S01 Questions and Answers_ACEP-WRE Tree Planting IL - Christian County.pdf

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This document is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) file for a Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) ACEP-WRE Tree Planting solicitation in Christian County, Illinois, with solicitation number 12FPC125Q0060. The Q&A reveals this is a brand new contract involving tree planting on a 68.26-acre site, with approximately 45 acres designated for tree planting. The document includes ground-level photographs of the project site, showing an old agricultural field and an excavated shallow water area. Key details include NRCS's requirement that tree substitutions need prior approval, and the site appears to have some areas that may have started natural regeneration. The document also suggests a regular tractor would be sufficient for the project, and the agency is seeking to plant as many acres to trees as physically possible.

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Question # Answer

1 This is a brand new contract.

2 N/A

3 Substitutions if needed will need prior approval from NRCS.

The entire Roth site is 68.26 acres. Of that, approximately 2.5 acres has an excavated shallow water area. The statement of work is calling for only 45 of those acres to be planted to trees. A regular tractor would be sufficient.

See below. Some areas may have started to naturally regenerate, but the objective is to plant as many acres to trees as physically possible.

The old agricultural field z

The excavated shallow water area.

What percent of the sites are inundated with water? Will a regular tractor work?

Do you have any representative photos of these sites from ground level?

Will alternative native tree species be considered in the event that sufficient quantities of qualifying trees cannot be procured?

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

ACEP-WRE Tree Planting

Illinois State Office

Solicitation No. 12FPC125Q0060

Christian County

Question/Comment/Clarification

Is this a brand new contract OR if there is (was) an incumbent performing these services?

If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number?

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