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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

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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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Contractor

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14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

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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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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) 09-19-2018 544-16-113 Department of Veterans Affairs W.J.B. Dorn VA Medical Center 6439 Garners Ferry Road Columbia

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29209-1639 Department of Veterans Affairs W.J.B. Dorn VA Medical Center 6439 Garners Ferry Road Columbia

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29209-1639 To all Offerors/Bidders

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X X X The purpose of this amendment is to answer Contract Specific RFI Questions and to ensure that all Bidders EMAIL their proposals to april.brooks1@va.gov.

Due to the interest of time, (1) ELECTRONIC ONLY proposal is necessary for this project.

No CDs, Hard Copy or Hand-Delivered Proposals are necessary to bid this project.

ROBERT HOLBROOK

CONTRACTING OFFICER

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CONSTRUCT PERIMETER FENCE - PROJECT 544-16-113

RFI’S

1. The above referenced project was originally pre-solicited with NAICS 236220. I see in the solicitation it was posted under NAICS 238990. I would like to request the NAICS be changed to reflect the original 236220. After additional market research review and discussions with Engineering both NAICS Codes shall be incorporated on this project.

2. Good Morning...I am planning to attend the pre-bid meeting on Tuesday Sept 11 for the perimeter fence project at the Columbia VA Medical Center. Can you confirm if we need to be cleared in advance or if we just show up at the Engineering Conference Room at 10AM? Contractors will be escorted around the Campus by Government personnel so no advance clearance is needed. Please arrive at 10AM at the Engineering Conference Room.

3. Reference, Form SF1442 Item 13a.

Would you clarify the submittal of the bid documents (SF1142, Price, Bid Bond, etc.)? Are we to submit an original and an electronic version? How do you want the electronic version, via email or on CD? In the interest of time all Bids are to be submitted ELECTRONICALLY ONLY.

4. Is this project sales tax exempt? If the project is sales tax exempt can the government provide a sales tax exemption certificate? Yes.

5. Will the Government provide comprehensive written badging requirements for the project if badging is required? Yes.

6. The instructions on the SF 1442, Section 13a, state to provide an original and Electronic copy.

Is the electronic copy to be sent to April.brooks1@va.gov? Yes.

Will there be a public opening of bids? No there will not be a public opening of bids. An abstract of bids will be emailed to all contractor’s that submitted proposals.

7. Solicitation page 8 of 48 Section 2.5 Bid Guarantee states “(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20% percent of the bid price or _____ , whichever is less.” Please fill in the blank for the not to exceed amount. The end of the statement is an error. The sentence should read “The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20% of the bid price.”

8. Can the hard copy be turned in one business day following the date listed on the SF 1442, Section 13a when the electronic copy will be submitted? Hard copies will no longer required for this project.

9. Are there any other bid requirements to submit other than the two pages of the SF1442 completed and appropriate Bid guarantee? If yes please provide additional instructions. No, there are no additional bid guarantee requirements other than that listed on the SF 1442.

10. Reference number 17 of the SF1442.

A. Please clarify: Note: Deductive Amount is $ Value after Deduct Calculation” Please see explanation below.

B. Is the Bid Alternate No. 1 price entry associated with the work only described in Bid Alternate No. 1 or do you want this price entry to reflect the total of Item 1, Base Bid and Bid Alternate No. 1? Please see explanation below.

C. Is the total price for both base bid and bid alternate No 1 required to be included in number 17 of the SF 1442? Please see explanation below.

BID ITEM 1:

BASE BID: PERIMETER SECURITY FENCE AND GATES

Work includes, but is not limited to, general construction, alterations, roads, walks, grading, security fence, and gates. New security fencing and gates to be provided along west, north, and east property lines. Includes bid allowance to repair fence along southern property line. Includes necessary removal of existing fencing and certain other items.

The Contractor shall include in BID ITEM I the costs for the testing services as delineated in 01 45 29, TESTING LABORATORY SERVICES.

BID ITEM II

BID ALTERNATE #1

Work includes all labor, materials, equipment and supervision to perform work as required by the based bid, except the nominal column spacing will be 40’ instead of 32’.

BID ITEM III

BID ALTERNATE #2 (ADD)

Work includes all labor, materials, equipment and supervision to remove existing fence and install privacy fence along southern property line.

Company Name

*Deduct I is the total of work excluding the Deductive I Work *Deduct II is the total of work excluding the Deductive II Work

11. Please confirm the Period of Performance for this requirement – the drawings state 210 calendar days and the IFB states 360 days. The Engineering estimate for this project is 360 Days.

12. Can you clarify what is intended in the SF1442 as to what all documents are required to be submitted for the bid on this project?

My assumption is the following items, In Original, will need to be sent:

All of these documents are required.

13. My question is that the SF1442 requests 1 original copy and electronic copy. Is the electronic copy simply the above documents on a CD or are you requesting emailed bid documents? Electronic copy via email is the only requirement at this time.