C04h Attachment 8 RFI Form 1240LT26Q0077.docx

This is a Request for Information (RFI) form for federal contract solicitation 1240LT26Q0077 issued by the Department of Agriculture Forest Service for fence work on the Custer Gallatin National Forest under the GAOA Stock Program. The RFI form is a template designed to collect inquiries from potential offerors regarding the solicitation, with responses to be posted as amendments on SAM.gov. All questions must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist at PPS.proposals@usda.gov using this form, with the solicitation number, contract ID, and project name included in the email subject line.

The fence work scope includes removing existing pasture fence, constructing wildlife-friendly fence at multiple sites with varying specifications (barbed wire, smooth wire, and combination rail and smooth wire configurations), providing and installing continuous panel fence and temporary 12-foot panels with wood posts at the Deep Creek Site, installing metal gates at all sites, constructing wood pole rail gates and rehanging existing metal gates at the Hayes McPherson Site, and installing wire gates at the Meyers Creek Site. The form requires offerors to provide their company name and date of inquiry, with numbered RFI entries for each question submitted. Telephone requests for information will not be accepted, and all questions and answers will be shared with potential offerors, requiring that no proprietary or sensitive company information be included in submissions.