Q--Vet Center Consultant - CSS

Solicitation Number: VA247-16-R-0268 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award as prescribed under FAR 13.1 and FAR 13.5, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is VA247-16-R-0268 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). (iii) The provisions and clauses incorporated into this solicitation document are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-85 Effective: January 4, 2016. Provisions and clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations supplement (VAAR) can be accessed on the Internet at https://acquisition.gov/far/ and http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp. (iv) This solicitation is issued as 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 621330, Offices of Mental Health Practitioners, (except Physicians), Psychiatric Clinical Consultant Services (size standard $7.5 M). The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personnel services necessary to perform Psychiatric Clinical Consultant Services at Montgomery Vet Center (4405 Atlanta Highway, Montgomery, AL). For a performance period of twelve (12) months from date of award or until all hours have been exhausted, whichever occurs first plus four (4) option years. MONTGOMERY VET CENTER PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT EXTERNAL CONSULTATION SERVICES (NONPERSONAL SERVICES) 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. The Contractor shall provide clinical consultation services to Vet Center clinical staff providing counseling to veterans and their families. These services are performed for the Montgomery Vet Center, 4405 Atlanta Highway, Montgomery, AL 36109. 1.1. DESCRIPTION OF WORK. 1.1.1 Description of Services/Introduction. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personnel services necessary to perform clinical consultation services as defined in the Performance Work Statement. 1.1.2 Background. The contractor shall provide clinical consultation services to Montgomery Vet Center counselors specifically related to the post military readjustment to civilian life. 1.2. Specific Tasks. Provides clinical consultation to Vet Center staff members that provide readjustment counseling for psychosocial difficulties related to post-war readjustment from military duty. 1.3 Basic Service. Duties and responsibilities of contractor included, but not limited to: a. Provide clinical consultation in accordance with the requirements of the contract and VA authorization form (VAF 10-5565b). b. Schedule the initial consultation session within 15 working days from the time the client receives authorization. c. Conduct periodic evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of services provided. ***Note*** Contractors are specifically prohibited as followings: 1. Contractor will not actively outreach or solicit clients 2. Contractor will refrain at all times from personal, financial, or business relationships with clients, family members or significant others of such clients or former clients insofar as such personal relationships may compromise the professional neutrality and effectiveness of the counseling relationship. Contractor will adhere to the professional standards of their relevant licensing body. 1.4 Monitoring. 1.4.1 The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with FAR Subpart 42.5. The contracting officer, COR and other Government personnel, as appropriate may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the contracting officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the government of any problems. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. Meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government. The COR will be identified by separate letter and is responsible for monitoring all technical aspects of the contract. COR duties are outlined in the delegation memo issued by the Contracting Officer. ***NOTE*** The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to change the terms and conditions to the contract. 2. WORK HOURS: 2.1 The Contractor shall meet with the clinical team bi-monthly for a minimum of two (2) hours per session not to exceed four (4) hours per month at the Montgomery Vet Center during business hours as follows: 7 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays or when the facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government-directed facility closings. Scheduling shall be arranged at time of award with the contractor. When inclement weather, schedule conflicts or family emergencies make it impossible for the contractor to meet at the time, the Contractor shall be required to give at least two hour notice and seek to reschedule at the earliest possible date. *NOTE: FEDERAL HOLIDAYs - The 10 holidays observed by the Federal Government include New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus day, Thanksgiving Day, Veterans Day, Christmas Day, and any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a Federal Holiday. 3. CONTRACT TERMS: This contract is effective for the period of performance of 12 months from contract award or until the hours have been exhausted, whichever occurs first. The contract is subject to the availability of VA funding. No service shall be performed by the contractor beyond the contract expiration date unless specifically authorized to do so (in writing) by the Contracting Officer. 4. LOCATION OF WORK: Work will be performed at the Montgomery Vet Center, Montgomery, AL. 5. OTHER REQUIREMENTS: 5.1. All services shall be performed in accordance with standards of The Joint Commission, Montgomery Vet Center, Montgomery AL policies and procedures, VA regulations, and Rules and Bylaws of the Vet staff. 5.2. The services specified herein may be changed by written modification to this contract. The modification will be prepared by the Contracting Officer, and will not become effective until after execution by both the Contractor and the Contracting Officer. 5.3. The Contract Provider shall be present and performing services at the Montgomery Vet Center, Montgomery, AL, for each scheduled tour of duty. 5.4. Contract Providers performing services under this contract shall not be considered VA employees for any purpose, and shall be considered employees of the Contractor or subcontractor. The contractor is responsible to provide and fill for absent employee or otherwise provide coverage for absent contractor personnel. Payment for any holidays and leave, including sick leave, shall not be paid by the VA. 5.5. The Contractor shall assume full responsibility for the protection of its personnel furnishing services under this contract. To carry out this responsibility, the contractor shall provide worker's compensation, Professional Liability Insurance, malpractice insurance, employee health/infection control program and appropriate immunizations, income tax withholding and social security payments for these personnel. The parties agree that the contractor, its employees, agents and subcontractors shall not be considered VA employees for any purpose. Although, in accordance with FAR 37.401(b), "The Government may evaluate the quality of professional and administrative services provided," the government retains no control over the medical, professional aspects of services rendered (e.g., professional judgments, and diagnosis for specific medical treatment). The Contractor shall maintain during the term of his contract liability insurance issued by a responsible insurance carrier of not less than $1,000,000 per specialty occurrence (see VAAR clause 852.237-7). At the request of the Contracting Officer, the Offeror shall furnish evidence of its insurability concerning this medical liability insurance requirement. 6. QUALIFICATIONS/CREDENTIALING: 6.1. Contract Provider proposed by the contractor to perform the services covered in this contract shall have a master's degree, licensed in the State of Alabama and will be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Clinical Nurse, Licensed Psychiatrist, Licensed Nurse Practitioner, or a Licensed Professional Counselor. Experience in individual, group, and family counseling is preferred, with specific experience in diagnosis and treatment of Trauma and PTSD from combat and sexual assault. 6.2. External consultants providing services at the VA shall meet all qualifications outlined in the VA Credentialing and Privileging regulations in accordance with VHA Handbook 1500.01. 6.3. Offers will be considered only from offerors who are regularly established in the business called for and who, in the judgment of the Contracting Officer, are financially responsible and able to show evidence of their responsibility, ability, experience, equipment, facilities, and personnel directly employed or supervised by them to render prompt and satisfactory service in the volume required for all items under this contract. By the signing of this offer, the offeror is certifying that he/she shall meet all requirements of Federal, State, or local laws, codes, and/or regulations regarding the operation of this type of service. 6.4. Any sub-contractor(s) utilized by the contractor(s) for the provision of services required under this contract must meet the same qualifications specified herein for the contractor(s). The contractor(s) must obtain approval from the Contracting Officer with input from the COR (based on the selection process) for any sub-contractor(s) to be utilized for the provision of services required under this contract. 6.5. The Consultant shall possess basic proficiency in spoken and written English. 7. PERFORMANCE MEASURES: 7.1. Outcome. The contractor shall provide qualified personnel who shall fulfill the requirements of the contract to provide services that meet or exceed currently recognized standards as established by the JCAHO. 7.2. Standards. Performance standards define desired services. The Government performs surveillance to determine if the contractor exceeds, meets or does not meet these standards. The Quality Assurance requirement includes performance standards. The Government shall use these standards to determine contractor performance and shall compare contractor performance to the Acceptable Quality Level (AQL). The services do not include direct client services, only consultation to staff that provide readjustment counseling for psychosocial difficulties related to post-war readjustment from military duty. Acceptable measures include: Attends Clinical meetings 2 times a month 90%, Competes HIPAA and VA Privacy training 100%; Clinicians are satisfied with quality of consultation 95%, Contractor will bill VA the Financial Service Center, monthly 100%. The contractor should coordinate with the COTR for assistance in facilitating referrals to VA medical providers. 7.3. How Measured. The Vet Center team and COR will monitor provider performance through surveying staff satisfaction with the quality of consultation and by logging contractor's attendance, invoicing and training. 7.3.1 The following ratings shall be used: The number of standards that are determined to be below target and the degree of standards below target determine the overall acceptability of performance. a. ACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE. The government shall document positive performance. Any report may become a part of the supporting documentation for any contractual action. b. UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE. When unacceptable performance occurs, the COR shall inform the contractor. This will normally be in writing unless circumstances necessitate verbal communication. In any case, the COR shall document the discussion and place it in the COR file. When the COR determines formal written communication is required, the COR shall prepare the Contract Discrepancy Report (CDR), and present it to the contractor's program manager. The contractor shall acknowledge receipt of the CDR in writing. The CDR will specify if the contractor is required to prepare a corrective action plan to document how the contractor shall correct the unacceptable performance and avoid a recurrence. The CDR will also state how long after receipt the contractor has to present a corrective action plan to the COR. The Government shall review the contractor's corrective action plan to determine acceptability. Any CDRs may become part of the supporting documentation for any contractual action deemed necessary by the CO. 8. VA Information Security and HIPPA Privacy Act Requirements 8.1 General: Contractors, contractor personnel, subcontractor's personnel shall be subject to the same Federal laws, regulations, standards, and VA Directives and Handbooks as VA and VA personnel regarding information and information system security. 8.2. Access to VA Information and VA Information Systems a. A contractor/sub-contractor shall request logical (technical) or physical access to VA information and VA information systems for their employees, subcontractors, and affiliates only to the extent necessary to perform the services specified in the contract, agreement or task order. b. All contractors, subcontractors, and third-party servicers and associates working with VA information are subject to the same investigative requirements as those of VA appointees or employees who have access to the same types of information. The level and process of background security investigations for contractors must be in accordance with VA Directives and Handbook 0710, Personnel Suitability and Security Program. The office for Operations, Security, and Preparedness is responsible for these policies and procedures. c. Contract personnel who require access to national security programs must have a valid security clearance. National Industrial Security Program (NISP) was established by Executive Order 12829 to ensure that cleared US defense industry contract personnel safeguard the classified information in their possession while performing work on contracts, programs, bids, or research and development efforts. The Department of Veterans Affairs does not have a Memorandum of Agreement with Defense Security Service (DSS). Verification of a Security Clearance must be processed through the Special Security Officer located in the Planning and National Security Service within the Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness. d. The contractor or subcontractor must notify the Contracting Officer immediately when an employee working on a VA system or with access to VA information is reassigned or leaves the contractor or subcontractor prior to an unfriendly termination. 8.3. VA information Custodial Language a. Information made available to the contractor or subcontractor by VA for the performance or administration of this contract or information developed by the contractor/subcontractor in performance or administration of the contract shall be used only for those purposes and shall not be used in any other way without the prior written agreement of the VA. This clause expressly limits the contractor/subcontractor's rights to use data as described in Rights in Data - General, FAR 52.227-14(d)(1) b. VA information should not be co-mingled, if possible, with any other data on the contractor's/subcontractor's information systems or media storage systems in order to ensure VA requirements related to data protection and media sanitization can be met. If co-mingling must be allowed to meet the requirements of the business need, the contractor must ensure that VA's information is returned to the VA or destroyed in accordance with VA's sanitization requirements. VA reserves the right to conduct on-site inspections of contractor and subcontractor IT procedures are in compliance with VA directive requirements. c. Prior to termination or completion of this contract, contractor/subcontractor must not destroy information received from VA, or gathered/created by the contractor in the course of performing this contract without prior written approval by the VA. Any data destruction done on behalf of the VA by a contractor/subcontractor must be done in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requirements as outlined in VA Directive 6300, records and information Management and its Handbook 6300.1 Records Management Procedures, applicable VA Records Control Schedules, and VA Handbook 6500.1, Electronic Media Sanitization. Self-certification by the contractor that the data destruction requirements above have been met must be sent to the VA Contracting Officer within 30 days of termination of the contract. d. The contractor/subcontractor must receive, gather, store, back up, maintain, use, disclose and dispose of VA information only in compliance with the terms of the contract and applicable Federal and VA information confidentiality and security laws, regulations and policies, If Federal or VA information and confidentiality and security laws, regulations and policies become applicable to the VA information or information systems after execution of the contract, or if NIST issues or updates applicable FIPS or Special Publications (SP) after execution of this contract, the parties agree to negotiate in good faith to implement the information confidentiality and security laws, regulations and policies in the contract. e. The contractor/subcontractor shall not make copies of VA information except as authorized and necessary to perform the terms of the agreement or to preserve electronic information stored on contractor/subcontractor electronic storage media for restoration in case any electronic equipment or data used by the contractor/subcontractor needs to be restored to an operation state. If copies are made for restoration purposes, after the restoration is complete, the copies must be appropriately destroyed. f. If VA determines that the contractor has violated any of the information confidentiality, privacy, and security provisions of the contract, it shall be sufficient grounds for VA to withhold payment to the contractor or third party or terminate the contract for default or terminate for cause under Federal Acquisition (FAR) part 12.403. g. If a VHA contract is terminated for cause, the associated BAA must also be terminated and appropriate actions taken in accordance with VHA handbook 1600.01, Business Associate Agreements. Absent an agreement to use or disclose protected health information, there is no business associate relationship. h. The contractor/subcontractor must store, transport, or transmit VA sensitive information in an encrypted form, using VA-approved encryption tools that are, at a minimum, FIPS 140-2 validated. i. The contractor/subcontract's firewall and Web services security controls, if applicable, shall meet or exceed VA's minimum requirements. VA Configuration Guidelines are available upon request. j. Except for uses and disclosures of VA information authorized by this contract for performance of the contract, the contractor/subcontractor may use and disclose VA information only in two other situations: (i) in response to ta qualifying order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) with VA's prior written approval. The contract/subcontractor must refer all requests for, demands for production of, or inquiries about, VA information and information systems to the VA contracting officer for response. k. Notwithstanding the provision above, the contractor/subcontractor shall not release VA records protected by Title 38 U.S.C .5705, confidentiality of medical quality-assurance records and/or Title 38 U.S.C .7332, confidentiality of certain health records pertaining to drug addiction, sickle cell anemia, alcoholism or alcohol abuse, or infection with human immunodeficiency virus. If the contractor/subcontractor is in receipt of a court order or other requests for the above mentioned information, that contractor/subcontractor shall immediately refer such court orders or other requests the VA contracting officer for response. l. For service that involves the storage, generating, transmitting, or exchanging of VA sensitive information but does not require C&A or an MOU-ISA for system interconnection, the contractor/subcontractor must complete Contractor Security Control Assessment (CSCA) on a yearly basis and provide it to the COR. 8.4 SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION a. The term "security incident: means an event that has, or could have, resulted in unauthorized access to, loss or damage to VA assets, or sensitive information , or an action that breaches VA security procedures. The contractor/subcontractor shall immediately notify the COTR and simultaneously, the designated ISO and Privacy Officer for the contract of any known or suspected security/privacy incidents, or any unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, including that contained in system(s) to which the contractor/subcontractor has access. b. To the extent known by the contractor/subcontractor, the contractor/subcontractor's notice to VA shall identify the information involved, the circumstances surrounding the incident (including to whom, how, when, and where the VA information or assets were placed at risk or compromised), and any other information that the contractor/subcontractor considers relevant. c. With respect to unsecured protected health information, the business associate is deemed to have discovered a data breach when the business associate knew or should have known of a breach of such information. Upon discovery, the business associate must notify the covered entity of the breach. Notifications need to be made in accordance with the executed business associate agreement. d. In instances of theft or break-in or other criminal activity, the contractor/subcontractor must concurrently report the incident to the appropriate law enforcement entity of jurisdiction, including the VA OIG and Security and Law Enforcement. The contractor, its employees, and its subcontractors and their employees shall cooperate with VA and any law enforcement authority responsible for the investigation and prosecution of any possible criminal law violation(s) associated with any incident. The contractor/subcontractor shall cooperate with VA in any civil litigation to recover VA information, obtain monetary or other compensation from a third party for damages arising from any incident, or obtain injunctive relief against any third party arising from, or related to the incident. 9. TRAINING. 9.1. The contractor/sub-contractors will complete the following training courses through the VA's Talent Management System (TMS). The two courses are VA-1-176 VA privacy and Information Security Awareness and Rules of Behavior, VA-10203 Privacy and HIPAA training. These two courses must be maintained current annually on or before the anniversary of the last time the course was completed. 9.2. The contractor shall provide the contracting officer and/or COR a copy of the training certificate. Failure to complete the mandatory annual training within the timeframe required may be subject suspension or termination of all physical or electronic access privileges and removal from work on the contract until such time as the training and documents are complete. 10. HHS/OIG. 10.1. To ensure that the individuals providing services under this contract have not engaged in fraud or abuse regarding Sections 1128 and 1128A of the Social Security Act regarding federal health care programs, the contractor is required to check the Health and Human Service - Office of Inspector General, List of excluded individuals/entities on the OIG Website (http://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov) for each person providing services under this contract. Further the contractor is required to certify in its proposal that all persons listed in the contractor's proposal have been compared against the OIG list and are not listed. During the performance of this contract the Contractor is prohibited from using any individual or business listed on the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities. 11. HIPAA COMPLIANCE. 11.1. The Contractor must adhere to the provisions of Public Law 104-191, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and the National Standards to Protect the Privacy and Security of Protected Health Information (PHI). A business associate agreement is not required in this case. 12. INVOICING. 12.1 Submit invoices monthly in arrears, not later than five (5) working days of the following month. 12.1.1 Reimbursement will only be made for authorized in-person counseling sessions. 12.1.2 Payment will only be made for services actually performed and in strict accordance with the schedule of price/cost at section B.3 of the contract. 12.1.3 Invoices will be addressed to Financial Management Services (FMS), Austin, Texas. Invoices will not be furnished to the VA client, beneficiary, the insurer or any third party. 12.2 Invoices shall include the following information: a. Contract Number b. Dates of Service c. Name of Contractor d. Line item number and description of service rendered. (Invoice must mirror the contract line item) The estimated Performance Period is as follows: Base Year: 02-25-2016 through 02-24-2017. Option Year One: 02-25-2017 through 02-24-2018 Option Year Two: 02-25-2018 through 02-24-2019 Option Year Three: 02-25-2019 through 02-24-2020 Option Year Four: 02-25-2020 through 02-24-2021 Delivery FOB Destination to the Montgomery Vet Center, Montgomery, AL The Government anticipates awarding a single firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer that conforms to all solicitation requirements. Award without discussions is contemplated and all offerors are encouraged to submit their best offer with their initial submission. Submitted technical offers (not including separate pricing information) shall not exceed 25 single-sided pages and any pages beyond this amount will be removed and not evaluated. As a minimum, offers must include- 1. Offerors must return provision 52.212-3 with their proposal. Offerors may either (1) complete all relevant portions of the provision or (2) complete paragraph (b) of the provision and indicate that it has completed official representations and certifications online at https://www.sam.gov. These pages will not be counted against the 25 page limitation of the submitted offer 2. Company name and phone number 3. Company point of contact name, email address and phone number 4. Company Mailing address and Remit to address, if different than mailing address 5. Acknowledgment of any Solicitation Amendments 6. Offeror's Federal Tax ID Number 7. Offeror's DUNS number 8. Business size 9. Equipment Place of Manufacture (include US city, state and ZIP+4; or foreign country) 10. Offeror must provide copies of licenses and certifications 11. A detailed statement regarding technical capabilities and qualifications, and any additional supporting literature. Evaluation Criteria The proposals will be evaluated based on lowest price technically acceptable proposals. All evaluation factors (core requirements) except price, are in effect, evaluated on a "Go, No Go" basis. Your proposal will either meet ALL core requirements or fail. To be considered technically acceptable for award each offeror must provide the following items or information with their submitted quote/offer: 1. Technical Excellence and Management Capabilities: a. Offeror shall provide documentation that confirms the company is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov (including their Online Representations and Certifications) and does not have any Active Exclusions that would make them ineligible for award. b. Offeror shall provide 1 copy of the company's Business License and 1 copy of their Certificate of Insurance. c. Offeror shall provide a written description in sufficient detail to allow the Government to ascertain the Offerors capability to meet, in addition to the items listed in the cost/price schedule, the requirements indicated in the SOW/Delivery Instructions and should include at a minimum the following information: (1) Ability to meet the required delivery timeframes. Include a description of ability to respond to medical emergency requirement and include the minimum amount of time necessary to respond. (2) Ability to meet compliance and regulation requirements. (3) Quality control measures. (4) Ability to supply/deliver all the items in the Schedule/Price list no later than February 24, 2017. 2. Offeror shall submit a completed price that clearly indicates the unit price and total price for each line item identified in this solicitation. Base year and four options for a total of five years. Include the total of all annual costs on the final pricing sheet. 3. Past Performance: All offerors must have at least three years of past performance performing the type of work described in the Statement of Work/Delivery Instructions. To be considered relevant and recent, the past performance should be of a similar scope of this requirement and must have been recent (within the past three years). Each offeror must provide a list of the points of contact, and phone numbers of at least three references (government preferred) for past performance. (End of Evaluation Criteria) ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS Clauses that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The following clauses are incorporated into 52.212-4 as an addendum to this contract: 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/ (End of Clause) FAR Number 52.212-4 Title CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-COMMERCIAL Date MAY 2015 52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS AND REQUIREMENT TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS APR 2014 52.204-4 52.204-18 52.217-8 52.212-1 PRINTED OR COPIED DOUBLE-SIDED ON RECYCLED PAPER COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS MAY 2011 JUL 2015 NOV 1999 OCT 2015 52.222-55 52.224-1 MINIMUM WAGES UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 13658 PRIVACY ACT NOTIFICATION DEC 2014 APR 1984 52.224-2 52.232-18 PRIVACY ACT AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS APR 1984 APR 1984 52.237-3 CONTINUITY OF SERVICES JAN 1991 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000) As prescribed in 17.208(g), insert a clause substantially the same as the following: (a) The Government may extend the term of this contrac...