AG-8173-S-14-0002_Amendment_1.pdf

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 Automated STANDARD FORM 30 (REV 10-83)

FAR (48 CFR) 52.243

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1 5

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

Amendment No. 1 1/27/14

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

USDA FS Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests SAME

Acquisition Management

PO Box 640 30 S. Chiricahua Drive

Springerville, AZ 85938 ,

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code) () 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

X AG-8173-S-14-0002

9B. DATE (SEE ITEM 11)

X 1/14/14

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER

NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not ex-tended.

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 Items 8 and 15, and returning one 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 ACKNOWLEDGMENT 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 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 MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACT/ORDERS,

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

() A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MDE IN THE CON-

TRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying offices, 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 one copies to the issuing office.

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

AG-8173-S-14-0002 RISK ASSESSMENT OF RECREATION AREA

.The purpose of Amendment No. 1 is to:

. I. Incorporate the attendance for the Site Visit meeting held January 22, 2014, Noon. The Closing Date for submission of offers remains February 11, 2014, 1600 (4:00 p.m. local time).

(Continued on next page)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of this 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 (Type or print)

, WARREN ABBOTT, Contracting Officer 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C DATE SIGNED

BY / 1/27/2014

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

AG-8173-S-14-0002

AMENDMENT NO. 1

RISK ASSESSMENT OF RECREATION AREA

In lieu of STANDARD FORM 30 BACK

II. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

Q1. Who actually owns the property at the camp site?

A1. Montlure Church Camp resides on National Forest System lands (under permit). The structures (buildings ramadas, water tank, etc.) belong to the Montlure Church Camp.

Q2. Does Forest Service have construction drawings for all structures in the church camp?

A2. No. The church camp built the structures, for which any request for drawings would have to come from Montlure Church Camp Board of Directors.

Q3. Does Forest Service have GPS coordinates for all buildings?

A3. No. The Forest Service does not maintain GPS coordinates for the structures within Montlure Church Camp.

Q4. Does Forest Service have debris flow photos taken since the flood?

A4. Yes. Limited photos are available.

Q5. Does Forest Service have a preferred risk model that it wants to see used?

A5. No. Submitted offers may contain the any risk model that is appropriate for the scope of work contained in the solicitation.

Q6. What level or degree would Forest Service like to have for mitigation plans?

A6. The level or degree of hazard mitigation plans will be determined within the scope of the risks identified in the Assessment.

Q7. Will Forest Service provide the permissions necessary to drill for soil samples under this contract to determine structure stability?

A7. Yes.

Q8. Can partial payment requests be submitted prior to completion of payment item B1.1?

A8. No. Since bonding will not be required for the awarded contract, to protect the government, only a 50% payment will be made on this line item upon successful completion of 80% of the final assessment report.

Q9. Is it correct to assume this study is completely focused on the camp? Or is it to include the water shed?

A9. The risk assessment is focused on hazards that may affect the operation and occupation of the camp. That may or may not include the watershed, depending on what hazards identified by the awarded contractor.

Q10. Will the Forest Service provide a GIS map?

A10. Electronic GIS data is available on the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest website. The maps contained in the solicitation as an attachment will be the only tangible maps provided. The GIS data may be found on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest website -http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/asnf/maps-pubs . GIS data is also available on the Apache County website -http://www.co.apache.az.us/#. Look under the tab Departments, then GIS/Mapping http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/asnf/maps-pubs http://www.co.apache.az.us/

Maps and Brochures

GIS Datasets

Selected GIS data that encompass the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests are available for download from the site listed below. A link to the FGDC compliant metadata is provided for each dataset. All data are in zipped shapefile format, in the following projection:

Universal Transverse Mercator Zone: 12 Units: Meters Datum: NAD 1983 Spheroid: GRS 1980

The GIS Datasets are available here

Q11. Is the civil engineer required to determine the stability of the camp structures?

A11. The recommended professional occupations are listed to provide potential vendors with possible scope of skills needed to submit a successful risk assessment. The decision to include or exclude certain professional occupations resides with the vendor submitting their offer. The Forest Service will evaluate offers to determine which offer provides the best combined skill set to develop a successful risk assessment.

Q12. Have there been any fire studies of this fire during the last 3 years?

A12. Northern Arizona University - http://nau.edu/ERI/Research/Ecological-Research/Arizona/Wallow-Fire/ Ecological Restoration Institute has conducted post-Wallow Fire research. A google search of Wallow Fire Arizona Geological Survey - http://repository.azgs.az.gov/category/thematic-keywords/wallow-fire NASA LandSat - http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/?p=6308 NOAA - http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/report/wallow.pdf BAER - http://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/asnf/home/?cid=STELPRDB5312458&width=full Photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooeditorspicks/galleries/72157626882810867/

Q13. Should an assessment be made of structures that were burned?

A13. No, no assessment will be made of the structures that were burned.

Q14. Do you have data and photos for right after the fire? And any for after the 2011 monsoon season?

A14. Photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooeditorspicks/galleries/72157626882810867/ Burned Area Emergency Restoration (BAER) reports will added as attachments to the solicitation.

Q15. Has the Montlure Church Camp completed any assessments of their own? If so, can we obtain a copy?

A15. No, to the best of the knowledge of USFS, the church camp has not completed a risk assessment.

Q16. Does Forest Service have aerial photos of the area after the burn and following any other events?

A16. Some, Photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooeditorspicks/galleries/72157626882810867/ Aerial views of the Montlure Church Camp area on Google Earth - earth.google.com.

The KMZ files in the GIS Datasets can be used in conjunction with Google Earth. The instructions are provided on the Forest Service GIS Dataset webpage.

http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r3/landmanagement/gis/?cid=stelprdb5202663%20 http://nau.edu/ERI/Research/Ecological-Research/Arizona/Wallow-Fire/ http://repository.azgs.az.gov/category/thematic-keywords/wallow-fire http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/?p=6308 http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/report/wallow.pdf http://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/asnf/home/?cid=STELPRDB5312458&width=full http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooeditorspicks/galleries/72157626882810867/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooeditorspicks/galleries/72157626882810867/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooeditorspicks/galleries/72157626882810867/

Q17. Does Forest Service have a rating system that you have used for other projects that it prefers be used for this project?

A17. No. Forest Service does have a sample risk assessment table that will be added to the attachments for the solicitation.

Q18. Are there limitations to the type of stabilization that the Forest Service will allow?

A18. No. The bidder needs to determine if stabilization is a risk to the occupation of the camp. The bidder will then provide mitigation measures to obtain that stabilization.

Q19. What is the existing sewer/septic system in the camp?

A19. The Montlure Church Camp sewer is connected to the Little Colorado Sanitary District, Greer, AZ.

Q20. How do you explain how the GIS and Socioeconomist will evaluate this situation? What is the duty of the ecologist? Isn’t that the same area as the Silviculturist duties? Can you outline the duties for each specialist? Did I understand correctly that each specialist’s pay should be at the GS12 rate?

A20. The recommended professional occupations are listed to provide potential vendors with possible scope of skills needed to submit a successful risk assessment. The decision to include or exclude certain professional occupations resides with the vendor submitting their offer. The Forest Service will evaluate offers to determine which offer provides the best combined skill set to develop a successful risk assessment. The GS12 equivalency rates provided on page 11 of the solicitation is only for information purposes. A Department of Labor Service Contract Act wage determination has been incorporated into the solicitation.

Q21. What are the major wildlife concerns for this area?

A21. There are no major wildlife concerns. Anticipate the possibility of movement of large species (i.e.: brown bear, antelope, mountain lion, and wolf) through the canyons near Montlure Church Camp.

Q22. Are any of the Montlure Church Camp cabins usable for on-site work?

A22. No. Currently the Forest Service is not permitting any overnight occupation in the cabins, except the manager’s cabin occupied by Camp caretaker.

Q23. Is there any place to set up a trailer on site?

A23. No. Not within the Montlure Church Camp permitted area. RV parks are available in Greer, Eagar and Springerville. Also dispersed camping is available on the National Forest outside of the Greer Recreation Area boundary.

Q24. Are there any bonding requirements?

A24. No Bonding will be required pre or post award.

Q25. Will Forest Service allow contract time to be stopped due to hazardous weather conditions.

A25. Yes. Contract time will be halted for when the Forest Service determines that is unsafe to perform the work of the contract due high winds or flash flood conditions at the work site.

III. ATTENDANCE ROSTER ATTACHED: