SF30_Amendment.pdf

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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.

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05K3

VANCOUVER WA 98682

10600 NE 51ST CIRCLE

GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST

67163011/20/2013

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

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

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

FACILITY CODE CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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

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

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

11/19/2013

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

Wenatchee River Ranger District Mechanical Fuels Cows Lop

This amendment is to remove clumping and gapping requirements located on pages 5 and 40.

There are no clumpling and gapping requirements for this solicitation.

Replace the original pages 5 and 40 (numbers on bottom left of page) with the attached.

Offers are due 12/3/2013 1400 PT. Acknowledge receipt of this amendment by submitting signed original to issuing office (Box 6) Attn: Stevonne Fuller.

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

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

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

STEVONNE FULLER

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

Previous edition unusable

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.

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Wenatchee River- Cows Lop Fuels Reduction AG-05K3-S-14-0003

The Contractor shall furnish all equipment, supplies, personnel, quality control and supervision to accomplish sapling thinning by hand (typically by chainsaw), pruning (typically by a combination of chainsaw and hand tools), covering handpiles (with contractor-supplied paper) and associated treatments as provided in the text of this document the Detailed Unit Information Sheets and Project Area Maps.

C-4 Obligations of the Contractor:

At all times during the performance of this contract and until the work is completed and accepted, the contractor shall directly superintend the work or assign and have on the project site a foreman who is conversant in the English language, who is satisfactory to the Contracting Officer and who has authority to act for the contractor. The Government may at its option, suspend work with full count of contract time continuing if the contractor fails to provide a foreman conversant in the English language and who is able to read and understand the contract.

Sawyers and other workers employed by the contractor shall have sufficient skill and experience to properly perform the work to specifications. Any operator or other worker who, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, does not perform their work to specifications or does not perform in a skillful manner, shall be removed by the Contractor upon written request from the Contracting Officer.

The contractor shall be responsible for any damage to existing structural improvements such as water developments, fences, monumented corners, bearing trees, road surfaces and/or drainage structures as a result of contract activities. The contractor shall immediately restore any damage to its condition prior to the damage.

The contractor shall be responsible for excessive damage to natural resources, for example, damage to residual trees or streams. The contractor shall be required to repair restorable damage and may be held monetarily responsible for unrestorable damage.

At all times that work is being performed under this contract, a copy of the contract must be on the work site and must be readily available to the Contractor, his representative and the individuals performing the work.

C-5 Definitions

1. Average Spacing - The average of the distance between all crop trees necessary to provide the desired number of crop trees per acre.

2. Bucking - Cutting thinning slash left in place into lengths as indicated by technical specifications and project map(s).

3. Brush - All woody non-coniferous vegetation. This includes tree species such as cottonwood and alder. The exception is aspen.

Wenatchee River- Cows Lop Fuels Reduction AG-05K3-S-14-0003

SECTION 4 – CONTRACT EVALUATION CRITERIA

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (JAN 1999)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

__Past Performance ______ __Technical Approach ______ __Price __________

Past performance and Technical Approach, when combined will be considered equally important to price.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced.

Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

Evaluation Factors

The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:

(a) Past Performance – offerors are encouraged to identify past or current contracts (including Federal, State, and local government and private) for efforts similar to those required in this solicitation. Offerors are also authorized to provide information on problems encountered on any identified contracts and any corrective action taken. The Government shall consider this information, as well as information obtained from any other sources, when evaluating the offerors past performance.

(b) Technical Approach – This factor encompasses the offerors ability to adequately plan and staff the completion of this project with the appropriately skilled personnel. It is also a measure of the resources (equipment, supplies, facilities, etc.) the offeror has available and will allocate to the completion of the work. Offerors shall provide with their offer a Quality Control Plan to demonstrate how the Contractor will