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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.

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

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERE

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

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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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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 663-21-3-519-0137 36C2620 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 20 1495 Wilmington Drive, Suite 360 DuPont WA 98327 36C260 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 20 1495 Wilmington Drive, Suite 360 DuPont WA 98327 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26021Q0914 08-25-2021

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663-3610162-519-850100-3131 ND02D2001

The purpose of this amendment is to provide clarification of some questions previously responded to. Pleas e see the attached document.

Question clarification s are closed

There are no other changes to this solicitation at this time

6. Please provide the specifications for the type of wire, including color and grade. – Cat6a, please use yellow cabling

a. Please confirm that yellow Cat6, as opposed to Cat6A, cabling is to be utilized. Original RFP details the use of Cat6, and Cat6 appears elsewhere in this RFI document responses (please see question #38 in original RFI document).

b. Cat6, color yellow

10. Please provide drawings for all buildings in scope, which includes the layout of the building and the rooms – attached, but these are from 2018 so may deviate from actual building especially for rooms – will provide “ground” floor, and if data closet is on a different floor (REPEAT OF 9)

a. Where data closet locations are not obvious on provided prints, can a revision be issued with these locations annotated?

b. Caveat – these are based on current information available to us; some of these locations may be changed as part of another ongoing project

c. Bldg 2: 2nd floor 2A026

d. Bldg 3: basement 3B106(electrical), 3B107(electrical), 3B105(mechanical)

e. Bldg71: no data closet, connected to bldg. 3

f. Bldg 5: Rm102 (telecom)

g. Bldg 6: Basement “mechanical room”, no room number indicated, plan right, beneath rooms 138 and 139

h. Bldg 7: Basement “mechanical” and “electrical” room, no room number indicated, plan right, beneath rooms 131 and 133

i. Bldg 8: room 125 ground floor

j. Bldg 9: second floor, I believe this is newly built as part of another ongoing project, so I do not have more detailed information

k. Bldg 16: 2nd floor room 202

l. Bldg 17: 2nd floor room 103

m. Bldg 18: room 101 there is a data closet not marked on drawing, also room 114, not marked on drawing

n. Bldg 19/20: room 1A04

o. Bldg 23: panels mounted in room 100 but not a data closet

p. Bldg 61: 2nd floor room 269

q. Bldg 81: first floor 1088, first floor 1109, first floor 1158

r. Bldg 85: 2nd floor room 232

s. Bldg 143: room 113

t. Bldg 148: room E131

u. Bldg 199: server room 111

23. Please provide specification section detailing O+M format, expected content, and distribution media – single mode fiber, content to be images and video from CCTV, store images and video on the data storage appliance, which will be accessed by workstations on the network

a. This question was meant to ascertain the required closeout documents formatting and media type. Will an Operations and Maintenance specification be published as part of an upcoming amendment?

b. Closeout documents acceptable in pdf, if can provide via email, otherwise VA may put together a network share; O&M is out of scope

34. TESTING: In lieu of Div. 27 specifications, please indicate what level of cable certification will be required. – TIA-568; please demonstrate functionality of camera being online

a. Please confirm that Level III cable certification will be required or not.

b. Not required

36. MATERIAL: Will any cabling solution be accepted so long as it conforms to the Buy American provision in the RFP? – please provide cat6a cable in color yellow (REPEAT OF 6)

a. Please confirm that either of the following is acceptable as a structured cabling solution:

i. General Cable / Panduit

ii. Berk-Tek / Leviton

b. Both options i and ii would be acceptable