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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 electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE

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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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Amendment 001 - Magpie Juniper Mastication Project

Medora Ranger District, Dakota Prairie Grasslands

This amendment extends the response date of this solicitation to July 19, 2023 at 1600 MT and issues clarifying questions and answers (see attached).

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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 .

1240LN23Q0060

Magpie Juniper Mastication Project

Medora Ranger District, Dakota Prairie Grasslands

Clarifying Questions – Amendment 001

What does the USFS/DPG have for restrictions affecting the use of masticators during summer months? Restrictions would include no working during periods of wet weather where rutting would occur, no work during high risk for wildfire, No work from April 1- July 15 and There are trail events on July 29-30 and August 5-6, during these times there will be no operations within 150’ of the trail.

What parameters will be used to determine if risk of wildfire is too great to continue mastication operations? We will use the ND Fire Danger index and locally collected data from RAWS stations to determine wildfire risk.

Will the contractor and USFS/DPG be able to negotiate Acreage benchmarks to receive payments for work completed? For example, will the contractor be able to request for payment of work completed at 200 acre Intervals? Yes, the government would be agreeable to progress payments, possibly at 500-acre intervals.

Will a rep from the USFS DPG be available for a project walk through prior to July 7th? There are no planned contractor/FS site visits, the contractor is encouraged to visit the site on their own. If better directions are needed, please let us know.

Can the contractor request map shape files from the USFS-DPG prior to submitting their bid?

Yes, we can provide a shapefile. If requesting shapefiles, contact Misty Hays at misty.hays@usda.gov .

What parameters would be required to be met for the USFS DPG to consider extending the performance period of the Magpie Juniper mastication project? Such as Prolonged periods of high fire Danger, excessive snowfall, inability of the contractor to access the units due to inclement weather. Extensions may be required if the contractor can not perform work due to extenuating circumstances such as examples above.

In the description of work it states “ (leave islands/areas will be identified).” Are these areas already defined as avoidance areas on the project maps, or have they yet to be identified? These areas are primarily the avoidance areas on the maps. There could be a few additional that haven’t been identified yet.