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

Pacific Seabird Program Strategic Plan Development - See Performance Work Statement (PWS) for details.

The purpose of this amendment is to answer questions from interested parties about this solicitation and to extend the date responses are due to 5/19/2022 @1700 ET:

Q1) For the Technically acceptable portion of the proposal submittal, can you please provide guidance on what is anticipated to be submitted? Is the government looking for personnel and past experience?

A1) Yes, the government is looking for personnel and past experience.

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Q2) How many meetings will be facilitated with the Program Coordinator, Steering Committee, and selected stakeholders of the Pacific Seabird

Program?

A2) 5 days of workshops, 4 steering committee meetings (1.5 hrs)

Q3) How many focused interviews are intended to be completed?

A3) 4 regional groups need to be interviewed.

This can be handled as a structured survey or small group meetings. Depends on what the contractor thinks as the best method.

Q4) Will the contractor be supplied with a list of interviewees? If not, how will the contractor identify who to interview?

A4) Yes FWS will supply the list

Q5) Is the PSP Coordinator expected to be involved in workshop prep and facilitation?

A5) Yes

Q6) Have the National Wildlife Refuges and

Monuments within the 3 Regions completed their

Priority Resources of Concern Tables, SMART

Objectives, and Inventory and Monitoring Plans?

A6) It is mixed depending on which region.

Q7) What are the intended subjects of the trainings?

A7) Training to increase the Pacific Seabird

Program team's skill and capacity to implement the strategic plan and critically evaluate

Program progress towards meeting the objectives of the strategic plan in the future. This will be a very small group of the PSP staff (2 people) and I&M coordinators (3 people).

Q8) What is the role of the contractor in the trainings?

A8) Help design and provide the training.

Q9) Will the contractor be supplied with materials for the trainings?

A9) The contractor will have the strategic plan and their experience in implementing and evlauating strategic plans to guide them in development of materials.

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Q10) From the description of workshops, can you confirm all will be conducted remotely/virtual?

A10) Yes, all meetings will be conducted remotely

Q11) For the development of the Strategic Plan -will it be an update of the January 2005 UFWS

Pacific Region - Regional Seabird Conservation

Plan?

A11) No - this is a new effort.

Q12) For Training and Capability Building how many training sessions are anticipated and for how many people?

A12) 5 - 6 people and 2 sessions

Q13) Will training be specific focused on the implementation of the Strategic Plan or are other topics anticipated?

A13) Performance metrics associated with the implementation of the Strategic Plan

Period of Performance: 05/20/2022 to 05/19/2023

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