Solicitation Addendum 1_6100055942.docx

SOLICITATION ADDENDUM

To All Suppliers:

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania defines a solicitation “Addendum” as an addition to or amendment of the original terms, conditions, specifications, or instructions of a procurement solicitation (e.g., Invitation for Bids or Request for Proposals).

List any and all changes:

Q1. Are we bidding a total number per year or able to bid a different number of cases for each year?

A1. Bidders should submit a total number of cases per year for the initial 3-year term.

Q2. On the solicitation, where should the annual case qty be entered? The "quantity" cell was not available within the SRM bid.

A2. Attachment 1 Case Qty has been added to the SRM bid. Bidders should ONLY enter an annual case quantity on this form (qty to be held for the initial 3-year term). Pricing must be submitted in the SRM system.

Q3. Is the language, Purchase Orders for case review services under the contract will be issued first to the awarded contractors who self-certified to become a Department of General Services Certified Small Business and those bidders demonstrating a minimum of 2 years’ experience performing Psychiatric/Psychological case review services for the Disability Determination Service as administered by the Social Security Administration in order by the lowest bid up to that bidder's stated capacity, then to the next lowest bidder up to their capacity, and so on, until the Commonwealth obtains sufficient resources to fulfill its required estimated quantity of work, applicable to the current solicitation?

A3. The new solicitation language has been revised. Only those responsive and responsible bidders, also registered as a DGS Small Business will be granted a contract award. Bureau of Disability Determination process for dissemination of cases will occur based meeting required experience, in order by the lowest bid up to that bidder's stated capacity, then to the next lowest bidder up to their capacity, and so on, until the Commonwealth obtains sufficient resources to fulfill its required estimated quantity of work.

Type of Solicitation: Electronic Bid (SRM) - Review the Questions section of your solicitation response to ensure you have responded, as required, to any questions relevant to solicitation addenda issued subsequent to the initial advertisement of the solicitation opportunity.

Except as clarified and amended by this Addendum, the terms, conditions, specifications, and instructions of the solicitation and any previous solicitation addenda, remain as originally written.

Respectfully,

BOP-1305

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