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

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

02/13/2023

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

Amendment P00001 Questions and Answers / Clarifications

PPR1031392-LAFWS GRAND COTE NWR-Aerial Spraying Herbicide - 100% Small Business Set Aside -

NAICS Code-115310 Support Activities for Forestry, $30.0 Mil

This Acquisition Request is for Central Louisiana Refuge Complex for Aerial application of herbicide, insecticide, and seeding as needed on the Complex. This will be a 1-year contract (funded) with an additional four option years (subject to the availability of funds), beginning March 1, 2023, through October 1, 2027. Option years are subject to the availability of funds.

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

Todd Annes

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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 .

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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Question and Clarifications Due: 2/15/2023 by 4 pm ED

Solicitation Due Date: 2/24/2023 by 4 pm ED

Send all correspondence to: Merenica Banks, (Contracts Specialist) Merenica_Banks@fws.gov

1. Will I be responsible for writing the prescription?

The Refuge will be responsible for writing and coordinating spray application prescriptions according to insect pest and weed species on

Refuge. The Refuge will notify the flying service when to spray and what chemical to apply-

Refuge will also advise what rate to apply herbicide or insecticide. The Refuge will also provide the flying service a detail map of treatment acres and denoting number acres to treat.

2. Is this bid for the application only?

This bid for for application only.

3. Is this bid for application and chemical?

The Refuge will be responsible for providing the chemicals to the flying service. The flying

Service is only responsible for applying.

4. Section1.1 General: Refers to treating insects such as sugarcane aphids, stink bugs, and midge.

However, the RFQ refers to Aerial Herbicide

Spraying. Am I required to allow for the additional cost of insecticide?

If the flying service apply herbicide or insecticide the price should be the same per acre. Most of our applications are herbicide treatment but we do apply insecticide within our force account farming to control harmful pest within crops.

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Sponsored by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

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5. Is this a one time application, or does the same area get sprayed multiple times?

Depending on the crop type applications could be only one time or multiple.

6. Referring to the RFQ: There is a Unit Price/ Month and a Total Price.

Are we required to Quote total price then decide by 12 to quote Unit Price/ month?

Pricing should be per acre, this was a mistake on our behalf and will be corrected with the answers in the amendment.

7. Is the Unit Price/ Month, the sum that will be paid per month during a 12 month period?

The unit price is per acre and will be billed out once a month depending on if the Refuge called for application. Some months we do not apply just depends on our farming operations and time of year.

8. how many gallons of water are required per acre for the herbicide application, is there a set amount of acres projected to be done every year?

Normally the applicator will apply 5-7 gallons of water per acre for application. It is very difficult to project the number of acres due to weather, flooding, insect pest within crops, etc.

For example on a given year you may have terrible sugarcane aphids in milo crops and the next year you may not have any issues with aphids. Weather and environmental conditions play a huge role in the amount pest species and weeds present.

Period of Performance: 03/01/2023 to 02/28/2024

Change Item 00010 to read as follows(amount shown is the obligated amount):

00010 BASE YEAR - Aerial Spraying Herbicide

Lake Ophelia NWR (17,500 Acres)

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Add Item 00011 as follows:

00011 BASE YEAR - Aerial Spraying Herbicide

Grand Cote NWR (6,200 Acres)

Change Item 00020 to read as follows(amount shown is the obligated amount):

00020 OPTION YEAR 1 - (SAF) Aerial Spraying Herbicide

Lake Ophelia NWR (17,500 Acres)

(Option Line Item)

Period of Performance: 03/01/2024 to 02/28/2025

Add Item 00021 as follows:

00021 OPTION YEAR 1 - SAF Aerial Spraying Herbicide

Grand Cote NWR (6,200 Acres)

(Option Line Item)

Period of Performance: 03/01/2024 to 02/28/2025

Change Item 00030 to read as follows(amount shown is the obligated amount):

00030 OPTION YEAR 2 - (SAF) Aerial Spraying Herbicide

Lake Ophelia NWR (17,500 Acres)

(Option Line Item)

Period of Performance: 03/01/2025 to 02/28/2026

Add Item 00031 as follows:

00031 OPTION YEAR 2 - Aerial Spraying Herbicide

Grand Cote NWR (6,200 Acres)

(Option Line Item)

Period of Performance: 03/01/2025 to 02/28/2026

Change Item 00040 to read as follows(amount shown

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is the obligated amount):

00040 OPTION YEAR 3 - (SAF) -Aerial Spraying Herbicide

Lake Ophelia NWR (17,500 Acres)

(Option Line Item)

Period of Performance: 03/01/2026 to 02/28/2027

Add Item 00041 as follows:

00041 OPTION YEAR 3 - (SAF) Aerial Herbicide Spraying

Grand Cote NWR (6,200 Acres)

(Option Line Item)

Period of Performance: 03/01/2026 to 02/28/2027

Change Item 00050 to read as follows(amount shown is the obligated amount):

00050 OPTION YEAR 4 - (SAF) -Aerial Spraying Herbicide

Lake Ophelia NWR (17,500 Acres)

(Option Line Item)

Period of Performance: 03/01/2027 to 02/28/2028

Add Item 00051 as follows:

00051 SAF-Aerial Spraying Herbicide

Grand Cote NWR (6,200 Acres)

(Option Line Item)

Period of Performance: 03/01/2027 to 02/28/2028

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