36C26124Q0683 0002.pdf

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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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(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.

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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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Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21

3237 Peacekeeper Way, Bldg 200 Suite 204 McClellan Park CA 95652

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Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21

3237 Peacekeeper Way, Bldg 200 Suite 204 McClellan CA 95652

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26124Q0683

08-09-2024

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a. The purpose of this amendment is to answer vendor questions. Please see continuation pages for questions and answers.

Joshua Barrios Contracting Officer

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1. Per this contract MFT's are not allowed, is there any flexibility on that?

Per the SME and Associate Chief of Staff, VANCHCS is willing to accept Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) certified to write 5150s in Sacramento County, but not unlicensed MFTs. The Performance Work Statement (PWS) has been updated to reflect the changes – see Amendment 0001.

2. Are you looking for onsite services or telehealth services?

Onsite services only. Please see Sections 1.1 and 1.2 of the PWS for place of performance and details.

3. Section 2.7 Key Personnel states:

2.7.1 The VA Full Time Equivalency (FTE) for the services required is 0.25 VA FTE. FTE is defined by VA as a minimum of 80 hours every two weeks and does not include holidays.

Does this mean the contractor staff shall be PT employees working no more than 20 hours biweekly?

No, they would perform on-call evaluations on an as-needed basis. Please see Section 3.0 of the PWS for hours of operation. Section 3.2 has the Work Schedule, which states staff will work as needed.

4. Is this a new requirement? If not, who is the current incumbent and the contract number?

VA contract information can be found publicly on FPDS.gov or requested through the Freedom of Information Act.

5. What does 330 unit represent?

The number of estimated on-call psychiatric assessments (mental health evaluations) required in a year.

6. If the SW is on call, how long do they have time to get to the Sacramento unit?

There is no specific set amount of time stated in the PWS to get to the Sacramento unit, but please see Section 4.6.4.3 of the PWS which states: “Mather Emergency Department (ED) will contact on-call Licensed Independent Practitioner to complete a psychiatric assessment of a patient that is medically cleared in the Mather ED within 60 minutes.”

7. Can we request an extension on this RFQ?

The Government is unable to grant an extension at this time. Interested vendors will be notified if the RFQ is extended.

8. Is there a previous contract or is there an incumbent?

9. If this is a previous contract, how many mental health professionals are currently staffed?

10. Does the provider have to be based out of California or can they be based anywhere in the continental US as long as they are board certified and licensed in their specific state?

The services are for on-call onsite services; they would have to be licensed in California.

11. When is the estimated start date of this service?

Please see Section 1.3 of the PWS for estimated period of performance. Estimated start date of 10/01/2024.