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Contract Opportunity Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation R426 Hand Hygiene infection prevention monitoring Amendment to Answer Vendor Questions 75137 36C25721Q0680 04-23-2021 10:00

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519130 Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 17 - RPO West NCO 17 Network Contracting Activity 124 E. Hwy 67 Dallas TX 75216 Contracting Officer Matthew G. Clements matthew.clements2@va.gov 972-708-0800 Please submit quotes via email only.

Department of Veterans Affairs Audie L Murphy VAMC

ATTN: QUALITY MANAGEMENT

7400 Merton Minter San Antonio TX 78229

USA

matthew.clements2@va.gov VA email

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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 1

4. 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

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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:

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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.

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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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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 04-21-2021 36C257 Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 17 - RPO West NCO 17 Network Contracting Activity 124 E. Hwy 67 Duncanville TX 75137 36C257

NCO 17

Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 17 - RPO West 124 E. Hwy 67 Duncanville TX 75137 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25721Q0680 04-20-2021

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The purpose of this Amendment to Solicitation 36C25721Q0680 is to respond to questions submitted by potential offerors.

Please see continuation pages for answers to vendor questions.

Matthew G. Clements Contracting Officer Vendor Questions and Answers Solicitation: 36C25721Q0680

· Question: Do you already have existing hardware installed and are just looking for a cloud monitoring system to provide data collection and reporting? Or are looking for a full turnkey system with new sensors and tied into a cloud reporting system?

Answer: We are looking for a system that does not involve hardware installation. We are looking for a system that doesn’t require sensors and allows us to enter into a reporting system immediately upon purchase with no physical set-up or installation required.

· Question: Can you detail out more what is meant by "both standard direct observation and electronic monitoring"? Particularly electronic monitoring. Are there wearables? Or are there other methods of electronic monitoring? Will those methods have an API or method of transmitting the data?

Answer: We are looking for a system that does not involve any wearables or physical tracking mechanisms. Data will be entered by VA employees through the system.

· Question: What is the Joint Commission Resources (jcrinc.com) role in the RFQ? It appears to us that there is at least some desire for integration into their system. Is that correct? If so, will they be providing an API for data to post into their system? Our system is capable of integrating with other systems, and does so often, but only if the other system is cooperative and provides a method to do that. Or is this essentially a sole-sourced without being a sole-sourced RFQ for JCR as they already provide this service?

Answer: It would be preferable that the system can interface with JCR, but not required. We do not use JCR Targeted Solutions currently.

· Question: Is the desire to have a VA DNS/Domain point to this application (i.e. https://handwashing.va.gov) or is it to be a Offeror DNS/Domain (i.e. https://vahandwashing.vy.technology)?

Answer: The site can be entered through their own website.

· Question: What does the 4 Eaches represent in the "PROFESSIONAL SERICES [sic] - CUSTOM REPORT DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, INTEGRATION SERVICES" Price/Cost Schedule? Is that 4 reports? 4 hours? 4 months (presumed 8 hours per day, 5 days per week)?

Answer: Line Item 2 of the Price/Cost Schedule are 4 “Hours”

· Question: Are there a list of Observations that need to be recorded? Or is it basically In/Out of Room, Wash yes/no, Contact/Droplet/Airborne, Glove yes/no, Gown yes/no? And then tie that data to a facility and person, and that person tied to type of position (physician, nurse, consultant, etc...)

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Time of observation Location of observation Type of person observed (physician, nurse, etc.)

Going in / Leaving Room Handwashing performed yes/no If yes, soap or sanitizer If no, reason for not washing If no, what feedback was given on the spot

· Question: Will users be anonymous or non-anonymous? If non-anonymous, will there be a central repository of employees/users? Is that what the JCR integration is partially about? If not JCR, what system will provide the employees/users? If it is expected to be our system that maintains that, will the VA's IT department handle employee hire/terms and password resets or is that expectation also on the vendor?

Answer: Repository of users will be within the site.

It is expected that Infection Prevention staff will manage the repository of users, locations, roles, etc. with assistance from the vendor. Password resets should be able to be done by individual users.

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