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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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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 36C252 Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago

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60064 36C252 Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago

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60064 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25223Q0878 12-06-2023

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X This amendment to sollicitation 36C25223Q0878 is to provide answers to questions asked. The due date for submission of offers remains 8 December 2023 at 10:00AM Central. End of Amendment.

DONALD ST. ONGE

Contract Specialist Answers to Questions asked:

1. Are these services provided remotely or on site? Remotely.

2. Are you required to have a GSA schedule in order to participate? No.

3. What were previous annual quantities on predecessor contract? 600 Inpatient and 60,000 outpatient encounters.

4. Will the government please clarify there are 59,700 outpatient visits charts to be coded? Yes, we estimate there will be 59,700 outpatient encounters per year.

5. Is there any expectation for the contractors to do Ambulatory Procedure Visits? No. Contract coders will not be doing any coding for ambulatory (same day) surgical procedures.

6. Is there any expectation for contractors to do IPSR charts? If so, will this include rounding, consults, and surgical procedures during admission? Contractor is expected to inpatient PTFs. Rounding and consults are a part of the inpatient stay and the coder would have to refer to the progress notes to code the inpatient stay.

7. Is there a set number of contract personnel expected to perform on contract? That is dependent on your company’s estimate of the number needed.

8. Do contractor coders code on the CPRS/Coding Module in CPRS? Or is the VA asking the contractor to provide a coding tool too? Contract coders use the VA coding module.

9. What is the system the VA currently uses for coding? The system currently used by the VA for coding is called WebVIRR.

10. Does inpatient facility coding include CDI too or just perform DRG coding only? Inpatient facility coding is just DRG Coding.

11. Is VA asking contractors to provide a DRG coding tool (such as 3M) too? VA is not asking contractors to provide any tool. VA currently uses 3M.