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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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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 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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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) 09-14-2018 620-19-1-533-0001 620-19-1-533-0002 N/A 36C242 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 2 James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx NY 10468-3904 36C242 Department of Veterans Affairs James J. Peters VA Medical Center Network Contracting Office 2 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx NY 10468-3904 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24218Q9952 09-14-2018

X X X Submission deadline is not extended.

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1. The purpose of this amendment is to publish questions and answers received by the solicitation questions deadline and to publish an updated solicitation document resulting from this exchange.

2. Clause 52.216-2 is added to the solicitation. All other terms and conditions remain the same.

3. The Solicitation document has been modified because of the insertion of Clause 52.216-2. This document, “Solicitation 36C24218Q9952 – Modification 1” supersedes the original solicitation document. Offerors are advised to use this modified document attached to this amendment notice; original solicitation document will not be accepted.

4. Point of contact is the Contracting Officer, Brad Mills, at William.Mills4@va.gov, or phone 914.737.4400 x2074.

BRAD MILLS

Contracting Officer

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Solicitation questions were due by September 13, 2018 at 8:00PM EDT. The following sole question was received and the answer is provided accordingly:

Q1: DirecTV is provided based on published rates that are subject to change once annually as determined by the programming providers. Will the winning vendor be able to obtain a contract modification each year for this increase/decrease in rate?

A1: It is understood that it is industry practice for cable companies to update its prices annually. Because of this price fluctuation and to minimize price risk to the Contractor and the Government, it is determined to include Clause 52.216-2 ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT—STANDARD SUPPLIES (JAN 1997) into the solicitation and resultant contract award to allow a price adjustment in the event of changes in the contractor’s established prices, upwards or downwards. Requests for price adjustments shall be initiated by the Contractor when DirecTV publishes the prices, by providing the Contracting Officer a copy of the updated published prices. Price adjustments will not be effective until a bilateral modification is completed. Economic price adjustments shall occur only once a year to reflect the annual DirecTV price changes applicable to the contract services.

Attached to this amendment notice is the updated solicitation document titled “Solicitation 36C24218Q9952 – Modification 1.” Offerors are advised to use this modified solicitation document and not the original solicitation document; the original solicitation document will not be accepted. Offerors are required to submit with their offer a signed copy of the attached SF30 amendment and acknowledge this amendment in the Solicitation document at section B.1 Contract Administration Data.

See attached document: Solicitation 36C24218Q9952 - Modification 1.