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1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted ; or (c) By separate letter or telegram 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 telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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PETERSBURG AK 99833

P O BOX 309

TONGASS NF PETERSBURG OFFICE

USDA FOREST SERVICE

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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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

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

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

FACILITY CODE CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

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

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

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

08/10/2014

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

Sandy Beach Road Hardening NPOW

The purpose of this amendment is to clarify the temporary road closures and answer questions from the pre-proposal conference call.

QUESTIONS:

1. 10702 - References to Osprey Nesting survey from years ago. Please clarify applicability to this project.

RESPONSE: Examples under 107.02 are not applicable to this project. Delete the following from the specification:

Examples: (Include language to clarify or interpret permit or other requirements).

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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)

MICHAEL L. JOHNSON

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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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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Do not work within the wetted perimeter of streams before July 1 or after September 15.

Do not work within 1000 feet of an occupied dwelling on any legal holiday or between 12 noon

Saturday and 6 a.m. the following Monday.

Do not work (except hauling material) within 1500 feet of osprey nests between March 1 and May 31. No known active nests were located within the 1500 feet limit as of June 15, 1991.

If a new nest is found, suspend work (except hauling material) within 1500 feet of the nest location. See Subsection 108.06.

2. 15603 - References keeping open with no closure times. Conflicts with plans, please clarify.

RESPONSE: See change to section 156.03 in this amendment.

See pages L3 and L4 of the plans for traffic control and detour details. Coordination with the City of Thorne Bay, Thorne Bay school, and local church is necessary. Must allow access for local residents that must access their property through construction limits.

3. 20402 - No references to sub-ex. Profile shows excavation and shows below grade. Is this roadway-ex or sub-ex?

RESPONSE: See sheet C1. Attached are cross sections for reference. Be aware, parts of this project have been adjusted and may not be reflected in cross sections.

4. Sheet J.1 detail #3. Select topping shown.

Is there a pay item for this?

RESPONSE: Select topping is included in pay item 20450-000, Borrow, Rock. See specification

204 - Excavation and Embankment.

5. Sheet D-5 station 22+50. Shows a water line. Is this part of the utility relocation?

RESPONSE: Yes, existing concrete vault shall be removed, install valve boxes and stem extensions (shown on sheet D5).

6. Are there fees with the materials sources?

RESPONSE:

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Sponsored by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

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a. Sources on state land will have a fee associated with them. The contractor to coordinate this and costs with the state. Waste areas will be up to the state.

b. FS Land specified locations are available with no fee.

c. City rock pit - no fees associated with the materials going to this project.

7. Can you elaborate on the second to last pay item in the base bid item (Utility

Relocations)? Where can we expect this? What kind of utilities? What kind of pipe or wire?

Are there any utility companies that need to be paid by us for relocation cost?

RESPONSE: Utility work will include sanitary sewer pipe, catch basin, manhole, storm drain, water line and valve installation, and storm drain pipe removal. The majority of this work will occur between stations 10+82 to17+75.

Materials are called out in the DOWL Revised

Drawings on pages 2-14 of the plans.

8. How come the bid items aren't in numerical order.

RESPONSE: They are in the order as received by the design firm.

9. On sheet D2: Roadway Embankment 10+00 to

40+00 is 8300 cy. Rock Excavation is 10965 cy.

Where does the 13,000 cy of rock borrow go?

RESPONSE: On page 13 of 14, the plans show that all useable excavation shall be stockpiled in the gravel parking area near station 17+00 as directed by the city.

10. Can the quantities on D2 be broke out to match the stations on the options?

RESPONSE: Pay items are broken down according to Option items in the schedule.

11. Section 1- 52.219-6 - Is this solicitation a small business set aside?

RESPONSE: Yes as represented by the clause title.

12. Section 1- 52.204-14 and 15 - Service

Contracting - Is this solicitation under the

Service Contracting Wage Determination?

RESPONSE: No, this is a Construction

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Contract. The FAR requires 52.204-14 in both

Service and Construction Contracts. Delete clause 52.204-15 by drawing a line through it.

This clause is only applicable to IDIQ contracts and removal was missed during review.

13. Source Selection Sensitive - Far 2.101 and

3.104 - Does the Government intend to sole-source with an contractor who's technical meets the requirements of Technical Evaluation Factor 1 and

2 only?

RESPONSE: This is a single contract action open to competition among Small Business firms that are determined technically acceptable based on the published criteria. This is not a sole source action and the Source Selection Sensitive references are required to protect sensitive business information provided by offerors.

14. The Technical Evaluation Factors 1 and 2 seem to have restrictive specifications that exclude potential contractors, and certainly small business. Is that the Governments Intent.

RESPONSE: The selection criteria is based on the critical expertise needed to facilitate contractor and project success. We are aware that not EVERY small business firm will have this expertise but the represented expertise is the minimum yet most important technical requirements of the project.

15. The Government has included plans, material quantities, descriptive intent of the project, and detailed specifications to perform the work. This is a fixed priced contract. Is there any reason that the Government has not identified this project as an IFB - Sealed Bid.

RESPONSE: As stated in the response to question 1, there are some technical expertise requirements for the project which can be measured and evaluated under an RFP but not an

IFB.

16. Question from page 53. "General

Instructions-Proposal Instruction" In part a."The technical portion of the proposal shall contain sufficient information to enable the evaluators to make a complete analysis of the proposal." In section e. Parts 1, 2 and 3 are the only requirements. Please confirm you are

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only looking for the items in section e. for the proposal. Not schedule, not technical approach, not equipment use, not manpower. If you are looking for more information than the requirements in section e. could you elaborate?

RESPONSE: Part e. is the information needed for the evaluation. Additionally, see the clarification provided in the Table of Evaluation

Factors published in Amendment 03.

REPLACEMENT PAGES:

Replace section 156.03 with the attached section marked "Amendment 04". Changes are indicated by a vertical line [ | ] in the right margin.

Replace the Temporary Traffic table with the attached revised table. Changes are indicated by a vertical line [ | ] in the right margin.

Replace page 29 of 55 with the attached revised page 29 of 55 marked with "Amendment 04."

Changes are indicated by a vertical line [ | ] in the right margin.

ADDED PAGES:

Attached are 28 pages of cross sections for the project.

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156 - Public Traffic

156.00_nat_us_04_17_2007

Delete Section 156 in its entirety and replace with the following:

Description

156.01 This work consists of controlling and protecting public traffic adjacent to and within the project.

Material

156.02 Conform to the MUTCD and the following Sections and Subsections:

Construction sign panels 633

Retro-reflective sheeting 718.01

Temporary concrete barrier 618

Temporary plastic fence 710.11

Temporary traffic control devices 718.22

156.03 General. Unless otherwise provided for in Table 156-1, keep existing roads open to all traffic during road improvement work, and maintain them in a condition that will adequately accommodate traffic. Delays may not exceed 60 minutes at any one time followed by an open period of no less than ___ minutes.

Perform no work that interferes or conflicts with traffic or existing access to the roadway surface until a traffic control plan has been approved. Post construction signs and traffic control devices in conformance with MUTCD. All required signs will be in place and approved prior to beginning work on project.

Amendment 04

Road

Number

From

Terminus

To

Terminus

Maximum

Consecutive

Days of

Closure

Minimum

Consecutive

Days Open

3000000 –

Sandy Beach

Road

Station

10+00

Station

36+40.73 –

Bypass Road

Detour during construction

156.06 Acceptance. Public traffic work will be evaluated under Subsection 106.02.

Measurement and Payment

156.07 Do not measure Public Traffic for payment. Compensation is made as an indirect payment.

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SECTION I--CONTRACT CLAUSES

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

www.acquisition.gov/far/ www.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.html

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

52.202-1 Definitions (NOV 2013) 52.203-3 Gratuities (APR 1984) 52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees (MAY 2014) 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (SEP 2006) 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures (MAY 2014) 52.203-8 Cancellation, Rescission, and Recovery of Funds for Illegal or Improper Activity (MAY 2014) 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity (MAY 2014) 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (OCT 2010) 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (APR 2014) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2013) 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (JUL 2013) 52.204-14 Service Contract Reporting Requirements (JAN 2014) 52.204-15 Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts.(JAN 2014) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest when Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (AUG 2013) 52.211-18 Variation in Estimated Quantity (APR 1984) 52.215-2 Audit and Records – Negotiation (OCT 2010) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011) 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (MAY 2014) 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (NOV 2011) 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (JUL 2013) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUN 2003) 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards -- Overtime Compensation (MAY 2014) 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements (MAY 2014) 52.222-7 Withholding of Funds (MAY 2014) 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records (MAY 2014) 52.222-9 Apprentices and Trainees (JUL 2005) 52.222-10 Compliance with Copeland Act Requirements (FEB 1988) 52.222-11 Subcontracts (Labor Standards) (MAY 2014) 52.222-12 Contract Termination - Debarment (MAY 2014) 52.222-13 Compliance with Construction Wage Requirements and Related Regulations (MAY 2014) 52.222-14 Disputes Concerning Labor Standards (FEB 1988) 52.222-15 Certification of Eligibility (MAY 2014)

52.222.17 Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (MAY 2014)

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction (FEB 1999) http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ http://www.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.html