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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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Gallup NM 87301 1808 W. Aztec Avenue Acquisition Department Gallup Indian Medical Center

08/17/20260001

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14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Solicitation 75H71026Q00256 is hereby amended to reflect the following:

--Incorporate the updated Statement of Work into the solicitation.

--Attach the Questions and Answers document for reference.

--Extend the RFQ end date from 8/25/2026 to 9/2/2026.

ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THE SAME.

Period of Performance: 09/14/2026 to 10/13/2026

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JERICHO E. LEWIS

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

Gallup Indian Medical Center General Surgery

OR-5 (2S85) and SPD Sterilizer (4S71) Air Quality Testing

STATEMENT OF WORK

1. Project Title

1.1. Gallup Indian Medical Center, General Surgery, OR-5 and OR Asbestos Containing

Material (ACM) Air Quality Testing.

2. Introduction

2.1. The Gallup Indian Medical Center (GIMC) campus is located in Gallup, New Mexico. It is one of the oldest and largest medical facilities for the Navajo Nation. It is a five (5) story facility with a total gross of 220,925 square feet. It has four floors with utility infrastructure that is 30 + years old. GIMC’s Facility Maintenance Department is requesting a licensed contractor for Air Quality Testing for Asbestos Containing Material

(ACM).

3. Background

3.1. The Operating Room No. 5 (2S85) is approximately 18’-7” X 16’-8” totaling 307.13 square feet. The existing 9”X9” floor tiles are old and have exceeded the expectancy of use. The existing tiles are and are slowly popping up and are not staying secure as they should be.

It’s these tiles that need replacement.

3.2. The OR Sterilizer Room No. (4S71) contaminated area is approximately 5’-0” X 10’-0” totaling 50 square feet. The existing 12”X12” vinyl tiles had water penetrate below the existing tiles and began to become loose and potentially exposing the mastic adhesive below that contains asbestos.

4. Objectives

4.1. Provide Air Quality Testing after Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) has been completely removed from the designated locations prior to the removal of the barrier from the abatement services. To ensure that the area is free of any Asbestos particulates and is safe for all staff and patients.

5. Scope

5.1. The contractor is to perform and complete two (2) air quality assessments per location of the workspace to ensure that all particulates have been captured and cleaned from the room space.

5.2. The contractor is to utilize equipment for such testing, set up and run for no less than two

(2) hours in each location to achieve a good test result.

5.3. All Air Quality Testing report by the contractor shall be expedited to be completed no later than September 30, 2026.

5.4. Air Quality Testing is to be performed soon after the Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) has been fully removed from the designated location. Testing will be done on two different days as the ACM removal will be done on two separate days.

5.5. Each location is to be done on two (2) separate days. The ACM removing contractor will do one location on day-1 and the second location on day-2, with air quality testing to

Attachment A follow as soon as the ACM Contractor has completed each location each day for best results. The sequence will be planned and coordinated by the Contractor removing the ACM and their schedule with the Air Quality Testing Contractor. The Air Quality Testing Contractor will be notified of days scheduled for ACM removal and they are to follow right after ACM removal has been completed at each location each day.

5.6. The ACM removing Contractor will wipe and clean the barrier, leave the existing barrier up and provide notification that the area has been cleaned of all ACM to the Air Quality Testing Contractor.

5.7. Sampling The required air volume for the TEM protocols is to use a 25 mm diameter cellulose ester membrane filter, 0.45- to 1.2 µm pore size, conductive cassette with a 0.5 to 16 L/min air flow. The required air flow is dependent on the sampling pump and verified to ensure that the air flow of 0.5 to 16 L/min. NMAM 7402: Asbestos by TEM. 2 to 10 field blanks are required, minimum per set per NIOSH 7402 method.

5.8. Test result lab report shall be provided for the two-test sampling locations in the first room and provided in one report for that designated location. A separate report shall be provided for the two-test sampling of the second room in one report for that designated location. The reports shall be provided to Facility Maintenance within POP.

5.9. No Visual Clearance Inspection for the Air Quality Testing Contractor is required to conduct and document a post abatement visual clearance

5.10. Contractor Qualifications shall include: Air Quality Testing shall be performed by a licensed Contractor specializing in Air Quality Testing. The lab to perform the sample reading and analysis for the written report shall be licensed in the specializing in air quality testing service. Copy of the lab license and Contractor Qualification shall be provided to the Contract Specialist.

Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) is recommended for an accurate count and identifies asbestos structures and mineral type using the electron microscopy that is associated with the identification techniques. Transmission Electron Microscopy is recommended utilizing the NIOSH 7402.

OSHA Class III Operations & Maintenance Training: Perform repair and maintenance activities where asbestos-containing material or presumed asbestos-containing material may be disturbed. Training should address applicable controls such as glove bags, mini-enclosures, PPE, regulated areas, wet methods, cleanup, and proper handling and disposal of asbestos-containing waste.

AHERA Worker: Perform asbestos response and abatement activities using appropriate PPE, engineering controls, work practices, decontamination procedures, and other required environmental and occupational safety controls.

AHERA Contractor/Supervisor: Supervise asbestos response actions and abatement activities, including establishment of regulated work areas and negative-pressure enclosures, use of PPE, glove-bag procedures, proper removal and disposal practices, environmental controls, and required recordkeeping.

LAB: will be required to be NIST NVLAP accredited.

5.11. Negative pressure is to remain during and after ACM has been removed and for the Air Quality Testing period until the reports are submitted to GIMC with clean and clear results for ACM in the work site air.

6. Period of Performance

6.1. Services shall commence once notification has been provided to the Contractor and shall not exceed thirty (30) days thereafter.

75H71026Q00256 Questions and Answers

1. [Company]'s review of the solicitation and publicly available New Mexico asbestos program guidance did not identify a New Mexico asbestos sampler licensing requirement. Can the Government confirm whether any New Mexico-specific licenses, certifications, or accreditations are required for personnel performing post-abatement asbestos air clearance sampling under this solicitation, and whether qualified out-of-state personnel are acceptable?

Answer: There was no Arizona or New Mexico licensing requirement ever identified in the

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2. [Company] can perform PCM clearance sampling in-house utilizing NIOSH 582 equivalent trained microscopists, allowing for same-day analysis and immediate notification of clearance status while on-site. Please note that [Company] is not an NVLAP-accredited asbestos analytical laboratory. If TEM analysis is required, samples would be submitted to an EMSL laboratory and results would generally not be available until the following business day end of the day. Please confirm the required analytical method and applicable clearance criteria for this project.

Answer: It is recommended to use Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) using NIOSH 7402, this is more accurate than phase contrast microscopy (PCM). TEM can Counts and identifies asbestos structures/mineral type using electron microscopy and associated identification techniques. PCM can only counts fibers meeting specified dimensional criteria; does not identify asbestos specifically.

3. Does the Government anticipate that both abatement areas will be ready for clearance sampling concurrently, allowing both locations to be tested during a single mobilization?

Answer: Each location is to be done on separate days, Testing is to be done immediately after the location has been cleaned of all ACM, with written report to follow when verified by a lab.

4. If both locations will not be ready at the same time, does the Government anticipate multiple mobilizations may be required?

Answer: The ACM removing contractor will do one location on day-1 and the second location on day-2, with air quality testing to follow as soon as the ACM is removed each day for best results.

5. If multiple mobilizations are required, can the Government provide its anticipated sequencing and whether both clearances are expected to occur within the same week?

Answer: The sequence will be planned and coordinated by the Contractor removing the ACM and their schedule with the Air Quality Testing Contractor.

6. How much advance notice will the contractor receive that an abatement area is ready for clearance sampling so that travel arrangements can be coordinated?

Answer: The Air Quality Testing Contractor will be notified of days scheduled for ACM removal and they are to follow right after ACM removal has been completed at each location.

7. The Statement of Work indicates that the contractor shall provide "two (2) air quality assessments per location." Please clarify whether this requirement refers to two independent air samples per location, two separate clearance events per location, or another sampling protocol.

Answer: Two locations within the room for 2 hrs each, that are conducted simultaneously to capture best results to indicate that the room is clean and clear of ACM material that may be airborne.

8. Technical Standards - Please confirm the required analytical method for post-abatement asbestos air clearance testing. Is Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM) in accordance with NIOSH Method 7400 acceptable, or is Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) required?

Answer: TEM is recommended using NIOSH 7402.

9. Clearance Criteria - Please identify the required post-abatement air clearance criterion that will be used to determine whether each work area is acceptable for removal of the containment/barrier and return to normal use.

Answer: The ACM removing Contractor will leave the existing barrier up and, provide notification the area has been cleaned of all ACM to the Air Quality Testing Contractor. Then they will enter and perform testing for Air Quality.

10. Scope Clarification – Assessment Events - Section 5.1 of the Statement of Work requires 'two (2) air quality assessments per location.' Please clarify whether this means: (a) Two (2) individual air samples collected from each location during one clearance event; or (b) Two

(2) separate post-abatement clearance assessment events at each location.

Answer: Two testing samples taken simultaneously for 2 hours at the same time in two different locations within the area for best test results.

11. Sampling Parameters - Section 5.2 requires testing equipment to be operated for no less than two (2) hours in each location. Please confirm whether the Government has a required minimum air volume, sampling flow rate, or other sampling parameters in addition to the two-hour minimum sampling duration.

Answer: The required air volume for TEM protocols use a 25-mm diameter cellulose ester membrane filter, 0.45- to 1.2-µm pore size, conductive cassette with a 0.5 to 16 L/min air flow. The required air flow is depend on the sampling pump and verified to ensure the air flow of 0.5 to 16 L/min. NMAM 7402: ASBESTOS by TEM

12. Visual Clearance Inspection - Please confirm whether the air-quality testing contractor is required to conduct and document a post-abatement visual clearance inspection of each regulated work area prior to collecting clearance air samples.

Answer: No visual clearance inspection is required by the air quality testing contractor post abatement.

13. Field Blanks - Please confirm whether field blanks are required in addition to the specified post-abatement air samples and, if so, the required number of field blanks.

Answer: A minimum of 2 to 10 blanks per set per NIOSH 7402.

14. Laboratory Accreditation - Please identify any required laboratory accreditation or proficiency program for analysis of the asbestos air samples, including whether AIHA PAT, NVLAP, or other specific accreditation is required.

Answer: Lab will be required to be NIST NVLAP accredited.

15. Contractor Qualifications - The Statement of Work requests a 'licensed contractor.' Please identify the specific contractor license, asbestos certification, training, or professional qualification required by the Government for the personnel performing the post-abatement visual inspection and air sampling.

Answer: OSHA Class III Operations & Maintenance Training: Perform repair and maintenance activities where asbestos-containing material or presumed asbestos-containing material may be disturbed. Training should address applicable controls such as glove bags, mini-enclosures, PPE, regulated areas, wet methods, cleanup, and proper handling and disposal of asbestos-containing waste.

AHERA Worker: Perform asbestos response and abatement activities using appropriate PPE, engineering controls, work practices, decontamination procedures, and other required environmental and occupational safety controls.

AHERA Contractor/Supervisor: Supervise asbestos response actions and abatement activities, including establishment of regulated work areas and negative-pressure enclosures, use of PPE, glove-bag procedures, proper removal and disposal practices, environmental controls, and required recordkeeping.

16. NIOSH Training Requirement - If PCM/NIOSH Method 7400 is required, please confirm whether air sampling and/or onsite analysis personnel are required to possess current NIOSH 582-equivalent asbestos fiber-counting training.

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nmam/pdf/7402.pdf

Answer: No, the NIOSH 582 is not required because TEM and NIOSH 7402 will be used. The TEM collator should be able at the proper filter/cassette selection; pump calibration, appropriate flow rate and sampling volume, placement of the sampling cassette, avoiding contamination, field blanks, chain of custody, documentation, proper handling/shipping of samples to the laboratory.

17. Report Turnaround Time - Section 5.3 requires expedited reporting. Please define the required turnaround time for laboratory analytical results and the final clearance documentation (e.g., same day, 24-hour, or other specified turnaround).

Answer: Lab reports to be done and completed no later than September 30, 2026.

18. Concurrent vs. Sequential Mobilization - Please confirm whether Operating Room No. 5 (2S85) and the OR Sterilizer Room (4S71) are anticipated to be ready for post-abatement clearance testing concurrently or whether the Contractor should anticipate separate mobilizations for each location.

Answer: Day-1 1st Location, Day-2 2nd Location, Air Quality Testing is to follow when ACM is removed on each day for best results.

19. Facility Area Clarification - Section 3.2 identifies the OR Sterilizer Room contaminated area as approximately 5 feet by 10 feet and states that this area totals 500 square feet. Please confirm whether the intended area is approximately 50 square feet or 500 square feet.

Answer: 50 SQ FT.

20. Containment & Negative Pressure Status - Please confirm whether negative pressure and air filtration devices will remain operational during the post-abatement visual inspection and clearance air sampling and identify any required conditions for air sampling following completion of final cleaning.

Answer: Negative pressure is to remain in each location, filtration devices are to remain until test results have been provided and work locations are deemed clean.

21. Abatement Contractor Responsibilities - Please confirm that the asbestos abatement contractor will be responsible for establishing and maintaining containment, negative pressure, final cleaning, and all other abatement controls through successful completion of the post-abatement clearance process.

Answer: Yes, until test results have been provided to GIMC with clean test results.

22. Facility Access Requirements - Please identify any site-specific security clearance, badging, medical facility access, infection-control, orientation, vaccination, or other access requirements applicable to consultant personnel performing work within the Gallup Indian Medical Center.

Answer: All work will be done during normal patient hours unless coordinated by the ACM removing Contractor, Facility Maintenance will escort and be on site for the full duration of

ACM removal and Air Quality Testing are completed. Contractor personnel are to check in with security for badge. Facility Maintenance will work closely with ACM contractor and Air Quality Testing contractor and will escort them to each location as needed. Orientation and vaccination is not applicable at this time.

75H71026Q00256 Questions and Answers