Amendment-05.pdf

Amendment 5

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

2 AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

07/11/2013

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO

5. PROJECT NO.(IF APPLICABLE)

6. ISSUE BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (if other than item 6) CODE

Blue Mountain Acquisition Management

72510 Coyote Road

Pendleton, OR 97801

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

X 9A. Amend Solicitation No.

AG-04KK-S-13-9000, Malheur N.F. 10 Year

Stewardship Project

X 9B. Dated 6/20/2013

10A. Modification of Contract/Order #

10B. Dated code facility code

11. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION

[ X] The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in the item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers [ ] is extended [X ] is not extended. Offerors 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 MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

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

A. This change order is issued pursuant to; (specify authority):

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 [X] is required to sign this document and return 1 Original to the issuing office.:

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

ADD: List of Attendees from the 07/03/2013 Pre-Proposal Conference (2 Pages)

ADD: Questions & Answers from Pre-Proposal Meeting and additional questions as of 07/08/2013. (see below)

By signature in Block 15B Contractor releases the Government from all claims relating to this modification. This settlement is complete accord and satisfaction. 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

Gavin Smith Contracting Officer

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

By (Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

By____________________________ (Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

Standard Form 30 Prescribed by GSA FAR (48CFR) 53.243

GENERAL QUESTION SECTION RECEIVED AS OF 07/08/2013

1. Q: Both Dairy and Calamity have been offered in the past (more than once) @ $2.50 and have had no bidders. There have been no changes in the offerings and, are now reoffered as part of the ten-year sale at $7.22. What appraisal justified this rate? What changes were made to justify the rate increase? The object of this project is to stabilize the infrastructure of Grant

County. As proposed, this is a dead looser. In order to insure a raw material supply for ten years, a purchaser may lose a million bucks that can never be recovered during the term of the project. What changes can be made to insure that the project starts out on a positive cash flow so that it can continue?

A: Appraisals were made to each subdivision using the approved Transaction Evidence

Appraisal (TEA) method. The latest files and spreadsheets were used to develop costs for use in the appraisal. The advertised rate for the project results from a weighted average of the advertised rates for the four subdivisions. Dairy and Calamity subdivisions make up only 13% of the total volume. MD and Paw comprise 87% of the volume with their higher appraised rates having a greater impact in determining a weighted average appraised rate.

2. Q: Green biomass has no positive market value from these locations. Removal exceeds cost. How will the FS subsidize the deficit?

A: In the appraisal, the value of sawtimber is reduced with the value applied to the Grn Bio Cv to pay for its removal from national forest lands.

3. Q: Product offerings need to reflect current market valuation. Explain as this is not possible?

A: Current sawtimber value will be reflected in the appraisal. For Grn Bio Cv, its value is subsidized by the sawtimber value. See answer to question 2 above for more information on

Grn Bio CVC.

TEA model incorporates the latest available market data in calculating the appraised rate.

Appraisers are encouraged to make additional adjustments in appraisals to reflect first-hand knowledge of the specific market conditions in their particular area(s).

4. Unit Item Costs exceed sawtimber value. When can we expect a positive return?

A: Contractors should bid on the service activities based on their operation plans submitted in their Technical Proposal. The value of timber will be traded for the restoration service work completed. If the proposal submitted is accepted and awarded, and if the cost of operations exceeds that of the timber value, then appropriated dollars would be used to cover the deficit.

Contractor’s bids for product removal and restoration service type work activities should include profit and risk. The prices and costs should be reflective of their how-to’s in the use of personnel and equipment for meeting the end results, and be consistent their plan of operations for completing the work in Task Order period of performance.

5. Q: The cost of Task Order work exceeds stumpage value Task Order credits and deficit products will not cover costs.

A: See answer to Q 4 above.

6. Q: Explain Task Order waiver or right to refuse products when value is below market or when processing plants will not accept the product.

A: The forest will be working with the contractor to include in NEPA projects areas suitable to meet the requirements stated in the contractor’s Technical Proposal and accepted by the

Forest Service. If processing plants refuse to accept the material then changes would be handled through the contract negotiation process.

7. Q: This is not like a regular offering in that the FS has a responsibility to prepare an offering that insures that an infrastructure is maintained. This is not a contest. All must work to insure certain success, not marginal wish lists.

A: Work included in each Task Order will be derived from the list of work activities listed in

Section B of the solicitation.

8. Q: In the Solicitation under Section B.2 What appraisal rates biomass at the same rate as sawtimber? What is the appraisal point for biomass?

A: The price of the products in the solicitation is a weighted average price for all four subdivisions and all products listed for removal. In the first Task Order, the appraisal point for

Grn Bio Cv is John Day.

9. Q: In the Solicitation under Section B.4, it appears that the FS has arbitrarily set the appraisal value at $100\M. $3,400,000 for 34 MMBF of sawlogs. Is this value justified by market history? Will it offset the credits required by the Task Order?

A: Section B.4 contains estimates for determining the total value of the contract. Each Task

Order will have its own appraisal to determine the appraised rates of the products to be removed. See answer to question 4 for more information.

10. Q: In the solicitation under Section C.2 "Work will be accomplished depending on available funding". Explain

A: Under Section G.1 it explains the anticipated primary project funding rationale. If additional work is to be completed and the value of the timber products cannot cover those costs then appropriated dollars would be used to pay for those activities. Appropriated dollars come from Congressional Budgets and therefore those identified activities would be completed dependent on available funding. Also see Amendment 3 Question 7 & 8.

11. Q: In the solicitation under Section E2, and throughout the Contract, it refers to communications-some on the ground-with the Contracting Officer who is in Pendleton. How does that work?

A: The Contracting Officer has several communication methods in place to monitor performance. The Contracting Officers Representative works closely with their team of inspectors and all this information flows to the Contracting Officer.

12. Q: The first Task Order is already deficit, so in reality no work can be accomplished. FS designs

Task Orders to be cash neutral. How can purchasers insure that work evaluations are not arbitrary?

A: See Amendment 3 Question 1. The evaluation process is clearly described in Section M of the Solicitation.

13. Q: In the solicitation under Section G8-9, is this for each Task Order or for the entire

Contract? At what point is there a reconciliation point where Task Order accounts are zeroed out?

A: This has been covered in Amendment 3 Questions 7 & 8. Additionally, the contract length is

10 years for the Contractor and the Government to have the total contract value to zero out through the issuance of Future Task Orders.

14. Q: In the solicitation under Section G11 Is this for each Task Order?

A: Yes

15. Q: In the solicitation under Sections H4d(3)I-H4d(4) Are these just for migrant workers?

16. Q: In the solicitation under Section H20 3, will there be a cost or appraisal adjustment?

A: If any PROTECTION MEASURES NEEDED FOR PLANTS, ANIMALS, CULTURAL RESOURCES, AND CAVE RESOURCES are identified in future Task Orders then under this clause the administrative process would handle any changes in contract time or price to be adjusted through negotiations

17. Q: In the solicitation under Section L7a2 where is "interest of the Govt. defined?

A: If an offeror were to submit an alternate proposal as defined in this section, the “interest of the Government” would be defined as the proposal that achieves the end result while providing for all the elements of Section L and can achieve the highest ratings in Section M.

18. (This Question was presented prior to the meeting and was not answered, I realize you will probably be answering it at the next meeting but I wanted to make sure it was included) Given the statement in the Solicitation Part IV, Section M.3 (a) (3) which states: “Offeror’s Technical

Approach and Benefit to Local Community proposals will be incorporated into any resultant contract” I have the following questions:

a. If the offeror claims that we will process 80 -100% of the forest products locally in the

Technical Proposal, and then due to economic conditions or other factors beyond our control we do not process 80 – 100% of the forests products locally, what are the implications?

b. If the Offeror fails to include a local sub-contractor on the Technical Proposal can this sub-contractor still be utilized?

c. If the offeror includes a sub-contractor in the Technical Proposal then fails to utilize this sub-contractor what are the implications?

d. What portions of the Technical Proposal will the successful recipient of the 10 year contract be expected to strictly adhere to for purposes of consideration of default? For instance:

i. If the technical proposal lists a Forest Products Processing facilities in the Local

Community as where the timber, chips or biomass are intended to be processed and subsequently either the plant shuts down or ceases to offer an economically competitive price can the holder of the contract sell to a different processing plant?

A: For answers, see Amendment 3 Question 3. Consideration would be considered if any of the above was to be encountered and a remedy would be sought through negotiations.

19. Q: What will be the protocol associated with future Task Orders and the right and/or obligation for the successful recipient of the 10 yr contract to accept or reject a future Task Order? Then if a Task Order is rejected by the successful recipient of the 10 yr contract how will the product and service removal be handled by the USFS in terms of offer to other contractors? Finally, how many Task Orders can the successful recipient of the 10 yr contract reject and still maintain the contract?

A: All optional work shall be ordered at the Government’s discretion following the

Stewardship process of restoration oriented treatments through the input from the collaborative process. If the Government and the Successful Awardee are unable to determine a fair and reasonable price on future Task Orders then no Task Orders would be issued to that contractor. Work would then have to be competed through other acquisition processes and

Timber sold through traditional channels.

20. Q: Was Wage Determination accounted for in the appraisal of the projects in the first Task

Order? Can we be provided copies of the appraisal of the first Task Order?

A: The timber appraisal program is set with standard “woods rates” to calculate the stumpage costs for timber removal. The service contract act requires a minimum amount to be paid hourly with fringe benefits added to that hourly rate, (see wage determination attached to the solicitation). Wage rates used in LogCost, Falling and Bucking, and Haul, exceed Service

Contract Act wage rates. The appraisal will be available on FBO for this project.

21. Q: Was Appraisal Cost or cost of D by P appropriately included within the Appraisal?

A: This cost was calculated in the service elements for the government to pay the contractor for those services rendered and are not part of the timber appraisals. No adjustment was included in the appraisal for the contractor to paint leave trees. The contractor will be paid for areas required to be painted by the Forest Service at the rate submitted for this work. If the contractor chooses to paint additional areas, the cost will be borne by the Contractor.

22. Q: Given the holiday schedule, the magnitude of the proposal, the complexity of preparing a proposal for a 10-year commitment, and the fact that there are still far more questions than answers, is it possible to extend the deadline for proposals another 30 days or more?

A: No extension is being considered at this time. If you have additional questions, there are more pre-proposal meetings scheduled in Amendment 1. Please find one that fits your schedule.

23. Q: Would you please make the appraisals (2400-17) and cruise data available for all to see via

FBO?

A: Posted Amendment 4.

24. Q: It’s very important to state clearly that the “Minimum Acceptable Offer” of $7.22 weighted average rate for all products is negotiable in this first Task Order but all subsequent Task Orders the contractor will be required to pay the appraised price. This was not clear until the July 3 meeting in John Day.

A: Price Proposals shall include an offer for the products to be removed that is equal to or greater than the stated ‘Minimum Acceptable Offer’.

25. Q: The fire liability limitation is a huge issue and needs to be resolved quickly. Some potential bidders may elect not to bid on this factor alone. The solicitation period should be extended a commensurate amount of time based on how long it takes the agency to resolve this question.

A: The fire liability waiver submitted for this project will not be approved. Contractors should bid accordingly.

26. Q: Wage Determinations and Davis-Bacon: the Forest Service should clearly identify in B.1

Schedule of Service Items those that are considered “labor intensive” and those considered

“construction” so everyone knows whether wage determination or Davis-Bacon apply. Otherwise it’s up to the prospective bidder and he or she may not make the correct determination leading to misinformed bids.

A: The applicable wage determinations will be identified in the individual Task Orders. The wage determinations for Davis-Bacon apply to construction projects and Service contract wages to service work. Labor intensive is identified by the Forest Service at this web site http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/workingtogether/contracting/?cid=fsbdev2_027134 .

Additionally the State of Oregon requires Farm Forest Labor Licenses for certain activities, listed below is a summary of the requirement for this requirement:

Forest labor contractor" means:

(a) Any person who, for an agreed remuneration or rate of pay, recruits, solicits, supplies or employs workers to perform labor for another in the forestation or reforestation of lands; or

(b) Any person who recruits, solicits, supplies or employs workers for an employer who is engaged in the forestation or reforestation of lands; or

(c) Any person who furnishes board and lodging for workers in connection with the recruiting, soliciting, supplying or employing of workers to be engaged in the forestation or reforestation of lands;

(d) Any person who bids or submits contract offers for the forestation or reforestation of lands; or

(e) Any person who subcontracts with another for the forestation or reforestation of lands.

(14) "Forestation or reforestation of lands" includes, but is not limited to:

(a) The planting, transplanting, tubing, pre-commercial thinning, and thinning of trees and seedlings;

and

(b) The clearing, piling and disposal of brush and slash; and

(c) Other activities related to the forestation or reforestation of lands including, but not limited to, tree shading, pinning, tagging or staking; fire trail construction and maintenance; slash burning and mop up; mulching of tree seedlings; forest fire suppression by contract crew; application of big game repellent by contract crew; herbicide or pesticide application in the forest by contract crew; gopher baiting; gopher trapping and any activity related to the growth of trees and tree seedlings and the disposal of debris from the land.

Exemptions from Licensing:

http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/workingtogether/contracting/?cid=fsbdev2_027134

(19) Persons who recruit, solicit, supply or employ workers to perform labor under a contract or agreement solely for the following activities, provided that the person performs no other activities which would require licensing:

(a) Stream or creek debris removal;

(b) Provision of security services;

(c) Any activity which does not have the primary purpose of forestation or reforestation of lands, the gathering of wild forest products or of production or harvesting of farm products.

(20) Persons engaged in logging operations who would only otherwise be farm or forest labor contractors because they engage in reforestation activities that are incidental to contracts the primary purpose of which is the sale of timber, provided that they perform such incidental reforestation work using their own employees. If the incidental reforestation activities are carried out using a subcontractor, the subcontractor is required to be licensed.

More information can be found at http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_800/oar_839/839_015.html

27. Q: M.2 states “Firms lacking a past performance record…will be treated as an unknown performance risk, receiving a neutral score in this criteria. A neutral score will be established as the average of all other competing offerors, or the average of the total score available, whichever is less.” Why wouldn’t a firm lacking past performance record receive a zero score? Giving such a firm an average has the potential of scoring higher than a firm with a past performance record that is low. Furthermore, the way it’s set out now may result in a firm with no previous record getting the award and then the agency is faced with a greater likelihood of nonperformance.

A: Per FAR 15.305 (2), this is how we are required to rate unknown performance as neutral.

28. Q: M.3 Evaluation Criteria includes jobs in the local community and specifically looks for the

“percentage of local workforce” to be used. How is “local workforce” defined? L.7 attempts to answer this but it is still quite ambiguous.

A: We feel L.7 provides the definition. It is up to the contractor to propose how they intend on meeting or exceeding the requirement.

29. Q: We have seen in the past where awards were made to out of the area contractors that brought workers in, put them up in local hotels, and said this was good for the local community. Neither L.7 nor M.3 would prohibit this and it seems totally contrary to the intent of this 10-year stewardship. Can you define “local workforce” as those that physically have resided for a specified length of time and presently reside in the 2-county area?

A: No, local community and information needed is defined in the solicitation.

http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_800/oar_839/839_015.html

30. Q: Where, geographically, will future Task Orders be located?

A: This will be decided based on NEPA outcomes and individual Task Orders. The overall project area is defined in the solicitation.

31. Q. Will future task orders be appraised to the closest mill regardless of who is awarded the contract?

A. In the solicitation, Section L, under technical approach, Benefit to Local Communities, the following sub-factor is listed;

“Forest Products Processing in the Local Community – Provide the name and location of all processing facilities. Identify the percent of product processed locally by product type such as sawtimber, chips and biomass, and whether the offeror will assist in establishing local processing capacity if it is not currently available in the local area.”

As the winning contractor’s Technical Proposal becomes a binding part of the contract, how the contractor responds to this sub-factor for future delivery and processing of included material will determine the appraisal point. Once this proposal has been accepted the appraisal process will determine a weighted average haul cost for all sawtimber to one location, and all biomass to another. Verification of the contractor delivering the proposed required amounts will be thru scale certifications received from third party scaling organizations, or by the Forest Service determination if scale data is processed by the forest.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM PRE PROPOSAL CONFERENCE ON 07/03/2013

1. Q: Are any of the funds going to the county roads?

A: No, the stewardship law does not allow for those collections under this contract.

Amendment 3 Section B Q1

2. Q: How are future TASK ORDERS going to be appraised?

A: The appraised rate is a standard process and future T.O's will be completed under the same process. See Amendment 3 Q1.

3. Q: Through contract negotiation could potential vendors bid up or bid down on TASK ORDERS prices?

A: You will pay whatever the appraised rate is from the Forest Service. Each TASK ORDER in the future will have its own appraised rate. Negotiations in this first Task Order are reserved for service activities only.

4. Q: What about the bonding?

A: There is no bonding required on this first Task Order. The only money required is covered timber value in Section G under Payment Guarantee.

5. Q: Where does competitive rate work, it's a monopoly rate. Not sure how competitive fits in?

A: There will be competition on the first Task Order for all parties can submit bids. In the Second Task Order, the government will have appraised rates established by the TEA appraisal method.

6. Q: What period of time are you considering looking at market conditions?

A: The appraisal will be using the latest market data available. Through market research, prices can be negotiated for the service type work items at the time the TASK ORDERS becomes available. The solicitation is to gain an initial reasonable price. See answer above.

7. Q: What is the competitive component of the appraised price for the years 2-10?

A: See Answer in Question 5

8. Q: Extra Appropriations and where you get those funds. Are the collaborative dollars (CFLR) going into this stewardship?

A: The idea would be, any appropriated dollars would be used towards the project. Any project or activity needs to meet the stewardship law. Must also meet the local community needs and the intent to stewardship. Actual decision making on who will decide is an authority held by the Forest supervisor. In Amendment 3 question 8.

9. Q: Accounting period on who owes who money. How does the accounting work on IRSC contracts?

A: Within the Timber Statement of Account (TSA), the system will track the amount of timber value removed as well as the amount of service work completed and accepted on a monthly basis. Every month we will track statements of accounts on each individual TASK ORDERS

10. Q: How are we expecting to have retained receipts with an IRSC?

A: Amendment 3 Question 10 under pre proposal meeting section.

11. Q: Idea of when you will receive a response back on fire liability?

A: See above answer for Q : 25

12. Q: What is the hold up on this?

A: See above answer for Q : 25

13. Q: Are wages going to be determined by Wage Determinations?

14. Q: Road Maintenance, where is it going to occur?

A: There is a surface rock replacement specification. Question 19, Amendment 2. All other maintenance activities are in the road maintenance specification charts (see FBO for those charts as well as Amendment 3 for updated charts).

15. Q: Is there a list of LISC activities and if not can you provide a list?

A: The DOL provides this list and it can be found on the website in Q:26 as stated above. This classification will also be addressed in the schedule of items.

16. Q:What about Fencing, is it service or construction?

A: Fencing is actually considered construction.

17. Q: E-Verify, will it be required under this contract?

A: Yes, it does apply

18. Q: H2b Workers and Hubzones, are there restrictions or set-asides?

A: There are no set-asides and the hiring ofH2b workers are a contractor choice. There are no limitations to H2b workers.

19. Q: Who will be doing the evaluations and have you considered including the county, government to have input on benefiting the community?

A: The Technical Evaluation Team is established and it is a confidential task. The team is all Agency employees but they are specialized in their departments. We are only looking at what is in the proposal. Must be very detailed; only evaluated on what is written. Having a non- Forest Service evaluation member shall be looked into for the evaluation of this procurement and incorporated into the Source Selection Plan as approved by the Contracting Officer.

20. Q: Technical Proposal: Diverse experts that will be evaluating but there appears to be no ranking or metric for scoring in the solicitation.

A: There are no scoring in numbers, all in adjectives.

21. Q: Please record in the Amendment that there should be no reason that the evaluation board remain anonymous.

A: Under FAR part 3.104 “Procurement Integrity” the members of the board shall remain anonymous to avoid any potential conflicts of interest between the Offeror and the Evaluation Board. The names of those individuals are made part of this Source Selection Information through the Source Selection Plan and not be made available as defined in FAR Part 2.101:

“Source selection information” means any of the following information that is prepared for use by an agency for the purpose of evaluating a bid or proposal to enter into an agency procurement contract, if that information has not been previously made available to the public or disclosed publicly:

(1) Bid prices submitted in response to an agency invitation for bids, or lists of those bid prices before bid opening.

(2) Proposed costs or prices submitted in response to an agency solicitation, or lists of those proposed costs or prices.

(3) Source selection plans.

(4) Technical evaluation plans.

(5) Technical evaluations of proposals.

(6) Cost or price evaluations of proposals.

(7) Competitive range determinations that identify proposals that have a reasonable chance of being selected for award of a contract.

(8) Rankings of bids, proposals, or competitors.

(9) Reports and evaluations of source selection panels, boards, or advisory councils.

(10) Other information marked as “Source Selection Information—See FAR 2.101 and 3.104” based on a case-by-case determination by the head of the agency or the contracting officer, that its disclosure would jeopardize the integrity or successful completion of the Federal agency procurement to which the information relates.

22. Q: Would the scoring cards be available for everyone that submits a bid?

A: If you fall out of the competitive range during the evaluation process, you will receive a letter stating why you were not considered. You will be offered a debriefing. No, you will not be able to view other bidders proposals (see answer above).

23. Q: Transparency - Needs to have a transparent outlook so companies know where it is headed.

A: Rules have to be followed within the FAR see answer in Q:22.

24. Q: Evaluations - Companies may have a heavier balance over others. Price to the government might control award. Needs to be known that price is part of the factor with evaluations.

A: Past performance, benefiting the local community and how work will be conducted under the Technical Approach is more important than price.

25. Q: Members submit and pay what they think is negotiable. Are you telling us this is going to be a set price and that there is no negotiation in price later on?

A: See Answer in Question 1 general question section and Answer in Question 2 of this pre proposal questions section.

26. Q: Is this contract going to be transferrable, if company sales for instance?

A: Yes, we can do that under the FAR but the new company has to conform to what was accepted under the original proposal.

27. Q: Is this contract going to be 70% or 80% of the Malheur NF future volume offering?

A: The intent is to offer 70-80% of the forest’ timber target each year under this contract. In development of future contract areas, having the range allows the forest to identify contract acres that logically yield products to be offered within this range per Task Order.

28. Q: Will future purchase prices of timber values be available to the public?

A: Stumpage prices and restoration costs on each awarded TASK ORDERS will be public information.

29. Q: Local workforce, is it defined in the solicitation? Is it required that people have to reside in the county?

A: Section M -B. Job title and address of each employee.

30. Q: Negotiating the subsequent TASK ORDERS what if an agreement cannot be negotiated.

A: The TASK ORDERS will not be awarded at that time. It would have to be handled through an administration process.

31. Q: Was Wage Determination considered in the appraisal?

A: Wage rates used in LogCost, Falling and Bucking, and Haul, which are part of the appraisal process, exceed Service Contract Act wage rates.