36C26318R0556-0005003.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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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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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 07-27-2018 None Department of Veterans Affairs Network 23 Contracting Office (NCO 23) 113 Comanche Rd.

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

Fort Meade

SD

57741 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C26318R0556 07-27-2018

X X X 4:00pm MST 08-28-2018 The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date and to post questions and answers submitted by offerors

Offers are due on 08-28-2018 before 4:00pm MST

See questions and answers attached below.

Donald R. Gilbert Contracting Officer Questions and Answers:

1. Does the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation posted as solicitation number 36C26318R0556 on FBO contain requirements similar to an existing contract or will this be a new requirement?

Answer: This service is currently being provided under contract VA263-13-C-0279 which is expiring.

2. It does not appear that the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Please confirm?

Answer: The final price will depend on the proposals received in response to the solicitation.

3. If the award does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, may SDVOSB firms subcontract more than 50% of all work to either:

· similarly situated subcontractor (SDVOSB) and/or

· a small business that is not similarly situated would you please provide the FAR reference that would allow this exclusion? I have a CFR citation, but not FAR

Answer: See VAAR 852.219-76

4. Is there fiber available to connect expansion areas to existing network already in place?

Answer: No, additional fiber will need to be ran for new locations. What is in use now, can be used.

5. If fiber is available, what type of fiber is it? Multimode or Single mode?

Answer: Multimode but fiber is not available unless it is existing

6. Is there any asbestos in any of the areas of the current wireless system or in any of the expansion areas? If so please specify.

Answer: We have the following:

BD-02 ITOPS Closet: Pipe insulation.

BC-69 Canteen Vending Area: 2nd layer floor tile (underneath current).

1C-31 Nurse’s Lounge Area: Pipe insulation (but Urgent Care Project will eventually remediate this and remove it under its on-going project.

1C-25 Old Blue Team Now Women’s Health / Comp and Pen Waiting Area: May have pipe insulation in the ceiling.

1E-10 Old Lab Waiting Area: Floor tile under the carpet and pipe insulation in the ceiling. Will be renovated under FY19’s PT/OT project. Not a waiting area now.

1B-25 New Imaging Waiting Area: Pipe insulation in the corridor area outside of the waiting area.

2E-11 CLC Break Room: Mastic and floor tile and pipe insulation.

2E-10 CLC Lounge: Glue pucks and pipe insulation.

2C-01 ITOPS Closet: 2nd layer floor tile (underneath current) and pipe insulation.

3E-15 Auditorium: Floor tile mastic and pipe insulation.

3E-25 Training Room: Transite panels and pipe insulation.

4E-19 Mechanical Room: ITOPS equipment is on the west wall by the mechanical room entry door. There is some pipe insulation on that wall.

As long as the pipe insulation and other items (glue pucks, transite panels, etc) are not disturbed, then it will not be an issue. The area of concern would be any floor penetration made/needed in rooms 1E-10 Old Lab Waiting Area, 2E-11 CLC Staff Break Room, 2C-01 ITOPS closet, and 3E-15 Auditorium. These areas are all current or existing locations with coverage under the current equipment.

Show needing coverage in 3C-91 Waiting Area (was the temporary waiting area when ICU was up there – now storage); not required at this time. Now a storage room.

7. Will containment carts be required for any of the expansion areas? If so please specify.

Answer: Wall mounted racks for equipment will needed. Needs to be separate (air Gapped) from VA network equipment.

8. What size (speed) is the current internet circuit?

Answer: 10 over 10 dedicated metro ethernet circuit.

9. The Solicitation requires, or allows for, submission of Excel documents. Please confirm that the pricing proposal is limited to the SF1449, and that a detailed pricing sheet (in Excel) is not required in order for the Government to calculate aggregate pricing (Offerer provides aggregate pricing on SF 1449).

Answer: Confirmed. Should clarifications be required that information will be requested after proposals are received during the evaluation phase of the procurement.

10. The Technical Proposal requirements prohibit firm-identifying information (name, logo, or address). The Technical Proposal includes Past Performance.

- Please confirm that this prohibition applies to the entire Technical Proposal to include Past Performance.

- Please confirm that this prohibition does not apply to the Pricing Proposal.

Answer: Confirmed

11. Will the list of participating vendors be published?

Answer: Vendors who attended the site visit:

MicroTech N-ovation Persevus Resolute Partners

12. What is the current bandwidth of existing ISP circuit?

Answer: 10 over 10 dedicated metro ethernet circuit.

13. Can the existing ISP circuit be leveraged?

Answer: You’ll have to ask the current ISP provider.

14. Are there completion dates / timelines for current construction work?

Answer:

· For the Urgent Care / Emergency Room project on the 1st Floor: the existing waiting area (1C-61) is covered. It needs to be expanded. The expansion of this waiting room won’t be expected to be completed until Sept 2019. The existing waiting area is in the NE corner of the yellow shaded area shown on the map. When the existing ER undergoes renovation (western side of the yellow shaded area), then the coverage will need to be expanded into the temporary waiting area that will be made in this western area.

· Dental project on the 1st Floor: The future waiting area shaded in yellow (1D-159) is under renovation. It is expected to be completed by December 2018. The waiting area west of 1D-05 reception, also included in the dental project, is expected to be completed December 2018. It is the yellow shaded area shown on the map.

15. Solicitation indicates that hardware will need to be installed / deployed 60 days after award. Will there be provisions for construction completion etc.?

Answer: This requirement is being solicited and awarded as a Service Contract, no Construction clauses will be included.

16. Are there any ticket metrics that can be shared to review existing support requirements? (for Guest Wireless and Local IT)

Answer: No, all support is provided via the existing contract.

17. Can we use existing fiber panels?

Answer: Yes, if there are free connections available.

18. Does local IT require access to monitoring platform?

Answer: Access no, reports on devices connected, usage, yes.

19. Will there be an updated heat map provided to include missing AP and / or updated coverage requirements?

Answer: No