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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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(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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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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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 10-28-2021 36C257 Department of Veterans Affairs VHA RPO West - NCO 17 Health Care Resources Branch 1 11495 Turner Road El Paso TX 79936-1372 Francisco Valentin-Rivera - 915-217-1251 francisco.valentin-rivera@va.gov 36C257 Same as block # 6.

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25721Q1379 09-21-2021

X X X

2:00 PM ET, 11/12/2021

See CONTINUATION Page X

See Continuation Page for details.

Carlos Jaquez Contracting Officer

CONTINUATION PAGE

The purpose of this amendment is described as follows:

1. The due date of RFQ 36C25721Q1379 is extended from 10/05/2021 to 11/12/2021 at 2:00 PM ET.

2. Period of Performance (POP) changed to:

Base year: 1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022 Option Year 1: 1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023

3. Section B.2 Schedule of Services is updated as follows:

Estimated Quantities:

The estimated quantities on the Schedule of Services are the yearly projected hours for each contract line item. Contractual minimum and maximum: the guaranteed minimum contract hours, including the base year and any option years exercised, is 160 hours and the maximum contract hours, including the base year and any option years exercised, shall not exceed 4,980 hours. The Government does not guarantee that it will place any orders under this contract in excess of the guaranteed minimum award amounts.

Period of Performance:

Base Year: January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022

Annual Cost

KEY PERSONNEL

NAME:____________

TITLE:____________

NAME:____________

TITLE:____________

Option Year 1: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023

Annual Cost

KEY PERSONNEL

NAME: ____________

TITLE: ____________

NAME: ____________

TITLE: ____________

4. Section B.3 Performance Work Statement has been updated as follows:

A. Added Paragraph 2.10. for Vaccine Mandate.

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2.10. Vaccine Mandate:

2.10.1. VHA Supplemental Contract Requirements for Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors.

2.10.1.1. Contractor employees who work in or travel to VHA locations must comply with the following:

a. Documentation requirements:

1) If fully vaccinated, shall show proof of vaccination.

i. NOTE: Acceptable proof of vaccination includes a signed record of immunization from a health care provider or pharmacy, a copy of the COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card (CDC Form MLS-319813_r, published on September 3, 2020), or a copy of medical records documenting the vaccination.

2) If unvaccinated and granted a medical or religious exception, shall show negative COVID-19 test results dated within three calendar days prior to desired entry date. Test must be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use or full approval. This includes tests available by a doctor’s order or an FDA approved over-the-counter test.

3) Documentation cited in this section shall be digitally or physically maintained on each contractor employee while in a VA facility and is subject to inspection prior to entry to VA facilities and after entry for spot inspections by Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) or other hospital personnel.

4) Documentation will not be collected by the VA; contractors shall, at all times, adhere to and ensure compliance with federal laws designed to protect contractor employee health information and personally identifiable information.

2.10.1.2. Contractor employees are subject to daily screening for COVID-19 and may be denied entry to VA facilities if they fail to pass screening protocols. As part of the screening process contractors may be asked screening questions found on the COVID-19 Screening Tool. Check regularly for updates.

a. Contractor employees who work away from VA locations, but who will have direct contact with VA patients shall self-screen utilizing the COVID-19 Screening Tool, in advance, each day that they will have direct patient contact and in accordance with their person or persons who coordinate COVID-19 workplace safety efforts at covered contractor workplaces. Contractors shall, at all times, adhere to and ensure compliance with federal laws designed to protect contractor employee health information and personally identifiable information.

2.10.1.3. Contractor must immediately notify their COR or Contracting Officer if contract performance is jeopardized due to contractor employees being denied entry into VA Facilities.

B. Updated Paragraph 3.1 for VA Business Hours:

3.1 VA Business Hours: El Paso VA Health Care System, Specialty 2 Ophthalmology/Optometry workday required Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:45 pm.

5. The following Clauses has been updated:

C.4 52.216-18 ORDERING (AUG 2020)

(a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from 1 January 2022 through 31 December 2023.

(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c) A delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when—

(1) If sent by mail (includes transmittal by U.S. mail or private delivery service), the Government deposits the order in the mail;

(2) If sent by fax, the Government transmits the order to the Contractor’s fax number; or

(3) If sent electronically, the Government either—

(i) Posts a copy of the delivery order or task order to a Government document access system, and notice is sent to the Contractor; or

(ii) Distributes the delivery order or task order via email to the Contractor’s email address.

(d) Orders may be issued by methods other than those enumerated in this clause only if authorized in the contract.

(End of Clause)

C.5 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than 160 hours, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor—

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of 1,992 hours;

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of 4,976 hours; or

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within one (1) days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.

(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within two (2) days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

(End of Clause)

C.6 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995)

(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum."

(c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after 31 December 2023.

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C.8 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed two (2) years.

(End of Clause)

6. The following sections of the ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS has been changed:

D. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

4. PRICE: In accordance with the SF 1449, insert proposed pricing for the firm-fixed priced LINs 0001 through 1001. In addition, perform the following:

1. Complete blocks 12, 17a, 30a, 30b and 30c of the SF1449. In doing so, the Offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the SOLICITATION with attachments. The SOLICITATION constitutes the model contract.

1. The Offeror shall submit proposed pricing for all LINs identified in the Schedule of Services. The extended amount must equal the dollar unit price multiplied by the number of units.

1. The Offeror shall complete the Schedule of Services with an all-inclusive unit price per hour (including all labor, incidental costs, and insurance premium payments for applicable insurance coverage) for the base and all option periods. Cost not incorporated into the Contractor’s price will not be reimbursed by the Government.

F. FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS

Formal communications such as requests for clarification and information concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in writing. All communications shall be conducted via email. Telephone, fax, and oral questions will not be accepted. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to Francisco Valentin-Rivera, Contracting Specialist at Francisco.Valentin-Rivera@va.gov and Carlos Jaquez at carlos.jaquez@va.gov by 2:00 PM ET November 5, 2021. The Government reserves the right to refrain from answering questions not meeting this timeline. Questions and answers will be compiled and posted via an amendment through Contract Opportunities.

7. FAR Clause 52.223-99 Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors. (OCT 2021) (DEVIATION) is hereby incorporated into this solicitation. The complete text is as follows:

52.223-99 Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors. (OCT 2021) (DEVIATION)

(a) Definition. As used in this clause -

United States or its outlying areas means—

(1) The fifty States;

(2) The District of Columbia;

(3) The commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands;

(4) The territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands; and

(5) The minor outlying islands of Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Atoll.

(b) Authority. This clause implements Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, dated September 9, 2021 (published in the Federal Register on September 14, 2021, 86 FR 50985).

(c) Compliance. The Contractor shall comply with all guidance, including guidance conveyed through Frequently Asked Questions, as amended during the performance of this contract, for contractor workplace locations published by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force Guidance) at https:/www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

(d) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in subcontracts at any tier that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation 2.101 on the date of subcontract award, and are for services, including construction, performed in whole or in part within the United States or its outlying areas.

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9. All other terms and conditions remain in full force and effect.

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