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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NUMBER

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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

(REV.

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.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER

BY

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

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DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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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AND TITLE OF SIGNER

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

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Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.243 (Type or print) (Type or print) (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

(Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (If other than Item 6) (Specify type of modification and authority) (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

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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)

VA

09-19-2018 00101 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Office of Acquisition 1800 G. Street N.W. / Room 540-D1 Washington DC 20420 00101 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Office of Acquisition 1800 G.

Street N.W. / Room 540-D1 Washington DC 20420 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C10E18Q9493 09-19-2018

X X X N/A

1. This amendment is written to address vendor questions to the above solicitation. See attached Vendor Q&A.

KIMBERLY M. TOMASI

Contracting Officer

VBA15L1-0268

VENDOR Q & A

36C10E-18-Q-9493

SERVICE & MAINTENANCE - EGEMIN AUTOMATION

MAIL MOBILE IV GUIDEPATH EQUIPMENT

1. QUESTION: How to submit quote?

ANSWER:

· Quotes are due no later than Friday, September 21, 2018 @ 8:00 A.M., EST.

· Quotes shall be submitted electronically to email address kimberly.tomasi@va.gov. The maximum size of each email cannot exceed 5 MB. Note that emails that contain compressed files such as Zip files will be rejected by the government server. Only written quotes shall be acceptable and must be received and identified by solicitation #36C10E18Q9493. Vendors bear the burden of ensuring that quotes, and any applicable amendments, are emailed on time. All pages of the quote must be emailed before the deadline specified in the solicitation.

· Included with each quote, the Offeror is to provide the following:

· Completed solicitation section B.3. Price/Cost Schedule.

· Vendor is to ensure the following information is on their written quote: Unit Price, Extended Price, Grand Total, Prompt Payment Terms, Correct Remittance Address, Cage Code, Duns Number, Tax Identification Number, Full Name and Telephone Number of Vendor's Point of Contact.

· The vendor must be active in SAM and verified as a SDVOSB in Vetbiz.gov to receive an award.

Failure to provide any of this information or providing inadequate or unclear information will result in the quote being rated unsatisfactory and ineligible for award.

2. QUESTION: Is this a new requirement or a follow-on requirement? If this is a follow-on, would it be possible to provide the previous contract number?

ANSWER: This is a new requirement for service & maintenance on Egemin Automation Mail Mobile IV Guidepath Equipment. Previous contract VA311-13-C-0006; Bell and Howell, LLC. – Base year award amount $30,729.00 (Base + 4 options $170,695.00).

3. QUESTION: I assumed sole source since the FBO posting said quotes would not be accepted.

ANSWER: The Government does not intend to sole source the requirement to Egemin Automation. Please refer to solicitation 36C10E18Q9493, SOW, Section 3 – Scope of Work.

Also see Answer to question #4 below.

4. QUESTION: Is this a Sources Sought announcement or will you accept a quote?

ANSWER: Quotes are being accepted. The Pre-Solicitation Notice stated:

“This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be accepted. Responses to this notice must be submitted to the Contracting Officer 10:00 AM (EST) September 18, 2018 via email to kimberly.tomasi@va.gov.”

The pre-sol was issued on 9/14/18 and the solicitation was issued on 9/15/18 and closes on 9/21/18. Quotes shall be emailed to kimberly.tomasi@va.gov.