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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 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.

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INISTRATIVE 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 d ate 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) 02-28-2019 N/A 36C255 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048 36C255 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048 To all Offerors/Bidders

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The purpose of this amendment is to respond to potential offeror questions. See paged 2 - 4 for questions and answers.

Dustin Furrey Contracting Officer Response to Questions Asked:

Question #1:

On the Instructions to Offerors it asks for evidence/demonstrate the following technical capabilities in writing. The #1 - #5 Technical Capabilities, what exactly are you looking for?

Answer:

What we are looking for is a description of the facility, rooms, type of security system, if the facility has laundry, etc. to see if these meet our requirements. You may submit pictures, sketches, descriptions, etc.

1-could be a descriptive statement (that can be evidenced) or even a sketch of floor plan showing facility, amenities, laundry etc.

2 – could be a descriptive statement of how to achieve meals/snacks (e.g. made/provided in-house?, delivered to facility?, etc.)

3 – could be a descriptive statement of how to achieve transportation requirements (e.g. in-house?, contracted-out?, use of volunteers?, public trans.?, etc.)

4 – could be a descriptive statement of how to sufficiently staff in order to be able to carry out contract requirements 5 – could be a descriptive statement of how to achieve records and medications requirements sufficient to carry out contract requirements Please refer to Amendment 0001 Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Commercial Items:

Page 3, Evaluation Criteria Please refer to Attachment 3, Instructions to Offerors Please refer to Attachment 1, Performance Work Statement.

Question #2:

On the past performance information, would this be provided by us or the Government?

Answer:

The offeror should indicate:

1- all recent past performance in government contracts for same/similar services 2-all recent past performance in non-government contracts/agreements/grants for same/similar services.

3-if no past performance with Government contracts, you will receive a “Neutral” rating (in other words, having no past performance cannot hurt your evaluation. However, if you have past performance on Government contracts (or commercial contracts of a similar size and scope, please provide information so that we may evaluate that past performance (name and contact information for person who you contracted with).

Question #3:

The “Offers shall be provided in 2 severable parts”, is this something that we create or is there a form for this?

Answer:

A statement clarifying that 2 documents (or 2 sets of documents) is required – 1 – the price quote as one document or set of documents 2 – the technical offer as one document or set of documents They should be labeled accordingly. Each with a cover page discerning “Technical Offer” or “Price Proposal”. This aids us during evaluations so that we can evaluate price separately.

Please refer to Attachment 3 Instructions to Offerors.

Question #4:

Based on the CLIN structure in the solicitation there is no mention of a change in daily rate for an annual “cost of living increase”, should we submit a daily rate which would be locked in for 5 years or can we submit a quote for the base year with a specified “cost of living increase” for option years 1-4?

Answer:

Offerors can submit either a daily price per Bed Day of Care (BDOC) or submit a daily price per BDOC for the Base Year and each Option Year (option years one, two, three, and four). For example, if an offeror wanted to request annual increases, they would simply need to indicate that in the Price Proposal.

Please refer to Amendment 0001, Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Commercial Items:

Question #5:

We are licensed with both the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and Missouri Department of Mental Health; they require us to provide weekly outings.

Answer:

State requirements for residents? For guests? For Homeless Veterans? We are requiring no weekly outings.

Attachment 1 within the solicitation is the Performance Work Statement (PWS) which describes the required services in clear, specific and objective terms with measurable outcomes. “Weekly Outings” are not a required service for this requirement. Weekend passes are an available option for the Veterans to utilize.

Please refer to Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement (PWS):

Page 4, Section 5.1 and 5.6.8 Question #6:

The solicitation also mentions going to the associated satellite VA clinics to pick-up residents. Is travel reimbursement offered for this?

Answer:

The daily price per Bed Day of Care (BDOC) shall be inclusive of all services required by the Performance Work Statement (PWS) (i.e. transportation needs for the Veteran’s housing admissions and appointments as well as other services stated within the PWS). Since this is a Firm, Fixed-Price contract, each offeror is responsible for estimating – to the best of their ability – a reasonable price for BDOC that is inclusive of the meals, transportation, lodging and other expenses.

Please refer to Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement:

Page 1, 1.

Page 1, Section 1.13 Page 1, Section 1.31 para 2 Page 4, Section 4 Page 5, Section 5.3 Page 5, Section 5.3.2 Please refer to Amendment 0001, Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Commercial Items: