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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.

15C. DATE SIGNED

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.

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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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 07-30-2019 405-18-110

PCAC

Joshua Slapnicker Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300 Independence

OH

44131

PCAC

Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300 Independence

OH

44131 To all Offerors/Bidders

36E77619R0050 07-30-2019

X X x x The purpose of this amendment is to furnish all prospective offerors with the same information pretaining to all technical questions asked regarding the solicitation in order to foster an even and fair business environment.

Phase I evaluation factors listed on page 9 is changed to reflect three (3) evaluation factors from the previous four (4). Please disregard the original wording.

Site visit date, time, and location added as follows:

Site visit will take place during Phase II. Coordination between the contractor and COR will schedule a time to walkthrough Radiology.

ANDREA FINK

CONTRACTING OFFICER

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Department of MEMORANDUM Veterans Affairs

Upgrade CT Bldg1 Rm 142B for White River Junction VA Medical Center (VAMC) at White River Junction, VT

Purpose: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is issuing this amendment to answer questions asked by offerors for all potential offerors to witness for the solicitation issued on the project to Upgrade CT Bldg 1 Rm 142B at the VAMC at White River Junction, VT. This memorandum will be structured in a question-answer format.

Q. Who has the responsibility for removing the existing imaging equipment from the exam and control rooms?

A. The vendor of the imagine equipment or the construction contractor will be responsible, the VA will not be removing the equipment.

Q. Is the VA responsible for confirming the existing structure and building systems are adequate for the new equipment being installed?

A. The VA has confirmed that the existing structure can hold the current equipment and support equipment of the same magnitude. The contractor will have a structural engineer confirm, with aid of the vendor drawings, that the new equipment is of the same magnitude and thus will be supported by the existing structure.

Q. Can you clarify the proposed project schedule listed in the Statement of Work?

A. Upon award of the project the contractor will have two hundred and seventy (270) calendar days to complete the work. This consists of seventy (70) days of design time, one hundred and ninety-seven (197) days of construction and equipment installation, and three (3) days to allow for any corrections.

Q. Must qualified General Contractors and Architect-Engineer firms have a history of working together on similar projects to be considered for award?

A. Refer to Attachment 1 Spec 00 11 21 C.4.A.1.

Q. Is there a sketch available of the wall seperating Rooms 142B and 149?

A. Offerors will have access to the record drawings of the White River Junction VAMC.

Q. Does the Phase I Proposal need to include Volume III Administrative Information?

A. Yes.

Q. Should the Phase I proposal follow the guidelines set forth in the Solicitation (pgs. 8 -12) or Attachment 1 Section 00 11 21 (pgs. 6 -9)?

A. Both, the guidelines set forth in the solicitation contain content that needs to be included, while the Section 00 11 21 contains formatting and evaluation information.

Summary: The above questions were asked by prospective offerors and after consulting with the assigned COR and the provided documents the provided answers were obtained during the allotted time period for technical questions. A record of the e-mails have been kept and filed into the project briefcase.

Andrea Fink Contracting Officer

VHA-PCAC

Prepared by Contract Specialist, Joshua Slapnicker