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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

Amendment No. Two Dec. 2, 2009

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

Southern Sierra Province 1600 Tollhouse Road Clovis, CA 93611

Southern Sierra Province Acquisitions 1600 Tollhouse Road Clovis, CA 93611

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

AG-9A40-S-10-0014

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

November 10, 2009

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 extended.

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 ____ 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 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 MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/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 MADE IN

THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. 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 N/A

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

copies to the issuing office.

Dawn 800 Stewardship Project High Sierra Ranger District, Sierra National Forest

This Solicitation is hereby amended as follows:

1.) To include the Pre-Bid Tour Notes and Attendance Sheet.

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 (Type or print)

PATRICK J. GALLEGOS, Contracting Officer

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

Dec. 2, 2009 (Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

Previous edition unusable

30-105 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Pre-Bid Tour Notes November 18, 2009

Solicitation AG-9A40-S-10-0013 – Son of South of Shaver Stewardship

Solicitation AG-9A40-S-10-0014 – Dawn 800 Stewardship

General Information Reviewed:

• Evaluation Factors for Award. Award will be determined by Best Value and not low-bid.

• Contractor shall be required to purchase and remove merchantable material (trees greater than 10” DBH and biomass material).

• Stewardship Credits

• Buy American

Dawn 800 Site:

• The road system is in good shape. Little road maintenance. Roads are red clay and not useable when wet.

• FS Goal: Reduction of fuel loads and fuel ladders in the treatment units.

• Contractor must remove commercial and pre-commercial trees, up to 20”, by description to arrive at a specified spacing. Precise description by species as well.

• Thinning of residual (20” and above): Reference Appendix A, Table 1.

• Removal of biomass: Do at contractors best proposed method.

• There is a USDA Subsidy for biomass: one for one.

• When tree removal is complete, contractor will need to treat brush as well.

• Landings: Cannot leave slash beneath power-lines. Slash will need to go away within 20 days. Slash can be blown back into unit but can’t exceed more than 6”.

• Black with blue stripes with white flag: Arch site area. Quite a few arch sites but most are out of unit.

• Straight Blue Flagging: Unit bounderies

• Unit 42: Example of Natural Stand. Re: Fence. Try to keep intact, but if some has to come down it is o.k. Hazard trees need to be removed.

• Unit 14: Example of Plantations. Typical Plantation with approximate density of 22 x 22. If leave trees are greater than 10” – space 22 x 22; if leave trees are less than 10” – space 18 x 18.

• Unit 9: Example of Thinning. For oaks that will benefit, spacing is 33 x 33. Sugar Pine is dominant or co-dominant. Don’t want to eradicate cedar from area.

• Thinning: Reference Appendix A, Page 6, and Table 1, Page 7-8.

1. Whole tree logging: 10” DBH to 20” DBH

2. Biomass: 4” DSH (Diameter Stump Height) to 9.9” DBH

3. Shredding/chipping of brush and small trees on site

• Haul Road: 10S18 to Peterson Mill Road

Son of South of Shaver

• Contractor must remove designated small commercial trees from forest stand and thin pre-commercial trees by description to arrive at a specified spacing.

• Trees to be removed are marked with yellow paint.

• Refer to Appendix A, Table 1 for individual stand objectives.

• Limited Operating Periods (LOPs) apply to units in this project. Refer to

Appendix A, Page 2.

• Road Deposits are not required.

• Culvert on private road does not need a 1602 permit.

SOLICITATION NO:

AG-9A40-S-10-0013

AG-9A40-S-10-0014

PROJECT TITLE:

Son of South of Shaver Stewardship Dawn 800 Stewardship

DATE OF PRE-BID TOUR/PREWORK:

November 18, 2009

NAME (PRINT) ADDRESS: PHONE NO: E-MAIL

Richard Tanner

P.O. Box 1603, Murphys, CA

209-728-2736

RNTanner@goldrush.com

Ron Schmelzer

1257 Siskiyou Blvd

PMB218

Ashland, OR 97520

541-601-7756

Ron@SummittForests.com

Larry Duysen

P.O. Box 10060 Terra Bella, CA 93270-0060

559-535-4893 lduysen@sierraforest.net

Kirby D. Molen

P.O. Box 836 Auberry, CA 93602

559-855-2215 kmolen@netptc.net

Steven Crook

P.O. Box 239 Groveland, CA 95321

209-962-7716