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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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11/2016) is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office.

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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.

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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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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 11-15-2018 703-19-1-1871-0001

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Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 1 Contracting Officer (90c) 830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence RI 02908 Mercedes Blanton, (401) 455-4904 or Mercedes.Blanton@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 1 Contracting Officer (90c) 830 Chalkstone Avenue Providence RI 02908 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24119Q0042 10-12-2018

X X X ** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to:

10:00 AM, 11/30/18

See CONTINUATION Page X The above referenced solicitation in block 9A for Solid Waste and Recycling Services for the Central Western Massachusetts located in Leeds, MA is hereby modified as follows: is hereby modified as follows:

1. Period of performance is now 12/17/2018 - 12/16/2019 for the base year with four opti on years as seen below in the price/cost schedule.

2. Vendor questions and Government answers are listed below.

3. Questions are in BLACK and answers are in RED.

4. The due date is extended by 8 days now due on Friday, November 30, 2018 no later than 10 AM.

5. Last day for questions is Friday, November 23, 2018 no later than 2pm.

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A.1 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

Solid Waste and Recycling Services

Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 12-17-2018 POP End: 12-16-2019

Solid Waste and Recycling Services

Contract Period: Option 1 POP Begin: 12-17-2019 POP End: 12-16-2020

Solid Waste and Recycling Services

Contract Period: Option 2 POP Begin: 12-17-2020 POP End: 12-16-2021

Solid Waste and Recycling Services

Contract Period: Option 3 POP Begin: 12-17-2021 POP End: 12-16-2022

Solid Waste and Recycling Services

Contract Period: Option 4 POP Begin: 12-17-2022 POP End: 12-16-2023

1. Question: Who is the incumbent solid waste provider at the VA CWM located in Leeds, MA?

Answer: There is no incumbent; this is a new requirement.

2. Question: Is the current contract similar in scope to the solid waste services described in Solicitation 36C24119Q0042?

Answer: There is no current contract.

3. Question: What is the current $ value for the final Option Period of the existing solid waste services contract at the VA CWM located in Leeds, MA?

Answer: There is no current contract.

4. Question: What is the current contract number for the existing solid waste services contract at the VA CWM located in Leeds, MA?

Answer: There is no current contract.

5. Question: The current solicitation indicates a due date of November 22, which is Thanksgiving Day, and a Federal Holiday. Can the due date please be changed to the week following the Thanksgiving holiday?

Answer: The solicitation will be now due on November 30, 2018 no later than 10am.

6. Question: I am hoping to find out if there is an incumbent contractor currently performing these services or if this is a new requirement. If there is an incumbent, could you please provide the contract number?

Answer: There is no incumbent, this is a new requirement.

7. Question: Please provide the contact information for the person who will accommodate a site visit.

Answer: If you are interested in site visit please email Mercedes Blanton at Mercedes.Blanton@va.gov no later than Monday, November 19, 2018 at 2pm for more information as there will be a site visit Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 10am.

8. Question: Please provide a copy or link to the last solicitation and award for solid waste and recycling. I was unable to find one on FBO after considerable effort.

Answer: There is no solicitation; this is a new requirement.

9. Question: The Offer Due Date is on Thanksgiving. Would you consider changing that date to December 6, allowing an additional two weeks due to the holiday week and the need to schedule a site visit?

Answer: Due to the need of this requirement, the due date will be extended to November 30, 2018 at 10a, and the period of performance will be changed to December 17, 2018 through December 16, 2019 with four options years.