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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:

D. OTHER

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

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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.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

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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.

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36C255

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway

Leavenworth KS 66048

36C255

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway

Leavenworth KS 66048

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25523Q0623

08-20-2023

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X X

** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to:

X 1

Guest Wi-Fi Services at the Wichita VA Medical Center. The purpose of this amendment is to provide additional information in response to questions received. The information provided through this amendment is the first part. There will be additional information to follow.

Please see page 2 for Questions/Answers

Jessica D. Barton Contracting Officer

1. Schematics have been provided at the end of the Solicitation document.

2. The “S” indicated on the schematics are switches.

3. Are the APs on the map currently covering all the required areas of coverage listed in the SOW? The current providers APs are shown on the drawings. Those AP locations do provide coverage for what's listed the SOW utilizing the current equipment. The existing hardware and cabling will be removed by the current provider at the end of their contract. The actual number of APs for this solicitation could vary depending on what the characteristics of the new providers proposed equipment are.

4. What Is the requested ISP Speed? 300 Mbps does not seem adequate to support the entire VMAC. 300 Mbps is required at each access point (AP)

5. Is the existing cable plant (both fiber and copper available to be used or are the requesting and new cable plant? The cabling for this solicitation must be new.

6. Is the current cable plant CAT6e? Cat6A

7. Is the current WiFi coverage adequate, the requirements indicate that you are looking for additional coverage. No additional coverage is needed.

8. Are you looking for 100% cover of all floors for all buildings? Only patient access and engineering areas require coverage.

9. There are no blueprints for buildings 1C, 10, and 11 – can these be provided or is there no connectivity required for these buildings? There is no connectivity required for buildings 10 & 11. Building 1C has one switch per floor.

10. Is COX Business going to bid on this job? This is an SDVOSB set-aside, Cox will not be bidding on this requirement.

12. Is there any asbestos in any of the buildings? There are still locations on campus where asbestos is possibly present, but not in the areas covered by the SOW.