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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:

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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.

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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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A00001 09-15-2026

36C250

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 10 3140 Governor's Place Blvd Suite 210 Kettering OH 45409-1337

36C250

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 10 3140 Governor's Place Blvd Suite 210 Kettering OH 45409-1337

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25026Q0974

09-08-2026

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The purpose of this amendment is to post responses to questions.

Quote due date remains September 18, 2026 at 2:00PM Local Time.

Jenessa Regan Contracting Officer

1. Will a HEPA container cart be required for this work? If so, will the VA provide the cart? As far as I know a HEPA container will not be required to test/inspect but special PPE may be required to enter some areas for testing.

2. Mechanical Drawings: Will the applicable mechanical drawings be available prior to the inspection? This is no “one set of plans” that shows all of the damper locations but the previous 6yr inspection report that shows the locations will be available, note that some dampers may have been added or deleted due to construction and change in space requirements and those will have to be properly tagged and identified.

3. Life Safety Documentation: Will the Life Safety drawings and previous fire damper inspection report be provided prior to the inspection? Yes

4. May an SDVOSB prime satisfy the limitations on subcontracting by using one or more other certified SDVOSB concerns to perform the technical inspection labor, provided the applicable personnel-cost requirement is met? LOS is not applicable to this requirement.

5. Does the VA require any specific technician credential for this requirement, such as NFPA 80/NFPA 105 training or certification, fire/smoke damper-specific certification, HVAC journeyman licensing, TAB credentials, manufacturer certification, or another named qualification? To inspect smoke and fire dampers professionally, you should hold either an ICB Certified Fire and Smoke Damper Contractor/Supervisor or a Safenetix CFSDI-1 certification, and ensure your work complies with NFPA 80, NFPA 105, and local AHJ requirements. These credentials and standards together provide the legal, technical, and safety basis for damper inspection work.

6. For the 610 dampers identified in the PWS, please confirm the count by type is 160 smoke dampers, 103 combination fire/smoke dampers, and 347 fire dampers, and whether the VA will provide an existing damper inventory/map, prior inspection report, or equipment schedule to the awardee. We will provide the previous 6yr report which has the type and locations, but some

7. Does the scope include only inspection/testing and fusible-link replacement where required, or should offerors include other minor corrective maintenance, access-panel work, actuator replacement, repairs, or deficiency correction in the firm-fixed price? The FFP is for inspecting and anything needed to perform the inspections, fusible-links, ladders etc. Repairs are not part of this requirement.

8. Are any dampers located in patient-care, sterile, isolation, behavioral-health, secure, asbestos-containing, or other restricted areas requiring infection-control procedures, escorts, after-hours work, or special access coordination? The locations of some dampers are in sensitive areas and will require special coordination and safety gear to access.

9. Please confirm whether testing of smoke and combination dampers requires coordination with the building fire alarm system, BAS, smoke-control sequence, or other controls, and whether VA personnel will support alarm/BAS resets during testing. Some dampers will require coordination and assistance from Facilities Management and Police Services to call out the fire alarm system, BAS and controls access etc.

10. What reporting format is required for the final deliverable? Please confirm whether the VA requires unique damper IDs, pass/fail status, location, photographs, deficiency descriptions, and recommended corrective actions for each damper. The VA will require 1 digital and 1 paper copy of the report and the VA requires unique damper IDs, pass/fail status, location, photographs, deficiency descriptions, and recommended corrective actions for each damper. Some new dampers may be found due to new construction, walls being moved, change in space requirements etc. and those dampers will have to be given an ID and location identified. Other dampers that were previously inspected may have been removed due to the same reasons and those will have to be identified as well.

11. Is a site visit available or permitted before quotes are due September 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET? No site visit is available.

12. Will a containment cart be required in all or certain areas, or are we allowed to remove 1 ceiling tile without one? And will we need to provide the containment cart? A contamination cart would only be necessary in a few sensitive areas

13. Will we be able to receive full access with badging or keys to access spaces, or will we need an escort? Most of the dampers will be able to be inspected without an escort, but we will provide escorts and help gain access when needed, the contactors can be issued PIV badges with minimal access.

14. Is there a previous damper inspection report you can provide? Yes

15. Do you have drawings and/or life safety plans that show fire/smoke damper locations that you can provide? The previous inspection report and the most recent life safety plan will be available.

16. Can fire/smoke dampers be inspected after normal hours? Most of the work needs to be done during normal business hours, but some areas may need to be inspected outside of normal hours.

17. What will be the procedure if there are more than the 610 dampers found as listed in the statement of work? There were only 596 inspected last time, I over estimated by 14 and made the number 610 to give leeway in the contract but a good contractor should now they should bid accordingly and allow themselves some leeway also.