SF-30_Amendment 2 - 127EAV21R0004.pdf

USDA FOREST SERVICE Stand Exam IDIQ Project – Region 3 – USDA Forest Service Regional Office

STANDARD FORM 30

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF

CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE: PAGE 1 OF 2

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.:

3. EFFECTIVE DATE:

05-28-2021

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE #: 5. PROJECT #:

6. ISSUED BY: CODE:

USDA FOREST SERVICE

REGIONAL ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT

333 BROADWAY BLVD SE

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO 87102

7. ADMINISTERED BY (if other than Item 6) CODE:

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR: CODE: FACILITY CODE:

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION

NO: 127EAV21R0004

9B. DATED: (See Item 11) 05-10-2021

10A. MODIFICATION OF

CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED: (see Item 11)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATION

|XX | The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers {} is extended, {XX} 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 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 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 DATE (IF REQUIRED):

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS

DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14,

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. FAR CLAUSE 52.243-2 CHANGES (FIXED PRICE)

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES 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).

IMPORTANT:

Contractor is not x is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION : Described below and attached are: Description of changes, additions, and deletions.

1. Solicitation 127EAV21R0004 is hereby amended per the following:

2. Please use the attached MS Excel Spreadsheet titled, “Stand Exam – Pricing Worksheet 2021” to enter and submit your pricing information. When your quotation/proposal is submitted please ensure your pricing spreadsheet is submitted in unlocked and fully editable status.

3. Your prices should also be entered and submitted in the Schedule of Items table contained within the solicitation document and under section, “SECTION B--SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS”.

4. Answer to questions received is listed below…

5. Question 1 and revised answer: Do the prices for each item on each National Forest represent the maximum bid price from the contractor for less than ideal conditions, from which a lower price could be offered on each task order?

REVISED ANSWER: Price—Provide your best price up front. Contracting Officer intends to make award without discussions.

6. Question # 2: Can you break up the pricing sheet in terms of years? I.e. so that contractors can place bids for each year.

For example raising the price from 2021 to 2022 might be 2% to account for inflation. A real dollar amount in 2021 will

99% not have the same value in 2025, especially with looming inflationary concerns. ANSWER: The pricing table/Schedule of Items in the solicitation will be used for price/cost evaluation purposes during the source selection process after the technical factors have been evaluated. Prices submitted in response to this RFP should reflect the contractors price, at the time of bid submission, and specific to the socpe of work required. The contractor’s responsibility is to become familiar with the standardized scope of work required for performing common stand exams and submit their best pricing information, representative of the work required, in response to this RFP. The complete technical description of the scope of work that will be required under the resulting IDIQ contracts is located at the following link: https://www.fs.fed.us/nrm/fsveg/index.shtml. This link is also located on page 4 of the solicitation under

Section C – Performance Statement of Work, Section C 1.1 – Introduction. After IDIQ contracts are awarded, specific https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fs.fed.us%2Fnrm%2Ffsveg%2Findex.shtml&data=04%7C01%7C%7C1e28192854424e4c591608d92071bcb3%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C0%7C637576495128498777%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=vn67i3tX8Fd1dyeJbUziK7e%2B7rnjNEfesjWjbEDcCBQ%3D&reserved=0

Task Order requirements will be competed amongst all the IDIQ contractors, during each ordering period (Base, Ordering Year 1, Ordering Year 2, etc.) using fair opportunity and best value practices. In that way, each contractor will have the ability to compete for the Task Order and submit appropriate pricing relevant to the scope of work required during the ordering period in which the Task Order is issued.

7. Question #3: Can you provide an example of a statement of work for the “fixed/fixed” plot types. Are these plot sizes still implemented based off of the best plot size to obtain a minimum average of 7 live sample trees 5.0 inches

DBH/DRC I or greater per plot? ANSWER: This is the link to ALL of the technical documentation on the internet is https://www.fs.fed.us/nrm/fsveg/index.shtml What you are looking for is in Chapters 2 and 3.

Task Orders will specify a plot size based on the best judgment of the forester preparing the task order. But this plot size is based on a target number of sample trees per plot. If the specified plot size isn’t achieving this (too few or too many trees), the local project contact will work with the contractor to make the necessary changes to the plot sample size for the unit. We don’t want the contractor to do unnecessary work, but this isn’t something that we can always specify with absolute certainty. There is plenty of natural variation in forest stands that makes this impossible to estimate perfectly until visiting the stand on the ground. We need to allow for necessary adjustments to task order specifications as we go.

8. The method for receiving the electronic copies is via e-mail at: joseph.varoz@usda.gov

9. All other Terms and Conditions of the solicitation remain in full force and effect.

10. End of Amendment.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (TYPE/PRINT) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (TYPE/PRINT)

Joseph Varoz

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE

SIGNED

16B. UNITED STATES OF

AMERICA

BY: _Joseph Varoz__ (Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

05-28-2021

STANDARD FORM 30

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