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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:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning or (c) By separate letter or telegram 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 RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment your desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

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11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

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IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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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 #02

Jorge Somoza CONTRACTING OFFICER

This Amendment modifies the Personnel Qualifications in Section C.13. This Amendment replaces Amendment #01 and replaces those pages in the Solicitation. The closing date for this Solicitation does not change.

Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Suite 3A Everett, WA 98201

1205M619R0006

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05/21/2019

05/14/2019

JORGE SOMOZA Digitally signed by JORGE SOMOZA Date: 2019.05.16 09:12:02 -07'00'

05/21/2019

Amendment #02

D. Where it is necessary for the Contractor to make changes in trees originally marked, the Contractor shall completely obliterate any blue, orange, pink or yellow markings, including stump marks, with black paint supplied by the Government, with no pay adjustment.

E. The Contractor shall keep count of the total number of trees marked, the number of cans of paint used, and the batch number of paint used by harvest unit. This information shall be turned into the Contracting Officer through the Contracting Officer’s Representative or designated inspector when the marking has been completed on each unit. (Section G-3, Time of Delivery and Contractor’s Responsibility of Government Furnished Property).

F. Diameter-limit marking includes marking trees within specified diameter classes.

Diameter tapes will be used to determine if the tree is to be marked.

C.10 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – RECONNAISSANCE WITHOUT

FLAGGING

Reconnaissance or initial/partial layout may be completed prior to the determination that a unit will be dropped from the project area due to unforeseen resource protection issues or low volume. Notify COR or Inspector of issues with layout and reasons for recommendation for dropping unit(s). Final decision on dropping unit(s) shall be determined by COR.

Logging Systems Worksheet will be filled out detailing conditions where logging was not feasible.

C.11 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – SYSTEM/TEMPORARY ROAD LAYOUT

System and temporary roads will be laid out following System/Temporary Road Layout Guide.

C.12 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – UNIT RECONNAISSANCE WORKSHEET

The Unit Reconnaissance Worksheet will be filled out completely and legibly by gathering data from walking through unit(s). Approximately 80% of the unit should be covered with an ocular observation.

C.13 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS

A MINIMUM of one Forester is required who shall oversee all line items issued on all orders.

The Forester position requires a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree, Master’s Degree or PhD in a relevant field of study related to forestry discipline, with 5+ years of experience in Oregon and/or Washington. Academic Degrees above a Bachelor’s will require less field experience. Skills in using ArcGIS, GPS devices and Microsoft Office products are required as well.

The following MINIMUM requirements of experience are mandatory for Layout personnel.

Minimum two seasons experience with a combination of skyline and ground based harvest

Amendment #02 systems.

The following MINIMUM combinations of experience and education are required for Crew Leaders and Inspectors (See Key Personnel clause H-8, located in Section H – Special Contract Requirements).

(a) Minimum two seasons experience with no additional Forestry education.

(b) Minimum one season experience with one year of Forestry education.

(c) Zero seasons experience with three years of Forestry education.

A “Crew Leader” is the individual responsible for field operations in accordance with the accuracy standards. Crew Leaders shall have a minimum of 50% of the required experience in layout and 25% in Tree Marking. A Crew Leader may also serve as the Inspector as required for Contractor self-inspection (see Section E – Inspection and Acceptance).

An “Inspector” is the individual responsible to insure contract specifications are being met.

MINIMUM crew size of four is required. Field Crew must be composed of at least two people qualified as either Forester, Layout, Crew Leader or Inspector for every one person not meeting the qualifications for those positions.

Personnel that are cruising are required to be or become R6 Cruiser Certified before cruising commences.

C.14 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY (GFP)

See G-2, Government Furnished Property as listed in Section G - Contract Administration.

C.15 CONTRACTOR’S SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

Contractor shall furnish equipment, supplies, labor, and tools necessary for compliance with field procedures herein. Suggested items include, but are not limited to the following.

1. Paint guns.

2. Azimuth compass with declination setting capability.

3. Tatums/Field Book

4. GPS receiver meeting FS requirements laid out in FSH 2409.12, Chapter 50 – Area Determination.

5. Indelible ink markers or grease pencils.

6. Diameter tape.

7. Clinometer.

8. 75’ logger’s tape.

9. All electronic equipment and supplies necessary to perform work and submit required electronic files; e.g., computers, portable data recorders, operating system, software, flash drives, CD-ROMS, etc. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to ensure the electronic equipment is capable of handling the required software to perform the work and generate the reports necessary to meet contractual requirements.