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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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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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MSO-2024-COM-0001

36C257 Department of Veterans Affairs VHA RPO West - NCO 17 Health Care Resources Branch 11495 Turner Road El Paso TX 79936-1372 Christopher Herrera - 915-217-1244 christopher.herrera5@va.gov

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To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25724Q0105 12-11-2023

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X December 21, 2023 @5:00 p.m. MDT See CONTINUATION Page

The purpose for this amendment is to:

a. Post the questions and answers to the solicitation.

All the terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Carlos Jaquez Contracting Officer

Questions and Answers for 36C25724Q0105 Interventional Cardiology and Electrophysiology Physician Services

1. Referencing Submittal Requirements: The instructions and evaluation factors do not mention a need to provide documentation for proposed candidates with the submission, but it is listed as due with quote submittal in the deliverables chart on page 25. Can you please confirm if candidate documentation (licenses, certifications, NPI, etc.) is due with offerors submittals?

When the award is made then that’s when we will require that the vendor submit the names of all candidates.

2. Referencing Qualifications and Duties: There does not appear to be any delineation between qualifications or duties specific each labor category. Can you please confirm if both services (Interventional Cardiology and Electrophysiology) have the same qualification requirements?

a. If not, please delineate any qualifications specific to each position.

Board Eligible and/ or Board Certified in Interventional Cardiology Board Eligible and/ or Board Certified in Electrophysiology

b. If so, could the same individual be listed under both CLIN 0001 and 0004?

No, they cannot be the same person.

3. Referencing Experience Requirements: We did not note any specific number of years’ experience required. Can you please confirm if this contract would allow for the placement of recent graduates as long as they meet all other PWS requirements?

As long as they meet all other PWS requirements and are Board Eligible and/ or Board Certified.

4. Referencing CLIN Completion: Due to the quick turnaround time for this submission, would the government “TBD” under the SUB-LIN descriptions for alternate key personnel in order to increase potential competition between qualified vendors?

When the award is made then that’s when we will require that the vendor submit the names of all candidates.

5. The intent is to understand if the following solicitation requirement found on page 60 of the Q502--Interventional Cardiology and Electrophysiology Services - 36C25724Q0105: “Proof of Indemnification and Medical Insurance”, is a credential that is required to be held by the prime contractor.

Yes

6. If this is a new request for Electrophysiology Physicians (1 FTE/1 PRN) and the Interventional Cardiology Physician (2 FTE/1 PRN), are these services presently being provided at this time?

Yes, the EP doctor just started a couple of weeks ago, Interventionist has been in the service for years.

7. If so, how many VA Int. Cardiologist FTE doctors are there? How many support staff is there in the department?

One (1).

8. What is the daily/weekly patient count and how many procedures are done on a daily/weekly basis?

25 to 30 per week.

9. Per the solicitation, the Interventional Cardiologist is On Call after hours during the week and weekends. What is the On Call rotation with the VA FTEs during the weeknights and weekends?

Shared with the other Doctor 50%

10. How frequently are the ON CALL Int. Cardiologist called in after hours?

Approx. 2 to 3 time a month

11. How many VA FTE Electrophysiology Physicians are there?

1 (One)

12. Per the solicitation the Electrophysiology Physician is not ON CALL and only works a "regular weekday schedule", is that correct?

That’s correct the Electrophysiologist Physician is not on call.

13. How many procedures does the EP perform daily/weekly? What is the average amount of hours spent in the OR on an average weekly basis?

The provider just started so we really don’t have that data.

14. Does the department manage the schedule and On Call scheduling?

Yes

15. If these services are not currently being provided at the VA, where are the patients needing this care being sent out to in the community?

They were being sent out to care in the community and we are starting to treat in the Heart Center.

16. Per the solicitation, the period of performance is scheduled to start on 1 January 2024. Will the contractor be held responsible for the missed time during the VA credentialing/security approval of the providers, as this may take several months to complete?

The period of performance will be adjusted accordingly.

17. If an offeror doesn't have the direct cardiology experience, will the government/VA consider other indirect experience (i.e., emergency medicine experience/VA medicine contract experience)?

Yes

18. I see the “Schedule of Services” information included in Part I (iii.) and in Part II (Price).

Please confirm where to put the information? Or if in both sections, how they might differ?

We will accept recent graduate, but this is a specialist position unable to accept without proper education.

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