AMENDMENT 02 BPA.pdf

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 or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication 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 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.

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

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER

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

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

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

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

15C. DATE SIGNED

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

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

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CODE

(X)

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15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER

AMENDMENT 002

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

ANNIE PROUT-GARCIA, CONTRACTING OFFICER

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

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.

6. ISSUED BY

USDA FOREST SERVICE

PPS SOUTWEST ZONE 2

631 COYOTE STREET

NEVADA CITY, CA 95959

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code)

5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

R5 COLLECTION BPA07/19/2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

07/19/2021

127EAS21R0023

07/08/2021

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This amendment is to change or add the following:

1. Q & A Document

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REGION 5 CONE & NEEDLE COLLECTION BPA

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

How many cones will need to be collected from each tree?

This depends on the collection type. For general collections (Ponderosa, Jeffery pine, Doug-fir, Incense cedar, RRSP, etc.) we generally won’t collect less than 2 bushels per tree unless it is a high need seed zone and or elevation range.

For the 5 needle pine (whitebark, western white, sugar, limber, bristlecone, foxtail pines) we only require 5 cones for sugar pine and 10-15 cones on the other species. This is because we don’t need a bushel of cones for rust resistant testing.

How many needles need to be collected from each tree?

We only need between 25 and 50 needle samples per tree.

Are these collections for sampling purposes, or are these standard collections?

The 5 needle pine (Candidate collections) and needle collections are for sampling purposes only.

I see the species mentioned are White pines, Sugar pine, Western White pine Whitebark pine, Limber pine, Foxtail pine, and Bristlecone pine. The methods used and the effort required to do collections or sampling from these species vary greatly. Are you asking for a single price that would cover any species collected?

CONTRACTING OFFICER NOTE:

All items will need to have a single price even though there may be some variations to species and pricing in this type of Blanket Purchase Agreement.

In order to reflect your most competitive pricing and reach best value please determine your average price, there is the option to come down in pricing per item with negotiation during best value determination, but without proper process and justification we are unable to add to your initial cost/pricing per item.

Keep in mind that best value determination will first be based off of your submitted pricing in Section B and then with the cost of travel and additional crew costs. If you can offer better pricing at time of project award, to ensure you are offering your most competitive pricing, then that can be negotiated with the contracting officer and ordering unit.

For any questions in regard to this process please reach out to the Contracting Officer:

annie.prout-garcia@usda.gov mailto:annie.prout-garcia@usda.gov