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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

(REV. 11/2016)

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

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D 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 amendmen t, 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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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.

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CONTRACTING OFFICER

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(Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (If other than Item 6) (Specify type of modification and authority) (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

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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.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF

SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 598-21-3-784-0329 Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Network Contracting Office 16 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi MS 39531 Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Network Contracting Office 16 Veterans Avenue Biloxi MS 39531 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25621Q1143 07-29-2021

X X X 9am Friday July 30, 2021.

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The pirpose of this modification is to answer the final questions from the solicitation and site visit.

This solicitation is not extended; the responses are due by 9am July 30, 2021 via email to tina.harris3@va.gov.

vendors do not have to return a signed copy of this modification.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

see contunuation page for questions and answers

Tina Harris Contracting Officer

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FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. Will SDVOSB Contractors have any set-aside advantage on this project? We don’t recall a sources sought being published for this solicitation.

This solicitation is still unrestricted allowing all socio economic status business to respond to the solicitation. SDVOSB are preferred. A source sought was issued prior to the solicitation and amendment to the solicitation.

2. We have installed a SteelCo cage and rack washer in the past, therefore, the VA has the justification to set this aside as SDVOSB since there are capable SDVOSB contractors in the local market. Can you publish an amendment switching this to a SDVOSB set-aside project?

NO, the solicitation is for a brand name or equal washer salient Characteristics have been provided.

3. Was a site visit available for this project? If not, can the VA please publish a date for one?

No there is no site visit for the solicitation. This is for a commercial off the shelf washer cage.

Amendment has been published to add site visit and extend questions and response date.

4. Would it be possible to receive pictures of the existing washer (from both load and unload sides)? Yes, see attached photos below

5. Would it be possible to receive a CAD drawing of the existing pit, room, washer? I have contacted my engineering department about this and they are trying to get permission from their service chief to release the drawings. I am not sure if they have drawings of our current washer. Our facility has resumed emergency operations due to COVID numbers increasing again so engineering is pretty busy at the moment.

6. Would it be possible to receive the dimensions of the largest, tallest and widest rack the washer have to wash? 83”H, 40”W, 82”L

7. Would it be possible to receive the details about the existing utilities (steam, water, air, drain exhaust, power)? I have contacted my engineering department about this and they are trying to get permission from their service chief to release the drawings. Our facility has resumed emergency operations due to COVID numbers increasing again so engineering is pretty busy at the moment.

8. Salient characteristics #10 (Must have an automatic water rack flush system). Is this to flush the auto-watering circuit of the racks? Yes

9. Salient characteristics #1 states units which does NOT require a connection to the internet or access to the cloud, whilst #16 states we should include an on-line technical support for server…..Please clarify if you wish to have the unit ready to be connected to the internet or not.

We do not have an internet connection ready for connection to a rack washer. We really need one that doesn’t connect to the internet due to security issues and the potential for VA OIT not approving the current and/or future connection/software, but if that is the ONLY way that the washer is able to receive any updates in required software, vendors must offer support for this connection.

10. Please let us know if the chamber doors have to be full glass door to allow a full chamber inspection from outside or if stainless 316L doors with inspection window are acceptable. Full glass doors.

11. The existing washer seems to have a chamber made in 316L stainless steel. Please confirm whether the chamber has to be made of stainless steel 316L like the existing one or if a less resistant to acid stainless steel , i.e. 304, is acceptable. 304 Stainless Steel is acceptable

12. Who will be responsible to modify/adjust the existing modular walls used to separate the dirty from the clean side? The vendor/installer of the machine will be responsible for modifying/adjusting and/or providing additional modular walls.

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