Addendum to FAR 52.212-1.doc

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial

A. Offerors are required to submit proposals in 3 volumes and shall be in the format provided in this addendum, failure to submit proposals in the required format may render the proposal “non-responsive” and may not be considered for award. Each Volume shall be separated within the proposal package and should not be a continuation of the previous Volume. Proposals can be issued on offeror’s letterhead and must include the solicitation number. Proposals that exceed page restrictions may not be considered for award; a cover page and summary may be included and do not count against page restrictions.

1. Volume I, Technical Approach (25 page maximum)

a. Volume I shall contain 2 sections; Section A – Technical Approach and Section B – Quality Control

b. Volume I - Section A, Technical Approach, shall contain the following information:

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

a. Describe your understanding of leave tree selection and your ability to achieve the acceptable density of desired and required leave trees per the Silvicultural Summary Prescription.

b. Describe in detail your inspection procedures that reflect all aspects of the tree thinning and other required work. State how your inspector will perform his/her duties to assure an impartial representation of work quality. Describe your practice for assuring that the work meets performance standards.

c. Provide a general description of your slash treatment plans.

d. Work Plan and Production Schedule. Describe the workforce to be provided and the equipment to be used in performance of this contract. Include number of crews, crew size, production rates to be achieved, and estimated starting and completion dates. Demonstrate your ability to perform the work within the required contract time.

e. Identify experience your company and key personnel have had in the past three years doing similar projects. Provide the name and phone number of a contact person(s) for each project listed, such as the COR for government contracts or the field representative for private work. Completion of the attached experience questionnaire will be adequate to fulfill this requirement. Specifically identify a foreman that you will provide for the performance of this contract. Provide information about his/her experience and knowledge of thinning practices. Provide sufficient information so that the evaluators may make contact with anyone that can verify these experiences.

2. Volume II, Past Performance (15 Page maximum)

Record of Past Performance. Address specific performance failures, quality, timeliness, and working relationships with the Government. Information provided on the experience questionnaire will be used to verify this information.

a. Briefly describe the extent that you were expected to understand and interpret silvicultural prescriptions to determine the thinning criteria.

b. Discuss whether the Contractor provided quality control inspections that were accepted for payment. Explain any circumstances where the Government rejected the Contractor quality control inspections.

c. Offerors are encouraged to submit at least 3 records of past performance and shall not submit more than 10. Past performance records must be recent (within the last 5 years) and relevant (similar to the proposed work to be performed).

3. Volume II, Price (3 page maximum)

a. Volume III shall contain your proposed total price. USFS intends to award a single firm-fixed price contract for these services; Offerors shall propose a firm-fixed price to perform all of the services outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW).

b. Price proposals shall be submitted in the following format inclusive of all costs, profit, overhead, etc. associated with the effort:

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AWARD DETERMINATION

Award may not necessarily be made to the Contractor submitting the lowest quote. Award will be made to the firm with the best value considering the evaluation criteria listed. The Government reserves the right to make cost/technical trade-offs that are in the best interest of the Government. Award may be made without further negotiation. Quotes should be submitted initially at the most favorable price. All technical factors, when combined, are considered to be approximately equal to the price.