36C26324Q0185 0001.pdf

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Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

2501 W. 22nd St.

Sioux Falls SD 57105

Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

2501 W. 22nd St.

Sioux Falls SD 57105

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26324Q0185

01-29-2024

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X X

02/01/2024 at 10:00 am CST

X one

Solicitation 36C26324Q0185 for HR Training Services at the VISN 23 VA Health Care System is hereby amended to provide questions, answers, and clarifications as detailed below.

Offerors are required to acknowledge this amendment by signing and returning one copy with their quote. The solicitation closing date and time remains to be 02/01/2024 at 10:00 am CST.

John Milroy Contracting Officer

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Solicitation 36C26324Q0185 Amendment A00001

Questions, Answers, and Clarifications

1. Paragraph 3.7 on Page 11 of document "36C26324Q0185" states: "The Contractor shall only use Government IT equipment for purposes specifically tied to or authorized by the contract and in accordance with Department of Veteran Affairs policy." Question: Will the VA provide the Contractor with Government IT equipment for these purposes? If so, what equipment will be provided and at what costs?

Answer: No government IT equipment will be provided for this contract.

2. Paragraph 3.11 on page 12 of document "36C26324Q0185", states, "Training. All Contractor employees assigned to this contract who create, work with, or otherwise handle records are required to take Department of Veteran Affairs-provided records management training."

Question: Will this training be provided at a cost to the Contractor or free? Will the training be in-person and require travel, or will it be available virtually?

Answer: As stated in a note below paragraph 3.11 (page 12) of the Solicitation, “[Note:

To the extent an agency requires contractors to complete records management training, the agency must provide the training to the contractor.]”. The VA will provide this training via an online format, prior to the required services being carried out.

3. Paragraph 1.2.3 on page 13 of the document, "36C26324Q0185," mentions a "valid security clearance." Question: Does this opportunity require Contractor staff to have a security clearance?

If so, what level is required?

Answer: No security clearance is required for this contract.

4. Regarding the virtual platform for the training, is TEAMS suitable for usage to deliver this training?

Answer: Microsoft TEAMS is an acceptable platform for conducting the virtual training.

5. Do the course/training materials for these courses currently exist?

Answer: The VA is seeking a training course which already exists in the commercial marketplace. Any vendors submitting an offer in response to this requirement should already have an HR training course, and all pertinent materials, available in the commercial marketplace.

6. Will the awardee be responsible for Instructional Design of (creating) the training materials and courses?

Answer: The VA is looking for a commercially available HR training course which already exists in the commercial marketplace. The VA is not seeking a contract to create a new training course.