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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

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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

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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

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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) 09/16/2022 None NCO 20 Network Contracting Office

ATTN: V4CONT

1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd Bldg.17, Suite B428 Vancouver WA 98661 NCO 20 Network Contracting Office

ATTN: V4CONT

1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd Bldg.17, Suite B428 Vancouver WA 98661 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26022R0023 09-09-2022

X X X Sep 16, 2022 16

:00 PT

See CONTINUATION Page X The purpose of this amendment is to post questions received and the Government responses regarding this solicitation.

Please see continuation pages for solicitation questions and the Government responses.

Proposal due date remains Sept 16, 16:00 (PT)

There are no other changes to the solicitation as a result of this amendment.

Solicitation Questions | Government Responses

1. Are contractor employees provided a physical workspace within VA office structure?

Government Response: No.

1. As travel looks to be substantial, will contractors be allowed to invoice travel costs in support of veteran assistance, home visits, housing assistance, etc.?

Government Response: No.

1. Will contractors be provided government furnished equipment?

Government Response: No.

1. Is this a staffing contract or is the contractor required as part of the contract to develop process and procedures surrounding the effort?

Government Response: There are National policies and requirements for the Community Housing and Outreach Services (CHOS) Program that must be followed when providing care to our Veterans. Vendors will not need to develop a process or procedure for anything that is already covered in these policies.

1. How many FTEs are being requested through this solicitation (is there a breakdown by location that can be shared)?

Government Response: The contract requires a caseload of 280 Veterans. With the staff to Veteran ratio being 35:1, that would break down to 8 FTEs plus a Housing Specialist and Supervisor. So a total of 10 staff. A Housing Specialist is not required, but helpful to have on staff.

1. In Section 3.1.5.h, page 12 of 86, the RFP states “The Contractor shall provide transportation for clients to attend appointments, PHA, SSA, landlords and benefits…” Question – Please confirm that local travel to perform these tasks will be billable to the Government. If it is not, will the Government please provide historical/utilization data as it relates to transportation for clients, to include home visits?

Government Response: Travel is not billable to the Government. Historical data regarding transportation is not available. Many of our HUD-VASH Veterans require transportation support.

1. In Section 4.3, page 17 of 86, the RFP states “Contractor shall have procedures in place to ensure Veterans clients have 24/7 access to case management services which shall include crisis management and referral.” Question – How is the current contractor satisfying this requirement?

Government Response: A phone is rotated among the team that is to be used for Veteran’s to contact the team 24/7.

1. Is there a file size limitation for the email submissions?

Government Response: A file size limit is not known. Technical Subfactor 2 is limited to a nine page response. Technical Subfactors 1 and 3 are three pages.

1. Can Offerors use 10pt Times New Roman in tables and figures?

Government Response: As long as the pages do not go above the page limit.

1. For Part III Past Performance, does the government require anything other than the PPQs submitted via our contract evaluators? If so, what is the page limitation on the narrative for each of the three contracts?

Government Response: PPQs must be emailed from the evaluators directly to the Veterans Affairs contract specialist. The page limitation is for the three technical subfactor responses.

1. Due to the short turnaround time and holiday weekend, we kindly request a one week extension so Offerors have adequate time to provide the VA with the best possible proposal responses and allow our PPQ respondents enough time to submit the forms.

Government Response: The Government proposal due date remains Sep 16, 2022 16:00 (PT).