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Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

GENERAL INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2 3495 Bailey Avenue Building 3, 2nd floor Buffalo NY 14215

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Christopher Weider Christopher.Weider@va.gov

(716) 862-7461 x22470

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

New York Harbor Healthcare System

Brooklyn, Manhattan, and St. Albans

800 Poly Place

Brooklyn NY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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a. The purpose of this amendment is to answer questions submitted by interested vendors.

b. The period for questions remains closed

c. Please see responses to vendor questions below:

a. Question: What is the fire alarm device count by building for each location?

Answer:

Manhattan:

Building #1 – Main: 518 devices Building #2 – Engineering: 7 devices Building #3 – HR: 18 devices Building #5 – AC Plant: 9 devices Building #6 – OPC: 105 devices

St. Albans:

Building #60 – 3 devices Building #64 – 10 devices *Building #65 – 11 devices Building #85 – 77 devices Building #86 – 75 devices Building #87 – 76 devices Building #88 – 76 devices Building #89 – 160 devices Building #91 – 55 devices Building #92 – 31 devices Building #93 – 30 devices Building #173 – 19 devices Building #176 – 5 devices

Brooklyn:

Building #1 – Main: Engineering 659 devices Building#2 – Domiciliary: 66 devices Building #4 – Engineering: 33 devices Building #6 – Chapel: 6 devices Building #8 – Linear Accelerator: 1 device Building #14 – Regional Counsel/Data Center: 18 devices Building #15 – OPC: 195 devices Building #16 – Daycare: 10 devices

b. Question: What is the total number of buildings included at each campus?

Answer:

Manhattan:

5 Buildings

St. Albans:

13 buildings *including building #65 which is initially bypassed, See Section VI.A.3. of the Scope.

Brooklyn:

8 Buildings

c. Question: What are the manufacturers and model numbers for all fire alarm control panels Answer:

Manhattan:

Manufacturer: Notifier by Honeywell (ONYX Series) Model(s) Identified from Panel Labels:

· ONYX NFS2-3030D / NFS2-3030ND

· ONYX NFS2-640(E) / NFS-320SYS(E)

St. Albans:

Edwards EST-3

Brooklyn:

Manufacturer: Notifier Pittway Company Model(s) Identified from Panel Labels:

· AFP-400W/CBC

· AM2020/AFP1010/CBC

· #System 5000W/CBC Manufacturer: Honeywell Model(s) Identified from Panel Labels:

· AFO 300/AFP 400 CBC

· NFS2-640(E) / NFS 320SYS(E)

· NFS2-3030D

d. Question: Will existing fire alarm system AutoCAD (.dwg files) be provided to the contractor for updating the schematic diagrams or will these drawings be required to be created from scratch?

Answer: Existing fire alarm as built drawings are available and will be provided to the contractor in AutoCAD (.dwg) format and shall be used as a baseline. These drawings may not reflect current system conditions. The contractor shall field verify existing conditions and update the drawings to reflect the current fire alarm system configuration. Building floor plans may also be available in AutoCAD (.dwg) format for use in preparing the updated fire alarm drawings.

e. Question: Can you please confirm the base scope of work does not require the contractor to install new printers?

Answer: The VA will provide printers. Contractor must install and test.

Please see updated Schedule below. Line Items 0001AC, 0002AC, and 0003AD have been added.

System Maintenance and Inspection

System Maintenance and Inspection

System Maintenance and Inspection

OPTION 1

System Maintenance and Inspection

System Maintenance and Inspection

System Maintenance and Inspection

OPTION 2

System Maintenance and Inspection

OPTION 3

System Maintenance and Inspection

System Maintenance and Inspection

System Maintenance and Inspection

OPTION 4

System Maintenance and Inspection

System Maintenance and Inspection

System Maintenance and Inspection

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Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation