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7. ADMINISTERED BY

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER

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6. ISSUED BY

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NUMBER

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

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10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

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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

(REV. 11/2016)

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:

D. OTHER

BY

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

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Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.243 (Type or print) (Type or print) (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

(Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (If other than Item 6) (Specify type of modification and authority) (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

(If required)

(SEE ITEM 11)

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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) None 36C618 Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

Daniel Vagts 316 Robert Street N. STE. 506 St. Paul

MN

55101 Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

Steven Yale 316 Robert Street N. STE. 506 St. Paul

MN

55101 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26318R0695 11-07-2018

X This amendment is to clarify the evaluation factors.

Daniel Vagts Contracting Officer

EVALUATION FACTORS:

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offer:

(1) Technical Capability

(a) Certifications / Specialization

(b) Experience

Relative Importance: Technical Capability and Past Performance will be afforded primary emphasis with Technical Capability being more important than Past Performance. Past Performance is more important than Veterans Preference. Sub-factors within the technical evaluation are equal importance. Evaluation factors other than cost/price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost/price.

FACTOR 1 - TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

Offers will be evaluated on the following sub-factors:

Technical Sub Factor A – Certifications / Specialization:

· Board certified in family medicine.

· Board certified in internal medicine.

· Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

· Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Number

Technical Sub Factor B - Experience:

· Experience in performing diagnostic evaluations of medical conditions.

· Experience in performing independent medical evaluations.

· VA experience to include use of the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS).

FACTOR 2 – PAST PERFORMANCE

An offeror’s past performance is important in determining its ability to successfully perform required services. The government is especially interested in recent and relevant past performance that relates very closely to the requirement set forth in the performance-based work statement.

1. Identify the type and scope of practice for the past three (3) years addressing professional background, experience and level of professional competence.

2. Provide a list of no more than five (5) of the most relevant contracts performed for Federal agencies and commercial customers within the past three (3) years, including name, address, telephone number, and email address of contract key personnel.

3. Provide documentation of any past/pending malpractice/tort claims.

4. Provide a list of four (4) professional references.

FACTOR 3: VETERANS PRFERENCE

In accordance with Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 852.215-70, the VA shall evaluate offerors based on their service-disabled veteran-owned or veteran-owned small business status and their proposed use of eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and veteran-owned small businesses as subcontractors.

Eligible service-disabled veteran-owned offerors (SDVOSB) will receive full credit, and offerors qualifying as veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB) will receive partial credit for the Veterans Preference evaluation factor. To receive credit, an offeror must be registered and verified in Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database. (http://www.VetBiz.gov).

Non-veteran offerors proposing to use service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or veteran-owned small businesses as subcontractors will receive some consideration under this evaluation factor. Offerors must state in their proposals the names of the SDVOSBs and VOSBs with whom they intend to subcontract and provide a brief description of the proposed subcontracts and the approximate dollar values of the proposed subcontracts. In addition, the proposed subcontractors must be registered and verified in the VetBiz.gov VIP database (http://www.vetbiz.gov).

Non-veteran offerors not proposing to use services-disable veteran-owned small businesses or veteran-owned small businesses as subcontractors will receive no consideration under this evaluation factor.

FACTOR 4: PRICE

The offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price standpoint. In determining the competitive range, price will be considered. Unreasonably low or incomplete proposed prices may be grounds for eliminating a proposal from competitive either on the basis that either the offeror does not understand the requirement or the offeror has made an unreasonable or incomplete price proposal.

For the purposes of the award of this Contract, the Government intends to evaluate the option to extend services under FAR 52.217-8 as follows: The evaluation will consider the possibility that the option can be exercised at any time, and can be exercised in increments of one to six months, but for no more than a total of six months during the life of the contract. The evaluation will assume that the prices for any option exercised under FAR 52.217-8 will be at the same rates as those in effect under the contract at the time the option is exercised. The evaluation will therefor assume that the addition of the price or prices of any possible extension or extensions under FAR 52.217-8 to the total price for the basic requirement and the total price for the priced options has the same effect on the total price of all proposals relative to each other, and will not affect the ranking of proposals based on price, unless, after reviewing the proposals, the Government determines that there is a basis for finding otherwise. This evaluation will not obligate the Government to exercise any option under FAR 52.217-8.

In accordance with FAR 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns, offers will be evaluated by adding a factor of 10 percent to the price of all offers, except offers from HUBZone small business concerns that have not waived the evaluation preference; and otherwise successful offers from small business concerns.

Although the price proposal is lower than the others in importance, it will contribute to the source selection decision. The price proposal will be evaluated in terms of fairness and reasonableness. After an evaluation of the Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Veterans Preference criteria have been completed, price will be compared against these evaluations to determine the combination that is most likely to provide the best value to the Government, utilizing the tradeoff process.