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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.

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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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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) None 36C241 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 1 421 North Main Street Leeds

MA

01053-9764 36C241 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 1 421 North Main Street Leeds

MA

01053-9764 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24122Q0553 05-12-2022

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None The purpose of this modification is to:

1. Post questions and answers.

2. Extend the RFQ response date to 11:00AM EST, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Late Responses will not be accepted.

3. Post updated statement of work.

Additional questions will not be accepted.

All other terms remain unchanged.

Questions and Answers – Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring System

Question 1: Would the government consider adding a CLIN between 0019 and 0020 for "CenTrak® Contact Tracing User Interface Fixed"? This will allow them the flexibility to have a more competitive price for smaller facilities.

Answer 1: Yes, a CLIN for “CenTrak Contact Tracing User Interface Fixed” can be added. Justification and explanation of the CLIN should also be provided.

Question 2: Would the government consider adding expected volumes per CLIN? It may be beneficial to use a realistic or expected deployment pattern for a site for price comparison. This would allow the government to accurately evaluate based on extended (not unit) pricing.

Answer 2: This would be difficult to do since not all sites have looked at their needs and the overall project is based on areas/rooms of deployment and users/staff engaged. Two of the medium sized hospitals have investigated this and are anticipating around 80 rooms/150 staff for initial deployment.

Question 3: Would the government consider changing the Unit for CLINs 11 through 22 to "EA" instead of "JB"? As these CLINs are a function of device counts.

Answer 3: While changing to “EA” can be done, it was put as unit “JB” since these CLINs are services and not supplies.

Question 4: Is the government open to bidders adding additional CLINs for integrator services such as:

1. Facility pe1fo1mance testing (including travel) - Unit EA

2. Facility acceptance testing (including travel) - Unit EA

3. Integrator Service Hours - Unit HR Answer 4: Yes, any relevant CLINs that a bidder sees needing to be added should be added, but justification and explanation of the CLIN should also be provided.

Question 5: Would the government consider changing CLIN 0026 from "CenTrak Project Management" to "Project Management" so it can be used for both CenTrak and integrator project management?

Answer 5: CLIN 0026 should only be changed if in fact the PM hours from Centrak and the Integrator are equivalent in nature and pricing. Otherwise, a project management integrator CLIN should be added separately.

Question 6: The government did not include a pricing table per year of the contract to allow for different prices for option years. If not, would the government confirm that it requires single pricing for all years?

Answer 6: If pricing will change from year to year then the bidder should include the additional year pricing.

Question 7: Does the government mean "staff badges" instead of "sensors" in the following requirement? "Sensors must be able to be anonymous" Answer 7: Yes, staff badges were meant not sensors for number 1. SOW 7.1.1 has been updated.

Question 8: Our understanding is that a tagging plan is not needed for a Hand Hygiene Compliance deployment. Would the government confirm a Tagging Plan is not needed?

Answer 8: SOW section 16.0 has been updated.

See attached document: SOW Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring_updated 5.23.22.