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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 1 09/13/2016

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

USDA Forest Service Southern California Service Area 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-9AB5-S-16-0051

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

08/29/2016

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 _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 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.

(X) 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 Original copies to the issuing office.

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

Seed Collection, Cleveland National Forest, is amended as follows:

1. The date and time that offers are due is changed to September 16, 2016 by 1:00 p.m. local time (Standard Form 1449, Block 8). Offers shall be sent electronically to mecantrell@fs.fed.us.

2. Replace Standard Form 1449 (page 1) and Schedule of Items (Page 2) with the attached revised Pages 1 and 2.

3. The attached Q&A’s are hereby incorporated to the solicitation and any resulting contract award.

4. The offeror shall complete and return the attached Experience Questionnaire or equivalent.

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)

MARY CANTRELL, Contracting Officer

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

(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

Amendment 1

AG-9AB5-S-16-0051

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

AMENDMENT 1

Seed Collection Bid Sheet

Item No. Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

Unit Price Amount

1. Seed Survey Report 1 Job

(NTE)

2. Seed Containers ±52 EA

I certify that I have a current registration in SAM.gov (System for Award Management).

Signature

DUNS#_______________________________________

Note: Contractor must be registered in SAM prior to contract award.

Offers shall be submitted electronically to mecantrell@fs.fed.us

Offerors shall complete and return the following:

SF-1449 (page 1) Scehdule of Items (page 2) Response to Section M (page 13) Offeror Representation and Certification (pages 36-46) Experience Questionnaire or equivalent (attachment)

Q&A’s

1. P.1 SF‐1449: the stated delivery date has passed; is a fall delivery of 09/2017 expected? This question will relate more to #6, below.

A: The delivery date has been removed from the SF‐1449.

2. Section B, Bid Sheet: the project is to be bid in 2 items but it is to be billed hourly? We just need confirmation of this.

A: The Seed Survey Reports shall be bid as one lump sum. Partial payments will be made based upon hourly rates and work completed to date. Please note that all travel and other miscellaneous expenses shall be included in the lump sum bid for Item 1.

Item 2 will be paid upon delivery of the seed containers.

3. Section B, Bid Sheet: 200 seed containers are expected but with 13 sites and 4 species collected per site, this would only be 52 bags/containers of seed. Are there more specific ways the seed is to be kept separate other than by species and collection area that would generate more containers?

A: See revised bid sheet

4. C‐3 of SOW, government furnished property: Would it be possible to provide a key to FS gates to contractor over the period of performance?

A: No key will be provided. However, a combination lock may be added (if space permits)

5. C‐3 of SOW, government furnished property: Would it be possible to receive electronic shapefiles of designated seed zones in addition to hard copies FS topo maps?

A: Yes, shapefiles will be provided upon request.

6. C‐8: dormancy pre‐treatment of chamise seed prior to delivery: it would be better not to pre‐treat seed until just before it is planted. If it is possible to deliver the seed prior to planting (i.e. 09/2017), and planting commences soon after, then this works. Is this intent of the government?

A: Agreed – we would prefer to have the seed pre‐treated just prior to planting.

7. C‐9 B: PLS weight – RFQ is not asking for the seed test info required to determine PLS (i.e. PLS = (% purity x % germination)/100). As an interested contractor we are in support of not requiring as it would add considerable expense to the quotation! However, if PLS is removed, then the requested tag information makes more sense.

A: Correct, for this project we are not requiring seed tests to be conducted.

8. Can you tell us the approximate amount of seed that is desired from this contract:

A: Since this effort spans all three Ranger Districts in varying habitats, a general seed mix was not deemed appropriate for the nearly 81 acres this project encompasses. Therefore, the amount of seed needed for this project will be determined once the contractor has conducted initial surveys for the thirteen habitat restoration areas. The initial surveys will be used to identify the three to four dominant native perennial species within each restoration area. These species will then be used to develop the appropriate seed mix and quantity for each site. Depending on species composition, we were generally calculating anywhere from about 2.5 – 10.5 lbs PLS/acre. Below is the chart that identifies acreages for thirteen areas:

Habitat Rehabilitation Area

Acreage

TRD, North Main Divide 3.32 PRD, Indian Flats 0.37 PRD, Tule Springs 2.89 DRD, Anderson/Capitan Grande

9.10

DRD, Bear Valley 1.91 DRD, Boulder Creek Road 0.89 DRD, Buckman Springs 4.33 DRD, DRD, El Cajon 2.59 DRD, Hauser Wilderness 22.2 DRD, Japatul Valley 2.91 DRD, Kitchen Creek 2.93 DRD, Lake Morena 20.32 DRD, Pine Creek 7.13 Total 80.89

EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE

1. CONTRACTOR NAME, ADDRESS AMD PHONE#

2. SUBMITTED TO (Office Name & Address) 3. BUSINESS:

__Company ___Co-partnership __Corporation ___Individual __Non-profit Organization

4. How many years do you or your firm have in the line of work contemplated by this solicitation?

5. HOW MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN CONTRACTING HAVE YOU OR YOUR FIRM HAD AS A:

PRIME CONTRACTOR_________________ AND/OR SUB-CONTRACTOR_____________

6. LIST BELOW THE PROJECTS YOUR BUSINESS HAS COMPLETED WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS:

CONTRACT

AMOUNT TYPE OF PROJECT

DATE

COMPLETED

NAME,ADDRESS,&PHONE OF OWNER /PERSON TO

CONTACT FOR PROJECT INFORMATION

7. LIST BELOW ALL OF YOUR CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS RUNNING CONCURRENTLY WITH THE

WORK CONTEMPLATED BY THIS PROJECT:

CONTRACT

NUMBER

AMOUNT

OF

AWARD

NAME, ADDRESS & PHONE # OF BUSINESS/GOVERNMENT

AGENCY INVOLVED

AWARDED

(UNITS)

PERCENT

COMPLETED

DATE

COMPLETED

8a. HAVE YOU EVER FAILED TO COMPLETE ANY WORK AWARDED TO YOU? ______YES _____NO 8b. HAS WORK EVER BEEN COMPLEED BY PERFORMANCE BOND? ______YES _____NO 8c. IF “YES” TO EITHER ITEMS SPECIFY LOCATION(S) AND REASON(S)WHY:

EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE PAGE 2

9. ORGANIZATION AND WORKERS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROJECT:

a. MINIMUM NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES:___________ AND MAXIMUM NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES:__________

b. ARE EMPLOYEES REGULARLY ON YOUR PAYROLL? ______YES _______ NO

c. SPECIFY EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FOR THIS

CONTRCT:_______________________________________________

d. ESTIMATE RATE OF PROGRESS BELOW (SUCH AS 2.0 ACRES/MAN/DAY):

MINIMUM PROGRESS RATE:______________________ AND MAXIMUM PROGRESS RATE:_________________

10. LIST BELOW THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PRINCIPAL INDIVIDUALS OF YOUR BUSINESS:

INDIVIDUAL’S NAME

PRESENT

POSITION

YEARS

OF EXP.

MAGNITUDE AND TYPE OF WORK

11. REMARKS: SPECIFY BOX NUMBERS (Attach sheets if extra space is needed to fully answer any of the above questions):

CERTIFICATION

I certify that all of the statements made by me are complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and that any persons named as references are authorized to furnish the Forest Service with any information needed to verify my capability to perform this project.

12a. CERTIFYING OFFICIAL’S NAME AND

TITLE

12b. SIGNATURE (Sign in Black Ink)

13.

DATE