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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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IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2 2875 Union Road Suite 3500 Cheektowaga NY 14227

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2 2875 Union Road Suite 3500 Cheektowaga NY 14227 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24224Q0443

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The purpose of this Amendment # A0001 is to answer questions received from this solicitation. Please also be advised that section 6.D under Deliverables and Delivery Schedule will be removed as this is an internal responsibility.

Tevia Mastykarz Contracting Officer

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Solicitation # 36C24224Q0443, Attachment A, Amendment A0001

1. To clarify how response time is measured when you consider weekends and the listed holidays, should the pick-up requirement be specified as five (5) business days? In the Section B.2 Statement of Work (SOW) Scope and Specific Task 1 (page 4) both define the pick-up of designated waste to occur within five (5) days; however, the SOW, para. 6 Deliverables and Delivery Schedule, require the pick-ups to occur only doing normal business hours 8:00 am – 4:30 pm ET, Monday through Friday. If we win the contract, I want to make sure both the contractor and the customer are capturing the same metrics to assess program performance.

Answer: Pick-ups are made once a month and can be scheduled anytime between these designated times and days. Per the SOW this can occur only during normal business hours between 8:00 am – 4:30 pm ET, Monday through Friday.

2. What objective evidence will be provided to “ensure all hard drives being picked up are secure and ready for transport” as defined in Section B.2, para 6.D (page 6)?

Answer: This is an internal responsibility of the VA and will be removed from the SOW .

3. Are the units in Section B.3 Price/Cost Schedule (page 9 – 10) for all Item Numbers ending in “02” (0002, 1002, etc.) correct? It says “JB” but should it be “LB” for pounds?

Answer: The JB is listed correctly and is short for job. This line item is specifically for the cost of travel to pick up the media recyclables.

4. Subcontracting questions:

0. Is subcontracting permitted for this offer? Section C.7, para. (e)(1) (page 25) outlines the Terms and Conditions that must be flowed down to subcontractors; however, Section E.5 52.212-2 Evaluation para. (1) (page 38) seems to emphasize that the “Contractor” must be the entity with the appropriate certifications. I intend on using a subcontractor for part of the work that has the appropriate certifications.

Answer: Subcontracting is permitted. All other terms and conditions would need to be met.

0. Follow-up to question 4.a: If we have not awarded to a specific subcontractor before the submittal of the quote to you, should we include the credentials of any subcontractor we are considering?

Answer: This is a contractor business decision, see E.5 and respond accordingly.

Please see Amendment A#0001 for the Q & A’s