AmendmentAttachment.pdf

B.1 Schedule of Items: Contract Prices

1. See Section J-1 (Attachments) B-1 Schedule for each National Forest and

Grasslands

B.2 Schedule of Items: Production Rates

1. See Section J-1 (Attachments) B-2 Schedule for each National Forest and

Grasslands

Under Clause 52.236-7, Permits and Responsibilities, Contractors shall be responsible for complying with any Federal, State, and municipal laws, codes and regulations applicable to the performance of the work. Questions regarding assessment of Idaho Use Tax on Government

Furnished Property should be directed to the Idaho State Tax Commission at (208) 799-3491.

NOTE: THIS SCHEDULE IS FOR PAYMENT PURPOSES ONLY. SEE SECTION L

FOR BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

B- 3 Basis of Award

The Government may make up to Five (5) contract awards from this solicitation. Offerors will provide proposals for all Five (5) Stand Improvement Areas. Offerors must submit prices for all

Work Items and Subitems included in the Schedules of Items. A single contractor will be awarded a maximum of 2 Stand Improvement Areas. See Section L for instructions for proposal preparation and Section M for the basis of award.

B- 4 AGAR 452.216-73 Minimum and Maximum Contract Amounts (FEB 1988)

During the period specified in FAR clause 52.216-18, Ordering, the Government shall place orders:

totaling a minimum of $15,000.00 per year (all National Forests inclusive) for each option year exercised by the Government;

but not in excess of $5,000,000.00 in the base year or any individual option year exercised by the Government.

In addition, the Government will not place orders in excess of $_________________ cumulative total over the entire period of the contract, including any option years. (The

Contracting Officer will enter the final amount at the time of contract award). The total amount will be:

Also See Paragraph I-10, Order Limitations for limitations on individual Task Orders.

B. 5 Authorized Ordering Activities

In addition to the Contracting Officer for the parent contract, the authorized officials shown below may issue Task Orders under this contract: Any Contracting Officer assigned to the

USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, within the limits of their authority.

B. 6 General Description of Units and Cost Categories

Categories: The cost categories on each schedule of items are substituted for the individual listing of each thinning unit. Stands to be treated will be classified by these categories defined by levels that are based on a combination of examinations and visual estimates of the stand uniformity.

Stocking levels displays stems per acre. This is the total amount of trees per acre to be cut and the Silvicultural Summary Prescription will identify the appropriate post-treatment stocking levels based on spacing requirements.

Spacing and diameter limits used within these categories will be specified in the detailed prescriptions and on the summary information chart.

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C. 1 SCOPE OF CONTRACT

This contract is for tree thinning, slashing, pruning, release, weeding, stand improvement, slash treatment, hand piling, release of browse species, fuels reduction activities, fuels treatment activities, preparation work for burning, and related services on lands administered by the

National Forests and National Grasslands within the boundaries of the Northern Region (Region

One) of the U.S. Forest Service as authorized herein. The Region will be divided up into 5 separate working Stand Improvement Areas as follows:

Stand Improvement Area 1 (IPNF, CLW/NEZ National Forests) 18 pages

Stand Improvement Area 2 (Kootenai and Flathead NF.s) 18 pages

Stand Improvement Area 3 (Lolo and Bitterroot NF.s) 18 pages

Stand Improvement Area 4 (Helena/Lewis and Clark) 9 pages

Stand Improvement Area 5 (Beaverhead/DeerLodge, Custer/Gallatin, Dakota Prairie) 27 pages

Except for those items identified herein as Government-furnished, the Contractor shall furnish everything necessary, including, but not limited to all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies and incidentals to perform services under this contract.

C. 1.2.1 This contract is a Performance Based, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a Base and 2 optional year renewals. The Government will order work by issuing

Task Orders.

C. 1.2.2 See FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations for contract minimums, maximums and ordering limitations.

C. 1.2.3 The Contracting Officer may order services under this contract for any National Forest or National Grassland within the boundaries of the Northern Region (Region One) of the U.S.

Forest Service subject to the following conditions:

(1) There is not a requirement, contractual or otherwise, to order the services for that other National Forest or National Grassland under another contract or agreement;

(2) The Contracting Officer will consult with the Small Business Administration if required by federal law or regulation; and

(3) Prices for work ordered will be at rates specified in the Schedule of Items of the awarded contract. If work is ordered for National Forests or Grasslands in other than awarded Stand Improvement Area, the prices for work ordered will be paid as follows:

Prices for work ordered by a Stand Improvement Area will be at the Rates of the

Awarded contractors Schedule of Items for that Stand Improvement Area. Any Item not on the Schedule of Items will be negotiated prior to commencement of work.

This does not preclude the Contracting Officer from exercising other Government rights under this contract, including, but not limited to the Changes clause.

J- 1 Schedule of Items B-1/B-2

Stand Improvement Area 1 (IPNF, CLW/NEZ National Forests) 18 pages

Stand Improvement Area 2 (Kootenai and Flathead NF.s) 18 pages

Stand Improvement Area 3 (Lolo and Bitterroot NF.s) 18 Pages

Stand Improvement Area 4 (Helena/Lewis and Clark) 9 pages

Stand Improvement Area 5 (Beaverhead/DeerLodge, Custer/Gallatin, Dakota Prairie) 35 pages

M. 1 Evaluation Criteria

(b) Price.

(1) Price Schedule. The Government will evaluate Offeror’s prices submitted on the

Schedule of Items found in Section B.

For the purposes of price evaluation the Government will utilize the quantity identified for evaluation purposes in the Schedule of Items for the base year and each option year. The

Government will not use the estimated quantity for Year One in evaluation of pricing. This does not preclude the Government from considering prices offered for items with no identified estimated quantities. The Government will evaluate all prices for price reasonableness as well.

(c) Award Statement. The Government will make contract award to a single Contractor Per

Stand Improvement Area. A single Contrator will be awarded a maximum of 2 Stand

Improvement Areas. There are a total of 5 Stand Improvement Areas in the Region. Award will be made to the Offeror(s) whose proposal represents the best value to the Government, technical and price factors considered. Evalution factors other than cost or price, when combined, are equal to cost or price in the award decision. The critical factor in making any price/technical trade-offs is not the spread between the technical ratings, but rather the significance of that difference. The significance of the difference in ratings will be determined on the bais of what that difference is and what it would cost the government to take advantage of it. Award may not necessarily be made for technical capabilities that would appear to exceed those needed for fulfilling the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to make price/technical trade-offs that are in the best interest and advantageous to the Government.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without dicussions with

Offerors. Proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms, from a price and technical standpoint, which the Offeror can submit to the Government. However, the

Government may, after evaluation of proposals, conduct further oral or written discussions as appropriate, with all offerors whose proposals are within a competitive range.

The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is determined to be in the best interest of the Government.

AGAR 452.237-71 Pre-Bid/Pre-Proposal Conference (FEB 1988)

(a) The Government is planning a pre-bid/pre-proposal conference, during which potential

Offerors may obtain a better understanding of the work required.

(b) Offerors are encouraged to submit all questions in writing at least three (3) days prior to the conference. Questions will be considered at any time prior to or during the conference.

However, Offerors will be asked to confirm verbal questions in writing. Subsequent to the conference, an amendment to the solicitation containing an abstract of the questions and answers, and a list of attendees, will be disseminated.

(c) In order to facilitate conference preparations, it is requested that the person named on the

Standard Form 33 of this solicitation be contacted and advised of the number of persons who will attend.

(d) The Government assumes no responsibility for any expense incurred by an Offeror prior to contract award.

(e) Offerors are cautioned that, notwithstanding any remarks or clarifications given at the conference, all terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged unless they are changed by amendment to the solicitation. If the answers to conference questions, or any solicitation amendment, create ambiguities, it is the responsibility of the offeror to seek clarification prior to submitting an offer.

(f) The conference will be held:

Date: February 15th, 2019

Time: 1:00 pm MST

Location: Lolo National Forest SO

24 Fort Missoula Road

Missoula, MT 59804

Conference Call in Line:

Toll Free Number: (888) 844-9904

Caller Paid Number: (816) 423-4261

Participant Access Code: 8624224

The following is added:

Please contact Michael Lucas at 406-329-3979 with the number of persons who will attend the Pre-Bid/Pre-proposal Conference.