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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

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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

16C. DATE SIGNED

14. 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.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

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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.)

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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) 09-11-2018 36C259 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village

CO

80111 36C259 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village

CO

80111 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25918R0608 09-11-2018

X X X This Amendment is issued to accomplish the following:

1. The answers to the questions posted are on the following pages.

2. All other items remain unchanged. The due date remains Oct. 5, 2018.

Terry W. Whitfield Neuromonitoring Services Solicitation 36C25918R0608 Questions and Answers

1. Number of cases monitored per month? Annually?

Answer: Varies: 5-15 monthly / 80-120 Annually

2. What types of surgery? (Surgery mix) Answer: Standard spine, complex spine, brain, ENT? Spine, brain, General Surgery (Thyroid), some ENT

3. How many simultaneous cases are typically monitored?

Answer: Historically maybe 4 a year

4. How many evening (after 5 pm) weekend and holiday cases are monitored?

Answer: None; however, on call.

5. What is the average case length?

Answer: Average 5.5

6. Total number of surgeons?

Answer: Depends…. 15

7. Can you please elaborate on the 5 different CLINs that are labeled and structured as "Baseline - 180 each"? What does "Baseline" mean in this RFP?

Answer: In this case …we are anticipating 15 Calls a month for a total of 180 per year 800 is the number of hours allocated toward contract (max).

8. Can the government advise if there are any specific instructions with regards to “instructions to offerors” or page constraints related to this solicitation.

Answer: This was included in Combined Synopsis/Solicitation.

All offerors shall submit the following: Name and address of company, direct point of contact, Dun & Bradstreet number, business size, capability statement, copy of this solicitation with proposed pricing filled in, resume packets for nominees, and three (3) existing or completed government contracts that demonstrates the firm’s ability to meet the above requirement along with any other pertinent information.

All offers shall be sent to the POINT OF CONTACT via EMAIL. (SEE Point of Contact Information Below) This is an open-market combined synopsis/solicitation for services as defined herein.

The government intends to award a contract as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. To facilitate the award process, all proposals must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."

OR

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"

Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s).

Submission shall be received not later than 3:00 PM MST on October 5, 2018 at susan.protho@va.gov. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f).

Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to susan.protho@va.gov. All questions must be received no later than September 14, 2018 at 3:00 PM MST.

Point of Contact Susan M. Protho Contract Specialist SAO West, Network Contracting Office (VISN 19) Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center Department of Veterans Affairs 6162 South Willow Drive Suite 300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Telephone: (303) 712-5801 Fax: (303) 712-5824 Email: susan.protho@va.gov

* See attached document: Attachment 1 - Past Performance Questionnaire.