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5. PROJECT NUMBER (if applicable)

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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

9B. DATED

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10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED

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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

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

STANDARD FORM 30

PREVIOUS EDITION NOT USABLE

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)

(SEE ITEM 13)

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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) 02-08-2019 N/A 36C618 Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

Attn: Steve Porwoll 316 Robert Street N. STE. 506 St. Paul

MN

55101 Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

316 Robert Street N. STE. 506 St. Paul

MN

55101 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26319R0041

X x one (1) The purpose of this amendement is to extend the closing date to 02-20-2019, EST 10:00AM. Directed to steven.porwoll@va.gov.

See below questions and answers.

Daniel Vagts Contracting Officer

Questions & Answerers (responses in red):

1. Can you please tell me if this is a new requirement? - This Service is in place currently.

2. If not, who is the incumbent, and what is the contract number? - N/A

3. Will the doctor need to be board certified in Addiction Medicine? - No Or will the VA accept psychiatrists that are trained in Adult psychiatry? - Yes

4. Will the VA consider doctors that are not currently board certified? - Prefer someone who is Board Certified but not required.

5. Due to the doctor needing to be comfortable with Psychopharmacology, are there specific skills or experience needed with Schedule 2 Narcotics (Suboxone)? - Suboxone prescribing not required

6. Will there be on call required? If so, what is the estimated on-call average? - Section 3.1 PWS – no on call, no holidays

7. With there being in-patient requirements can you please confirm the following: # of beds in in-patient ward – 10 beds, locked unit Support staff for unit, will doc be rounding on all patients or just their patients? - Usually additional Psychiatry assistance will be on the unit (a Psychiatric or Medical NP and IDT personnel). Rounding will occur on all patients that are on the unit. Census varies.

8. Do you really need a subcontracting plan? Do you have an actual plan listed as I don’t see one that we can fill out. Is this a general plan or a plan specifically for this need? - No subcontracting plan required

9. Do you really need CD Rom? Instructions say to email so didn’t know if that was a typo. We have network computers here believe it or not and no one has access to a CD Rom drive on any of our machines here. Crazy right? No one ever asks that any more. Was wondering how we can get around that? - CD Rom is not required, please email all proposals directly to steven.porwoll@va.gov

10. The work schedule says M-F 8:00am to 4:30pm but also says work from 8:00am to noon on Saturday. However, it says it’s a 40 hour work week. Please clarify. Thanks. - Section 3 PWS under VA Hours of Operation - The Business hours for our service line are M-F 0800-1630 and Saturdays 0800-noon. The work schedule for this locums would be M-F 0800-1630 with 30 minutes non-paid lunch/break.

11. The solicitation states on page 66, paragraph 4 that proposals will be accepted by email only. However, in the last paragraph of page 66, it also states that the offeror is required to submit a copy of the RFP response on CD-ROM along with the printed copy. Can you confirm if email submission is acceptable or if we need to submit hard copies? - CD Rom or mailing is not required, please email all proposals directly to steven.porwoll@va.gov

12. Then, if printed copies Are required, it states that they should Not include Marketing or promotional material. Does that include a company logo or is a logo only OK? - CD Rom is not required, please email all proposals directly to steven.porwoll@va.gov

13. Would 100% tele mental health from home be considered for outpatient if the Psychiatrist has experience in providing tele mental health services from home? - No