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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

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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COEUR DALENE ID 83815

3232 W NURSERY ROAD

USDA-FS CSA INTERMOUNTAIN 1

04/17/20260001

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The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

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

Rocky Mountain Research Station Forest Inventory & Analysis. Amendment 0001 is to provide answers to questions submitted during solicitation. See attached questions and answers along with updated Section 3.3 of the Performance Work Statement and Key Personnel Form.

Changes are indicated by red vertical line in the left margin of the documents.

Period of Performance: 05/11/2026 to 12/31/2027

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15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

SARAH L. ACKERMAN

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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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 .

Question 1: What machines/devices are compatible with Midas?

Answer 1: The only machine fully compatible with Midas is the Ranger 7. All of the Forest Inventory Analysts use Ranger 7 with Midas.

Question 2: Will all plots be re-measures?

Answer 2: The following plots will most likely be new installations. These could have at least the point center (PC or Pt. 1) installed and monumented. These plots are either plots that were non-forest last time from low crown cover; had no access from landowner/manager; or were called hazardous (from fire or snow…something that the crew could not get into that field season or the next):

The following are plots that will at least have the PC installed and might have all the points installed. These plots were last observed as being non-forest because of low crown cover.

Question 3: Can we include our subcontracting projects in the past performance section or does this not count toward past performance?

Answer 3: Subcontracting can be listed but should be clearly labeled as such. Contracts listed do not have to be federal contracts.

Question 4: Regarding the Key Personnel form, does relevant work history need to be entirely related to forestry, botany, or ecology?

Can I leave one of these relevant work history sections blank if a crew lead's only relevant work experience is X years of FIA?

Answer 4: The Government will consider the extent to which the Contractor’s key personnel demonstrates experience performing work similar in scope, size, and complexity to the requirements of this solicitation. Length of experience and relevancy of key personnel will be considered. Work history does not need to be entirely related, but experience that is similar to the requirements of this project could be rated higher than experience that is not related. Rather than leaving blank, recommendation is to state something similar to ‘no additional past employers’.

Question 5: In the performance work statement (PWS), it is stated that prospective crew leaders must have "Completion of two years in a Forestry, Plant Ecology, or Botany degree program". Usually, there is an "or" clause somewhere that indicates a certain amount of previous FIA field season experience or related experience is an acceptable substitute for degree requirements. Is this not the case?

Answer 5: The PWS has been amended to state that required education can be alternately fulfilled by demonstrating that the proposed crew leader has completed at least five (5) FIA field seasons within the last eight (8) years.