36C25621R0116 0007.docx

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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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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.

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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) 598-22-1-8200-0001 598-21-133 Department of Veterans Affairs Chief, A&MM (90C/NLR) Central Arkansas Veterans HCS 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, Room 200 North Little Rock

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72114 1706 Department of Veterans Affairs Chief, A&MM (90C/NLR) Central Arkansas Veterans HCS 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, Room 200 North Little Rock

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72114 1706 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25621R0116 10-28-2021

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X See attached document of RFIs for the Switchgear Upgrade 598-21-133. As a reminder the revised proposal due date is November 5, 2021 at 2pm CST. Contractors are required to acknowledge receipt of this amendment. All other terms and conditions remain the same.

Brad Martin Contracting Officer

SWITCHGEAR UPGRADE

ADDITIONAL RFIs 36C25621R0116

5. If there is any need for temporary power, what is the actual expected/anticipated downstream ampacity load of each feeder that requires to have temporary power supply? This is important to know where the contractor will originate from and how much material and labor is required to make the temporary power available. Per SOW (1.4 A and W) Contractor shall verify.

6. Are the results of a power study available for all substations that are due to be retrofitted? Yes, and will be provided after award is made.

7. If no power study is available and temporary power is needed, who is responsible for providing the electrical engineering to determine the temporary power requirements? Per SOW (1.4 A and W) Contractor shall verify. If power load study is not available, temporary power requirements shall be based on existing service breaker.

8. Are there any critical areas associated with any of the substations that absolutely cannot be without power for an extended period of time? This is important to know so that the contractors can plan to provide temporary power to these areas. Please provide details as to the locations of these areas during the pre-bid phase to allow contractor to budget and plan for the anticipated expense of any temporary power needed during the period of performance. Per SOW (1.4 A, L, P, and Y) the contractor is responsible for verifying dimensions, existing mechanical and electrical equipment and other information presented in this document.

9. How much time does the VA need between shutdowns to allow staff to prepare the affected areas for the minimum 10 projected hours of downtime that the affected area will experience? This is important to know so that we can predict the number of weeks of total performance duration and crew commitment. Per SOW (1.4 P and Y) contractor is responsible to prepare temporary power. No services/areas are to be affected with a 10-hour downtime. Facility needs at least two (2) days after completion of one (1) substation before beginning the next substation.

10. When a substation is shut down, what is the worst-case furthest source of power the contractor should anticipate in order to have temporary lighting and a 110-volt power source for installation equipment? Per SOW (1.4 A and P) the contractor is responsible for verifying dimensions, existing mechanical and electrical equipment and other information presented in this document.

11. Will a VA representative be onsite to sign off on all retrofit installation at the time of installation? Per SOW (1.6 B. a. vi.) VA inspection and acceptance activity/event with a minimum duration of five work days at the end of each phase and immediately preceding any VA move activity/event required by the contract phasing for that phase.

12. Section 1.4 paragraph N states that staging is limited to two days ahead of shutdown. Prestaging and sorting is crucial to the successful flow of operations and to minimize down time during retrofit. Will the VA change this requirement by allowing the associated electrical rooms to be available for more time the week prior to the installation for prestaging, grouping, and preparation of material and equipment? Per SOW (1.4 N) Scheduling of material deliveries is required. Due to space restrictions, material deliveries should not be more than what can be installed within two working days.

13. Will the storage area provided by the VA be secured and have controlled access? Contractor is responsible for securing all contractor items.

14. SOW Section 1.4 para X states to request outages 21 days in advance. Will the contractor be able to schedule 21 days in advance, enough shutdowns to accomplish multiple days of sequential substation work without having to wait 21 days in between each substation request? For example, can the contractor make one request for multiple substation shutdowns sequentially, one week after another or will the VA require one substation to be completely finished before requesting another substation shutdown then wait another 21 days? Yes, outage request can be submitted sequentially. Upon beginning a substation, contractor shall ensure completion and proper operation of all substation equipment before moving/progressing on to another substation.

15. Does emergency power run through any of the switchgear substations proposed to be retrofitted? No, all CAVHS emergency power is routed via automatic transfer switches.