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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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

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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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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0002 07-12-2020

657-18-115JC

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

36C25523R0095

06-21-2023

X

X X

(1) One

Solicitation 36C25523R0095 Project Number: 657-18-115JC Replace Various AHU and VAV Units.

1. The purpose of this amendment is to add question and answeres and add FAR Claus 52.204-27 Prohibition on A Bytedance Covered Application.

2. The proposal due date remains 7/28/2023 2:00 PM CST Unchanged.

3. All other terms and conditions for this solicitation remain unchanged.

Paul Dixon Jr.

Contracting Officer

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Pre-Bid RFI Questions and Answers for Projects 657-18-115JC

657-18-115JC – FCA Replace Various Air Handling Units and Variable Air Volume Units

1. Can Project Superintendent also serve as both the Safety Officer & QC? COR - Yes, these two roles can be fulfilled by the project superintendent. Required official duties and certifications of each role will not be reduced just because it is fulfilled by one person.

2. Is temporary conditioning required? COR – Yes, contractor is to maintain minimal operational activities of the Medical Facility.

3. There are varying dates throughout the solicitation for the period of performance. Please specify the correct days to complete. CO – For project 657- 18-115JC the Period of Performance (POP) shall be: 550 calendar days after notice to proceed (NTP), for project 657-21-115JC the Period of Performance (POP) shall be 580 calendar days after Notice to Proceed (NTP).

4. Can you please change the technical construction experience in the technical experience of the prime contractor on A. that currently states “Work as a prime contractor under the same NAICS code as this solicitation (236220) that involved a renovation or replacement of roof at a medical facility” to “Work as a prime contractor under the same NAICS code as this solicitation (236220) that involved a renovation or replacement of HVAC and/or piping systems at a medical facility”? CO - Project 657-18-115 shall be replaced to read in its entirety FCA Replace Various Air Handling Units and Variable Air Volume Units NAICS code 236220, Project 657-21-115JC shall be replaced in its entirety to read Correct HVAC Systems in Procedure Room, NAICS code 236220.

5. In Factor 4 it states that to be technically acceptable that offerors must provide evidence that the roofing contractor has the technical qualifications and experience to meet the requirements of this project. This is an HVAC Project. Please clarify. CO

- This is an HVAC Project under NAICS Code 236220.

6. Factor 4 also states that the installer must be trained in specified types of roofs. We believe this should be changed to be relevant to a mechanical project. Please clarify.

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CO - This is an HVAC project “roofing contractor” was inadvertently mentioned.

7. Can factor 4 be waived completely if the prime contractor will self-perform the mechanical work on this project? CO - CO – NO, contractor shall provide evidence of qualifications in accordance with VA HVAC Specifications.

8. Factor 4 Number 2 contradicts the other factors experience requirements of projects completed within the last 5 years. CO - Factor 4 Number 1 States Installer has technical qualifications of at least five years of successful experience, trained supervisory and installation personnel, and facilities to install HVAC system specified herein, Factor 4 Number 2 states “Proposed Contractor shall submit a list of two or more prior commercial HVAC installations. The list shall include projects that have been in operation for a period of not less than two years.

9. Factor 4 Number 3 appears to be set up similar to a submittal. The requirements of service departments do not make sense, and the approval of equipment is not relevant to a proposal requirement, as maintenance records are taken after a piece of equipment has been installed. The proposed installed equipment has not yet been installed to require maintenance records. CO – strike everything thing in Factor 4 Number 3 except for the requirement of maintenance records after installation only.

10. The pricing breakdown references NAICS 236290. Please clarify. This work is actually primarily 238220. CO – NAICS Shall be 236220.

11. Please provide above ceiling photos for the areas that were not made available during the site visit. COR - Only one site visit will be scheduled prior to the bid date. A Pre-Bid Site Visit was scheduled on 6/29/2023. Attendance was recommended. See Drawings and Specifications for additional information.

A.1 52.204-27 PROHIBITION ON A BYTEDANCE COVERED APPLICATION

(JUN 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Covered application means the social networking service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited.

Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101(6)—

(1) Means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the

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executive agency, if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency that requires the use—

(i) Of that equipment; or

(ii) Of that equipment to a significant extent in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product;

(2) Includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources; but

(3) Does not include any equipment acquired by a Federal contractor incidental to a Federal contract.

(b) Prohibition. Section 102 of Division R of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L.

117–328), the No TikTok on Government Devices Act, and its implementing guidance under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M–23–13, dated February 27, 2023, ‘‘No TikTok on Government Devices’’ Implementation Guidance, collectively prohibit the presence or use of a covered application on executive agency information technology, including certain equipment used by Federal contractors. The Contractor is prohibited from having or using a covered application on any information technology owned or managed by the Government, or on any information technology used or provided by the Contractor under this contract, including equipment provided by the Contractor’s employees; however, this prohibition does not apply if the Contracting Officer provides written notification to the Contractor that an exception has been granted in accordance with OMB Memorandum M–23–13.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.

(End of Clause)

A.1 52.204-27 PROHIBITION ON A BYTEDANCE COVERED APPLICATION (JUN 2023)