36C25719Q0871-001.docx

FedBizOpps Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation Rev. March 2010 V Air Ambulance Services for the El Paso Veterans Health Care System 75137 36C25719Q0871 06-20-2019 N 621910 Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 17 - RPO West NCO 17 Network Contracting Activity 124 E. Hwy 67 Duncanville, Texas 75137 Victoria Rone, Contracting Officer Victoria.Rone3@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs El Paso VA Health Care System VA Medical Center 5001 N Piedras St El Paso, Texas 79930

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Victoria.Rone3@va.gov The purpose of this amendment to Solicitation Number: 36C25719Q0871 is to address questions submitted by the Question listed within the original solicitation due date and time only.

Do you have the volume of transports for recent years for each of the 10 destinations available for us?

Depends, sometimes no request has been issued, depends on the Veteran and when they need support, all requests are for one-way destinations.

Do you have the estimated volume of transports for the coming years available for us?

Between 15-20, last year there was only 10 requests.

What happens if another destination not listed is requested during the period of the contract?

A modification will result.

Would that be quoted independently on a case by case basis?

Yes, case by case basis dependent upon the terms.

What happens with multiple simultaneous flight requests?

There has never been multiple simultaneous flight requested at the same time.

At what point does the 2-hour response window get suspended?

Hasn’t occurred.

What is the interval for payment after the monthly invoice is approved?

Invoices are submitted monthly in arrears electronically. Following the submission the invoice is then certified by the certifying official at the hospital following an audit carried out by the COR on the invoice. Following certification FSC Austin then issues payments. Invoices are not paid by the VAMC or by contracting and are usually paid within 30 days.

I have received numerous requests to partner with various entities to service this contract. None of them are air ambulance providers. They are just disabled veteran owned entities. How can they even respond to the RFQ? Is subcontracting allowed for this RFQ?

This requirement is a 100% Total Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 8127(d). In order to be eligible for award an offeror must be certified/verified in VetBiz (www.vip.vetbiz.gov), and small for the applicable NAICS code at the time of the quote submission and at the time of award. Status as a qualified SDVOSB concern is under the authority of 38 CFR Part 74 in accordance with the VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Part 819. Eligibility determination is performed by the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE). Only qualified offerors may submit bids. See VAAR 852.219-10 and 852.219-10 and 852.219-74.

The Question submission date and time of Thursday, June 13, 2019, 8:00am CST is closed.

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