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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

E. IMPORTANT:

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

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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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

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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

16C. DATE SIGNED

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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) 04-12-2021 none Department of Veterans Affairs Commodities & Services Acquisition Svc (003B6E) 555 Corporate Circle Golden CO 80401-5621 Department of Veterans Affairs Commodities & Services Acquisition Svc (003B6E) 555 Corporate Circle Golden CO 80401-5621 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C79121R0006

X x x April 19, 2021 at 12:00 PM MST x

The purpose of this amendment is to:

A. Extend the closing date of the solicitation until April 19, 2021 AT 12:00 PM MST and B. Amend the solicitation as specifie d on pages 2 and 3 of this amendment.

All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain the same.

Susan Dela Cruz Contracting Officer 36C79121R0006_0004

B. The solicitation is amended as follows:

- Page 7, Part B.5 (c), para 4 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with:

“The Software offered must be: a) compliant with the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 140-2 to allow for installation on any VA IT systems and inclusion in the VA Audiology Workstation baseline, and b) compatible with the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system(s) as more particularly described in SOC. Failure to demonstrate FIPS compliance will result in offeror being rejected and withdrawn from further consideration.

- Page 15, B.14, 1.2 ACRONYNS, HIMSA definition is deleted in its entirety.

- Page 21, Part 5.1.2 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with:

5.1.2 SOFTWARE CRETIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE. The software offered must be: a) compliant with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 140-2 to allow for installation on any VA IT systems and inclusion on the VA Audiology Workstation baseline, and b) compatible with the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system(s).

- Page 27, Part 5.6 (b): the following text is deleted in its entirety:

“b) The contractor shall provide a HIMSA-certified version of programming software to the government. HIMSA certifies that the version interfaces with a Noah version that utilizes two-factor authentication. HIMSA-certified software shares the Noah native database with all other programming software modules that are installed. The contractor shall provide a version of the programming software that meets the VA specifications for automated installation using the Microsoft Configuration Manager (CM) architecture. The required file extension is .msi. The MSI file will be used for remotely installing Noah modules and the file should be capable of silent mode installation compatible with the Windows 10 operating system. For the purposes of this contract, Noah refers to Noah, Version 4.”

and replaced with:

b) The programing software offered and provided to the Government must interfaces with a Noah version that utilizes two-factor authentication. The software must share the Noah native database with all other programming software modules that are installed. The contractor shall provide a version of the programming software that meets the VA specifications for automated installation using the Microsoft Configuration Manager (CM) architecture. The required file extension is .msi. The MSI file will be used for remotely installing Noah modules and the file should be capable of silent mode installation compatible with the Windows 10 operating system. For the purposes of this contract, Noah refers to Noah, Version 4.

- Page 28, Part 5.6 (d) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with:

d) Contractor shall provide a written certification that the software and software upgrades have been tested for functional stability and are free from all defects, bugs, and application errors.

- Page 67, Part E.3, FACTOR SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, Factor 1 – Technical, para 1, part (c) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with:

c) offered software is: a) compliant with the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 140-2 to allow for installation on any VA IT systems and inclusion in the VA Audiology Workstation baseline, and b) compatible with the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system(s).

- Attachment B, Minimum Technical Requirements (Salient Characteristics):

CLIN 3: The following sentence is added at the end of the paragraph:

“(If an abutment or removal magnetic plate are not utilized with the implant, no submission should be made for this CLIN.)” CLIN 4, (b): The following sentence is added at the end of the paragraph:

“(If an abutment or removal magnetic plate are not utilized with the implant, no submission should be made for this CLIN.)” CLIN 5 (c) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with:

“c. Minimum output frequency range of 400-7000 Hz” CLIN 5 (d) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with:

“d. Total harmonic distortion than 5% above 600 Hz” CLIN 5 (i): The first bullet is deleted in its entirety. This removes the requirement of at least one model having wireless programming hardware.

All other terms and conditions of the solicitation are the same.