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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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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 586-20-2-033-0059 None Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Network Contracting Office 16 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi

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39531 Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Network Contracting Office 16 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi

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39531 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25620Q0498

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11:59 PM EASTERN TIME, APRIL 22, 2020

**The purpose of this modificarion is to answer questions formed from solicitation. SEE CONTINUATION PAGE** This solicitation is NOT extended all responses are due by 11:59pm Eastern Time on April 22, 2020.

Tina Harris Contracting Officer

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

1. The due date on the FBO notice is April 20, 2020 but the due date on the RFQ document is April 22, 2020 by 11:59PM EST. Can you confirm the due date? All responses are due April 22, 2020 by 11:59pm Eastern time

1. Please define “1 KIT 20 clones” as stated on the RFQ?

The kit contains the information to be shown on the devices and it will be clones on each of the other 20 screens

1. Do digital display screens currently exist at the G.V.(Sonny)Montgomery VA Medical Center?

2. If yes, what brand/model is the medical center currently using? LG/42LY340-C

1. Is the medical center connected via WIFI, hardwired connection, or other?

“… It must be internet-based and meet all the specifications itemized on the Specifications Statement for equipment.”, no Specifications Statement was provided in the RFP. Is specific information about this document available and can it be provided to everybody responding? WiFi/YES

1. The RFP states that the contractor “shall provide a fresh kit of workplace content each month”, could you please explain this in greater detail?

4. Will there be meetings each month with a VA POC to determine topics for content? No

4. Will there be a preset schedule for content topics? No

4. Will topics and/or information be provided by the VA? Event notices, internal communication notices, etc.

4. Will the contractor be solely responsible for setting up a content schedule as well as creating/producing all content? No

1. “… Software will be provided to perform any digital display function including: …”, why is this important to the VA?

5. Will VA staff be uploading content to the presentation and need to use specific file formats”? Yes

5. If the contractor is producing all content, does it matter what file format the final product is in? If yes, please explain N/A

5. Will the VA be open to a preset list of accepted file formats? Yes

1. Does the VA use any event or meeting software?

6. If so, which brand(s)? Skype, WebEx

6. Do you want this data incorporated into the presentation? No

1. Do you want any data from the website to be incorporated into the presentation?

7. If so, what data and where is that data located? No

1. Will training on the software be required for selected members of the VA? If yes, please detail requirements. Yes, Public Affairs Officer and designated alternate will need training.

1. Please confirm the total number of screens that this software will appear on. 21

1. What are the brands of the screens? LG

1. Are any of the screens connected (like a video wall)? NO

1. Will the content be the same on each screen? yes

12. If no, what differences will there be between the screens?

1. Will touchscreen functionality be required? No

13. If yes, in what capacity?

1. Is there a content player connected to the displays?

14. If yes, what brand?

0. Is there a content player for each display? YES, LGX and Win8Pro If no, please explain

14. If no, in what method will you be deploying content to the screens?

14. Will the VA be open to hardware related to a content player? YES

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