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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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Contractor

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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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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 36C250 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 6150 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 300 Independence

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44131 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 6150 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 300 Independence

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44131 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25025Q0307

X X X See CONTINUATION Page This amendment answers the questions submitted to the Contracting Officer.

A.1 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

A.2 DELIVERY SCHEDULE

1.Will a site survey be permitted prior to quote submission to determine the actual/accurate level of effort? (Obstacles, building layout, cabling run lengths to telecom room, etc.

We should do a site survey so the contractor can better understand the layout and what is actually needed for an install.

2. What type and condition is the existing cabling to the television outlet? (Coaxial, Copper, fiber, etc.)

At the main campus, we receive the signal via satellite, which is then wired into a COM4000 on the 9th floor, where it’s converted to IP, and the COM4000 is networked into our VA network. The contractor will only need to provide up service/install up until the COM4000, nothing from the COM4000 would be managed by the contractor in this contract. At green Road, the cable cards go into an ATX box, which then provides the channels to TV’s via IP. The contractor here will be required to provide the proper cable cards, everything from the ATX to the TV will not be managed by the contractor. I’m not sure of the other locations that were added.

3. Will there be an existing guest internet connection available for vendors to use for monitoring?

Guest wifi connection will be available for vendors for monitoring.

4. What are the models of the televisions in each of the buildings?

TV Models for the main facility are irrelevant due to the channels being wired into the COM4000 device. Same for Green Road. Unsure on the TV models for the other locations.

5. Could you provide any floor plans with building/room dimensions, location of comm room, etc.?

Floor plans can be provided.

6. We did not understand the pricing purpose of 0001 series of CLINS (0001, 1001, 2001, etc.), when each building has its own pricing

CLIN.

I’m unsure on the pricing.

7. The SOW mentions cabling installation, but we did not see an installation CLIN. Will one be added?

There may be minimal cabling installed, so an Install CLIN could be added.

The only two locations that convert the channels to IPTV is the main facility (2215 Fuller Rd.) and the Green Road location. The others are typical cable/coax connections I believe.

The local channels are being provided to the main facility via satellite.

Comcast is the provider for Jackson, Fisher House, and Green Rd locations, I’m not sure of the main campus, I’ll have to check the equipment to see if it I can find anything identifiable on the equipment.

We would have to look over the cable packages that are now being proposed and see what we would be missing/gaining.

Comcast is the cable provider for the Packard Rd offices as well. Buckeye Cable is the provider for the Toledo CBOC.

1. Partial Bidding: May vendors submit a proposal for only a subset of locations listed in the solicitation (e.g., the Fisher House and CBOC locations), or is the intent to award a single contract covering all sites, including the 237-room main VA Ann Arbor Medical Center?

This will be a single contract covering all sites.

1. Fisher House Channel Package: The Statement of Work references a "premium channel package" for the Fisher House. Could you please clarify what channels or content are required to meet the definition of a "premium" package?

The Fisher House requirements were posted in the SOW.

1. Main Campus System Compatibility: The main Ann Arbor VAMC is currently a DIRECTV customer. Our ability to service this location would depend on upgrading the existing system to an Advanced Entertainment Platform (AEP), which requires internet access and offers access to predownloaded applications. Would such a solution be considered acceptable, provided it is compatible with your current channel modulation infrastructure (e.g., eVideon)?

Yes, if that is their way to provide a solution to our facility, as long as it meets the requirements in the contract, it would be acceptable.