Amendment.pdf

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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

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

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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)

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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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0001 07-23-2021

36C248

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8)

8875 Hidden River Pkwy Suite 525

Tampa FL 33637

36C248

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8)

8875 Hidden River Pkwy

Tampa FL 33637

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24821R0088

07-23-2021

X

None x

The purpose of this modification is to amend RFP 36C24821R0088 and answer questions to the solicitation and post the corrected PWS associated with the requirement in results to questions posed by Vendors.

Please see Q&A below and attached modified PWS.

No other changes have been made to this Request for proposal.

All Clauses, Provisions, required documents and due date and time remains unchanged.

Clarelle De Sylvain

Contracting Officer

CONTINUATION PAGE

Questions and answers RFP 36C24821R0088

1) Question: Solicitation 36C24821R0088 Section E.9 52.212-3 OFFEROR

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS states that “(t)he Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for

Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. The incumbent company, Wheelchair Transport Service Inc., is not found in the SAM system by Entity

Name or DUNS Number. Will the incumbent be allowed to submit a proposal if they are not registered in the SAM System?

Answer: The Incumbent is currently registered in SAMS. All Vendors must be registered in SAMS the time of Request for Proposal submission.

2) Question: Section XI. WAIT TIMES/TOLLS/DRY RUNS/NO SHOWS - 11.2 states that “Transportation services listed in this Performance Work Statement do not include ferry, bridge, or road toll charges. Any legitimate toll charges will be limited to ONE

WAY ONLY and will be listed separately on the Contractor Team’s invoices.

Documentation in the form of a receipt will be provided to support expenditure claimed”. Tolls are now almost exclusively administered electronically, and receipts are no longer given at the tollways. How does the VA expect to receive corroboration of a paid toll? Would the VA accept a fee schedule based upon routes customarily taken to execute transportation requests?

Answer: Flat rate trip charge is inclusive of tolls, parking and airport fees.

3) Question: Section XIV. CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS – 14.15 states that

“The Contractor shall provide an attendant upon request of the VA.” Trained attendants are a cost item to any vendor providing this service. Will contractors be able to charge for the cost of providing an additional trained staff member for each instance that one is requested? If so, what is the frequency with which the VA requests a trained attendant?

Answer: Unknown as the VA does not request training attendants from the vendor, we only ask that they can provide the services requested. If the services requested are not met it is on the vendor to assess manpower issues. Statement has been from the PWS. Please see attached Corrected PWS.

https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sam.gov%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cdfd26305e5b24159f32508d94ca41a7c%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C637625089963159062%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=06PC%2BCkV%2Be34y90TmaRj5MXkhHElMQMKho4giDO%2BULo%3D&reserved=0

4) Question: Section XIV. CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS – 14.17 states that

“Drivers will have a valid operator's license in accordance with State of Florida for the operation of services they perform, and, will be in reasonably good health, with a record of current immunizations/vaccinations present in their employee file. Drivers providing service under this contract will have a valid ambulance personnel license with a driver designation as required by Federal, State, and local law.” Contractors to this engagement will be providing transportation services to non-emergent passengers. Is this license necessary?

Answer: Not Required for non-emergent transport. Statement has been from the PWS.

Please see attached Corrected PWS.

5) Question: The Awardee providing these services will be providing a Contracted service exclusively to the VA and not a Public Conveyance, Taxi or “for hire” service. A Public

Conveyance is legally defined to mean all common public transport carriers which are mechanically propelled and are licensed to carry passenger for hire by the relevant authorities but exclude contractor and chartered or private carriers. Reference is made to the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission in the solicitation. The

Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission oversees certification of Public

Conveyance in the jurisdiction in which the James A. Haley VA Healthcare System operates. If the only business engaged by the contractor is with the VA and no for hire services will be rendered by the contractor within Hillsborough County, is it understood that a “Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity” will not be required?

Answer: An RFI for the Special Mode Transportation on 12/10/2020 RFI number

36C24821Q0287. The RI Closed on 01/17/2021 with 8 Vendors responses expressing their interest. A phone discovery was conducted with all interested parties on 03/22/2021.

During the Discovery all vendors were informed that the Certificate of Public

Convenience and Necessity (COPCN) was required for this requirement. A Certificate of

Public convenience and Necessity is required for an offer to be considered fir this requirement, as it ensures completion of safety inspections and other verifications that meet the government’s needs for this contract.

See attached document: P09 Final Performance Work Statement Rev 07-23-2021.