Sol_140A0626Q0004_Amd_0002.pdf

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This is Amendment 0002 to a federal solicitation (140A0626Q0004) issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Midwest Regional Office (BIA MWRO) located in Bloomington, Minnesota. The amendment is effective August 6, 2026, and is not an extension of the original solicitation deadline. The document includes questions and answers clarifications and a CFI (Comparative Forest Inventory) Plot 298 map for a forest inventory project at Bad River reservation.

The solicitation requires a forest inventory project with a performance period from October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2027. Key clarifications in the Q&A include: all data collection must be completed by May 31, 2027, before the growing season begins; ideally all work should be completed by mid-May to observe tree tops before budding; a minimum of 37 trees per plot is expected based on historical data; GPS plot center coordinates can be submitted collectively at the end of the project rather than with each block; plot sheets will be provided with cardinal directions for photos; and data can be delivered to the plot checker on site or at specified tribal locations. The government will provide aluminum nails, pre-stamped tags, stamper kits, and tag holding boards. Contractor-supplied equipment including ATVs or snowmobiles must be inspected by the Tribe before entering the reservation. Check Cruise Summary Sheets and shapefiles with plot coordinates will be provided via email to contractors. The project encompasses multiple tribal forest sections across T46R03, T47R03 coordinates on the Bad River reservation.

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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: is not is required copies to the issuing office.

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

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

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

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. 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).

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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.

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)

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

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6. ISSUED BY CODE

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

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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PAGESOF

Contractor

The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers to sign this document and return

Margie Tahdooahnippah

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BIA MWRO 00006

5600 WEST AMERICAN BOULEVARD

Contracting Office Bloomington MN 55437

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140A0626Q0004

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The purpose of this amendment is to include questions and answers and CFI Plot 298 map.

Period of Performance: 10/01/2026 to

09/30/2027

The SOL indicates a given amount of work needs to be completed during 2026 (SOL pages 6 & 7). Instead, can all work be completed in 2027, by the September 30th, 2027 deadline?

The 2026 required amount of plots is necessary is to prevent all work being completed April 15- May 31 if it’s a heavy snow season. Spreading data collection over months will likely promote higher quality work and allow for collection errors to be corrected sooner than later. All data collection needs to be completed by May 31, 2027 before the growing season. The reason for the September 30, 2027 contract deadline is to allow any data transfer issues, etc. to be resolved without the contract expiring.

Are there seasonality restrictions in conducting inventory work due to the growing season? Yes.

Ideally all data collection would be completed around mid-May to be able to see the tops of trees before budding.

Are there access concerns for certain plots / areas? Unknown, but likely i.e. are there plots which require frozen conditions for access? Probably

Can the previous 2010 Bad River inventory be summarized in terms of trees per plot?

On average, there are 37 trees per plot with a current range of 1-94.

Can we receive a shapefile or list of coordinates with the plot locations? Yes, will provide via email. If not, can we receive an overview map displaying the location of plots and the amount of acres the project encompasses?

The SOL states that “aluminum nails, aluminum tags,…” will be furnished to the contractor.

Will the aluminum tags be provided pre-stamped and in correctly ordered bundles? We currently have 45 rings of complete sets of 0-100 pre-stamped racetrack tags and approximately ten sets of 1-50, 51-100, 101-150, and 151-200 racetrack tags. Some blank tags are available and two stamper kits will be provided. Two large boards with nails to hold numbered tags will be available. These boards have been very useful on previous projects as contractors have used them to fill rings prior to entering the field.

The SOL states that 8.5 x 11-inch blank paper will be furnished by the contractor for plot ID photos. If this is indeed the case, what are the specifications for how that paper is monumented for each photo? Please disregard as that information is incorrect, sorry. A plot sheet will be provided with indicated cardinal directions for photos.

If data submittal is occurring via paper tally sheets, where is the location these will be needed to be delivered to? Data can be given directly to the plot checker while on site or dropped off at the Great Lakes Agency in Ashland or Bad River Natural Resource building in Odanah.

Do we have to submit electronic GPS plot center coordinates with each block (SOL page 7), or can we submit them all collectively at the end of the project? All electronic GPS coordinates can be submitted collectively at the end of the project.

The Check Cruise Summary Sheet is referenced multiple times in SOL / supplemental document.

Can we get an example copy of this or summary of the check cruise specifications? Yes, will provide via email.

What are the specifications / guidelines for having ATVs or snowmobiles inspected before coming onto the reservation? (SOL page 8) The Tribe will inspect your transportation equipment prior to entering the Reservation.

https://www.badriver-nsn.gov/natural-resources/non-local-beings/

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