S140035ShortSolicitation-Amend01.pdf

SOLICITATION FORMS

(FOR OFFEROR’S USE IN SUBMITTING OFFER)

NOTE: Attached forms must be completed and submitted intact.

Issuing Office:

U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service

Western Montana Acquisition Zone 24 Fort Missoula Road Missoula, MT 59804

Solicitation No.

RFP AG-03R6-S-14-0035

Amendment No. 01, dated 04/21/2014 Offers Are Solicited For:

Mechanical Thinning IDIQ

Flathead National Forest

**NOTICE TO OFFEROR**

Return your offer to:

USDA – Forest Service Western Montana Acquisition Zone ATTN: Solicitation No. AG-03R6-S-14-0035

IMPORTANT - NOTICE TO OFFEROR

1. Information, Instructions and documents for submission of offers are contained in this short packet. It contains only Part I, Sections A and B, and Part IV, Sections K, L, and M. TO ASSURE THAT YOUR OFFER IS RESPONSIVE, ALL DOCUMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS PACKET SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED INTACT AS YOUR OFFER. The Offeror’s Copy contains the complete solicitation and should be retained by the Offeror for reference.

2. Before mailing your offer, please recheck the following:

(a) Does your offer set forth full, accurate, and complete information as required by this solicitation including attachments and any amendments which may have been issued?

(b) Have you rechecked your figures, including calculations on your worksheets?

(c) If bid guarantee is required, is it enclosed in proper form and the amount including Power of Attorney?

(d) Have you completed and signed all required documents?

FS-6300-44

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD 1.THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER RATING PAGE OF

UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700) 1 57 PAGES

2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. SOLICITATION NUMBER 4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION 5. DATE ISSUED 6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE

AG-03R6-S-14-0035 SEALED BID (IFB) April 8, 2014 NUMBER

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7) USDA – Forest Service Western Montana Acquisition Zone

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

SOLICITATION

9. Sealed offers in original and See ‘L-5’ copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in Item 8, or if handcarried, in the depository located in 24 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula, MT 59804 until 4:00 pm local time May 15, 2014

(Hour) (Date) CAUTION - LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

10. FOR

INFORMATION A. NAME B. TELEPHONE NO. (NO COLLECT

CALLS)Area Code/Number/Extension C. E-MAIL ADDRESS

CALL: Loren Ebner (406) 329-3858 lebner@fs.fed.us

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

(X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S) (X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S)

PART I - THE SCHEDULE PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

X A SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM 1 X I CONTRACT CLAUSES 16

X B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES 1 PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.

X C DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT 5 X J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 1

D PACKAGING AND MARKING PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

X E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE 4 X

K REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

7 X F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE 2 OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

X G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 3 X L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS 6

X H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 9 X M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 2

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror) NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT 10 CALENDAR DAYS 20 CALENDAR DAYS 30 CALENDAR DAYS CALENDAR DAYS (See Section I, Clause No. 52-232-8) % % % %

14. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. DATE AMENDMENT NO. DATE

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amend-ments to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

15A. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR CODE FACILITY 16. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

TIN: ____________________

DUNS: _____________________

OFFER (Type or Print)

15B. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code and extension) 15C. Check if remittance address

17. SIGNATURE

18. OFFER DATE

is different from above – enter such address in Schedule.

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED 20. AMOUNT 21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION

22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:

23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 253(c) ( ) (4 copies unless otherwise specified)

24. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 7) CODE 25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

All invoices will be processed using the Department of Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), visit http://www.ipp.gov to learn more. Contractors must follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via IPP.

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 28. AWARD DATE

LOREN EBNER

(Signature of Contracting Officer) IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION STANDARD FORM 33 (REV.9-97)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.214(c) http://www.ipp.gov/

AG-03R6-S-14-0035

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PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

Mechanical Thinning IDIQ Flathead National Forest

Flathead, Lake, Missoula, and Lincoln Counties, Montana

B- 1 Schedule of Items

Item No. Description

001 YEAR ONE (Base Year): Award – May 31, 2015

002 YEAR TWO (Option Year): June 1, 2015 – May 31, 2016

003 YEAR THREE (Option Year): June 1, 2016 – May 31, 2017

Note: Task Orders under this contract will include a Task- Order-specific Schedule of Items. For the purpose of the initial contract award, the Government will evaluate Offeror-proposed prices for Task Order No. 01, which is attached to this solicitation. See Sections L and M for more information regarding price evaluation.

B- 2 Basis of Award

One or more contracts may be awarded. See Section L for instructions for proposal preparation and Section M for the basis of award.

B- 3 Minimum and Maximum Contract Amounts

During the period specified in FAR clause 52.216-18, ORDERING, the Government shall place orders totaling a minimum of $1,000.00 per contract award (per Contractor), for the base year and each option year exercised by the Government, but not in excess of $550,000.00 total in the base year or any individual option year exercised by the Government (This amount is not per contract, but rather the maxium cumulative total that could be ordered for all contract awards). In addition, the Government will not place orders in excess of $1,000,000.00 cumulative total over the entire period of the contract, including any option years (This amount is not per contract, but rather the cumulative total for all contracts awarded). (Also See Paragraph I- 7, Order Limitations for limitations on individual Task Orders; and Section G for Task Order ordering procedures.)

B- 4 Authorized Ordering Activities

See Paragraph G- 1.

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PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF

OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

K- 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): Federal Acquisition Regulations - http://www.acquisition.gov/far and the Agriculture Acquisition Regulations – http://www.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.html.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS (48 CFR CHAPTER 1)

No clauses incorporated by reference here.

K- 2 FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (JAN 2014)

(a) (1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 115310 – Support Activities for Forestry.

(2) The small business size standard is $17.5 million.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) (1) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) of this provision applies.

(2) If the provision at 52.204-7 is not included in this solicitation, and the offeror is currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), and has completed the Representations and Certifications section of SAM electronically, the offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

The offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

(i) Paragraph (d) applies.

(ii) Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c) (1) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

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(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless--

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in Part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $150,000.

(iii) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

(iv) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that—

(A) Are not set-aside for small business concerns;

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(v) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations— Representation. This provision applies to solicitations using funds appropriated in fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010, or 2012.

(vi) 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(vii) 52.214-14, Place of Performance—Sealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bid except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(viii) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provision applies to solicitations unless the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(ix) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic & Alternate I). This provision applies to solicitations when the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.

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(B) The provision with its Alternate I applies to solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(x) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(xi) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xii) 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. This provision applies to solicitations, other than those for construction, when the solicitation includes the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xiii) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans’ Employment Reporting Requirements. This provision applies to solicitations when it is anticipated the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial items.

(xiv) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of USDA-designated items; or include the clause at 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.

(xv) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPA-designated items.

(xvi) 52.225-2, Buy American Act Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-1.

(xvii) 52.225-4, Buy American Act—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Basic, Alternates I, II, and III). This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-3.

(A) If the acquisition value is less than $25,000, the basic provision applies.

(B) If the acquisition value is $25,000 or more but is less than $50,000, the provision with its Alternate I applies.

(C) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $79,507, the provision with its Alternate II applies.

(D) If the acquisition value is $79,507 or more but is less than $100,000, the provision with its Alternate III applies.

(xviii) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-5.

(xix) 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan— Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

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(xx) 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxi) 52.226-2, Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation. This provision applies to—

(A) Solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions; and

(B) For DoD, NASA, and Coast Guard acquisitions, solicitations that contain the clause at 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns.

(2) The following certifications are applicable as indicated by the Contracting Officer.

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

(i) 52.219-22, Small Disadvantaged Business Status.

(A) Basic.

(B) Alternate I.

(ii) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products.

(iii) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment Certification.

(iv) 52.222-52, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services—Certification.

(v) 52.223-9, with its Alternate I, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Products (Alternate I only).

(vi) 52.227-6, Royalty Information.

(A) Basic.

(B) Alternate I.

(vii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.

(d) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in paragraph (c) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this http://www.acquisition.gov/

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except for the changes identified below [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR Clause # Title Date Change

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on SAM.

K- 3 FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (JUL 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Administrative proceeding” means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceedings at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

“Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000” means—

(1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options; and

(2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules).

“Principal” means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The offeror has does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000.

(c) If the offeror checked “has” in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information:

(1) Whether the offeror, and/or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the offeror of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions:

(i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.

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(ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more.

(iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in—

(A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or

(B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of

$100,000.

(iv) In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision.

(2) If the offeror has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the offeror has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence.

(d) The offeror shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the System for Award Management database via http://www.acquisition.gov (see 52.204-7).

K- 4 AGAR 452.209-70 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction (Deviation 2012-01) (FEB 2012) Alternate I (FEB 2012)

(a) Awards made under this solicitation are subject to the provisions contained in sections 433 and 434 in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. No. 112-74), Division E, as amended and/or subsequently enacted, regarding corporate felony convictions and corporate federal tax delinquencies. To comply with these provisions, all Offerors must complete paragraph (1) of this representation, and all corporate Offerors also must complete paragraphs (2) and (3) of this representation.

(b) The Offeror represents that –

(1) The Offeror is , is not (check one) an entity that has filed articles of incorporation in one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or the various territories of the United States including American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Midway Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands. (Note that this includes both for-profit and non-profit organizations.)

If the Offeror checked “is” above, the Offeror must complete paragraphs (2) and (3) of the representation.

If Offeror checked “is not” above, Offeror may leave the remainder of the representation blank.

(2) (i) The Offeror has , has not (check one) been convicted of a felony criminal violation under Federal or State law in the 24 months preceding the date of offer.

(ii) Offeror has , has not (check one) had any officer or agent of Offeror convicted of a felony criminal violation for actions taken on behalf of Offeror under Federal law in the 24 months preceding the date of offer.

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(3) The Offeror does , does not (check one) have any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability.

K- 5 FAR 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (JAN 2011) (Clause in Section I)

(c) Waiver of evaluation preference. A HUBZone small business concern may elect to waive the evaluation preference, in which case the factor will be added to its offer for evaluation purposes. The agreements in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this clause do not apply if the offeror has waived the evaluation preference.

Offeror elects to waive the evaluation preference.

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR

RESPONDENTS

L- 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): Federal Acquisition Regulations - http://www.acquisition.gov/far and the Agriculture Acquisition Regulations – http://www.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.html.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS (48 CFR CHAPTER 1)

52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition (JAN 2004) 52.216-27 Single or Multiple Awards (OCT 1995)

L- 2 FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (JUL 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

"Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number" means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities.

"Data Universal Numbering System +4 (DUNS+4) number" means the DUNS number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at Subpart 32.11) for the same concern.

"Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database" means that--

(1) The offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, the Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see Subpart 4.14) into the SAM database;

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certifications, and

Points of Contact sections of the registration in the SAM database;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record “Active”.

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(b) (1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "DUNS" or "DUNS +4" followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The DUNS number will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the offeror is registered in the SAM database.

(c) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one.

(1) An offeror may obtain a DUNS number--

(i) Via the Internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the offeror does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or

(ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a U.S. Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(2) The offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(i) Company legal business.

(ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(iii) Company Physical Street Address, City, State, and Zip Code.

(iv) Company Mailing Address, City, State and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(v) Company Telephone Number.

(vi) Date the company was started.

(vii) Number of employees at your location.

(viii) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(ix) Line of business (industry).

(x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

(e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering.

Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) Offerors may obtain information on registration at http://www.acquisition.gov.

L- 3 AGAR 452.204-70 Inquiries (FEB 1988)

Inquiries and all correspondence concerning this solicitation should be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer. Offerors should contact only the Contracting Officer issuing the solicitation about any aspect of this requirement prior to contract award.

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L- 4 Facsimile Proposals and E-Mail Proposals

(a) Definition. "Facsimile Proposal," as used in this provision, means a proposal, revision or modification of a proposal, or withdrawal of a proposal that is transmitted to and received by the Government via facsimile machine.

(b) Definition. “E-Mail Proposal,” as used in this provision, means a proposal, revision, or modification of a proposal, or withdrawal of a proposal that is transmitted to and received by the Government via e-mail.

(c) Offerors may not submit facsimile proposals or e-mail proposals as responses to this solicitation.

Proposals received by fax or e-mail will not be considered.

L- 5 AGAR 452.215-71 Instructions for the Preparation of Technical and Business Proposals

(SEP 1999)

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

(1) The proposal must include a technical and business proposal. Each of the parts shall be separate and complete so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently from evaluation of the other.

The technical proposal must not contain reference to cost; however, resource information (such as data concerning labor hours and categories, materials, subcontracts, etc.) must be contained in the technical proposal so that the contractor's understanding of the statement of work may be evaluated.

(2) Offerors may, at their discretion, submit alternate proposals or proposals which deviate from the requirement; provided, that an offeror also submit a proposal for performance of the work as specified in the statement of work. Any "alternate" proposal may be considered if overall performance would be improved or not compromised, and if it is in the best interest of the Government. Alternate proposals, or deviations from any requirement of this RFP, must be clearly identified.

(3) The Government will evaluate proposals in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in Section M of this RFP.

(4) Offerors shall submit their proposal(s) in the following format and the quantities specified:

(i) 1 copy of the completed, signed offer (Sections A, B & K of the solicitation package).

(ii) 4 copies of the technical proposal (Response to Sections L & M)

(iii) 1 copy of the business/cost proposal. (Section B/Task Order 01 (Schedule of Items)

(b) Technical Proposal Instructions. The technical proposal will be used to make an evaluation and arrive at a determination as to whether the proposal will meet the requirements of the Government. Therefore, the technical proposal must present sufficient information to reflect a thorough understanding of the requirements and a detailed, description of the techniques, procedures and program for achieving the objectives of the specifications/statement of work. Proposals which merely paraphrase the requirements of the Government's specifications/statement of work, or use such phrases as "will comply" or "standard

Amendment No. 01, dated 04/21/2014 Page 53 of 57 techniques will be employed" will be considered unacceptable and will not be considered further. NOTE:

To assist in the evaluation, it is recommended that you label and/or number your responses to correspond with the criterion being addressed. As a minimum, the proposal must clearly provide the following:

The following is added:

(1) Past Performance and Company Experience: Quality and timeliness of performance, business relations and customer satisfaction, and relevant company experience for the same or similar work.

Describe all contracts and subcontracts currently in process and completed by your firm in the past 3 years.

Include contracts and subcontracts similar in nature and complexity to that required by this solicitation and especially any contracts entered into with Federal, State and local governments and commercial customers.

Include the contract number, contracting officer or customer name with contact person and phone number, description of project, dollar amount, and subcontractors used (if any).

You may also discuss past accomplishments that indicate your firm's ability to perform the work required by the contract. If you encountered problems during contract performance, indicate your efforts to resolve them.

The Government will contact a sample of your past customers concerning the quality of services provided by your firm and your subcontractors; timeliness of performance; business relations during project management such as flexibility, problem solving, and cooperation; and customer satisfaction.

(2) Equipment

Provide the Government with a list of all Contractor-owned equipment meeting the requirements outlined in Paragrah C- 4 (c) of the solicitation.

(3) Project Management: Contractor Workforce and Oversight of Project(s)

(i) Contractor Workforce: Provide information regarding the size of the Contractor’s workforce, and clearly describe the relevant qualifications, skills and experience of all relevant Contractor personnel. The Offeror response to this criteria should ensure that such information is included for project managers, foremen, equipment operators and foresters (if applicable).

(ii) Oversight of Project(s): Fully explain how oversight of the project(s) will be provided.

Include a description of onsite Contractor representation.

(iii) Submit a General Quality Control Plan that explains how your company will conduct Quality Control for the thinning work activities and also the other work activities under this contract. (See Paragraph E- 2).

(c) Business Proposal Instructions

(1) Price Proposal. Complete the Schedule of Items included in the Task Order No. 01 package attached to this solicitation.

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L- 6 AGAR 452.215-72 Amendments to Proposals (FEB 1988)

Any changes to a proposal made by the offeror after its initial submittal shall be accomplished by replacement pages. Changes from the original page shall be indicated on the outside margin by vertical lines adjacent to the change. The offeror shall include the date of the amendment on the lower right corner of the changed pages.

L- 7 FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Multiple Award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract resulting from this solicitation.

L- 8 FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (SEPT 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from the Contracting Officer, Western Montana Acquisition Zone, 24 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula, MT 59804.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

L- 9 FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit (APR 1984)

Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

The following is added:

If an organized site visit is scheduled for a particular Task Order, the details for that organized site visit will be provided in the Task Order Request for Quotations (RFQ).

L-10 AGAR 452.237-71 Pre-Bid/Pre-Proposal Conference (FEB 1988)

(a) The Government is planning a pre-bid/pre-proposal conference, during which potential Offerors may obtain a better understanding of the work required.

(b) Offerors are encouraged to submit all questions in writing at least five (5) days prior to the conference.

Questions will be considered at any time prior to or during the conference. However, Offerors will be asked to confirm verbal questions in writing. Subsequent to the conference, an amendment to the solicitation containing an abstract of the questions and answers, and a list of attendees, will be disseminated.

(c) In order to facilitate conference preparations, it is requested that the person named on the Standard Form 33 of this solicitation be contacted and advised of the number of persons who will attend.

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(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) The conference will be held:

Date: April 16, 2014 Time: 11:00 a.m.

Location: Flathead National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 650 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell, MT.

The following is added:

The Contracting Officer will review the solicitation and then attendees will have an opportunity to view treatment areas included in Task Order No. 01. Offerors interested in attending the pre-proposal meeting should RSVP to CO Loren Ebner by email (lebner@fs.fed.us). Attendees should bring their own copy of the solicitation to the meeting. Attendees participating in the site visit will be expected to provide their own transportation as well as personal protective equipment.

L-11 FAR 52.252-3 Alterations in Solicitation (APR 1984)

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

FAR 52.237-1 - Site Visit (APR 1984) AGAR 452.237-71 - Pre-Bid/Pre-Proposal Conference (FEB 1988)

L-12 FAR 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 4) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

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SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M- 1 Evaluation Criteria

(a) Technical / Non-Price Evaluation Factors. The three non-price factors listed here will be equally considered for the purposes of evaluation. An unacceptable rating by the Government for any of these factors, for any reason, will preclude contract award. In addition, initial proposals which do not include responses to any one of the technical criteria (non-price evaluation factors) will be rated unacceptable.

(1) Past Performance: The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s past performance on same or similar work and will consider information submitted by the Offeror, obtained from references or obtained by the Government from other sources that is relevant to the following elements: (a) Quality of Service;

(b) Timeliness of Performance; (c) Business Relations; and (d) Customer Satisfaction. In evaluating past performance, the Government may consider the quantity and relevance of the work for which past performance data is collected, the context of the data and the general trends of Offeror’s performance. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations, Offerors that have no record of past performance will receive a neutral rating. (See Paragraph L- 5)

(2) Equipment: The Government will evaluate the following elements related to Offeror equipment identified by the Offeror as available for this contract:

(i) Equipment Type(s) and Size(s) available. A variety of relevant equipment types and sizes is desirable (See Paragraph C- 4 (c) for a list of needed equipment types).

(ii) Equipment Capabilities. Special capabilities may have a positive effect on the evaluation if such capabilities may be necessary in some circumstances (such as a self-levelling cab), or are expected to benefit the Government.

(iii) Equipment Age. Equipment that is 20 years old or less will have a positive effect on the evaluation. In general, the younger the equipment, the more positive the effect on the evaluation.

(iv) Equipment Hours of Use. While equipment with greater than 10,000 hours of accumulated use is not excluded from this contract, equipment with 10,000 or less accumulated hours of use (at the time of contact award) will have a positive effect on the evaluation. In general, the lower the number of accumulated hours the more positive the effect on the evaluation.

(v) Quantity of equipment.

(vi) Contractor-Owned Equipment vs. Equipment that would need to be subcontracted. The Government will consider the quantity and nature of equipment owned by the Offeror as well as the quantity and nature of equipment not owned by the Offeror, which may need to be subcontracted.

Contractor-owned equipment represents less uncertainty, and therefore less risk to the Government.

Consequently, ownership of equipment (particularly equipment that is anticipated to be frequently utilized) is desirable and will have a positive effect on the evaluation.

(3) Project Management: Contractor Workforce and Oversight of Project(s):

(i) Contractor Workforce: The Government will evaluate the size of the Contractor workforce, and the qualifications, skills and experience of relevant Contractor personnel, including, but not limited to project managers, foremen, equipment operators and foresters (if applicable).

(ii) Oversight of Project(s): The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s description of how oversight of the project(s) will be provided. An Offeror response that convincingly demonstrates to

Amendment No. 01, dated 04/21/2014 Page 57 of 57 the Government that the Offeror will manage pro-actively, with adequate oversight and on-site contractor representation and authority will generally have a positive effect on the evaluation.

(iii) General Quality Control Plan. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s proposed General Quality Control Plan and assess the adequacy, quality and detail of the plan. An Offeror’s proposal that clearly demonstrates the Contractor’s understanding of appropriate quality control measures and their responsibility for quality control will have a positive effect on the Offeror’s rating for this non-price evaluation factor.

(b) Price Proposal. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s proposed price(s) for Task Order No. 01 for price reasonableness. In addition, the prices proposed by Offerors on Task Order No. 01 will be used by the Government to assist in the determination of which Offeror(s) represent the best value to the Government.

M- 2 Award Statement

The Government will make contract award(s) to multiple contractors. Award will be made to the Offeror(s) whose proposal(s) represent the best value to the Government, technical and price factors considered. Evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price in the award decision(s). The critical factor in making any price/technical trade-offs is not the spread between the technical ratings, but rather the significance of that difference. The significance of the difference in ratings will be determined on the bais of what that difference is and what it would cost the government to take advantage of it. Award may not necessarily be made for technical capabilities that would appear to exceed those needed for fulfilling the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to make price/technical trade-offs that are in the best interest and advantageous to the Government.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award up to 6 contracts without discussions with Offerors. The number of contracts to be awarded by the Government will be determined by the Contracting Officer at the time of contract award. Proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms, from a price and technical standpoint, which the offeror can submit to the Government.

However, the Government may, after evaluation of proposals, conduct further oral or written discussions as appropriate, with all offerors whose proposals are within a competitive range.

The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is determined to be in the best interest of the Government.

M- 3 FAR 52.217-3 Evaluation Exclusive of Options (APR 1984)

The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by including only the price for the basic requirement; i.e., options will not be included in the evaluation for award purposes.