SF30 Amendment B1 Ambulance Transportation Services.pdf

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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

E. IMPORTANT:

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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

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.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

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Contractor

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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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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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A0001 05-10-2021 36C25721Q0768 N/A

Department of Veterans Affairs VISN17 Network Contracting Activity 7400 Merton Minter Blvd. (10N17/90C) San Antonio TX 78229

NCO 17

Department of Veterans Affairs North Texas Veterans Health Care Center 4500 S. Lancaster Road Dallas TX 75216

To all Offerors/Bidders

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

36C257210768

05-10-2021 X

X X

May 13, 2021 @ 4:00PM CST

X 1

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date for solicitation 36C25721Q0768 in order to answer vendor questions and give all parties enough time to submit accurate and precise proposals. The initial due date was 05/12/2021 @8:00AM CST. The new due date for solicitation 36C25721Q0768 is 05/13/2021 @ 4:00 PM CST.

a. See questions and responses - See Continuation Page

This is solicitation amendment A0001

Complete Section 15A - C Below

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Solicitation Number: 36C25721Q0768

Amendment Number: A0001

B1 Ambulance Transportation Services:

A. This amendment form is a part of the solicitation documents and amends the project solicitation as noted below. You must submit a signed copy of this amendment with your offer. Failure to do so may subject your offer to be disqualified. Amendments to the solicitation are as follows:

Questions

1. After reviewing several of the solicitations for North Dallas TX, I noticed there were no estimated quantities provided in the Price Schedule and we are not able to compete on a relatively equal and intelligent basis because without the estimated quantities, each offeror’s price could vary tremendously as there's no accurate "baseline" by which each offeror is bidding. Furthermore, we cannot estimate the number of vehicles, personnel, fuel and other operational costs required to adequately provide service for the contracts. Can you please provide estimated quantities for trips, mileage, wait time and any other applicable CLIN's you require? Thanks in advance for any assistance or clarification you can provide.

2. Can you tell me if these services are currently being performed by a contractor? If so, could you please provide the incumbent name as well as the contract number?

3. I'm a little confused I noticed the NAICS on all four Special Needs Transportation SF1449 says 621910 is this correct? The Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice has 485991?

4. SF1449 section 20 (Please review 52.212-2) on the price schedule there are no estimated runs listed.

Will an estimated number of calls be provided, or should I provide a quote without estimated runs?

5. We are new to federal contracting opportunities. We were under the impression if we responded to the sources sought there was a likelihood the set aside would be anything but SDVOSB. Are you able to explain the rationale behind how set asides are determined?

Our company a non SDVOB responded to the sources sought, hoping a non SDVOB set aside would be designated? I believe the last opportunity within this market was designated small business set aside. Do these types of opportunities ever get set aside for women owned or HUB?

6. If these requirements are being performed by a contractor currently or have been performed in the past, could you please provide the associated incumbent contract or task order numbers? If not, could you please tell me whether these are new requirements?

Governments Response

1. Please read the solicitation which provides the counties location/name in which the services are being requested: upon researching the counties; search for the veterans’ populations and do an estimated number off of that information. (Sample: Bell County, TX; Veterans populations 250k out of the 250k only 65% will be utilize the VA. 162,500 will utilize the VA System and out of that number only 35% will be eligible for Special Mode of Transportation; an estimated number of veterans; 56,875 will be eligible for Special Mode of Transportation for the whole Bell county.

2. This information can be found on Contracting Opportunities https://beta.sam.gov/content/home also FPDS https://www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/index.php/en/ which happens to be available for use to all prospective vendors.

3. Ambulance Transportation Services NAICS code should be 621910. Wheelchair Transportation Services NAICS code should be 485991.

4. Please see answer to question number 1. No estimated number of calls will be provided; please do an estimate off of the counties veterans populations.

5. Please review 38 U.S. Code § 8127 (d) https://www.va.gov/osdbu/docs/38USC8127and8128.pdf

6. This information can be found on Contracting Opportunities https://beta.sam.gov/content/home also

FPDS https://www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/index.php/en/ which happens to be available for use to all prospective vendors. These are new requirements

B. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.

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