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**Total Small Business Set-Aside competition that falls under the prescribed NAICS code 516210 with size standard of $41.5M. 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: Offeror must be a DirectTV authorized dealer and Authorized 3rd Party Billing Dealers with DirecTV**

How many rooms will be needing DirecTV? All TV locations will have same channel lineup.

Current provider? DirectTV Is there a set channel amount number needed? Example - 24 or 32? At a minimum: Local Channels; Entertainment Base Package; Entertainment Bridge Pack, Music Choice; and additional channels YES Network, SNY Military Channel (American Heroes), and Chapel Channel (if available) How many boxes are needed? Head-end system located in the elevator machine room in penthouse. (Direct TV signal and channel subscription package) Are the TV's mounted on a wall? Wall or Ceiling. No installation required. (Direct TV signal and channel subscription package) Do the beds have pillow speakers? Yes. No installation required. (Direct TV signal and channel subscription package) Are there collect wires that run from each room? Wires run from TV to outlet in wall by the beds for the pillow speakers. Coaxial cables are run to the TVs. No installation required. (Direct TV signal and channel subscription package) How many TV's are in the rooms and in the waiting room area? See attached list for rooms with TVs.

Are the Tv's at the medical center proidiom tvs? There are proidiom TVs in the facility, but not every TV.

Does the facility have the capability to broadcast live for the Chapel channel? Yes Are the televisions on site that will be used for the DirecTV Services Pro: Idiom brand, also known as Hospitality TV? There are pro idiom TVs in the facility, but not every TV.

How many rooms are there throughout the hospital in total? See attached list for rooms with TVs.

How many TVs are in the common areas? See attached list for rooms with TVs.

Will each room receive the same channels, or will it vary depending on the location of the TV? For example, will common areas only have the Entertainment Base Package, while patient rooms have access to the full channel list outlined in the SOW? Each room has the same channels.

Are the Tv's at the medical center proidiom tvs? There are proidiom TVs in the facility, but not every TV.

How many rooms are there throughout the hospital in total? See attached list for rooms with TVs.

How many TVs are in the common areas? See attached list for rooms with TVs.

Is the total number of TV as listed below?

The total number of TVs that need service is 337:

• 305 TVs in Building 100 of the James J. Peters VA Medical Center.

• 16 TVs in Fisher House 1.

• 16 TVs in Fisher House 2 If we are incorrect please give me the correct number. Also will you please provide the number of floors in each building? Building 100 – 10 floors (Ground, 1-9), Fisher Houses – 2 floors, CLC – 2 floors. No installation required. (Direct TV signal and channel subscription package)

What type of Head-end unit do you currently have? Technicolor COM. Coordinate with DirecTV for head end system requirements. (Direct TV signal and channel subscription package) SNY Military Channel has been rebranded American Heroes in 2014 with DirecTV on cannel 287, are you tracking the same? Yes

The 2 Fisher House have their own satellite dishes and not connected to the main hospital infrastructure, correct? All three buildings have their own satellite antenna.

And if that is the case on #4 what receivers do you have? H25 is the newest. H25 in Fisher Houses

Page 5, B.2 sec “Scope of Work” line 5 indicates “additional miscellaneous channels”. We need to have a distinct channel lineup to make sure we provide what is desired. At a minimum: Local Channels; Entertainment Base Package; Entertainment Bridge Pack, Music Choice; and additional channels YES Network, SNY Military Channel (American Heroes), and Chapel Channel (if available)

Page 7, B.3 Price/Cost Schedule CLIN 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, and 4001 all indicate that the channel lineup is in the SOW. We cannot locate a channel lineup in the SOW. At a minimum: Local Channels; Entertainment Base Package; Entertainment Bridge Pack, Music Choice; and additional channels YES Network, SNY Military Channel (American Heroes), and Chapel Channel (if available)

Are the Tv's at the medical center proidiom tvs? There are proidiom TVs in the facility, but not every TV.

Is the 41 million the evaluation of the company or the contract? NAICS code 516210 with size standard of $41.5M

Despite our company being a Large Business under 516210, I’d be curious if the Government would still be interested in receiving a bid from large business? No, Total Small Business Set-Aside competition that falls under the prescribed NAICS code 516210 with size standard of $41.5M.