Amendment 01_ElkClarkIRSC.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

12363N 1 2

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

001 07/01/2022

6. ISSUED BY CODE 12363N 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

USDA Forest Service Procurement & Property Services National Stewardship Contracting Branch 1400 Independence Ave. SW, MS-1138 Washington DC 20250-1138

Coconino National Forest Flagstaff Ranger District 5075 N Highway 89 Flagstaff, AZ 86004

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State, and ZIP Code) (X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

X 12363N22Q0069

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

06/17/2022

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

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 iis extended, is not extended.

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 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

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 you 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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

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

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: 52.211.18 THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN

THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 1 and 2.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return 1 copies to the issuing office.

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

ELK CLARK STEWARDSHIP IRSC

COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST – FLAGSTAFF RANGER DISTRICT – REGION 3, AZ

1. Attached are 3 documents: Cruise Report (.pdf 99 pages), Pile Volume (.xlsx), and Scale Deck (.xlsx)

2. .See Page 2 for Q&A’s

3. Email questions to Jacob Lopez at francisco.lopez@usda.gov and Shemeka Ricks at shemeka.ricks@usda.gov.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

SHEMEKA RICKS

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

Previous edition unusable

30-105 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

CONTINUATION SHEET REFERENCE NO. OF DOCUMENT BEING CONTINUED PAGE 2 of 2

Amendment 001

ELK CLARK STEWARDSHIP IRSC

Coconino National Forest - Flagstaff Ranger District - AZ Region 3 Solicitation #

12363N22Q4069

Q1: Will there be any contract term extensions available for market conditions, fire, and weather-related shutdowns, etc.?

If so, what are terms to extend and how long of a wait to extend?

A1: The established period of performance accounts for the standard work progress rate and takes into account fire and weather related shut downs. IRSC contracts’ intents are to treat the landscape for restoration and forest health purposes with Timber harvest being one of the many positive outcomes. Market timing is not something we can accommodate outside the period of performance necessary for the work to be complete.

Q2: Given that forestry and logging is part of the agriculture sector (NAICS code 11; SIC code 01-09), why are SCA wages being used? In timber sales, forestry has always been exempted from Davis-Bacon prevailing and SCA wage requirements. With this in mind, is there any way to remove this requirement from the contract?

A2: IRSCs are Service contracts and the Service Contract Act is a mandatory item in which employees working under our contract must be paid, at a minimum. It is, or should have always been, part of the contract terms and conditions as they are Congressionally mandated.

Q3 Are we able to submit IRSC technical proposals and price proposals specifically through the CO and COR and not through SAM? Or are we doing both?

A3: Proposals should be emailed to Nikki Layton at Nikki.Layton@usda.gov and Shemeka Ricks at

Shemeka.Ricks@usda.gov. This is the only method to respond to the solicitation. Further, we recommend that each document be sent in separate emails and the total document size be under 5MB to help insure successful delivery.

Q4: Did the wildlife biologists make an official determination on any MSO in the former Elk Park 4FRI Phase-1 task order?

If not, when will this survey work occur?

A4: The district has waived timing restrictions on one portion of the MSO timing restricted area that encompasses

Units 4, 12, and 51 for this year (2022).

Q5: Are “Emergency Firefighters” (Section 43; pp 25-27) hired by the Forest Service for fires other than operations and/or negligent fires caused by the Contractor required to be trained in basic wildland firefighting (i.e., S-130/S-190) or be currently red-carded?

A5: The Contractor, under the provisions of FAR clause 52.236-9, Protection of Existing Vegetation, Structures, Equipment, Utilities, and Improvements, shall immediately extinguish all fires on the work site other than those fires in use as a part of the work. The contractor does not require a red-card to extinguish fires on the work site, similar to a member of the public extinguishing their escaping camp fire. However, if a contractor is hired by the Forest Service for fire suppression activities for an extended period of time, that individual will require a red-card and will be ordered to the fire through the appropriate process.

Q6: Can we obtain a copy of the full cruise of record and biomass pile calculation methodology at your earliest convenience?

A6: We have a cruise run available. It will be posted as an additional attachment to the solicitation via amendment and placed in SAM.