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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 telegram 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 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.

91S8

VALLEJO CA 94592-1110

1323 CLUB DR

PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION

USDA FOREST SERVICE

04/23/2020

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.

Items 8 and 15, and returning

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

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

FACILITY CODE CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

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

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

NO.

5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

03/27/2020

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

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

Amendment updates solicitation by:

Extending proposal due date to May 1, 2020 @ 3:00 PM/1500 PST.

Removing the South Big Bear Task Order as it is still unreachable for site visit.

Updating sections of solicitation.

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

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

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

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

DINDO LAXAMANA

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

Previous edition unusable

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 .

04/23/2020

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

1291S8-20-R-0015 Region 5 SCASA Veg Mgmt/Hazardous Fuels Reduction IDIQ

SERVICES & PRICES SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

Contractor Equipment Pricing List: Contractor must fill-in types of contractor owned equipment that is anticipated to be used in response to this solicitation for future task orders.

Equipment Description: Include Make/Model/Size Average estimated production rate per day/per machine

Average Daily Rate w/Operator

Manual/Hand Treatments

Mastication

Mechanical Site Prep

Mechanical Thinning

Miscellaneous Small Logging Operations

Notes:

1. This price list is to verify that equipment proposed is in line with the type of work anticipated and a general understanding of costs associated with the equipment on a daily basis. The use of this information may/shall assist the Government in estimating future task orders.

2. This list including the daily costs will be used primarily for evaluation purposes. They will assist in determining capability, general understanding of the projects, and general price reasonableness in relation to the task orders provided for the actual pricing determination. Prices that are unreasonably high or low may exclude a contractor from award.

3. The effective period of this contract is from date of award through five years unless the ordering threshold is reached prior to this date. If the ordering threshold is reached all awarded contractors will be notified and the contract will expire.

4. Active Individual Project Task Orders / Seed Projects for IDIQ and Task Order Awards This solicitation includes real/active Individual Project Task Orders. Offerors shall submit pricing for these task order projects. The proposed pricing will be used to determine price reasonableness/realism for the base IDIQ contract awards. The task orders shall be awarded to successful offerors at time of the base IDIQ contract award.

You are not required to submit pricing for all task orders but please follow procedure listed in section 24 Contract Administration Data, Task Order Issuance (3) on page 44. Sufficient explanation is necessary. See List of Attachments for task orders.

Threshold (currently $250,000) will also receive an individual evaluation in CPARS. The Contractor Representative will receive an auto-email from the CPARS system with instructions for responding to the evaluation.

25. List of Attachments and Exhibits The following separately attached documents are made a part of this solicitation and any resultant contract(s).

Attachment # Title 1 TORFP Copper Fire Fuelbreak II Project 2 TORFP Palomar Hazardous Fuels Project 3 TORFP Powerhouse Vegetation & Fuels Project 4 TORFP Powerhouse Vegetation & Fuels II Project 5 TORFP Sawmill Liebre II Project

Attachment 6 has been removed 7 Wage Determination (Applies to the Seed Project TORFPs)

8 PPQ

Note 1: For Future Task Orders The Department of Labor (DOL) SCA Wage Determination Decision will be provided with each Individual Project Task Order package.

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

26. FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1988)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): www.acquisition.gov/far

52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror (Jul 2016) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016) 52.209-7 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2015) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Oct 2018) 52.223-1 Biobased Product Certification (May 2012)

Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) 452.204-70 Inquiries (Feb 1988) 452.216-72 Evaluation Quantities--Indefinite Delivery Contract (Feb 1988) http://www.acquisition.gov/far proposal should be complete and concise.

3. Type size will not be smaller than Microsoft Word Times New Roman 12 point font, normal proportional spacing. Text lines will be single-spaced and typed on both front and back pages.

4. The Offeror may, at the discretion of the Government, be asked to provide information for clarification purposes regarding their proposals. Requests for such clarification information do not constitute discussions.

5. The offeror shall be held responsible for the validity of all information supplied in the proposal, including any information provided by potential subcontractors. Should subsequent investigation disclose that the information submitted is invalid or misrepresented, the proposal may be rejected.

6. Proposals are due no later than May 1, 2020 3PM/1500 PST. May be revised/extended via amendment to beta.sam.gov announcement.

PROPOSAL SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ELECTRONIC (EMAIL) FORMAT. Submit to the following:

Daniel.lara@usda.gov

NOTE:

Electronic proposals must be transmitted and confirmed received by the established due date and time.

7. The final date to submit questions / Request for Information is April 20, 2020 3PM/1500 PST – OR – revised RFI final date via amendment.

All questions shall be in writing via email to Daniel Lara. daniel.lara@usda.gov.

Questions via telephone calls may be rejected.

8. It is the Offerors responsibility that the proposal submission, regardless of the method of transmission, is received by the due date and time indicated in the RFP.

9. Submissions without specific minimum content will be deemed unacceptable. Each Offeror responding to this solicitation must submit to the Government its offer consisting of the documentation listed below.

Such documentation shall be submitted with the offer and shall conform in every respect with the requirements of the RFP. Nonconforming offers may result in rejection of the offer.

10. PROPOSAL PACKAGE.

Offeror shall include the following items:

A. Standard Form [SF] 1449. The completed form shall include the Offeror’s name, signature, and DUNS number. If applicable, all copies of amendments shall be signed (acknowledged) and included.

B. General/Administrative Information. Provide information outlining general information regarding your company's history, organizational structure, size, primary expertise, website address, single point of contact (Project Manager), mailing address, DUNS number, telephone and facsimile number, e-mail address and any other pertinent information.

C. Complete Representations and Certifications electronically via the System for Award Management [SAM] at www.sam.gov.

If the Prime Contractor plans on subcontracting the Offeror is to provide documentation identifying subcontractors and subcontractor POC information.

D. Proposal shall be submitted in two parts (volumes).

mailto:Daniel.lara@usda.gov

Volume 1. Price Proposal Volume 2. Technical Proposal

The Technical Proposal and Price Proposal shall be separate and complete in itself for the purpose of evaluating each proposal volume independently of the other.

E. PRICE PROPOSAL – Volume 1.

The Offeror shall submit pricing information in accordance with the Services & Prices Schedule of Items, pg.6. The Offeror shall submit a firm-fixed price for the Individual Project Task Order RFPs.

11. Responsibility Determination The Government will determine responsibility by analyzing whether the apparent successful Offeror complies with the requirements of FAR 9.1, including:

• Adequate financial resources or the ability to obtain them;

• Ability to comply with the required performance period, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments;

• Satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics;

• Necessary organization, experience, and skills or the ability to obtain them;

• Necessary equipment and facilities or the ability to obtain them; and

• Qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations.

F. TECHNICAL PROPOSAL – Volume 2.

The Offeror shall submit a proposal including all relevant documented evidence of evaluation factors listed under the Technical/Non-Price Evaluation Factors. Responses that the “Offeror understands” or “will comply with the specifications”, statements paraphrasing the specifications, and general or overly broad responses such as “standard procedures will be employed” may be rated unacceptable.

The Technical Proposal shall be comprised of information and submitted in SECTIONS per the Non-price Evaluation Factors set forth in Evaluation Section. As follows:

Section 1 Past Performance Section 2 Technical Capability Section 3 Geographic Location (State distance from office location to nearest forest covered under this solicitation) Section 4 Embedded Sections from solicitation (i.e. Workforce Certification, section 13 listing forests you want to be considered for task order award)

35. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Items (OCT 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

• Past Performance

• Technical Capability

• Geographic Location

• Price

Non-price technical factors, when combined are equal to price.