RFP Amendment - 36C26222R0136 0001 - QA.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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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.

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

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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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0001 10/12/2022

36C262

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 22

4811 Airport Plaza Drive

Suite 600

Long Beach CA 90815

36C262

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 22

4811 Airport Plaza Drive

Suite 600

Long Beach CA 90815

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26222R0136

10-12-2022

X

X X x 1

The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to the questions received on Solicitation 36C26222R0136 -

Cardiovascular Technologist, Cardiac Sonographer, and Respiratory Therapists at VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS).

Please see pages 2-3 for a list of Questions and Answers.

There will be no more questions accepted in response to Solicitation 36C26222R0136.

Proposals are due by 10/28/2022 at 3:00pm PST.

Flora Ceponis, Contracting Officer

The following are Questions (Q) and Answers (A) received pertaining to Solicitation 36C26222R0136.

1. Q1: Is there an incumbent vendor or is this a new requirement?

A: Yes, there is an incumbent vendor.

Q1.1 Name/contact information of current incumbent providing the service.

A: JIT Staffing, LLC , DBA: Just in Time Staffing, Contract # VA262-17-D-0085

Q1.2 Current Contract Pricing?

A: Total Contract Price = $3,457,447.14

Q1.3 Current Contract Timeframe?

A: 12-month Base period plus (4) four 12-month option periods.

2. Q2: Will the VA evaluate anything submitted by vendors other than price and past performance (experience)?

A: Please follow evaluation and proposal submission instructions provided in Section E.2 Addendum to Far 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and Section E.9 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Per these sections of the RFP, the following factors will be used to evaluate offers Factor 1 – Experience & Factor 2 – Price.

3. Q3:Will VA consider proposed key personnel as an evaluation criteria?

A: No. Please follow evaluation and proposal submission instructions provided in Section E.2 Addendum to Far 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and Section E.9 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

Q3.1 Are Vendors required to submit candidates (key personnel)?

A: Please follow evaluation and proposal submission instructions provided in

Section E.2 Addendum to Far 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial

Products and Commercial Services, and Section E.9 52.212-2 Evaluation –

Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Resumes are not required in the RFP submission. Per Section 4 of the PWS, On-Boarding Requirements, “The Contractor shall submit the resume of any new candidate when requested by the COR and the Contractor shall make proposed candidates available for interview by the VASDHS program office”.

4. Q4: is there a “call back” rate of compensation if a technician is “on call” and is called into the hospital for a procedure?

A: Per Sections 19.8 and 19.9, only “on call” rates apply. The PWS does not accommodate a “call back” rate. A technician is on call during nights, weekends and holidays. If called in for a case, the regular or overtime rate will apply.

Q 4.1 What “call back” rate will be billed and for a minimum of how many hours should the technician go to the hospital and the procedure is cancelled?

A: N/A

5. Q5: Should the rates be a blended all-inclusive rate or just the base hourly rate and daily OT figured after they work 12s vs 8s?

A: Please see instructions provided in Section B.3 – Price/Cost Schedule.

“Prices for hourly rates in this schedule represent an all-inclusive rate including labor, incidental costs, overhead, and insurance premium payments for applicable insurance coverage. Costs not incorporated into the Contractor’s price will not be reimbursed by the Government.

California Overtime (OT) rates will apply to contract line-item numbers (CLINs) 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 4001, 4002, 4003, and 4004 in the schedule. See California Labor Code section

510. Offers shall include their offered OT rates in the schedule 0007, 1007, 2007, 3007 and 4007 as indicated. No shift differentials or non-local premiums will be paid.”

6. Q6: Do we need to be an active vendor on the FSS to participate in this bid?

A: This is an Open Market requirement.