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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 ITEM 10A.

15C. DATE SIGNED

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADM

INISTRATIVE 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 d ate specified.

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

D. OTHER

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

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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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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

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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

07-03-2019 3449-000008 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

36C10E19Q0185 06-12-2019

X X X

344-309600-2341 000039600 0151A1 2019 X The purpose of the is amendment to the solicitation is to complete the following:

a) Answer vendors' questions.

b) Extend the solicitation to July 15, 2019. Quotes are due by COB, July 15, 2019.

Terri Jeane Contracting Officer Vendors’ Questions and Answers Question 1) Is this a new contract or a replacement contract?

Answer 1: This is a new contract Question 2) If a replacement contract, who is the incumbent and what is the contract number?

Answer 2: The current contract is a lease only with the government not owning equipment nor does the government wish to keep the leased equipment.

Question 3) Is there a brand name preference? The solicitation states Hasler with one of the many items.

Answer 3: There is not a brand name preference. Any reference to a specific brand name is a typo.

Question 4) What does the VA want to do with the equipment after the final option year ends?

Answer 4: The Government will own the equipment after the base year. Only items that cannot be purchased will continue to be leased for the remainder of the contract.

Question 5) Should this take time, will an extension be possible?

Answer 5: This solicitation cannot be extended beyond July 15, 2019. The new equipment must be delivered, installed, and operational by August 24, 2019, training will be required to be completed shortly after if not upon completion of installation.

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ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS Provisions 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 provisions are incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

Quotes shall be submitted electronically via email to terri.jeane@va.gov, no later than date indicated in block 8 on the SF1449 (cover page); July 12, 2019, by Close of Business.

Questions shall be submitted in writing to terri.jeane@va.gov by July 8, 2019, by 12:00pm EDT. Questions submitted after that date may not be answered prior to offer due date.

Quote / Files to be submitted in accordance with the following instructions:

1. The cover page, table of content, and/or a glossary of abbreviations or acronyms will not be included in the page count of the Technical Capability/Management Approach Volume.

1. Format: The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date, and RFQ number in the header and/or footer. Quote page limitations are applicable to this procurement. The table below indicates the applicable maximum page count for each volume of the Contractor’s quote/offer. All files shall be submitted as either Microsoft (MS) Excel (.xls) file, Acrobat Portable Document Format (.pdf) file, MS Word (.doc), or as compatible as indicated in the table. Page size shall be 8 1/2" x 11". The top, bottom, left, and right margins shall be a minimum of one (1) inch each. Font size shall be no smaller than 12-point. Arial or Times New Roman fonts are required. Characters shall be set at no less than normal spacing and 100% scale. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no smaller than eight-point and may be landscape. Line spacing shall be set at no less than single space. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. Page numbers, company logos, and headers and footers shall be within the page margins only and are not bound by the 12-point font requirement. Footnotes to text shall not be added. If the Contractor submits annexes, documentation, attachments or the like, not specifically required by this RFQ, such will count against the Contractor’s page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific volume instructions below. Pages in violation of these instructions, either by exceeding the margin, font, or spacing restrictions or by exceeding the total page limit for a particular volume, will not be evaluated. Pages not evaluated due to violation of the margin, font, or spacing restrictions will not count against the page limitations. The page count will be determined by counting the pages in the order they appear in the print layout view. The use of hyperlinks in quote/offers is prohibited.

1. File Packaging: All of the quote/offer files MAY be compressed (zipped) into one file entitled “quote/offer.zip” using WinZip version 6.2 or later , or the quote/offer files may be submitted individually. Files shall not exceed 5 megabytes when compressed. The Government is not responsible for issues relating to any software compatibility, corrupted files, files that will not open, missing files, or the alike.

1. Content Requirements: All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The Contractor shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the quote/offer, and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Contractors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote/offer. The volume titles and page limits are shown in the table below.

The titles and page limit requirements for each file are shown in the table below: