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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.

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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.

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

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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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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) None Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 855 M Street, Suite 1020 Fresno

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93721 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 855 M Street, Suite 1020 Fresno

CA

93721 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26124Q0835 08-06-2024

X X X

Due Date Extended to 08/28/2024 12:00 PM X The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Answer vendor questions

2. Extend the solicitation due date. The solicitation due date is extended to 08/28/2024 12:00 PM PST

IMPORTANT: Offeror must sign and acknowledge this amendment and return with quote.

Emily Trinh Contracting Officer Solicitation Questions and Answers

Temporary Social Worker Staffing Services - Mental Health

1.) Will clinicians be expected to drive between physical locations during the day or will be the assigned one site per day? If so, would the government consider adding a line-item for mileage reimbursement for miles traveled between sites?

a. Contracted employee would be assigned to one location; however, the contractor would be expected to staff for all of the locations if needed.

b. Driving between locations is not required. Employee would be scheduled at one location.

2.) What is the anticipated breakdown or scheduling amongst working sites?

a. On an as needed basis.

3.) What is the anticipated patient volume per day per site?

a. In terms of anticipated patient volume per day, it’d be about 6 clinical hours/daily.

4.) How far in advance will schedules be delineated to clinicians?

a. Contracted employee will have an established tour of duty and consistent clinical schedule that will be determined at the start their assignment. Revisions to tour or schedule may be implemented based on assessment of programmatic need and will be worked out with appropriate advanced notice to allow for contractor and/or program considerations.

5.) Is the solicitation and information posted on SAM.gov the best to go off of for the time being, is the effort slated to be awarded before the incumbent contract expires in September, is a SDVOSB set-aside used for this requirement, are responses due on the 22nd of August, and lastly is this a single award IDIQ?

a) The solicitation outlines the terms and conditions and provides a performance work statement that outlines the Government's requirement.

b) The effective date of the resultant contract is 10/01/2024.

c) Quotes are due August 28th by 12:00 PM PST. Please check all amendments for any changes.

d) Yes, the resultant contract is a Single Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

6.) Can you forward the performance work statement, please.

a) The performance work statement can be found in section B.3 Performance Work Statement (PWS) within the solicitation document 36C26124Q0835. Please check all amendments for any changes.

7.) At this time, could you please provide information on the position locations that the government expects to be included on the Purchase Order (PO)?

8.) Would you kindly confirm if this is an entirely new effort or is there an incumbent currently providing these services? If so, would you please provide the incumbent contract details?

a) You may obtain answers to the above questions by submitting a Freedom of Information Act request?

9.) Can we submit the subcontractor's past performance if we do not have any relevant past performance?

a) For past performance, please submit your company's past performance records.

10.) Can you confirm if this is a SDVOSB set-aside bid?

a) Yes, this requirement is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside.