36C26020Q0049-0002000.docx

36C26020Q0049 0002

5. PROJECT NUMBER (if applicable)

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ADMINISTERED BY

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER

CODE

6. ISSUED BY

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NUMBER

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED

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10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED

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1. CONTRACT ID CODE

FACILITY CODE

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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 ITEM 10A.

15C. DATE SIGNED

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERE

D 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 amendmen t, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER

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

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

STANDARD FORM 30

PREVIOUS EDITION NOT USABLE

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.)

(If required)

(SEE ITEM 11)

(SEE ITEM 13)

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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) 03-06-2020 663A Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 20 1495 Wilmington Drive, Suite 360 DuPont WA 98327 663A Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 20 1495 Wilmington Drive, Suite 360 DuPont WA 98327 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26020Q0049 02-14-2020

X X X

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO

POST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

A. Questions and Answers are on page 2.

B. There are no other changes to the solicitation as a result of this amendment, and all other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

POC at Contracting, Darlene Anderson, 253-888- 4905 Darlene.Anderson4@va.gov

DARLENE ANDERSON

Contracting Officer

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Questions and Answers:

Question 1: Given that the current contract ends 1/31/2020 [sic], do you anticipate being able to execute a new contract before then, or might there be an amendment to extend the current one until the new one is in place? Or will the new contract be retroactive to 4/1/2020?

Answer 1: The current contract ends 3/31/2020. The current contract has Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES, which says the Government has the option to extend up to 6 months. It’s possible that the current contract could be extended. In the Request for Quotations, both the B.5 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE and the D.4 PRICE WORKSHEET (in Amendment 0001 it’s called A.1 PRICE WORKSHEET) state, “Period of Performance (POP) dates may change at contract award.” The VA most likely will not make the new contract retroactive to 4/1/2020.

Question 2: With new developments in treatment practices, we are finding that typical stays may be closer to 8 than 5 days on average. We assume it would be advisable to reflect this in our “Price” section, yes?

Answer 2: The D.4 PRICE WORKSHEET (in Amendment 0001 it’s called A.1 PRICE WORKSHEET) is priced per day so please do not reflect the average number of days. All companies responding to the Request for Quotations are to base their quotes on the same number of estimated days (Contract Line Item Numbers [CLIN] 0001AA, 0001AB are estimated at 331 days, and CLINs 0001AC, 0001AD, and 0001AE are estimated at 332 days).