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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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SACRAMENTO CA 95819-6027

3020 STATE UNIVERSITY DRIVE EAST

MODOC HALL, CSUS

USGS OAG SACRAMENTO ACQUISITION BR.

06/06/20230001

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The purpose of this amendment is to answer questions from contractors and extend the quote submission date to Friday 23 June 2023 @ 1700 PD. No other questions will be answered.

Q 1. Map and assess changes in surface water dynamics in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Task

1) - Will this mapping include changes in inundation, water availability, and river meandering/migration?

A 1. Changes in surface water presence and location

Q 2. Map key habitat including landcover and vegetation types... (Task 1) - Can you provide further detail on the key habitats

A 2. Riparian segments, in particular contiguous areas of vegetation and connectivity

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Tracy Huot

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140G0323Q0145/0001 along rivers, provide key habitats to ocelots and bobcats. Thornshrub cover in these areas constitute key habitat, which will be further classified by density (high (>95%), intermediate

(75-95%), and low (<75%)). Ocelot favor high density while bobcat favor low.

Q 3. Map key habitat including landcover and vegetation types... (Task 1) - Can you provide specific classifications of plant species?

A 3. Land cover composition includes herbaceous cover (e.g., palustrine emergent wetland and pasture-grasslands), thornshrub (e.g., honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa), desert olive

(Forestiera angustifolia), Granjeno (Celtis ehrenbergiana), fiddle wood (Citharexylum berlandieri)), live oak (Quercus virginiana) forests, bare ground (e.g., caliche roads and inland dunes), and water (e.g., saline lagunas and anthropogenic ponds and canals).

Q 4. The Statement of Work (SOW) requests a candidate with proficiency in ArcGIS and Google

Earth Engine (GEE), but both tasks only mention

GEE. What is the role of ArcGIS in this project?

A 4. ArcGIS will allow for the GEE outputs to be inspected and reviewed.

Q 5. What format would you like the deliverables to be in?

A 5. Written documentation in Microsoft Word, GEE code in JavaScript, maps at raster images like

TIF files.

Q 6. How long should quotes be held firm for from the date specified for receipt of quotes?

A 6. The quote awarded is expected to be honored until 7/30/24 when the period of performance ends. This is firm-fixed price.

Q 7. Does the Government wish to review the resume of the Remote Sensing Specialist as part of the Quote?

A 7. Yes. A light review would be helpful.

Q 8. Can the experience of the Remote Sensing

Specialist be used as Past Performance?

A 8. Yes.

Q 9. Can the Government provide a copy of the

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140G0323Q0145/0001 cited piece and/or general approaches (Munson et al., 2016, Decadal shifts in grass and woody plant cover are driven by prolonged drying and modified by topo-edaphic properties) to offerors?

A 9. See attached file.

Period of Performance: 07/01/2023 to 07/30/2024

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