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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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(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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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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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 02-20-2019 580-19-1-5161-0007 None Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe BLVD Houston

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77030 4298 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe BLVD Houston

TX

77030 4298 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25619Q0171 02-05-2019

X X X

X one (1) This amendment is being issued to notify interested vendors of questions asked and answers provided.

See attachment below for details.

Anthony Marion Contracting Officer BMS JCI RFQ 36C25619Q0171 - Question and Answers:

1. Is a Bid Bond required to be submitted with our proposal? No.

2. Is the manpower associated with this contract to be provided during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays? Yes, typically one technician for first and second shift. As per SOW Paragraph C(f) Contractor shall provide up to two (2) qualified technicians directly employed by their company for a maximum of 80 hours (40 hours per technician) per week in lieu of on-site called in services. With a response time of two (2) hours and for an emergency service call response time of one (1) hour. Call backs outside of the above allotted 40 hours for one technician shall be responded to within two (2) hours and shall be paid at the companies’ normal overtime rate.

3. How does the VA contemplate handling the custom programming patches that are in place for the existing JCI system? Is it anticipated that this contract will include any costs associated with work required to modify or otherwise create work-arounds to compensate for the mismatch of the original software version installed to the most current version of the software? VA is currently procuring a new front end with all of the latest software. Once this is obtained it is part of the contract to keep the system updated with all patches and updates.

4. Is the current JCI system connected or integrated with the fire alarm system in any way? If so, please explain. No. It is independent of fire alarm system.

5. Is it anticipated that the contractor provides a controls technician when the "normally assigned" technician is out sick or on vacation? Yes.

6. Can you please let me know if the requirement for the prime contractor to be an OEM JCI Contractor can be waived? No.

7. Can a history of average work orders be supplied to the contractor? Work orders fluctuate and are dependent on equipment failure and VA remodeling/construction projects would be difficult to provide an average.

8. Is there an incumbent contract number on this project? Yes, there is a current contract. Awarded 04/04/2014 to Lange Mechanical services, L.P contract number VA256-14-C-0121 in the amount of $2,742,982.97.