36C24121R0163 0008.docx

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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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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 523A5-19-305 Department of Veterans Affairs VAMC Bedford 200 Springs Road Bedford MA 01730 Department of Veterans Affairs VAMC Bedford 200 Springs Road Bedford MA 01730 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24121R0163 03-08-2023

X x x March 16, at 2:00 PM EST See CONTINUATION Page Amendment 0008 is hereby issued to submit RFI questions and answers There is no change to the proposal due date of 3-16-2023 at 2:00 PM EST

RFI Questions Submitted with Answers 36C24121R0163 Amendment 0008 523A5-19-305 BLDG 5 MH Outpatient Renovation Brockton, MA VAMC

Question# 1 Is COVID Vaccination required to work on this project? What are the facility COVID requirements?

Answer:

1. COVID Vaccination is not required in order to work in the hospital spaces on this project.

2. Currently, any personnel who will be entering the active hospital spaces are required to perform a daily screening

3. Currently, any transit through areas where human interaction can take place requires masking. Masking is not required

4. Attached is the VHA Covid-19 Operational Plan (VHA COVID-19 Operational Plan 1-27-2023) as an additional resource

Question# 2 Who should we send the solicitation proposal attachments to and when are they due? When this project was amended the forms were never updated.

Answer:

1. All RFI’s should be sent to the Contract Specialist Scott Doucette scott.doucette@va.gov/ and the Contracting Officer Stephen Slaby Stephen.slaby@va.gov.

2. All proposals are due by March 16 2023 NLT 2:00 PM EST

3. Updated Submission Information and PPQ form is attached.

Question# 3 Can you provide the Site Visit Sign-in sheet from the site visit held on Thursday February 9, 2023?

Answer: Yes, The sign in sheet will be added as an attachment to amendment 0007 labeled “S04 - Site Visit Sign In Sheet”

Question# 4 Are we required to review, sign and submit the previous amendments?

Answer: Yes, they can be found on the contract opportunities solicitation web site posting.

Question# 5 Who currently provides maintenance/ inspections for the VAMC Brockton Campus?

Answer:

Currently the PACs System is maintained by Redhawk/ADT or Signet/Encore.

Question# 6 What is the current PACS System in Brockton MA Campus?.

The system is Hirsch Velocity Identiv.

Question# 7 What is the series / model of the existing PACS Head End?

The model number is Hirsch Velocity Identiv 3.7 SP3.

Question# 8 Is there currently a Paging System? What is the Model number?

Yes, current paging system is TOA 900 Series II. It is an analog system with dual feeds, one all zones feed and one addressable feed through the telephone system (NEC SV8500), primary connection from the Operators Suite, Building 3 to main telephone room in Building 3 basement. Each building has an amplifier that is connected back to the main head end equipment in Building 3. This information does not remove the Contractor requirement to confirm any necessary information and submit for approval any equipment/materials for this project prior to ordering materials..

Question# 9 Drawing E-001 calls for Aiphone AX Series Intercom System, this series is reaching its EOL, is there an Alternative Series you prefer?

This system is an open spec; any equal alternate manufacturer/model is acceptable. This information does not remove the Contractor requirement to confirm any necessary information and submit for approval any equipment/materials for this project prior to ordering materials.

Question# 10 Will the VA OIT Team provide Network for all systems?

It is anticipated that VA OIT will provide necessary network for all systems with the exception of Fire Alarm (separate system), PACs, and BMS. For PACs OIT will provide network to the Hirsch panel but it is the responsibility of the Contractor to provide a connection to each individual device and interconnection to the fire alarm. For BMS the network is provided to the panel, but will not provide connection to each individual device that is the responsibility of the Contractor.

Question# 11 What are the requirements determined for existing Exacqvision NVR? Does the existing NVR require hard drives add cameras?

Network Video Recorders (NVRs) to be hybrids that incorporate both network (IP) and integrated existing (analog) cameras. They should be expandable NVRs each with 54+ TB of usable storage (expandable to 120TB). The system has advanced line Smart-UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply) power protection.

Question# 12 What are the Model Numbers of existing NVR’s?

What are the recording requirements for Retention , fps, how many days storage, Resolution?

Recordings shall be retained for 30 days; 30 ips for 720 x 240.

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