program P.L. 109-461 and the VA Rule of Two – means the process in 38 U.S.C. 8127 (d) whereby a contracting officer of the Department “shall award contracts on the basis of competition restricted to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, if the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that two or more small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans will submit offers, and that the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers the best value to the United States.” SDVOSBs are encouraged to participate in this Total Small Business Set Aside. Offerors shall be registered in VetBiz at the time of award.

1. The Government will determine acceptability by assessing the offeror’s compliance with the terms of the Request for Quotations to include the technical information required by the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

1. The Government will evaluate the quotations received as per FAR 13.106-2(b)(2)-Comparative Evaluation in FAR 13:

i. Quotations will be evaluated in an impartial manner.

ii. Contracting will conduct a comparative evaluation of offers.

iii. All quotations will be considered; however, those offers having the highest past performance rating will represent the best value, when compared to any lower priced quotation/offer.

iv. Quotations/Offers in response to this solicitation shall be provided, preferably, via postal mail or in person due to e-mail limitations to:

VA Caribbean Healthcare System Attn: América Quiñones-González

SOLICITATION: 36C24818Q0326

Network Contracting Office – NCO-8 One Veterans Plaza 10 Casia Street, Adm Bldg, Suite 4M440 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00921-3201

v. If you elect to submit your offer/quotation electronically via email, please confirm that all information was transmitted, and received on time, due to e-mail limitations. The Government will not be responsible for any not transmitted data. The email to submit your entire package is AQG@va.gov or America.Quinones-Gonzalez@va.gov. Late submittals will be considered pursuant FAR 52.212-1(f).

vi. The Questions due date on this solicitation is:

Friday, February 23, 2018 at 12:00 N AST-Puerto Rico Time. Please submit your questions to the CO: Ms. America Quinones-Gonzalez at America.Quinones-Gonzalez@va.gov or AQG@va.gov and/or the Supervisory Contract Specialist, Mr. José I. Hernández at Jose.Hernandez6@va.gov In addition, inquiries may be referred to Ms. Maritza Rovira at Maritza.Rovira@va.gov

vii. Offers/Quotations shall be submitted by or before Wednesday, March 7, 2018 and not later than 2:00 PM AST-PR Time.

viii. Submittal of company capabilities SOLELY, will not be considered as a response to this solicitation. Offeror must submit full statement(s), and response to each of the Evaluation Factors herein included.

1. At minimum, the Government will determine contractor’s responsibility by analyzing whether the apparent successful offeror complies with the requirements of FAR 9.1 including, but not limited to:

i. Adequate financial resources or the ability to obtain them;

ii. Ability to comply with the required performance period, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments;

iii. Satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics;

iv. Necessary organization, experience, and skills or the ability to obtain them;

v. Necessary equipment and facilities or the ability to obtain them; and

vi. Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations.