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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

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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 ITE M 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 r eference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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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.

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) 11-01-2018 Department of Veterans Affairs Commodities & Services Acquisition Svc (003B6E) 555 Corporate Circle Golden CO 80401-5621

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C79118R0022 11-01-2018

X x x

5:00 PM MST 11/15/18

x The purpose of this amendment to the solicitation is to extend the deadlines. Please submit any questions in writing to the Contract Specialist and the Contracting officer by November 6, 2018.

Proposals shall be submitted and received by 5:00 p.m. MST November 15, 2018.

A copy of the questions received to date with their answers are also incorporated into this amendment.

Contract Specialist: A lyssa.Urquhart@va.gov Contracting Officer: David.Little@va.gov

The following questions regarding this solicitaiton were received before November 1, 2018. The answers are provided herein.

1. Questions are due this Thursday, and proposals by next Thursday?

Questions were originally due November 1, 2018 and proposals by November 8, 2018. However, the VA has decided to extend the dates. Questions are now due by November 6, 2018 and proposals are due by 5:00pm MST on November 15, 2018.

2. Can you please tell me if this is a new requirement? If not, who is the incumbent, and what is the contract number?

This is a solicitation for follow-on contracts to previously established program.

Current contractors are: American Renal Associates, LLC.; Atlantis Healthcare Group of Puerto Rico, Inc.; DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.; Deer's Head Center Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene; Dialysis Clinic, Inc.; Dialysis Corp of America, Dialysis Newco, Inc.; Emory Dialysis, LLC; Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc.; Independent Dialysis Foundation, Inc; Liberty Dialysis-Hawaii LLC; Liberty Dialysis-North Hawaii LLC; Liberty Dialysis LLC; Physician's Choice Management, LLC; Satellite Healthcare, Inc.; South Fulton Dialysis Center LLC; Trinity Dialysis Clinic Inc.; U.S. Renal Care, Inc.; Wake Forest University Health Sciences; Renal Centers of Guam, LLC; RSA-Guam, LLC; & RSA-Tumon LLC.

Open contract numbers are: VA791-13-D-0011, VA791-13-D-0012, VA791-13-D-0013, VA791-13-D-0014, VA791-13-D-0015, VA791-13-D-0016, VA791-13-D-0017, VA791-13-D-0018, VA791-13-D-0019, VA791-13-D-0022, VA791-13-D-0023, VA791-13-D-0024, VA791-13-D-0025, VA791-13-D-0027, VA791-13-D-0028, VA791-13-D-0029, VA791-13-D-0030, VA791-13-D-0031, VA791-13-D-0032, VA791-15-D-0033, VA791-15-D-0034, & VA791-15-D-0035.

3. What is the response date once final RFP issued? Is there a Q/A period?

The final RFP was issued October 29, 2018. Questions are due by November 6, and proposals are due by 5:00 pm MST on November 15, 2018.

4. Is a technical proposal not needed on this – just the signed attestation, facility list, subcontracting plan, pricing, etc.?

The requirements are outlined in solicitation paragraph "E.2 Submission and Contact Information". Regarding Volume 2, Technical, the only required documents are Attachment 3, Attestation Statement, and a completed Attachment 2, Facility List. Volume 3 shall contain price information, past performance information, and small business subcontracting plan (if applicable).

5. Attachment 1, For the 87 page Solicitation/Contract, should we be completing anything? Or will this document be completed by the VA upon award?

Paragraph E.2 "Submission and Contact Information" outlines the requirements for the proposal submissions. Additionally, FAR 52.212-1 and 52.212-3 require actions by the offeror. Note Attachment 1 in this question is not referring to the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP), but the solicitation itself as identified on the FBO main page.

6. Attachment 2, For the Quality Assurance Surveillance plan, should we just add the Contractor Representatives under # 3 and sign on page 8?

The solicitation instructions did not outline any required action on the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (Contract Attachment 1). Note: Attachment 2 in this question is referring to the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) as it was uploaded as the second document on FBO.gov.

7. Attachment 3, Attestation, should we just complete this for all dialysis facilities under our master company?

Only one Attestation Statement, Attachment 3, is required per proposal assuming it is true for all facilities included in Attachment 2.

8. Attachment 5, Subcontracting plan. How do you define subcontracting? If we do not subcontract, do we need to complete this?

Subcontracting plans are only required for large businesses. A subcontract means any contract entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of a prime contract or a subcontract, as defined at FAR 44. It includes but is not limited to purchase orders, and changes and modifications to purchase orders. If large business offeror does not submit a subcontracting plan in Volume 3, they must explain why no small business subcontracting opportunities exist.

9. Attachment 6, do we complete the past performance questionnaire, or does the VA complete this?

As stated in Attachment 6, "This past performance questionnaire is for offerors to send to their current and/or previous references with instructions to return the completed questionnaire to the Government."

10. Attachment 7, is there anything we need to do with this?

No action is needed on Attachment 7, Dialysis Data for Fiscal Year 17 by VISN, it is for informational purposes only.

11. When is the deadline for VA Dialysis Contract, Solicitation 36C79118R0022?

Proposals are due by 5:00 pm MST on November 15, 2018.

12. VA has had time to extend the existing contract while working to come up with this new proposal and we’re given a week? How can VA expect providers to fully review this agreement and have it completed and returned by November 8th?

Thank you for your input and concern. The VA issued the draft solicitation on October 25th. The final solicitation was posted on October 29th. Proposals were originally due November 8th, 2018, but the VA has decided to extend this deadline by one week. Proposals are now due November 15th, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. MST.

13. Is there an extension on questions or submission of the RFP? I am asking because the final solicitation was posted on 10/30 and that seems rather short to review.

Questions are due by November 6, 2018 and proposals are due by 5:00pm MST on November 15, 2018.

14. Both the draft RFP and the final RFP states the due date of proposals is November 8, 2018 by 5:00pm MST. Will you please confirm?

Proposals were due by November 8, 2018 at 5:00 MST, however this amendment extends the deadline to November 15, 2018.

15. When going through the new RFP versus the RFP from 2012, I noticed that the "quality control plan" is not listed as a factor under technical qualifications. Am I missing something or is this year's RFP not calling for a quality control plan?

The requirements are outlined in solicitation paragraph "E.2 Submission and Contact Information". Regarding Volume 2, Technical, the only required documents are Attachment 3, Attestation Statement, and a completed Attachment 2, Facility List. No “quality control plan” is required.