AmendmentNo1.rtf

Amendment No. 1, Solicitation No. AG-0489-S-10-9000 Page 2 of 5

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

CONTRACT ID CODE

PAGE OF PAGES

2 AMENDMENTXXXXXXXXXXX NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

06/26/2013

4. REQUISITION/PUCHASE REQ. NO.

5. PROJECT NO.(IF APPLICABLE)

6. ISSUE BY CODE

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

Blue Mountain Acquisition Management Area Wallowa-Whitman National Forest PO Box 907, 1550 Dewey Avenue Baker City, OR 97814

8.NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR(No., street, county, State and ZIP Code) X 9A.Amend Solicitation No. AG-04M3-S-13-0008

9B.Dated 05/10/2013

10A.Mod Contract/Order #

10B.Dated (see Item 13) 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 telegam 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; (specifiy authority) The changes set forth in item 14 are made in the Contract/Order # 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 _ Original to the issuing office.:

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible) Cove II Stewardship, La Grande Ranger District, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

The pre-proposal meeting notes are attached and made a part of this solicitation.

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

Andrea Stanbro, Contracting Officer

15B.CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

By ______________________________ (Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C.DATE SIGNED

16B.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

By _ /s/_Andrea Stanbro_______ (Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C.DATE SIGNED

06 /26/ 2013 Standard Form 30 Prescribed by GSA FAR (48CFR) 53.243

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE NOTES

Attendees:

Government – Andrea Stanbro, Brett Yaw, Tom Burry, Julie Tarvin, Mike Johnson, and Dana Taylor Contractors – Brian Sines representing SineCo TimberOp, Bob Zacharias representing Zacharias Logging, Larry McCaulden representing Boise Cascade Wood Products, David Schmidt representing Integrated Biomass.

Andrea Stanbro, Contract Specialist, led the discussion on the parts of the contract.

In addition to the price to be paid by the contractor for the timber products to be removed the contractor shall also pay road deposits of $0.77/ton and co-op deposits of $0.01/ton for the cost of culturing, growing, and harvesting seed from native plants. The co-op deposits are for seed production not bags of seed.

It was clarified that the contractor awarded the contract will market the product removed and will determine theproposed delivery locations for those products. However, 100% weight scaling is required for all products removed from the project. A current Weighing Services Agreement must be in place at all delivery sites prior to approval as an acceptable delivery location.

Offerors shall provide one weighted price combining saw logs and Green Convertible Biomass as shown in B.2 Timber/Product Removal Price Schedule. All products will be assessed value at this one rate.

The Contractor shall identify the quality control system and the Government will use their quality assurance surveillance plan to monitor Contractor performance. Item 1 payment and acceptance will be on a per acre basis.

Julie Tarvin, discussed the technical requirements in Appendix A and B.

Appendix A – standard specifications regarding the cut, skid, and deliver timber harvest operations.

Visual inspections will be performed by the FS.

Appendix B – Timber Removal Requirements

Brett Yaw, discussed the technical requirements in the Appendix C and D.

Appendix C – Road Maintenance Requirements

Appendix D – Option Item: Road Reconstruction/Construction Requirements.

In regards to the Optional Item 3: Road Reconstruction: FP-03 specifications apply, a commercial source will be needed for the crushed material, and all three parts of Line Item 3 will be awarded together if the Government decides to excerise the option.

Also discussed was the contract area boundary, no trees.debris to be left on ATV trails, the protection of noxious weed sites, ATP sites will be flagged by the FS, and the ATP sites are sensitive plant sites.