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1 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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY 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 reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

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: (a) By completing

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

FACILITY CODE CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)CODE 6. ISSUED BY

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

07/27/2021

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

This Amendment is issued to add the following questions, answers, and additional information. This amendment also corrects the time discrepancy on the sam.gov website, incorporates Department of Interior Covid-19 Guidance, and additional attachments.

This Amendment incorporates the following attachments in this solicitation:

Attachment 8 - SolicitationAtch8_ Site Visit Sign-In Sheet_08-17-2021

Attachment 9 - SolicitationAtch9_CertificationVaccinationPRAv7

Attachment 10 - SolicitationAtch10_Vaccination Certification Notification to DOI

Contractors Template 082321 FINALCO_Signed

Attachment 11 - SolicitationAtch11_Contractor Diagram Related to Question Submission

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

Neal Hause

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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Sam.gov inadvertently added one hour to the responses due date and contradicts the SF 1442 of this Solicitation. This amendment hereby corrects

Sam.gov's incorrect responses due date. The responses due date remains 08/31/2021, at 14:00 local time as indicated in Block 13 of the SF1442.

The awarded contractor employees and sub-contractors that will be working on site at

Hot Springs National Park will be required to undergo a background check conducted by Hot

Springs National Park. This background check will be at no cost to the awarded contractor or sub-contractors.

QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES

1. Sheet 01-Y602: Can you please confirm the length for the fiber routing from cold water station to the Mountain Tower?

Response: From pumproom at cold water station to

LWL is approximately 500 ft. From LWL to Tank

Building is approximately 3300 ft. Contractor to confirm.

2. Can you please confirm the existing conduit:

what's installed currently size, spare?

Response: Conduit from pump to LWL is 2-inch PVC.

Conduit from LWL to Tank Building is 1-inch PVC except at road crossing. Road crossing is 1/2 inch Pex. Contractor to confirm.

3. What type of material are the pull boxes up the mountain? (composite, metal, etc.?)

Response: Combination of PVC and Composite quasite pull boxes. Contractor to confirm total numbers and exact locations.

4. Will we be able to see all questions and responses?

Response: Provided in this amendment.

5. 40 60 21 2.1 Subsection C Number 2

C. Any tested segment or function that does not pass in accordance with agreed upon pass/fail criteria shall be retested until the segment or function passes the test.

1. Pass/fail criteria shall be in accordance with

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FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

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140P6221B0004/0002 criteria set forth in an approved shop drawing submittal.

2. The Contractor shall bear all additional travel/accommodation expenses incurred by the

Owner due to extension of test dates for retesting of failed segments or functions.

Please confirm that the contractor is not responsible for the initial testing?

Response: Initial testing shall be completed by

Vendor/Contractor and observed by the

Owner/Owner's Representative.

Please refer to the attached drawing regarding these questions. (This drawing is incorporated into this Solicitation as

SolicitationAtch11_Contractor Diagram Related to

Question Submission and relates to Question #6 thru #9 below)

6. There is existing fiber noted on Dwg# 16, however the drawing shows two fibers. Are both existing?

Response: Refer to drawings 04E602 showing existing MM Fiber from Network Panel to CW Panel and MT Panel.

7. The drawings show WS in the maintenance building (dwg # 16), is this existing?

Response: That piece of equipment will be new.

8. In drawing #16 for the lower elevation detail there is a notation "fiber panel", can you please expound upon the intent?

Response: See sheet 04-E603 for detail of Lower

Elevation Fiber Panel.

9. There is a mag meter (FIT-111) that is to be replaced. Can you please give us the lay length of existing mag meter (FIT-111)?

Response: Approximately 9.25 inches. Contractor to verify.

1. There is not a requirement in the solicitation for the Network Systems' fiber optic cabling infrastructure to be designed, reviewed, and approved by a Registered Communications

Distribution Designer prior to submission to the

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Contracting Officer.

Please confirm if an RCDD will be added as a requirement to ensure standards and compliance and allow a detailed review by the ISO

(Information Security Officer) prior to deployment and installation.

Response: Yes

2. Upon conducting a site walk thru and reviewing the solicitation, it appears the headend equipment for the control system will be housed within the same IT control space containing secure government servers/network systems. In the solicitation, there is not a requirement for the

SCADA System to be designed, reviewed, and approved by a Registered PSP (Physical Security

Professional) prior to submission to the

Contracting Officer.

Since the project involves the potential for civilian exposure and network security breach, please confirm if a Registered PSP (Physical

Security Professional) will be added as a requirement to ensure equipment validation, threat assessments, standards compliance, and allow a detailed review prior to deployment and installation.

Response: Yes

3. The solicitation specifications require the new SCADA system to be installed within the existing control space that already houses other various IT systems.

Due to limited room in the existing control space and the potential of equipment overheating because of poor ventilation, please confirm whether the contracting officer will consider adding a requirement for alternative housing options of the new SCADA system to include relocating the SCADA server to another space, and/or putting in a separate cabinet with cooling units in the existing space to separate the new

SCADA system from the existing the IT system.

Response: The Park is adding a vent to facilitate

AC to this space. The contractor is not responsible for any added AC ventilation.

4. Because the SCADA system and the IT system, as the solicitation is written, will share a rack, there is a potential for issues to arise where switches and ports are being shared.

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Please confirm whether a project requirement will be added to physically separate the SCADA and IT networks from one another.

Response: Yes

5. The solicitation states that all hand-digging and trenching is to be overseen by an

Archeologist.

Please confirm whether the National Park service will provide an Archeologist onsite or if it will be the responsibility of the contractor to obtain an Archeologists' services to oversee the hand-digging/trenching required.

Response: The Park Service has an onsite

Archeologist. The contractor is not responsible for providing an Archeologist.

6. The solicitation does not specify a warranty period after project completion.

If there is one, please confirm the warranty period.

Response: See FAR 52.246-21, Warranty of

Construction, paragraph (b). The solicitation provides the link for the Federal Acquisition

Regulation in clause 52.252-2 on page 33 of 45 of the solicitation.

7. The technicality of proposed bids for this solicitation, per the "Special Notice for

Bidders", on the front end appears to be price-based only, with qualifications of the contractor and proof thereof being presented after an award is made.

Please confirm whether the contracting officer would prefer to a see a short, minimal statement, as to qualifications accompanying the proposal.

Response: This solicitation is an IFB with the award based on price and price related factors.

The bidder is stating, by submitting their bid, they will meet all the requirements of the solicitation. The solicitation does include a statement on page 3 of 45 that states: By submitting a bid, the contractor agrees that they will follow the specifications provided and complete the work accordingly.

1. On sheet 16 of the drawings there are two virtual machines for graphical HMI applications listed, SCADA 1 and SCADA 2. Are these HMI

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Response: Same application, contractor to confirm.

2. The 42U rack layout on sheet 16 of the drawings mentions 'Redundant HMI Servers'. Is this redundancy a hardware redundancy such as two hardware redundant servers or is the redundancy strictly VM?

Response: Two hardware redundant servers, contract shall confirm during shop drawing review.

3. On sheet 16 there is both a laptop HMI Viewer and a Desktop HMI Viewer connected to the NPS corporate network at the Maintenance Building.

Is the contractor responsible for providing these two items?

Response: Yes

4. When will the site visit sign in sheet be available?

Response: This amendment incorporates the Site

Visit Sign-In Sheet as SolicitationAtch8_ Site

Visit Sign-In Sheet_08-17-2021.

5. The SD4 radio has a transmit power of .1 to 5 watts. Is there a limitation or specification that states what power the licensed radio is allowed to broadcast at?

Response: Contractor shall confirm this requirement.

6. If required can the mountain tower be used as a repeater site for the radio network?

Response: Requires further investigation by software used for radio study.

END OF QUESTIONS AND RESPONSE

Consistent with guidance from the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Safer

Federal Workforce Task Force, and the Federal

Protective Service COVID-19 Guidance Update, Interior is establishing specific safety protocols for fully vaccinated people and other than fully vaccinated people entering our buildings and other facilities. The following attachments are related to this guidance:

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Attachment 10 - SolicitationAtch10_Vaccination

Certification Notification to DOI Contractors

Template 082321 FINALCO_Signed

Legacy Doc #: NPS

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