Amendment #1.docx

State of South Carolina

Invitation for Bid Amendment #1 Solicitation:

Date Issued:

Procurement Officer:

Phone:

E-Mail Address:

Mailing Address:

5400028744 9/24/2025 Andy Bowman, CPPB 803-734-3933 bowmana@dnr.sc.gov SC Department of Natural Resources Attn: Procurement Services Room 260 D Epting lane West Columbia SC 29172

DESCRIPTION : Turnkey Skidder herbicide application at Bonneau

USING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT: SC Department of Natural Resources Admin

The Term "Offer" Means Your "Bid" or "Proposal". Your offer must be submitted in a sealed package. Solicitation Number & Opening Date must appear on package exterior. See "Submitting Your Paper Offer or Modification" provision.

SUBMIT YOUR SEALED OFFER TO EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES:

MAILING ADDRESS:

SC Department of Natural Resources Attn: Procurement Services 260D Epting Lane West Columbia SC 29172

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:

SC Department of Natural Resources Attn: Procurement Services 260D Epting Lane West Columbia SC 29172

SUBMIT OFFER BY (Opening Date/Time): 10/7/2025 10 am e.s.t. (See "Deadline For Submission Of Offer" provision)

QUESTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY: 9/24/2025 12 pm E.S.T. (send questions to bowmana@dnr.sc.gov) (See "Questions From Offerors" provision)

NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED ** Please submit online thru the Sceis portal, FEDX, UPS, or USPS to the physical address above, or drop off in person at the physical address above. No emails or faxed responses will be accepted.

CONFERENCE TYPE:

N/A (As appropriate, see "Conferences - Pre-Bid/Proposal" & "Site Visit" provisions)

LOCATION:

N/A

You must submit a signed copy of this form with Your Offer. By signing, You agree to be bound by the terms of the Solicitation. You agree to hold Your Offer open for a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days after the Opening Date

NAME OF OFFEROR

(full legal name of business submitting the offer) Any award issued will be issued to, and the contract will be formed with, the entity identified as the Offeror. The entity named as the offeror must be a single and distinct legal entity.

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

(Person must be authorized to submit binding offer to contract on behalf of Offeror.)

DATE SIGNED

TITLE

(business title of person signing above)

STATE VENDOR NO.

(Register to Obtain S.C. Vendor No. at www.procurement.sc.gov )

PRINTED NAME

(printed name of person signing above)

STATE OF INCORPORATION

(If you are a corporation, identify the state of incorporation.)

OFFEROR'S TYPE OF ENTITY: (Check one) (See "Signing Your Offer" provision.)

___ Sole Proprietorship ___ Partnership ___ Other_____________________________ ___ Corporate entity (not tax-exempt) ___ Corporation (tax-exempt) ___ Government entity (federal, state, or local)

SQUESTIONS FROM OFFERORS - AMENDMENT (JUN 2017)

THE SOLICITATION IS AMENDED AS PROVIDED HEREIN. INFORMATION OR CHANGES RESULTING FROM QUESTIONS WILL BE SHOWN IN A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER FORMAT. ALL QUESTIONS RECEIVED HAVE BEEN REPRINTED BELOW. THE “STATE’S RESPONSE” SHOULD BE READ WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE QUESTIONS. THE QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED SOLELY TO PROVIDE A CROSS-REFERENCE TO THE POTENTIAL OFFEROR THAT SUBMITTED THE QUESTION. QUESTIONS DO NOT FORM A PART OF THE CONTRACT; THE “STATE’S RESPONSE” DOES. ANY RESTATEMENT OF PART OR ALL OF AN EXISTING PROVISION OF THE SOLICITATION IN AN ANSWER DOES NOT MODIFY THE ORIGINAL PROVISION EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS: UNDERLINED TEXT IS ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL PROVISON. STRICKEN TEXT IS DELETED. [02-2A097-1] THE SOLICITATION IS AMENDED AS PROVIDED HEREIN. INFORMATION OR CHANGES RESULTING FROM QUESTIONS WILL BE SHOWN IN A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER FORMAT. ALL QUESTIONS RECEIVED HAVE BEEN REPRINTED BELOW. THE “STATE’S RESPONSE” SHOULD BE READ WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE QUESTIONS. THE QUESTIONS ARE INCLUDED SOLELY TO PROVIDE A CROSS-REFERENCE TO THE POTENTIAL OFFEROR THAT SUBMITTED THE QUESTION. QUESTIONS DO NOT FORM A PART OF THE CONTRACT; THE “STATE’S RESPONSE” DOES. ANY RESTATEMENT OF PART OR ALL OF AN EXISTING PROVISION OF THE SOLICITATION IN AN ANSWER DOES NOT MODIFY THE ORIGINAL PROVISION

Questions and Answers:

1. I would like to know if this spraying work can be made by using bag pack or it has to be mechanical?

Answer: Backpack will not work. Per Scope of work, must be skidder application

2. The prescription for this herbicide application has Helena’s DLZ as the spray adjuvant, and the documentation says that no substitutes are allowed. With this being a Helena product, it would seem to make the playing field somewhat unfair. Is there any alternative to this that I may be missing??

Answer: They are all brand name herbicides that any applicator can buy, whether it’s from Helena or BASF or whoever. Generally speaking, with turnkey applications, we’re looking for bids from the applicators, not the chemical suppliers. When you get into substitutes, there are almost no exact substitutions for any of the chemicals. Every manufacturer has a slight tweak that makes it their brand. In some cases, we can accept those minor differences. In this case, we don’t want to. Surfactants, such as DLZ, are especially variable, with every company arguing that their formula is the best, most cost effective, etc

3. Is it acceptable to spray with a forestry tractor?

Answer: No, since we indicated skidder in the specs, we don’t want to allow for variations, so that all bid responses are comparable.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged