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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

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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.

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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 ITEM 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 reference 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:

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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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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

VA

05-24-2019 00101 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Office of Acquisition 1800 G. Street N.W.

Washington

DC

20006 00101 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration Office of Acquisition 1800 G. Street N.W.

Washington

DC

20006 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C10E19Q0169 05-24-2019

X X X

X The attached questions and answers are hereby incorporated into the above referenced solicitation.

Gregory Stevens Contracting Officer

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Q1. Can the government clarify if they are requiring network installation or not?

A1. The government is not requiring network installation but the machines must have the capability to be installed on the network. Network installation will be completed by the VA.

Q2. Can the government provide historical volume information for the devices to be replaced?

A2. The machines to be replaced are not on lease. Rather, those machines have been owned by the government for several years and there is no incumbent provider. Historical meter data is not available.

Q3. If the government is unwilling to provide actual volume data can it clarify the following? Regarding the requested volume for maintenance, the government asks for 12,000 total images per month for all 7 devices. Then it has a breakdown of 9000 b&w and 3000 color. Can the government confirm that it is asking for 9,000 b&w images to cover the b&w images for all seven devices and the 3,000 color images it references is to cover the images for the two, color devices? If this is not accurate can the government clarify what it is asking for?

A3. That interpretation is correct.

Q4. Will the government separate the b&w images it is requesting to be allocated for the b&w devices from the allotment it is requesting to be allocated for the color devices?

A4. Bidders may quote pricing in this manner if they so desire.

Q5. For CLIN 0001 will the government accept an output speed of 50 ppm?

A5. yes Q6. For CLIN 0001 will the government accept paper tray capacities of 500 sheets for the standard adjustable trays?

A6. yes Q7. For CLIN 0002 will the government accept output speeds of 50 ppm color and b&w?

A7. yes Q8. For CLIN 0002 there are two separate specs for finishing. Office Finisher LX, (Optional): 2,000-sheet tray and Paper output/ finishing, Standard, Dual Offset Catch Tray: 250-sheets each. Can the government clarify which specs it requires for this CLIN?

A8. Standard, Dual Offset Catch Tray: 250-sheets each.

Q9. For CLIN 0003 and 0004 will the government accept paper tray capacities of 500 sheets each for the three standard adjustable trays?

A9. yes Q10. For each CLIN there are two separate specs can the government clarify which type/speed processor they are requiring? Is it the 1.2ghz dual core processor or the 2.9 GHz, Intel® Pentium® G850 Dual-Core?

A10. In order to ensure the greatest possible functionality of the machines to be leased the Government requires the most current processor available.

Q11. For each of the CLINS can the government clarify what is meant by the spec “Monitoring, Color by Words”?

A11. This is a proprietary feature from Xerox and may be disregarded if the bidder is proposing an equivalent, non-Xerox product.

Q12. For each CLIN will the government accept resolution of true 1200 x 1200 dpi?

A12. yes