12445126B0011 Comments Matrix 4-10-2026.doc

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12445126B0011 NFSR 205 Pavement Reconstruction LOUISIANA
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This file is a Comments Matrix documenting bidder questions and resolutions for USDA Forest Service Solicitation 12445126B0011, a pavement reconstruction project at Kincaid Recreation Area in Louisiana's Kisatchie National Forest.

The solicitation involves a single-award contract for highway and road repair work valued between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000, set aside 100% for small businesses (NAICS 237310). The scope includes removal of failed materials, base stabilization, resurfacing, compaction, and finishing to restore NFSR 205 Roadway. Key project details include a mandatory site visit on 03/25/2026 at 0930 CT at the Day Use Area (Swimming Area), a questions deadline of 04/20/2026, and a bid submission deadline of 04/30/2026 at 1300 CT. The contract includes a 120-day period of performance following the Notice to Proceed, with award going to the lowest priced responsive and responsible bidder. A bid bond is required. The five bidder questions addressed in this matrix clarify: site visit logistics, legible plan copies (resolved through Amendment 003), asphalt pavement thickness of 2 inches for Item 40301, the discrepancy between FDR quantities (47,776) versus milling and chip seal quantities (61,473) with parking lots excluded from FDR, and confirmation that thermoplastic arrows, stop bars, and handicap markings cannot be preformed.

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COMMENTS MATRIX FOR USDA-FS ISSUANCES: 12445126B0011 NFSR 205 Pavement Reconstruction LA (Please read instructions on back before completing form.)

#
Class
Component and POC Name, Phone, and E-mail
Page
Para
Comment Type (C/S)
Comments, Justification, and Originator Justification for Resolution
A/R/P

02-26-2026 email question

Bidder Comment: Are there any more details about the site visit?

Resolution: Site visit will be 03/25/2026 at 0930, meeting at the Day Use Area (Swimming Area).

03-03-2026

Bidder Comment: The plans on pages 52-55 are not legible. Could we get legible plans for this project?

Resolution: Solicitation was amended on 03/04/2026 to provide better plan copies as Attachment 003 Statement of Work - Amended

03-06-2026

Bidder Comment: The written Statement of Work references milling approximately 2 inches of existing asphalt pavement, but we were unable to clearly identify the required thickness of the new asphalt pavement associated with Item 40301 – Level 1 or Type 1 LA DOTD Approved Asphalt Concrete in the solicitation documents. Could you please confirm the intended asphalt thickness or typical section for this item?

Resolution: The thickness for asphalt is 2”, like the original typical section.

04-08-2026 Email question

Bidder Comment: Quantities for FDR are 47,776 but the milling and chip seal are 61,473. What areas are not included in the FDR?

Resolution: Parking lots

04-08-2026

Email question

Bidder Comment: Can the thermoplastic arrows, stop bar, or handi., be preform?

Resolution: No

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING SD FORM 818

Coordinating OSD Component: Use this form to provide consolidated critical and substantive comments to the OSD Component that originated the issuance. Complete the classification header and footer, columns 1 through 5, and the first two entries in column 6. REVIEW THE COMMENTS, resolve any conflicting views, AND CONFIRM THAT THE COMPLETED MATRIX ACCURATELY REPRESENTS YOUR COMPONENT’S POSITIOn. Upload the form to the DoD Directives Program Portal in microsoft word format, with a scanned copy of the sign SD Form 106, “DoD Directives Program Coordination Record,” or coordination memorandum.

Originating OSD Component: Use this form to consolidate comments from all coordinators and to record adjudication of the comments. (To add comments from an SD 818 submitted by a coordinator, use the “Copy” and “Paste” tools on the Microsoft Word Standard Toolbar.) When consolidating comments, place them in the order of the pages/paragraphs they apply to (e.g., all comments from all coordinators that apply to page 1, paragraph 1.a., should be grouped together as the initial entries; all comments that apply to page 1, paragraph 1.b., should be grouped together next, and so on). Complete column 7 and the third entry in column 6. Adjust the classification header and footer and columns 1 and 2 as appropriate.

Classification – Enter the highest classification of the comments. If all are unclassified, mark the header and footer accordingly and ignore the column.

Column 1 – Enter the number of the comment. Enter comments in the order of the pages/paragraphs they apply to.

Column 2 – Enter the classification of the comment. If all comments are unclassified, mark the header and footer accordingly and ignore the column.

Column 3 – Enter the appropriate information.

Column 4 – Enter the appropriate information.

Column 5 – Enter the appropriate information.

Column 6 – Enter the comment type. Place only one comment per row. Do not include administrative comments concerning non-substantive aspects of an issuance, such as dates of references, organizational symbols, and/or grammatical errors.

(C) Critical: When a Component has one or more critical comments, that Component’s coordination shall reflect a nonconcur. THE JUSTIFICATION FOR CRITICAL COMMENTS MUST IDENTIFY:

– Violations of the law or contradictions of Executive Branch policy or of policy established in DoD issuances. The GC, DoD, or his or her representative shall identify legal objections as critical comments.

– Unnecessary risks to safety, life, limb, or DoD materiel; waste or abuse of DoD appropriations; or imposition of an unreasonable burden on a Component’s resources.

(S) Substantive: Substantive comments are made when a section in the issuance appears to be or is potentially unnecessary, incorrect, misleading, confusing, or inconsistent with other sections, or when a Component disagrees with the proposed responsibilities, requirements, and/or procedures. A substantive comment is usually not sufficient justification for a Component to nonconcur on an issuance. Several substantive comments when taken together may be grounds for a nonconcurrence.

Column 7 – Coordinating Component: Enter the comment in the area provided. Enter your justification for the comment and your requested or recommended changes in the area provided. YOU MUST PROVIDE CONVINCING SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL COMMENTS IN THE JUSTIFICATION.

– Originating Component: Enter your justification for disposition of the comment in the area provided. Include any related communications with the coordinating Component. You must provide convincing support for rejecting critical comments.

Column 8 – Enter whether you accepted (A), rejected (R), or partially accepted (P) the comment. Your justification for disposition of the comment in column 6 must be consistent with this entry.

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SD FORM 818, JAN 09

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