S06 Final Amendment 0001 36C25623Q1068.pdf

Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

SUBJECT* Non-Emergency, Patient Ground Transportation Services, G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery VAMC (and associated facilities), 1500 E Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39216

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 39531

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C25623Q1068

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 06-28-2022 1300 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK,

USA

ARCHIVE 99 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

SET-ASIDE SDVOSB

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* V222

NAICS CODE* 485991

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs

Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Network Contracting Office 16 400 Veterans Avenue BLDG 5, Rm 1A102 Biloxi MS 39531

POINT OF CONTACT*

C. Robert Oravetz / Contracting Officer Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System 400 Veterans Avenue BLDG 5, Rm 1A102 Biloxi, MS 39531

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery VA Medical Center (and associated facilities in the vicinity) 1500 E Woodrow Wilson Drive Jackson MS

POSTAL CODE 39216

COUNTRY USA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL https://www.va.gov/

URL DESCRIPTION VA

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS christopher.oravetz@va.gov EMAIL DESCRIPTION CO e-mail address

Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this amendment is the following:

1). Provide responses to contractor questions about this solicitation.

2). Confirm that the period for acceptance of offeror/contractor questions about this solicitation has ended.

All other terms and conditions of this solicitation remain the same unless updated through/with subsequent amendments to this solicitation.

Contractor Questions and Responses / Solicitation 36C25623Q1068 Non-Emergency, Patient Ground Transportation Services

G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery VAMC (and associated facilities) 1500 E Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39216 PWS Ref=Section in PWS if referenced

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Contractor Question

Government Response

N/A Where do I sign on B.A.A? The solicitation stipulated that offerors/contractors “Complete, sign, include, and submit as part of quote/offer:

“Business Associate Agreement (BAA)” however it was not specifically annotated where the signature should be provided. To be more specific offerors/contractors should complete and sign the signature block area on page 5 of the agreement.

N/A How do I fill out the tabulation tool. The solicitation stipulated that offerors/ contractors do the following: “As part of VOLUME 2 – PRICE Volume offerors/contractors are required to complete and submit the spreadsheet entitled “Pricing Tabulation Tool.” In the spreadsheet offerors/contractors need to fill in blocks C5-C9, C13-C17, C21-C25, C29- C33, and C37-C41 with their unit pricing for each respective CLIN. The corresponding amounts in Block D will self-populate once pricing has been entered as formulas have been built into the spreadsheet.

N/A How do I fill out the pricing/volume chart? For each respective CLIN in the Price/Cost Schedule offerors/contractors need to complete the Unit Price and Amounts blocks with their proposed pricing for each line item requested for the performance periods indicated. The amounts in the Price/Cost Schedule must mirror the amounts in the Pricing Tabulation Tool spreadsheet.

N/A What does “Hired Car” mean on pricing/volume chart?

“Hired Car” was not specifically defined in the solicitation however a hired car would be a car/vehicle/automobile that an offeror/contractor would obtain, rent, or otherwise utilize for a short period of time to execute services under this contract (i.e.

to pick up a patient to transport to and from a medical appointment at an associated VA facility).

N/A I am not a SDVOSB, or a Veteran. Can I still apply for this contract? However, my business is registered under sam.gov.

No. Offers/quotes shall only be accepted from eligible, SDVOSB offerors/contractors as defined by the solicitation. Please refer to page 2 of the solicitation which states the following: “This solicitation has been set aside 100% for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (Total SDVOSB Set Aside) who meet the following conditions: 1). Be actively registered and appear in SBA VetCert https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ as a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and 2). Meet the small business size standard requirement for the applicable NAICS code for this procurement (485991 - Special Needs Transportation / Size Standard of $15 million). Offerors/contractors who are SDVOSB’s in (or as part of) a joint venture agreement must appear as a joint venture entity in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.”

Paraphrased Question: Is this acquisition solely for Emergent Transportation or is this acquisition for Non-Emergent Transportation whereby a veteran would be picked up and dropped off at their appointment under non-emergency circumstances?

This acquisition is NOT for a future ambulance contract, and it is noted that Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) (which would pertain to an emergency related ambulance contract) were removed from the solicitation and the Performance Work Statement. In the Performance Work Statement (and in other areas of the solicitation) the government states that they are seeking the following services “Non-Emergency, Patient Ground Transportation Services”

CTR Questions and Responses 36C25623Q1068