140L6424Q0006_Amd_01_0001.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Arizona State Office One North Central Avenue, Suite 800

Phoenix, AZ 85004-4427 www.az.blm.gov

Amendment 01

Solicitation: 140L6424Q0006 – Agua Fria National Monument (AFNM) Sycamore Tree Thinning

The purpose of this amendment is to respond to questions received. In accordance with this amendment, Attachment 3_Maps have been updated from the original solicitation release.

The following is a list of questions received in response to this solicitation:

Question 1: The last sentence in this paragraph refers to "cost per acre to be mowed". Is this a typo or is mowing an additional requirement under this solicitation?

Answer 1: This is a typo and should be limited to thinning.

Question 2: Can the BLM specify acceptable bucked piece lengths?

Note: Longer lengths may reduce labor costs. The contractor requests lengths of up to 8 feet. This length falls within the 8' x 8' x 6' pile dimension specification.

Answer 2: Buck length specifications are 8 feet or less. No longer than 8 feet.

Question 3: How will the BLM measure stump heights?

Answer 3: Stump height will not exceed 6 inches from the top of the ground surface adjacent to the stumps.

Question 4: Considering the impact of large rocks near the stump. Will a rock's height count as the "ground height" or will only soil/sand height be counted as the "ground height"?

Answer 4: If the stump is 100% surrounded by rock, the 6-inch requirement will be based off the top surface of the rock. If the stump is less than 100% surrounded by rock, then the soil/sand/dirt will be used to measure 6-inch stump height.

Question 5: Will the BLM consider increasing the allowable stump height to 18 inches?

Answer 5: 6-inch stump height is required.

Question 6: How will the BLM measure the 4-6 leave behind trees per acre? Will the inspector simply confirm that there are 800-1200 trees of 10" or greater at DBH on the 200-acre work area?

Answer 6: Evaluation of 4-6 leave trees per acre will be via ocular assessment. This will be a weekly assessment by one of the Project Inspectors as the contractors work progresses.

Question 7: Does the BLM intend to furnish a permit authorizing the actions required by the solicitation?

Answer 7: BLM will not provide permits. The BLM provided signed contract will be the authorizing document to perform work.

United States Department of the Interior

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Arizona State Office One North Central Avenue, Suite 800

Phoenix, AZ 85004-4427 www.az.blm.gov

Question 8: Does the BLM intend to host an in-person Site Tour prior to the quotation submittal date?

Answer 8: Currently, a Site Tour is not anticipated, the location is open to the public. All potential quoters are encouraged to visit the location.

Answer 9: This section references the Value Bid Schedule as "Attachment 4". The Value Bid Schedule is Attachment 7. Will the BLM revise Attachment 6 to rectify this typo/error?

Question 9: This has been corrected.

Question 10: Is the use of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) permissible within the defined boundaries?

Answer 10: UAS can be utilized as long as the UAS and UAS operation is in compliance with Presidential Executive Order 13981 dated January 18, 2021.

References:

In terms of the questions received, all references of (BLM) is an abbreviation of the United States Government (BLM) shall stand for United States Government. This requirement supports the need for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).