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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

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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.

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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.

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Contractor

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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.

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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.

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 12-26-2018 N/A

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Department of Veterans Affairs VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21) VA Northern California HealthCare System 5342 Dudley Blvd, Bldg 209 McClellan CA 95652-2609

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Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs VA Northern California HealthCare System 3230 Peacekeeper Way, Bldg. 209 McClellan CA 95652-1012 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26119Q0176 12-19-2018

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The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to questions and requests for information.

All other terms and conditions remain in full force and effect.

Tracy Worrell Contracting Officer [Vendor Question; Government Response] December 26, 2018 Is the PWS in the solicitation similar to the current contract? If not similar, how is it different?

Yes

Will you consider past performance of the individual social worker candidates that we propose satisfactory in demonstrating substantial confidence?

Past Performance relates to the vendors ability to fill social worker position on previous contracts. Regarding individual social worker candidates, resumes will be reviewed for experience working with Veterans, Veteran issues, and coordinating with the VA for Veteran care.

Can you give us the estimated quantity for Item #’s AA, AB, AC?

Estimated quantities are listed in the price schedule. We do not have specific subCLIN estimates for each CLIN. However, Dept. of Mental Health is required to use LCSW/MFT.

If we decide to team with another company on this proposal, will the past performance of ONLY our teaming partner satisfy the past performance requirements for our team?

No, the sub-contracting plan must state percentage of work and responsibilities. Past performance of prime offeror will be evaluated.

On page 54, you state that this contract is an SDVOSB set-aside. Please confirm that this is NOT a SDVOSB set-aside.

This acquisition is a Total Small Business set-aside. All language indicating this requirement is a SDVOSB set-aside is omitted.

Can you provide more clarity on the basis for award? Will price be able to compensate for lack of past performance?

The Government is not assigning weight to the factors or listing them in any order of importance. An award will be made to the vendor that provided the best value to the Government based on price and non-priced factors.

The Price Schedule includes BSW however the requirements for Social Work Service indicates a Master’s Degree, please clarify if a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work is acceptable.

Proposing a BSW is optional. Proposing a BSW alone does not satisfy the minimum requirements. The minimum requirements include LCSW/MTF for Department of Mental Health and MA/MSW for Department of Social Work Services.

Are you requiring any supporting documents on the candidates i.e. resume, license, diploma, related certifications, etc.?

Supporting documentation is required to show candidates meet the minimum requirements stated in the Request for Quotation.

The PWS refers to ‘On Call’ services, but there is not an on-call CLIN or description of how on-call scheduling would work. Could you clarify if these positions are truly on-call - whereby the contractor operates a staffing registry and there is a response time to fill a need – or if there is consistent daily utilization at the facilities such that full-time resources can be utilized?

Social Workers for this contract are not utilized for when a staff member calls in ill, but we have used it and sought assistance when we have extended vacancies (i.e. between staff departure and hiring of new staff member), as well as for extended staff absences. Please refer to the estimated quantities on the RFQ. There are amounts we estimate we will utilize.

Section 28.1.1 of the Solicitation refers to a DPH license to operate requirement. Can you please clarify?

Being licensed by DPH is not required. This requirement is removed.