Caribou Fuels Stewardship Amendment No2.rtf

Amendment No. 1, Solicitation No. AG-0489-S-10-9000 Page 2 of 4

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

CONTRACT ID CODE

PAGE OF PAGES

2 AMENDMENTXXXXXXXXXXX NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

07/19/2010

4. REQUISITION/PUCHASE REQ. NO.

5. PROJECT NO.(IF APPLICABLE)

6. ISSUE BY CODE

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

USDA Forest Service EROC East 1720 Peachtree Rd NW Atlanta, GA 30309 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-4419-S-10-0706

X 9B.Dated 05/24/2010

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) Recovery: Caribou Fuels Stewardship

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

Marianne K. Klingler, Contracting Officer

15B.CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

By ______________________________ (Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C.DATE SIGNED

16B.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

By _ /s/_Marianne K. Klingler_______ (Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C.DATE SIGNED

07/19/ 2010 Standard Form 30 Prescribed by GSA FAR (48CFR) 53.243

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE NOTES

Attendees:

Government – On the call at Baker City, Oregon On the call at Tofte RD Marianne Klingler – Contracting Officer Gene Dressely -TMA Forester (Timber Mgt) On the call at the Superior S.O.

Myra Theimer-Siviculturist Eric Hofstad- Timber Program Manager Patty Johnson-Fuels Specialist Cindy Holm- Resource Assistant (Timber) Joe Mundell- Resource Assistant (Timber)

Contractors – Art Ernest (E&J Logging)-Contractor

Marianne Klingler, Contracting Officer, led the discussion on the administrative parts of the contract, beginning with Standard Form 1449 and following the pages in order.

This contract is funded with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 money and requires additional reporting requirements for the awarded contractor. Clauses are included and the instructions are included as an attachment.

Clause 52.211-10, discussed start work within 15 days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. All work shall be completed by 9/30/2014.

Myra Theimer discussed the technical requirements in Appendix A.

Trees painted orange are leave trees.

Project No. 7 requires restriction to July and August – this is not a winter harvest unit.

For Project Nos. 2,, 3, 4, and 8 – very similar to other project numbers but the main difference is the protection of target seedlings and saplings. Logging activities will have an effect on protecting regen. Address this in your technical proposal. Need to be reasonable. We know you can’t protect every tree, but you need to be looking during harvest activities. Pictures were shown during the meeting and are attached to this amendment.

Question was asked about using cut-to-length. Yes, you can and tell us that in your proposal.

Contractor will need to rake some areas and protect seedlings in other areas. Trying to get rid of the balsam fir. Some areas have a carpet of balsam fir that may have some targeted species to protect. Remove as much balsam fir as possible while protecting targeted species. We know areas that you can’t get to.

Forest Service will look at the measurable performance standards to see if work meets specifications.

Pile size – describe in technical proposal. You can have large piles as log as they are clean, far from leave treees, and maintain protection of regen. Can have multiple size piles throughout the unit, vary from small to large. Landing piles may be large depending upon harvest method.

Timber subject to agreement would come into play if contractor takes the tops.

Piles must be clean and burnable. There are reserve areas. Some areas will be like partial cut. Some areas will be clumped or scattered.

Gene Dressely discussed the technical requirements in Appendix B.

Appendix B – Timber Removal Requirements

Quantities of trees located in skid trails are Included Timber in Division AT.

Road Maintenance – Contractor is required to perform road maintenance on FR162J. This is the road that accesses Units 5&6. Pre-haul road maintenance is to take out barrier and perform brushing. During-haul maintenance requires contractor to maintain the road. Post-haul maintenance requires an earth berm to close the road. Contractor shall pay road maintenace deposits of $0.87/CCF. This does not include any damage that the contractor does to the road. Deposits will be billed to the contractor monthly. When snow plowing, contractor maintain a one inch depth of compacted snow mat.

Only 5 payment units will be released at one time. No havesting in Payment Unit 2 from 3/15-12/1 due to soil conditions.

Construction of temporary roads is prohibited. 100 feet off the road at the landing is not considered a temp road.

Marianne discussed the wage determination. Example: Faller/Bucker must be paid $17.40 per hour plus $3.35 per hour in health and welfare. Logging Heavy Equipment Operator must be paid $19.47 per hour plus $3.35 per hour in health and welfare. Subcontractor must pay their employees these same rates.

Quotes are due 7/29. Provide a complete proposal addressing the four criteria. Proposal neds to be legible. It does not need to be submitted electronically.

There is no down payment, no bid bond, and no performance bond required.