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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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

(REV.

11/2016) 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 ITE M 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 r eference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS

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PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

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BY

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

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DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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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AND TITLE OF SIGNER

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Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.243 (Type or print) (Type or print) (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

(Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (If other than Item 6) (Specify type of modification and authority) (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

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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

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 00002 03-29-2018 None Department of Veterans Affairs NCO22-Gilbert Network Contracting 3601 S. 6th Avenue Tucson AZ 85723 Department of Veterans Affairs NCO22-Gilbert Network Contracting 3601 S. 6th Avenue Tucson AZ 85723 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25818Q0069 02-26-2018

X X X

10:00 AM MST, 04/20/2018

N/A.

The purpose of this amendment is to:

A. Answer questions about the RFQ received by 03/28/18.

B. Extend the due date and time to 10:00 am Mountain Standard Time (MST) 04/20/18.

C. Provide a new cut off date for question

s. New cut off is 04/02/18 8:00 am MST D. Provide a past performance questionnaire (PPQ) with the revised due date. PPQ received by 03/30/18 do not need to be resent on the new form.

E. Provided a revised SF1449 and B.3 Price Schedule to correct the estimated start date. See attached.

L. Danielle Sepulveda Contracting Officer Question 1: Can you provide a list of the Key Personnel positions and how many of each Key position are required?

VA Answer: Radiologist are the key personnel, it is a PWS you propose the number of personnel in order to meet the requirement.

Question 2: Due date is March 30, 2018. Confirm time zone for Noon deadline is MST.

VA Answer: Tucson, Arizona is in Mountain Standard Time (MST) https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/phoenix The due date and time has been extended to 04/20/18 at 10:00 am MST.

Question 3: Presolicitation Notice states the anticipated period of performance as 10/01/2018 – 9/30/2019. The Solicitation Notice identifies the estimated base period as 07/01/2018 – 06/30/2019. Is July 1, 2018 the desired start date?

VA Answer: No, see attached revised SF 1449 and B.3 Price Schedule for an estimated 10/01/18 start date. Note the price schedule has formula’s embedded so you see zeros for the estimated sub total for all sub CLINS and grand total section. Complete only the unit price for each subclin (ex 0001AA, 0001AB etc.)

Question 4: If our doctors are already Federally Credentialed for another VA VISN, are their credentials transferrable to your facility? Can this expedite your credentialing process?

VA Answer: Credentialing is the responsibility of each VA facility, we will try to expedite in order to meet the start date of 10/01/18.

Question 5: Is there a preferred organizational structure for the “Submittal Items”? Do you want them organized into volumes, or submitted individually?

VA Answer: This acquisition (RFQ) is conducted using the procedures in FAR 13.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures and VAAR 873 Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Health-Care Resources. There is not a preferred organization structure for submittal items, formatting requirements, or page limitations. The size limit for each email received in the VA’s email system is 5MB.

Question 6: Will there be an extension for this proposal? If so, will the deadline for submitting PPQs be extended as well?

VA Answer: Yes there is an extension for quotes, see Question #2.

Question 7: Are there any formatting requirements for this response, e.g., font style, font size, page limitations, file size?

VA Answer: See response to question #5.

Question 8: Is there a page limit for the Management Plan? If so, is anything excluded from the page limit?

Question 9: Is there a page limit for the resumes?

Question 10: The place of performance is stated as being “off-site to the VAMC at the Contractor’s location”; yet “Working at a busy tertiary care hospital” is listed as desirable experience. Would the VA consider eliminating this requirement since the personnel will not be working on-site at the hospital?

VA Answer: No, that is not the only desirable experience listed, there are other categories of work experience.

Question 11: Is there are any size limit requirements/limitations when sending the RFP Proposal?

VA Answer: This is a request for quote (RFQ), the size limit for each email received in the VA’s email system is 5MB.

Question 12: Page 46 of the RFP in the chart states: "Certificates of Completion for Cyber Security and Patient Privacy Training Courses need to be submitted before receiving an account on VA Network and annual training and new hires. Upon quote and upon renewals." Are these courses taken as part of their TMS training after award? If so, is "upon Quote" misstated?

VA Answer: Yes, training certificates of Contractor staff will be required after award, but before services can start. Certificates of Completion for Cyber Security and Patient Privacy Training are not required with your Quote.

See attached document: SF1449 36C25818Q0069.

See attached document: B.3 Price Schedule 36C25818Q0069.

See attached document: ATTACHMENT 8 Past Performance Questionnaire due 04 20 18.