36C26020Q0192-0001000.docx

36C26020Q0192 Amendment 0001 Continuation Page

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6. ISSUED BY

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

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3. EFFECTIVE DATE

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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

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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

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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.)

(If required)

(SEE ITEM 11)

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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) 03-26-2020 36C260 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 20 8524 N. Wall St.

Spokane WA 99208

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26020Q0192 03-24-2020

X x x x The purpose of this amendment is to answer a submitted question, clarify the CLIN structure and add items to the Performance Work Statement. See Continuation Page for further details.

This amendment must be signed and submitted with your offer.

Karen Rhodes Contracting Officer

1. A question was submitted: How many equipment techs are needed in total? I assume these techs will travel to several locations at times to support as needed.

Official Government Answer: Please replace the RFQ Section B.2 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE from the original RFQ with the below B.2 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE.

2. Within Section B.4 Performance Work Statement, make the following changes:

a. Add: 7.11 Clinical Engineer services shall include healthcare technology strategic planning, pre-purchase assessment, acquisition support, implementation coordination, equipment management, training, policy revision, and ongoing technical support.

b. Change section 8.1 from:

8.1 All contractor personnel shall possess the following qualifications:

Associates degree or higher, or equivalent (e.g., military training), as an electronics technician and/or Biomedical Equipment Technician. Minimum of three (3) years hospital/healthcare experience performing medical equipment maintenance.

Associates degree or higher, or equivalent (e.g., military training), as an electronics technician and/or Biomedical Equipment Technician. Minimum of three (3) years hospital/healthcare experience performing medical equipment maintenance.

c. Add 13.5 Contractor shall provide a qualified Clinical Engineer to perform assigned tasks. Tasks will be assigned and reviewed for completion on a weekly basis via conference call.

3. Change section E.2 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS ADDENDUM under Special Standards of Responsibility from:

SP1: Specialized Training. Personnel performing work under the contract shall have completed an associate degree or higher, or equivalent (e.g. military training) as an electronics technician and/or Biomedical Equipment Technician. Offeror shall provide a list of technicians and associated degree or certification requirements. This list needs to indicate if the technicians are employees of the offeror or if they are subcontract employees. If they are subcontract employees, please list the name of the subcontractor and percentage, type, and location of work that employee is anticipated to do.

SP2: Specialized Experience. Offeror shall provide a narrative that describes its specialized experience providing medical equipment maintenance in a hospital/healthcare environment. The narrative must include specialized experience of their technicians, performing a minimum of three (3) years hospital/healthcare experience providing medical equipment maintenance. Additionally, this list needs to specify if the employee is a direct employee of the offeror or if they will be sub-contracted employees. If they are subcontracted employees, indicate the name of the subcontractor, percentage, type, and location of work that employee is anticipated to do (broken out by station, technician, or equipment as applicable).

To now read:

SP1: Specialized Training:

Biomedical Technician personnel performing work under the contract shall have completed an associate degree or higher, or equivalent (e.g. military training) as an electronics technician and/or Biomedical Equipment Technician. Offeror shall provide a list of technicians and associated degree or certification requirements. This list needs to indicate if the technicians are employees of the offeror or if they are subcontract employees. If they are subcontract employees, please list the name of the subcontractor and percentage, type, and location of work that employee is anticipated to do.

Clinical Engineer personnel performing work under the contract shall have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering discipline. Offeror shall provide a list of engineers and associated degree requirements. This list needs to indicate if the engineers are employees of the offeror or if they are subcontract employees. If they are subcontract employees, please list the name of the subcontractor and percentage, type, and location of work that employee is anticipated to do.

SP2: Specialized Experience:

Offeror shall provide a narrative for the Biomedical Technicians that describes specialized experience providing medical equipment maintenance in a hospital/healthcare environment. The narrative must include specialized experience of their technicians, performing a minimum of three (3) years hospital/healthcare experience providing medical equipment maintenance. Additionally, this list needs to specify if the employee is a direct employee of the offeror or if they will be sub-contracted employees. If they are subcontracted employees, indicate the name of the subcontractor, percentage, type, and location of work that employee is anticipated to do (broken out by station, technician, or equipment as applicable).

Offeror shall provide a narrative for the Clinical Engineer that describes specialized experience providing experience as a Clinical Engineer or Biomedical Engineer in a hospital/healthcare environment. The narrative must include specialized experience of their Engineer, performing a minimum of three (3) years hospital/healthcare experience providing Clinical or Biomedical Engineering services. Additionally, this list needs to specify if the employee is a direct employee of the offeror or if they will be sub-contracted employees. If they are subcontracted employees, indicate the name of the subcontractor, percentage, type, and location of work that employee is anticipated to do (broken out by station, technician, or equipment as applicable).

4. Change E.10 52.212-2 EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014) under Special Standards of Responsibility from:

SP1: Specialized Training. Personnel performing work under the contract shall have completed an associate degree or higher, or equivalent (e.g. military training) as an electronics technician and/or Biomedical Equipment Technician.

SP2: Specialized Experience. Personnel performing work under the contract shall have specialized experience performing a minimum of three (3) years hospital/healthcare experience performing medical equipment maintenance.

To now read:

SP1: Specialized Training:

Biomedical Technician personnel performing work under the contract shall have completed an associate degree or higher, or equivalent (e.g. military training) as an electronics technician and/or Biomedical Equipment Technician.

Clinical Engineer personnel performing work under the contract shall have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering discipline.

SP2: Specialized Experience:

Biomedical Technicians performing under this contract must have specialized experience providing medical equipment maintenance in a hospital/healthcare environment, performing a minimum of three (3) years in a hospital/healthcare environment.

Clinical Engineers performing under this contract must have specialized experience providing services as either a Clinical Engineer or Biomedical Engineer in a hospital/healthcare environment, performing a minimum of three (3) years in a hospital/healthcare environment.

B.2 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician in accordance with the performance work statement – Anchorage VAMC

0001AA

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0001AB

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0001AC

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0001AD

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0001AE

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

0001AF

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician in accordance with the performance work statement – Boise VAMC

0002AA

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0002AB

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0002AC

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0002AD

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0002AE

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

0002AF

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician in accordance with the performance work statement – Portland VAMC

0003AA

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0003AB

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0003AC

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0003AD

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0003AE

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

0003AF

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician in accordance with the performance work statement – Roseburg VAMC

0004AA

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0004AB

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0004AC

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0004AD

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0004AE

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

0004AF

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician in accordance with the performance work statement – Seattle VAMC

0005AA

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0005AB

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0005AC

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0005AD

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0005AE

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

0005AF

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician in accordance with the performance work statement – Spokane VAMC

0006AA

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0006AB

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0006AC

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0006AD

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0006AE

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

0006AF

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician in accordance with the performance work statement – Walla Walla VAMC

0007AA

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0007AB

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0007AC

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0007AD

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0007AE

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

0007AF

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician in accordance with the performance work statement – White City VAMC

0008AA

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0008AB

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level I Technician-Entry Level

0008AC

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0008AD

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level II Technician - Mid Level

0008AE

Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

0008AF

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, biomedical equipment technician: Level III Technician - Senior Level

Services, non-personal, clinical engineer in accordance with the performance work statement - VISN

0009AA

OVERTIME - Services, non-personal, clinical engineer in accordance with the performance work statement

Travel - will be reimbursed in accordance with JTFR regulations. Includes airfare, lodging, rental car as agreed to between VA and Contractor on an as needed basis after award. This is not a priced line item.