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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 items 8 and 15, and returning or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT 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 your 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.

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

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

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

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

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION

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9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO.

IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

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

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

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

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(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

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John Inman Contracting Officer

The solicitation is amended to change from a Government-supplied vault toilet to a Contractor-provided vault toilet. The pay item at 001G is understood to include the complete job of acquiring, transporting, and installing the vault toilet. To accommodate this change, this amendment includes seven (7) change pages, as follows: (i) Solicitation page 5; (ii) Solicitation page 10; (iii) Solicitation page 29; (iv) Solicitation page 31; (v) Atch 2 Specifications page 8; (vi) Atch 2 Specifications page 12;

and (vii) Atch 2 Specifications page 53.

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Solicitation AG‐0116‐S‐11‐0099 Situk River Watchable Wildlife Area Improvements p. 5 of 31

Section C—Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

SECTION C—DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

C.1—Project Description

(a) Description. This project is for improvements to the Situk River Watchable Wildlife Area.

Work includes mobilization, demolition, site preparation, earthwork, new construction, vault toilet installation (Government Contractor supplied), site furnishings, landscape restoration, and dewatering of work areas. Demolition work entails removal and disposal of fire rings, campsite markers, culverts, log edging, bulletin boards, and comment and guide boxes. Site preparation includes roadway obliteration, and clearing, grubbing, and limbing/bucking of trees. New construction includes crushed surface roadways, parking areas, pedestrian trails;

aggregate pad surfacing; boat ramp; pipe culverts; bulletin boards; site furnishings; live cutting poles; and timber picnic structure with concrete pad. Revegetation is incidental to the Access Road and Parking items.

(b) Location. The USDA Forest Service Situk River Watchable Wildlife Area is located at the Situk River bridge (locally known as Nine Mile Bridge) east of Yakutat, Alaska. It is located on Forest Highway 10 (FH 10) approximately 9 miles from its junction with Airport Road. FH 10 is owned and maintained by Alaska DOT. Areas planned for development are located at the northeast, southwest and southeast quadrants centered on the Situk River Bridge. Yakutat is served by commercial airlines, freight, and commercial barge lines. The nearest full service city is Juneau, Alaska.

(c) Estimated Price Range (FAR 36.204). Between $500,000 and $1,000,000 for the base work (line item 001), and between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 for all work including option items.

C.2—AGAR 452.211-72 Statement of Work/Specifications (Feb 1988)

The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services, and facilities (except as otherwise specified) to perform the Statement of Work/Specifications referenced in Section J.

Solicitation AG-0116-S-11-0099, Amendment -01

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Section H—Special Contract Requirements

SECTION H—SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1—Government-Furnished Materials Reserved

Vault Toilet. The Government will provide the pre-engineered vault toilet structure, components, hardware, and accessories. The building, tank, and all appurtenances are located at the Forest Service Yakutat compound, 872 Cannon Beach Road, Yakutat, Alaska, 99689.

The Contractor is responsible for transporting government furnished materials to the project site. The vault toilet is a single vault Cascadian as manufactured by CXT Concrete Buildings.

Contact for Northwest Region is Eric Kuester, 3808 N. Sullivan Road, Bldg 7, Spokane, WA 99216; (800) 696-5766 ext 3255; www.cxtinc.com. The electronic AutoCADD 2011 files will be available to the successful offeror after award of the contract.

H.2—Items to Remain the Property of the Government

The Contractor shall verify with the Contracting Officer that any items intended to be salvaged by the Government, not specifically noted on the plans, have been removed by Government personnel, and shall cooperate with Government personnel as required.

H.3—Permits

(a) The Forest Service has acquired the following permits—

(1) US Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit POA-2010-0443

(2) State of Alaska ADF&G Fish Habitat Concurrence FH10-I-0077

(3) State of Alaska DOT Encroachment Permit

(4) State of Alaska DOT Driveway Permit

(b) The Contractor is responsible for obtaining all other permits and associated fees required to complete the project. The Contractor shall obtain necessary permits for floating camps, floats, shore ramps, and other appurtenances associated with project operations from the following State of Alaska and Federal Agencies, as follows—

(1) ADNR - Alaska Department of Natural Resources.

(2) ADEC - Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.

(3) ADGC – Alaska Department of Governmental Coordination.

(4) EPA – US Environmental Protection Agency.

(5) DA, COE – US Army Corps of Engineers.

(6) USCG – US Coast Guard.

H.4—AGAR 452.228-71 Insurance Coverage (Nov 1996)

Pursuant to FAR clause 52.228-5, Insurance-Work on a Government Installation, the Contractor will be required to present evidence to show, as a minimum, the amounts of insurance coverage indicated below:

(a) Workers Compensation and Employer's Liability. The Contractor is required to comply with applicable Federal and State workers' compensation and occupational disease statutes. If occupational diseases are not compensable under those statutes, they shall be covered under the employer's liability section of the insurance policy, except when contract operations are so commingled with a Contractor's commercial operations that it would not be practical to require this coverage. Employer's liability coverage of at least $100,000 shall be required, except in States with exclusive or monopolistic funds that do not permit worker's compensation to be written by private carriers.

(b) General Liability. The Contractor shall have bodily injury liability insurance coverage written on a comprehensive form of policy of at least $500,000 per occurrence.

(c) Automobile Liability. The Contractor shall have automobile liability insurance written on a comprehensive form of policy. The policy shall provide for bodily injury and property damage liability covering the operation of all automobiles used in connection with performing the contract. Policies covering automobiles operated in the United States shall provide coverage of at least $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $20,000 per

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Section L—Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors or Respondents least five (5) days before the conference, by fax to 907.228.6254 Attn: AG-0116-S-11-0099 Situk River Watchable Wildlife Improvements.

(d) The Government assumes no responsibility for any expense incurred by an offeror prior to contract award.

(e) Offerors are cautioned that, notwithstanding any remarks or clarifications given at the conference, all terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged unless they are changed by amendment to the solicitation. If the answers to conference questions, or any solicitation amendment, create ambiguities, it is the responsibility of the offeror to seek clarification prior to submitting an offer.

(f) A hosted site visit to the work site will occur immediately after the conference. Attendees are responsible for their own transportation arrangements.

(g) The conference will be held:

Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Time: About 1:00pm Alaska Daylight Time Location: Yakutat Ranger District Office, Yakutat, Alaska

(h) The site visit will be held:

Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Time: About 2:30pm Alaska Daylight Time Location: Situk River Crossing (the work site)

L.3—Proposal Preparation Instructions

(a) Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be furnished in the following format with the numbers of copies as specified below.

(b) Proposals must be complete and respond directly to the requirements of the solicitation.

Omissions or inconsistencies may raise a fundamental issue of the offeror’s understanding of the project management and resources required and/or its ability to perform the contract, and may be a basis for rejection of the proposal. In no case shall words such as “we will fully comply with the requirements of the contract” or similar statements be acceptable.

(c) The Government may incorporate any commitments made in the proposal into the resultant contract.

(d) An offeror may, at its discretion, submit an alternate proposal which deviates from the requirements of this solicitation; provided, that such offeror also submits a proposal for performance of the work as specified in this solicitation. An alternate proposal may be considered for award if the alternate approach meets the Government needs and is in the best interest of the Government. An alternate proposal must clearly identify where it deviates from the requirements of this solicitation.

(e) The proposal shall consist of three sections, as follows—

(1) Section 1—Technical Approach and Project Management. The purpose of this section is to facilitate the Government’s evaluation of the offeror’s understanding of the requirement and the soundness of its approach to meeting the requirement, and the risk of the offeror’s approach. This section shall not exceed six (6) pages. The offeror shall provide a narrative summary describing the work it intends to perform. This narrative should describe the current conditions and end-state conditions and outcomes, and the major steps or events of the project in more-or-less chronological order, and project schedule, equipment, personnel, possible challenges or constraints and the offeror’s approach to them, the pre-engineered vault toilet to be installed, and so forth.

(2) Section 2—Past Performance. The purpose of this section is to facilitate the Government’s evaluation of the likelihood of the offeror’s success on this requirement, based on its relevant past performance. This section shall not exceed four (4) pages. The offeror shall provide information on up to four previous or current projects for work similar to the work of this solicitation. Each such project shall be summarized on one page, including—

(i) the name of the project and contract number (if a federal, state, or local Government contract);

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Section M—Evaluation Factors for Award

SECTION M—EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1—FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

www.arnet.gov/far/

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1)

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (Jul 1990)

M.2—Evaluation and Basis for Award

Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to be the best value to the Government, price other factors considered, in the subjective opinion of the source selection authority. All evaluation factors are of relatively equal importance; the non-price factors, when combined, are significantly more importance than price. The evaluation factors are—

(a) Technical Approach and Project Management. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s understanding of the requirement and the soundness of its approach to meeting the requirementGovernment’s need, and the risk of the offeror’s approach, using information from Section 1 of the offeror’s proposal as well as the offeror’s proposed price.

(b) Past Performance. The Government will evaluate the likelihood of the offeror’s success on this requirement, based on its relevant past performance, using information from Section 2 of the offeror’s proposal and other information as noted in provision M.3 below.

(c) Price. The Government will evaluate the price for reasonableness.

M.3—Past Performance Evaluation

In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. In addition to information provided in the offeror’s proposal, the Government may use information from other sources for the past performance evaluation.

SITUK RIVER WATCHABLE

WILDLIFE AREA IMPROVEMENTS

TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST – YAKUTAT RANGER DISTRICT

SECTION 011100 – SUMMARY OF WORK

011100- 1 05/28/2010

PART 1- GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION

A. In general, the Work under this Contract includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following major items of work as shown on the plans and as specified. The following descriptions are provided as an outline of major work items, and shall not be construed as an inclusive or complete listing of all items of Work under this Contract.

1. Demolition of miscellaneous site furnishings including campsite fire rings, campsite markers, corrugated metal culverts, log edging, wood bulletin boards, wood comment and guide boxes.

2. Site preparation for new construction. Work includes roadway obliteration, clearing and grubbing, selective clearing and limbing/bucking of removed trees.

3. Earthwork consisting of excavations, embankments and fills, trenching and backfill, and subgrade establishment.

4. Construction of new crushed surface roadways, parking areas, new pedestrian trails, and camp pad aggregate surfacing.

5. Construction of in-stream boat launch with precast concrete planks, including placement of rip-rap.

6. Construction of new pipe culverts.

7. Construction of picnic structure and cast-in-place concrete slab.

8. Installation of Government supplied pre-engineered vault toilet.

9. Miscellaneous site furnishings, including but not necessarily limited to bulletin boards, tent platforms, picnic tables, fire rings, boulders, , rock clusters, site designation signs, and miscellaneous signs.

10. Miscellaneous metal fabrications.

11. Landscape restoration.

12. Dewatering of excavations and in-stream work areas as required to facilitate construction.

1.2 WORDING OF SPECIFICATIONS

A. Technical sections of these Specifications are based on the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (AKDOT) Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, latest edition. Other reference standards are specified in Section 014100. The Contractor shall become thoroughly familiar with all reference specifications.

B. Throughout these specifications the abbreviation CO shall mean "Contracting Officer”.

END SECTION

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Amendment -01:

1.1.A. 8. Change to "...Contractor-supplied pre-engineered vault toilet."

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SECTION 013300 – SUBMITTALS

013300- 1 08/31/2007

PART 1- GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION

A. Work Included:

1. Submittals are required under this contract for the purpose of establishing the final specifications for: (1 ) quality assurance; (2) design configuration; (3) performance standards; (4) color, texture, or finish; and/or (5) other features necessary for a complete description of the Work to be performed.

2. Submittals shall be approved by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall not purchase, order, ship, install, or otherwise incur costs for a product or other work subject to submittal approval until after approval is granted by the Contracting Officer; the government shall not be responsible for payment for any work, product, design, etc., not approved .

3. Rejection of any submittals by the Contracting Officer constitutes notice that a resubmittal is required for the same purpose; rejections shall be explained.

4. The intent of the submittals is to provide complete information about the subject item sufficient for the government to make a decision on that item's compliance with the purpose of the item and the general specification for that item. Descriptions contained in the approved submittals shall constitute an extension of the general specification concerning that item; and subsequent performance by the Contractor shall conform to submittal information except as allowed as substitutions in other sections as indicated.

1.2 RELATED WORK

A. Individual requirements for submittals may also be described in pertinent sections of the Technical Specifications.

1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. "Or Equal":

1. Where the phrase "or equal" or "equal as approved by the Contracting Officer," or "but are not limited to" occurs in the contract documents, do not assume that the materials, equipment, or methods will be approved as equal unless the item has been so specifically approved by the Contracting Officer.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 REQUIRED SUBMITTALS

A. It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to submit all items electronically with such promptness as to cause no delay in the Work. Approvals must be obtained before starting any Work which involves them.

B. The following submittals are required following award of the contract for review and/or approval pursuant to contract provisions:

1. One copy of the Cost Breakdown Schedule listing main types of Work and totaling the contract amount (FAR 52.232-05).

2. One copy of the list of subcontractors proposed for the principal parts of the Work.

3. Copies of Certification and other documentation which establish the qualifications of proposed workers to perform the Work.

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Amendment -01:

1.3.A.1. Change to include "or approved equal" as part of the listing.

TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST – YAKUTAT RANGER DISTRICT

SECTION 107400 – MANUFACTURED EXTERIOR SPECIALTIES

107400- 1 08/31/2007

PART 1- GENERAL

1.1 DEFINITION

A. Work specified under this Section of the specification includes all labor, materials, products, tools and equipment necessary for installation of pre-engineered vault toilet structures, including all necessary components, hardware and accessories.

1.2 RELATED WORK

A. Section 013300, Submittals.

B. Section 014500, Quality Control.

C. Section 033000, Cast-in-Place Concrete.

D. Section 312300, Excavation and Fill.

1.3 COORDINATION OF THE WORK

E. Government to place order and purchase pre-engineered vault toilet structures, components, hardware and accessories, including shipping to Yakutat.

F. Contractor shall provide (6) six weeks advance notice to the CO, prior to the date contractor requires delivery of pre-engineered vault toilet structures, components, hardware and accessories to Yakutat.

G. Contractor to receive pre-engineered vault toilet structures, components, hardware and accessories; off-load and transport to the site, and install as detailed and specified.

1.4 SUBMITTALS

A. Conform to requirements of Section 013300.

B. Submit compaction test results for subgrades as specified in Section 312300.

1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Conform to compaction standards as specified in Section 312300 and to requirements of Section 014500, Quality Control.

1.6 WARRANTY

A. Guarantee all work against settlement and structural defects for a period of one year from date of project acceptance.

PART 2 - MATERIALS

2.1 BEDDING AND BACKFILL

A. Bedding material to be sand of 3/8” minus crushed or screened aggregate.

B. Backfill to be Non-Frost Susceptible Material (NFS) as specified in Section 312300.

2.2 VAULT TOILET

A. Cascadian CXT as manufactured by CXT Incorporated (800) 696-5766.

2.3 CAULKING

B. Caulking between vault and toilet floor to be 1”x1” Butyl tape designed specifically to bond precast concrete to precast concrete.

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Amendment -01:

1.3.E. Change to "Contractor to purchase and transport pre-engineered vault toilet structures..."

1.3.F. Delete as not applicable.

1.3.G. Delete as not applicable.

Amendment -01:

2.2.A. Add "...or approved equal."