Amend0001_20220908SF30_22Q40099QAs.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF

CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 3

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

0001 09/08/2022 1077434

6. ISSUED BY CODE 363N 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

USDA-FS- Procurement & Property Services

National Procurement Operations

Stewardship Contracting Branch

3710 Fallon Street, Suite C

Bozeman, MT 59718

Email: norma.windle@usda.gov

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

Potential Quoters

12363N22Q4099

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

08/26/2022

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 is 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 01 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.

(X) 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.

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 * copies to the issuing office.

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

12363N22Q4099, Amendment 0001, Port Nor Stewardship IRSC

1. This amendment is to provide responses to questions that were asked on the Site Visit tour on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.

2. This amendment also provides a copy of the sign-in sheet from the Site Visit tour (separate attachment, page 1), Contract Area

Map (separate attachment, 1 page), CAM Aquatic (separate attachment, 1 page), CAM birds (separate attachment, 1 page), CAM fisher (separate attachment, 1 page) and CAM units (separate attachment, 1 page). Please remove and discard the previous version of the Contract Area Map (CAM) posted with the original solicitation, 1 page on 08/26/22. Also providing revised pages 4 of 74, 10 of 74, 11 of 74 and 60 of 74 from the solicitation and of pages 17 of 50 and 36 of 50 of Appendix B. Please remove and discard previous versions of those pages identified above from the solicitation and Appendix B.

3. Response date for the RFQ has NOT changed and RFQ is still due on September 26, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. PST.

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.

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

N. JEAN WINDLE

Contracting Officer

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

mailto:norma.windle@usda.gov

Amendment No. 0001, dated 09/08/2022 Port Nor Stewardship IRSC

Sierra National Forest

Port Nor Stewardship IRSC

Solicitation Number 12363N22Q4099

Amendment 0001 – Questions and Answers from the Site Visit tour on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.

Q1.) Do you have better maps, do you have any extras?

A1.) Please see attached. Five new maps have been added as part of this amendment: CAM, CAM Aquatic, CAM birds, CAM fisher and CAM units with being one page each.

Q2.) How did you calculate your piling cost?

A2.) Piling costs were estimated by the Government during the appraisal and cost estimation process.

Q3.) There does not seem to be enough time to complete all of the work required given the amount of

LOP, PALs, and elevation. Is there a way to have more contract time?

A3.) Please refer to the revised solicitation that has been attached; pages 4 of 74, 10 of 74, 11 of 74 and 60 of

74 have the revised end date of 10/01/2024.

Q4.) How much more time will be could be added to the contract term?

A4.) Please see question Q3. The period of performance has been changed.

Q5.) Are you going to add an optional item for log removal or add verbiage to show the removal of blow down.?

A5.) Clarifying language was added to C2.353# to include windthrown timber.

Q6.) Are you sure the lop and scat and buck P is the best fuels treatment for unit 5 to achieve the results you are looking for?

A6.) This is what the Aquatic Specialist recommended, but will talk to her to see if other fuels treatment would be acceptable.

Q7.) What do you think about hand pile in the toad LOP area?

A7.) C6.7#, “Visible Slash Treatment” is the specified treatment in the Yosemite Toad LOP. The COR will have the ability to make an agreement to one of the listed treatment.

Q8.) When can we operate in the toad LOP area?

A8.) The LOP is from October 1st to August 30th . Both the start and end dates can be reduced, this is based on rain fall and temperatures. The Aquatic’s Biologist will be the one to make that decision.

Q9.) Are we going to be asked to fall the hazards on the haul route?

A9.) No. Hoping the Upper Chiquito bridge will be finished. They have started placing the bridge road segments. We stopped by the bridge replacement project and spoke to the project lead and they said “the bridge will be completed in two weeks”.

Q10.) If the bridge is replaced can we use it, and if so do we have to do the road reconstruction?

A10.) Yes, you will have to go through the proper procedure. Yes, if you use an alternative haul route you still have to do the road reconstruction.

Q11.) What are the stump heights?

A11.). All units (75’ from roads edge) will be 6 inches, outside of the 75’ from roads edge will be 12”.

Q12.) What will we do with new dying or fading trees?

A12.) Those trees need to brought to the COR’s attention and they will be the one to agree to it being marked

Amendment No. 0001, dated 09/08/2022 Port Nor Stewardship IRSC

Sierra National Forest for cutting or not.

Q13.) What is the fuels treatment for the Cutthroat trout?

A13.) C6.7#, “Visible Slash Treatment” is the specified treatment in the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout LOP. The main concern in the Cutthroat Trout LOP is having sediment moving into the streams.

Q14.) Do all of the trees need to have borax applied to them or just in the campgrounds?

A14.) All tree over three inch DBH within administration site will be treated.