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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 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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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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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 437-19-1-6058-0003 none Department of Veterans Affairs Network 23 Contracting Office (NCO 23) 113 Comanche Rd.

Fort Meade

SD

57741 Department of Veterans Affairs Network 23 Contracting Office (NCO 23) 113 Comanche Rd.

Fort Meade

SD

57741 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26318Q9804 09-06-2018

X X 09-21-2018 at 10:00 am MST.

437-3690162-6058-850300 Facility Safety, Occupa-2542 Operating Services-010050192 X One Purpose of this Amendment is to view all submitted questions.

Chad L. Raterman Contracting Officer Questions Regarding Solicitation 36C26318Q9804

1. 36C26318Q9804-002 Price Schedule Spreadsheet CLIN 0005 Column B Description states “Quarterly collection of water samples and analysis….” Then Column D Unit states “Sample containers, shipping containers, and analysis.”

Can the government clarify if the VA is doing the quarterly sample collection and the offeror is supplying the containers etc.? The Contractor will be collecting the samples.

2. Attachment C Spreadsheet Facility Listing Row 11 shows total number of regular dental waterline samplings per quarter as 336. Can the government clarify that the total quarterly requirement is 84? Yes, it is 84 Quarterly.

3. Solicitation Page 39 Submission of Solicitation Package requires proposal to be submitted in Microsoft Word format for text documents. Will the government accept PDF files for text documents? Yes, PDF is acceptable.

4. Solicitation Page 6 indicates that collection of Dental waterline samples need be completed by 0800. Can the time for collection of Dental waterline samples be arranged for times other than prior to 0800 on the scheduled arrival day? (i.e. after 1200)? No. As Dental Clinic Operation cannot be interrupted.

5. Can contracting provide us with who the incumbent is? I never provide the incumbent, as that is info you can find publicly.

6. The contractor is responsible for measuring the level of residual biocide. Could the VA provide information on which type of biocide is used at the Fargo HCS? Monochloramine

7. The solicitation states that the contractor will be responsible for collecting all Dental waterline samples prior to 8am. Due to the magnitude of dental samples, will sampling for the dental clinic be able to take place over two days or will the sampler(s) be allowed in early enough to accomplish this in one day? Fargo VA is willing to allow Contractor in as early as needed to accomplish in one day.

8. Could the VA provide us with an estimate of how many samples have detected the presence of Legionella at the Fargo VA Health Care System over the past few years? Legionella Pneumophilla Zero (0) samples.

9. The solicitation states that swab samples may be conducted along with the water sampling for non-routine samples. Is there a separate task order for this or will swab samples be conducted through Purchase Orders? If neither, which line item in the price schedule should they be accounted for and how many? On the attached Fargo Legionella Price Schedule.xlsx it should be quoted as line 0004, est. Qty (1).