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AMENDMENT ONE

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The below documents are attached and incorporated into the solicitation:

The attached pricing schedule replaces the existing pricing schedule: 1 page The attached clarifications are attached: 4 pages

The attached submittal log is attached: 1 page

The attached geotechnical evaluation dated 1-22-2007 is attached: 24 pages

The attached submittal log is attached: 1 page The following clause is added to Section I-Contract Clauses:

FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee. (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds-

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3 Million, whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

The following is added to Section L-Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors or Respondents

AGAR 452.215-71 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF TECHNICAL AND

BUSINESS PROPOSALS (SEP 1999)

(a) General Instructions. Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be furnished in the

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following format with the numbers of copies as specified below:

(1) The offer must include a technical proposal or will not be considered for award. The following information should be submitted so as to address the evaluation factors in Section M:

All contractors shall provide the following information for their technical proposals:

• Past Performance & Relevant Experience on Similar Projects: Provide a list of completed past projects with similar scope for the last three years, (include a brief description of the project and how it is similar to this one, dollar amount, project location and for whom the work was performed).

Include reference names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers for these projects. Documentation shall include contract numbers, current point of contact, telephone number, e-mail address if available, fax number, description and value of the work. Offeror is responsible to make their best attempt to assure that past performance information is current so verification can occur. Information containing contact names no longer at the location provided, disconnected or changed phone numbers, or any other inaccurate information that hinders verifying past performance information runs the risk of the information not being considered. For the Past Performance Evaluation the Government will utilize the listing of past projects provided and possibly include data obtained from other sources. Offerors without a record of past performance will receive a neutral rating for past performance only.

• Technical Approach: Provide the names of key personnel who will be project managers, foremen, subcontractors, and suppliers; the role each will serve on the project, and their qualifications and experience. Fully explain oversight of the project that will be provided. Include a schedule or percentage of time there will be on-site contractor representation. Provide a description of equipment to be used on the project (make, model, year, etc). This information is used to determine the acceptability of both personnel and equipment and also to ascertain your understanding of what resources are needed to adequately complete this project.

The technical approach and understanding of project should include information of how the work will be organized and performed in accordance with the specifications, drawings, terms and conditions of the solicitation.

Provide a project work plan indicating how you intend to accomplish the work by giving as much detail as you consider necessary to fully explain the proposed technical approach or method. Include how the work will be organized and performed in accordance with the specifications, drawings, terms and conditions of the solicitation. Provide a proposed progress schedule outlining time frames and sequence of work for project completion.

• Sustainable Acquisition: Provide a list of sustainable products/supplies that will we used in the performance of this contract. Green product listings can be found on the following websites:

o Biopreferred Products www.biopreferred.gov o Non Ozone Depleting Substances www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/index.html o Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Alternative Fuels http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/ o Water Efficient Products www.epa.gov/watersense

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o Energy Efficient Products www.energystar.gov/products o Environmentally Preferable Products www.epa.gov/epp Government provided Evaluation Forms are a separate attachment to this solicitation and may be used for your technical proposal submission.

(2) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in Section M of this RFP.

(3) Offerors shall submit their proposal(s) in the following format and the quantities specified:

(a) 1 copy of the completed, signed offer (SF1442, Section B-Schedule of Items, and Section Offerors Reps and Certs). This serves as contractor’s cost proposal.

(b) 1 copy of the technical proposal.

The following Section M replaces the existing Section M in the solicitation:

SECTION M--EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

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.

AWARD DETERMINATION

The Forest Service’s source evaluation will be based on best-value principles. Accordingly, award will be made to the responsible Offeror whose proposal provides the greatest overall value to the Government, price and other factors considered. This best-value determination will be accomplished by comparing the value of the differences in the technical factors for competing offers, based on their strengths, weaknesses, and risks, with differences in their price to the Government. In making this comparison, the Government is more concerned with obtaining superior technical capabilities than with making an award at the lowest overall cost to the Government. However, the Government will not make an award at a significantly higher overall price to achieve slightly superior technical capabilities. As technical scores become closer, price will become more important. Technical Factors when combined are equal to price. Only Offerors that demonstrate acceptable submission to the Government of all items in Section L of this solicitation (or amendments thereof) will be considered for award.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS (in descending order of importance)

1. Past Performance & Relevant Experience

2. Technical Approach

3. Sustainable Acquisition

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Price

ANY FORMAT MAY BE USED.

The technical proposal will be used to make an evaluation and arrive at a determination as to whether the proposal will meet the requirements of the Government. Therefore, the technical proposal must present sufficient information to reflect a thorough understanding of the requirements and a detailed, description of the techniques, procedures and program for achieving the objectives of the specifications/statement of work. Proposals which merely paraphrase the requirements of the Government's specifications/statement of work, or use such phrases as "will comply" or "standard techniques will be employed" will be considered unacceptable and will not be considered further. Any proposal that does not address the evaluation factors will not be considered for award.

Price

Proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms the offeror can make to the Government. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all offers or to make award without conducting discussions. Award may not necessarily be made to the offeror submitting the lowest price. Also, award may not necessarily be made for technical capabilities that appear to exceed those needed for successful performance of the work.

1. The Government may reject any or all offers, make award to other than the lowest offer, and waive minor informalities or irregularities in offers received. If necessary, the Government may conduct discussions with any offeror;

2. The Government may issue a contract on the basis of offers as received without entering into discussions with any offerors. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offerors best terms;

3. This Request for Proposal does not commit the Government to pay any cost incurred in the preparation of the submission of proposals;

4. Each offeror's price proposal will be evaluated for realism, completeness, and reasonableness. Proposals shall be evaluated, for award purposes, based upon the total price proposed for basic requirements. Unrealistically low or materially unbalanced offers, initially or subsequently, may be rejected or eliminated from competition either on the basis that the offeror does not understand the requirement or the offeror has made an unrealistic proposal.

EVALUATION BASIS FOR AWARD

RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE: This is a best value competitive acquisition and is conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.101-1, Tradeoff Process. Award will be made to the offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), whose

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proposal conforms to the RFP's requirements and is judged to represent the best value to the Government. The best value is represented by the most advantageous offer. To arrive at a best value decision, the Contracting Officer (CO) will use the specific criteria, Cost/Price Criteria and General Considerations described in Section M of the solicitation. The CO will strive for maximum objectivity. The selection process, by its nature, is subjective and therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process. The Government intends to select one contractor for the subject solicitation. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions.