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

This amendment shares the pre=proposal conference notes and answers to questions received.

All questions need to be directed to Matt Daigle. Quotes and proposals are due on August

10th, no extensions are anticipated.

Period of Performance: 06/15/2027 to 10/15/2032

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MARK T. PHILLIPP

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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 .

Mitchell Jackson IRSC Pre-Proposal Contract Kootenai National Forest Supervisors Office 7/22/2026

Forest Service Attendees:

Matt Daigle, Contract Specialist (Call in) Keith Meredith, Design Engineer Ken Wickard, Forest Engineer Annora Nelson, Roads COR Brent Hoffman, TMA and Timber Project Manager Seth Cole, Supervisory Forester Lauren Saint Pierre, Timber Sale Administrator

Industry Attendees:

Noble Excavation- Matt Thompson and Eric Drake Siegmund Excavation- Gibson Kuenzi and Fletcher (?)

Discussion Topics:

Extensive requirements for construction. How to interpret a Mass Haul drawing was explained, showing how to determine from diagrams that truck haul would be likely to balance cut and fill, there should not be considerable side-casting of material. Two example diagrams from the plans were reviewed, one that showed lack of material at the beginning of the template that would need to be hauled from cuts further down the road, and one that showed the major cut and fill adjacent to each other where haul would likely not be needed.

Rock will be found once excavation starts, be prepared to encounter it. No additional compensation will be made for encountering rock once work starts, a site visit to assess conditions is imperative from interested offerors. More rock can be expected to be found on the upper third of the contract area than on the lower third of the contract elevations. Recommendation made to plan for a rock hammer or blasting as necessary.

Staking that is required per the road plans does not require a surveyor to complete, this can be accomplished with apps like onX or Avenza. 1 meter accuracy is required; this may require an external GPS receiver to obtain. The Government has an external Trimble GPS receiver to assist with this that may be used by the awardee, however there is an associated subscription cost that would be required.

Integrated Resource Service Contracts (IRSCs) are similar to standard timber sale contracts except for the scope of the road package and inclusion of additional post-harvest service activities. There are two distinct road packages within this solicitation. Area 56 in the Tub Gulch/Michaels Draw area has the more complicated package with new road construction, while Powerhouse in the Alexander Creek drainage is a typical Timber Sale road package with no new construction.

Questions:

Q1. Can a large business, or other than small business, be the prime contractor?

A1. No, this solicitation is a total small business set aside. A Small Business must be the prime contractor, and at least 50% of the work must be completed by the Small Business prime or similarly situated small business. A similarly situated small business is defined as: (1) Has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to its socioeconomic status); and (2) Is considered small for the size standard under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract. Refer to FAR 52.219-14 for more information.

Q2. Does timber removed under this IRSC have to be delivered to a Small Business mill?

A2. No, timber removed under this IRSC does not have to be delivered to a small business mill. It can be delivered to any accepting outlet.

Q3. What are the timing restrictions in the area?

A3. There are no stated timing restrictions in the solicitation, the normal operating season is June 15 through October 15 annually. Plan for being snowed out by October or November, there have been open years, but there is no guarantee.