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Erie VAMC - Phone Answering Services
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This solicitation, numbered 36C24427Q0002, is a combined synopsis and request for quotation issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs through the 244-NETWORK Contract Office 4 for Phone Answering Services at the Erie VA Medical Center in Erie, Pennsylvania, including satellite locations in Warren, Bradford, Meadville, Venango, Franklin, and Ashtabula. The procurement is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) under NAICS code 561421, requiring offerors to be certified in the SBA database and compliant with small business size standards and limitations on subcontracting. The contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed-price agreement with a base period from October 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, and up to three optional one-year periods extending through March 31, 2030. Services require 24/7 switchboard coverage with tasks including answering calls within five rings, routing internal and external communications, responding to emergency alarms and codes, operating Cisco phone systems and automatic call distribution equipment, and utilizing Microsoft Office applications. All personnel must hold a high school diploma, possess one to two years of call center experience, have knowledge of medical terminology, complete VA orientation and training, wear VA-issued identification badges, and maintain security clearances. Contractors must adhere to strict privacy and information security protocols, including annual VA privacy training, completion of a Contractor Security Control Assessment, and compliance with VA Directive 0710 on personnel suitability and background investigations. The contract incorporates multiple FAR clauses by reference, including 52.212-4 for commercial terms, 52.212-5 for statutory requirements, 52.203-17 for whistleblower rights, 52.203-19 and 52.203-18 prohibiting confidentiality agreements that restrict reporting, and 52.217-8 and 52.217-9 for optional service extensions. Performance will be monitored through the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP), which mandates specific compliance metrics such as 90% of calls answered within five rings, 100% adherence to Privacy Act protections, prohibition of collect calls, and quarterly key inventories. Offerors must submit a Quality Control Program within one month of contract start and participate in bi
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Erie, PA, 16504, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 36C24427Q0002 is issued as a (RFQ) for Phone Answering Services at the Erie VAMC in Erie, PA.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns, SDVOSB. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.
CLINs with quantities and units of measure can be found in the RFQ. (including option(s), if applicable).
Specific requirements are outlined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) in the RFQ.
Q&A and quote submission deadlines are outlined within the RFQ.
Also included for vendor reference are the corresponding QASP and historical data that could be collected and shared.
6/25: Posting of amendment which includes amendment 1 document with answers to vendor questions received and updated RFQ document. The only changes to the RFQ document are the updated quote submission deadline and a typo of the incorrect solicitation number.
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