36C25721R0087 0001.docx

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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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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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

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

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) None Department of Veterans Affairs Central Texas Veterans HCS 2002 Scott Blvd.

Temple

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76504 Department of Veterans Affairs Central Texas Veterans HCS 2002 Scott Blvd.

Temple

TX

76504 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25721R0087 07-02-2021

X X X

08/16/2021 at 10AM Central Time X The purpose of this amendment is to provide corrections to the solicitation and extend the date for receipt of proposals to 08/16/2021 at 10AM Central Time.

See continuation page for details and attached conformed solicitation.

Lindsey Hooge Contracting Officer

VA-VHA-2021-781C9D52

CONTINUATION PAGE

The following changes have been made to the Solicitation.

1. Paragraph 9 of the Performance Work Statement. - Retail Concession Agreement with Veterans Canteen Service (VCS): Has been changed to read:

9. RETAIL CONCESSION AGREEMENT WITH VETERANS CANTEEN SERVICE (VCS): Contractor shall enter into a retail concession agreement with the Veteran’s Canteen Service (VCS).

9.1. Sale of any additional eyewear purchases external to the dispensing, fitting and repair of eyewear under this contract to patients will be made at the expense of the Veteran and will not be billed as part of this contract. This includes possible upgrades to VA provided eyewear, as well as the purchase of eyewear not provided by the VA. The contractor is prohibited from recommending upgrades or services to Veterans but may acknowledge their availability.

9.2. Additionally, the contractor’s concessionaire agreement with the Veteran’s Canteen Service will handle upgrades to the standard frame and lenses provided through the VA for eligible Veterans, as well as services for ineligible Veterans, Veterans’ families, and VA employees and families, at their own expense. For the eligible Veterans who are seeking upgrades (special frames, tinting, etc.) not provided by VA prescription, the concessionaire agreement would provide an opportunity for the Veteran to obtain and pay for these upgrades. It also allows an alternative for the ineligible Veteran, Veteran’s families and VA employees, at their own expense.

2. C.6 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000) - Is hereby changed to read:

C.6 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 thirty (30) days of contract expiration; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least sixty (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 ten (10) years.

3. Section D – Contract Documents, Exhibits, or Attachments – Has been changed to read:

4. ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS, Part 3: Past Performance Proposal and Part 4: Miscellaneous is hereby changed to read:

· Part 3: Past Performance Proposal

· Past Performance:

The offeror shall provide a narrative demonstrating recent successful performance under contracts that they have successfully provided prescription eyeglass services and fabrication to include frames and lenses, eyeglass shipping, on-site fitting (optician) and necessary ancillary supplies (such as sample kits, repair kits and display racks/trays) in a hospital or medical center environment as a prime contractor within the last three (3) years (calculated from the solicitation issue date). For each referenced contract the offeror shall submit the following information:

Section 1 – Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information:

a) Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS Number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime contractor and Point of Contract (POC) within the prime contractor organization (name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone numbers).

b) If applicable, Government contracting activity, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer’s name, e-mail address, and telephone number.

c) If applicable, Government’s technical representative/COR name, and current e-mail address, and telephone number.

d) Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include Delivery Order Numbers also.

e) Contract Type (specific type, such as Firm-Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, Time & Materials, etc.) In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (Fixed-Price, Cost Reimbursement, Etc.).

f) Awarded price/cost

g) Final or projected price/cost

h) Delivery schedule (i.e. Number of Days to Deliver Eyeglasses and/or Optician Services Tours of Duty) Section 2 – Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1. The narrative should address ANSI and licensing compliance of previous contracts, describe the objectives achieved and detail how the effort is relevant to the requirements of this solicitation. In addition, the narrative description shall include at a minimum the following:

a) Information addressing whether previous contracts were for services in a health care related environment - large and rural geographical area of responsibility, schedule, unforeseen complications (i.e. Manufacturing Delays, COVID-19), or other unusual factors, and provide details on how the offeror overcame those challenges.

b) Subcontractors (Roles, Responsibilities, Percent of work) Section 3 – New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the Offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited. Information should be included in the proposal described in the sections above.

5. E.12 52.212-2 – EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), is hereby changed to read:

E.12 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Technical Acceptability Standard (Acceptable/Unacceptable) Factor 1 – Past Performance Factor 2 – Price

Past performance (Factor 1) is more important than price (Factor 2).

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

Explanation of Evaluation Approach:

Technical proposals will be evaluated as acceptable/unacceptable based on the technical acceptability standard established in the solicitation. Acceptable technical proposals will then be subject to a past performance/price trade-off with past performance being more important than price. Offerors that receive a rating of unacceptable for their technical proposal will not be considered for award.

Technical Acceptability Standard

· Lens and Frame Catalogs The VA will evaluate an Offeror’s Technical Acceptability related to the lens and frame catalog by reviewing the catalogs and determining whether the proposed lenses and frames identified in the catalogs meets or exceeds all stated requirements within the solicitation’s Instructions to Offerors.

Factor 1 – Past Performance The VA will evaluate an Offeror’s Past Performance by assessing the Offeror’s narrative response detailing their past performance providing prescription eyeglasses manufacturing services and Optician Services submitted in accordance with the solicitation’s Instructions to Offerors.

The VA will conduct a performance risk assessment based on the quality, relevancy and recency of the Offeror's past performance, as it relates to the probability of successful accomplishment of the required effort. Offeror’s are cautioned that the VA will review available past performance data available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). The VA reserves the right to obtain past performance information from any available source and may contact customers other than those identified by the Offeror when evaluating past performance. Since the VA may not necessarily interview all the sources provided by the Offeror’s, it is incumbent upon the Offeror’s to explain the relevance of the data provided. Offeror’s are reminded that the burden of proving low performance risk rests with the Offeror’s.

In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

Factor 2 – Price The Contracting Officer will check all price proposals to ensure that the price schedule was properly completed in accordance with RFP instructions (see Addendum to FAR 52.212-1). For evaluation purposes, the proposed unit prices will be multiplied by the estimated quantity for each LIN to determine an estimated total for each performance period, and then the estimated total for the base period and option period will be computed and used when determining best value.

Award will be made to the offeror that represents the best value to the Government. Price will be evaluated for reasonableness. The Government may award to a higher-priced offeror whose proposal receives a higher past performance confidence rating for its prior performance providing prescription eyeglasses manufacturing and onsite licensed optician services.

(End of Provision)

See attached document: 36C25721R0087 - Conformed Solicitation 0001.

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