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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

E. IMPORTANT:

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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

(REV. 11/2016)

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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERE

D 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 amendmen t, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

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STATES OF AMERICA

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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CONTRACTING OFFICER

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(Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (If other than Item 6) (Specify type of modification and authority) (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

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

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF

SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

20 FEB 24

590-20-102 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 1601 Brenner Ave Salisbury NC 28144

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24624B0004

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The purpose of this amendment is to respond to the RFI questions. All questions and responses are listed on page 2.

The hour and date specified on the RFP of 2/27/24 at 5:00 PM EST is not extended.

Robert J. Ragos Contracting Officer

VA-VHA-RPOE-2023-0038

1. Is this project sales tax exempt? If the project is sales tax exempt, can the Government provide a sales tax exemption certificate?

A: The tax exemption for this is not authorized. You will have to pay sales tax.

1. Can the required SSHO and QA/QC positions be fulfilled by the qualified superintendent?

A: There is a reason for having SSHO, QA and a Site Superintendent as individuals. If there is a safety issue, the Super would have to write himself up and it usually is not very effective. Same goes for QA. If he finds the wrong material being used, he’d have to write himself up for allowing that to happen.

1. The Project requires hard ICRA barriers but cannot tie into existing duct work for neg air/hepa ventilation. Is the Government going to specify where we can vent?

A: The way you’ll vent is up to you in your proposed solutions. The Gov’t will not specify where to vent.

1. Can the VA clarify requirements to work in the OR? For example, will the workers have to wear operating room clothing covers, head covers, and shoe covers during work.

A: The OR space given to the contractor to work nights/weekends will be the contractor’s space. You will not need to gown up once inside this area to get the panels/receptacles installed.

1. Will the Owner accept the use of the industry leading Procore Project Management software as the primary submittal and data tracking tool for this project?

A: We have no issue with ProCore. We use Submittal Exchange and ProCore for managing other projects.

1. How soon after the award is NTP expected to be issued?

A: We are aiming for a post-award meeting, to include issuing the NTP, no later than two weeks after the bid opening date of 2/29/24.

1. The SF 1442, page 1, states that electronic bids are due by 2/27/24 at 5 pm, however, RFP page 7, #3 states that electronic bids are due no later than 5 pm EDT one (1) day prior to the established Bid Opening Date identified. Please confirm the correct due date and time for electronic bids.

A: Electronic bids are due by 2/27.24 at 5PM EST.

1. RFP, page 3, Supplement B – Statement of Work references Bid Item 1 and Bid Item 2 (Deduct Alternate 1), however, the specs on pages 3-4 reference Bid Items I and II, and Alternates Deducts 1, 2 and 3. Please confirm the correct Bid Items and Alternate Deducts

A: The correct bid items are references Bid Item 1 and Bid Item 2 (Deduct Alternate 1), as referenced in the SOW in Supplement B.

1. Please provide the Microsoft Teams information for the virtual bid opening on 2/29/24 at 11 am.

A: A meeting invite will be sent to all parties who submit a proposal on time. Expect an invite the morning of 2/28/24.

1. Since the proposed work schedule has been changed to primarily weekday night hours, is there a corresponding change for this NOTE? Are these two barriers even still necessary?

A: The detail showing temporary dust barriers near stairway 7 are only there for doing work to install the panel for the isolation power for the laser receptacles – yes they’re required. If this work is finished in one weekend, the walls can come down. If this cannot be done on one shift, they would remove them at the end of the shift. If this were me doing the work, I’d plan it for starting on a Friday and finishing the work over a weekend and then the dust barriers are removed for the rest of the contract.

1. Who is responsible for providing “clean room” apparel, such as suits, shoe covers, etcetera?

A: The VA will not provide gowns. They need to be properly gowned to get into their workspace each day. Once inside, they don’t have to stay gowned.

1. Is the use a self-contained dust collection system an acceptable alternative to utilizing exhaust ducting out of the building?

A: We must have negative air scrubbing machines in the work environment. This can only be done w/ hepafiltered exhaust fans. They will exhaust this filtered air to the outside.