36C25625Q1008 0001.pdf

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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.

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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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36C256

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 5075 Westheimer Road, Suite 750

Houston TX 77056-5643

36C256

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 5075 Westheimer Road, Suite 750

Houston TX 77056-5643

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25625Q1008

06-09-2025

X

X X

** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to: 06-23-2025 2:00 PM CST

X 1 (One)

The purpose of this amendment is to post Questions and Answers (Q&A) and extend the solicitation due date for submission of quotes to the Government.

a. Q&A is attached to this amendment as Attachment A.

c. The updated hour and date specified for receipt of offers is extended to 06-23-2025 at 2:00 PM (CST).

Note: Contractor must acknowledge this amendment by signing in box 15b and submit with quote before the solicitation due date. If amendment is not acknowledged, contractor may be ineligible for award at the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

Ashley Haslauer Contracting Officer

Amendment: 0001 Solicitation: 36C25625Q1008

Attachment A – Question and Answers

The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16 received questions in response to Request for Quote 36C25625Q1008.

Please see below for the Contractor’s questions and NCO 16’s respective answers accordingly.

Question Number Question Answer

Q1 Who is the current incumbent?

The current incumbent is FedCon1/World Cinema.

Q2 Who is the service provider now? DirecTV, Dish, Spectrum etc.

The current service provider is Dish.

Q3 Is all the buildings, floors, and rooms currently receiving signal operational now?

Yes, all buildings, floors, and rooms are currently receiving operational signals.

Q4 Do you have local inserted channels? ( chaplain, VA information channel, local information transmitted over the TV )

No, Jackson VAMC does not have any locally inserted channels.

Q5 If DirecTV is the services provided, what model Headend is onsite and being used?

DirecTV is not the service provider.

Q6 If DirecTV is not the service provider you don’t have a line number for head-end replacement, can you add that line to the pricing sheet if needed?

The facility owns the headend equipment and intends to continue using it to reduce costs. As stated in SOW 4.a., the contractor must be able to interface with the existing headend equipment and have remote access for monitoring

Amendment: 0002

Q7 TVs are MPEG 2-4?

The TV sets are LG and are fed over coaxial cable.

Q8 Channel line up and do you have any premier channels? (HBO Starz etc.)

No, we do not have any premier channels. The current channel lineup is as follows:

1 ABC

2 CBS

3 CW

4 FOX

5 MNT

6 NBC

7 PBS

8 A&E

9 AMC

10 Animal Planet

11 AXS TV

12 BET

13 Bravo

14 Cartoon Network (E)

15 CMT

16 CNBC

17 CNN

18 Comedy Central

19 Cooking Channel

20 Discovery Channel

21 ESPN

22 ESPN 2

23 ESPN News

24 ESPN U

25 Food Network

26 FOX News

27 FX

28 Golf Channel

29 Hallmark Channel

30 Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

31 Headline News

32 Home and Garden (HGTV)

33 History

34 Lifetime

35 MSNBC

36 National Geographic

37 NBC Sports Network

38 Syfy

39 TBS

40 TLC

41 TNT

42 truTV

43 USA Network

44 Weather Channel

45 WGN America Cable

46 TV Land (SD)

47 C-SPAN (SD)

48 NASA (SD)

Q9 Can the government confirm the channel lineup that is required for cable TV service?

Please refer to the channel lineup provided in response to question 8.

Q10 Would the government consider satellite TV? We are currently using satellite TV (Dish).

Q11 Would the VA allow for a vendor site visit to properly qualify the project?

A site visit is not deemed necessary for this project. The existing infrastructure is fully established, and the vendor is required to provide a Dish signal for cable television (CATV). All necessary details and requirements have been comprehensively outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW).

(End of Attachment A)