Amendment_No_4_AG-024B-S-15-9003.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 4

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

AMENDMENT NO. 04 Apr 3, 2015

6. ISSUED BY CODE 024B 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

U.S. FOREST SERVICE - CONTRACTING

NATIONAL INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER

3833 S. DEVELOPMENT AVE.,

BOISE, ID 83705-5354

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

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

AG-024B-S-15-9003

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

02/19/2015

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

11. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY 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.

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 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.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (if required)

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

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS 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)

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

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

The purpose of this amendment is to make the following changes to solicitation AG-024B-S-15-9003:

1) Incorporate the attached Question and Answer #2 document (dated April 3, 2015) into the RFP.

2) Extend the due date for proposals, or revisions to previously submitted proposals, to April 9, 2015 at

2:00PM (MST).

(continued…)

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.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Matthew D. Olson, Contracting Officer

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

Previous edition unusable STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed By GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

3) Supplement data may be submitted electronically or via compact disc for any requested or required data

(from the RFP) that may exceed the 500 page technical proposal limit.

4) The amendment and any proposal revisions may be submitted electronically to mdolson@fs.fed.us by the new due date of April 9, 2015 at 2:00PM (MST).

mailto:mdolson@fs.fed.us

QUESTION & ANSWERS #2 – April 3, 2015

NEXT GENERATION LARGE AIRTANKERS 2.0

AG-024B-S-15-9003

1. Question #20 of Amendment #3 requests additional information to the current load schedule chart. The bottom portion of the current chart has runway lengths on the left and field elevations on the top thus making it generic and not base specific. This additional chart has gallonage (2800 thru 5000) on the left and field elevation

(1,000’ thru 7,000’) on the top and asks us to “solve for minimum runway length for a balanced field”. We have a 3,000 gallon tank so are you asking what the balanced field length is for field elevations between 1,000’ and 7,000’ or do you want this calculation specific to each of the 59 bases? If that is the case this chart makes no sense.

Offerors should solve for 2800-3000 gallons at the ISA + "X" degrees for field elevations between

1000' MSL and 7000' MSL. This means there will be some field length that meets balanced and potentially some that won't.

They are not base specific, they are for the field elevations indicated. This will be a specific number for each field elevation.

2. For the new Exhibit 8 chart included in Amendment #3, are we correct in assuming that what is requested is the minimum runway lengths put in the blocks for 2800 – 3000 gallons for field elevations from 1000’ thru 7000’?

It would be clearer if the top of the chart said that instead of the current “Allowable Takeoff Payload Base”.

Here is the appropriate title: "Balanced Critical Field Length"

Here are the appropriate directions: Solve for "Balanced Critical Field Length" at any gallon capacity the aircraft tank is capable of carrying at increasing field elevations. Not all blanks are expected to be filled. (See updated chart below)

Balanced Critical Field Length

TEMPERATURE – ISA +22C

FIELD ELEVATION

1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000

Gallons

Solve for minimum runway length for a balanced field

3. A question on Section L-5 (B)(1)(2); does the USFS want a ”back to birth” status for all of the items listed in

(B)(1) and (2)? Or do you want the most current complied with items and next due? Providing complete historical information is not a problem, however the page count will be high for each aircraft due to the complexities of the maintenance program and the in service history.

It doesn't mean back to birth. It means the current status of the aircraft usually contained in an aircraft status report produced by commercially available software. In this case the report should include all of the items from L-5(B)(1). L-5 (2) is a complete listing of all major repairs, alterations and STCs.

4. If you want the complete history for each aircraft, would the USFS consider this information to be provided on a CD or other electronic media as an addendum to the technical proposal?

If it takes that then that would be fine. (Supplement data may be submitted electronically or via compact disc for any requested or required data (from the RFP) that may exceed the 500 page technical proposal limit.)

5. Some of the offered aircraft will still be in work at the RFP response deadline. When a current report is run many items will show “out of date” or noncompliant since those aircraft are still in annual inspection/maintenance. Will the out of date items be counted against an operator or does the aircraft pre-award inspection address this issue?

If those out of date items are part of normal scheduled maintenance and will be completed by the pre-award inspection there will be no issue.

6. Does the Forest Service intend to keep the Operation Loads Monitoring (OLM) System requirement for the

Next Generation Large Airtanker 2.0 RFP and contract.

Yes, the OLM system requirements outlined in the RFP will be kept in place.