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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 7

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

03/20/2025

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

36C786CODE

NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMIN (786)

NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMIN

DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-CENTRAL CO

5105 RUSSELL RD

QUANTICO, VA 22134

6. ISSUED BY CODE7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

36C78625Q50166

CODE FACILITY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, country, state and ZIP Code) (X)

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

03/20/2025

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER

NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X XThe 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 electronic communication 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 your desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication 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 ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

ORDER NUMBER 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 _______ copies to the issuing office.

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

This amendment extends the due date of the solicitation; updates the statement of need; and provides answers to questions received from industry.

CLOSING DATE/TIME:

04/10/2025 - 14:00 ET US/Eastern

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) David Boyd

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED

By (Signature of Contracting Officer)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

03/20/2025

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

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STANDARD FORM 30 (REV.

11/2016) Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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Table of Contents

Section Description Page Number

3 Documents, Exhibits, or Attachments Statement of Need - Bulk Landscaping Materials.docx

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Section 3 - Documents, Exhibits, or Attachments Title Dates Number of

Pages Statement of Need -Bulk Landscaping Materials-Tahoma.docx - DELETED 03/20/2025 36C78625Q50166 Questions and Answers.pdf - ADDED 04/02/2025

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Statement of Need

Purchase and Delivery of Materials for Burials and Headstone Setting

Tahoma National Cemetery

General Scope: Contractor shall be responsible for all labor, supervision, materials, and equipment to deliver the following materials to Tahoma National Cemetery: Sand, Topsoil, and

Crushed Rock.

Tahoma National Cemetery is located at 18600 SE 240th Street. Kent, Washington 98042

Order and Delivery Time Frame: Materials shall be delivered freight on board (f.o.b.)

Destination within ten (10) business days after receipt of order unless an alternate time frame is agreed upon in writing. Deliveries shall be made Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM -

3:00 PM.

Ordering Procedures: The Foreman or Cemetery Director will be responsible for requesting delivery of the material from the vendor. All requests will be made via email and follow up phone call to verify request with the vendor (the contracting office will be copied on all emails).

The request will be placed in time for the vendor to meet the delivery timeframe outlined above.

Note: The email will contain a minimum of vendor name, contract number, cemetery name, address, and phone number of POC. Request the delivery of [specify material] and estimated delivery date.

Submittals: For the screened planting topsoil, the topsoil provider's specification sheet shall be submitted prior to each delivery. The information shall include the date of analysis, soil texture, soil pH, soluble salts, CEC, and percent soil organic matter.

With each bulk delivery, a weight ticket shall be provided detailing gross, tare, and net weights.

Any proposed substitutions must be submitted to the contracting officer and approved prior to delivery. Otherwise, no substitutions are allowed.

1. Lawn Mix Topsoil

MOQ of 50 Cubic Yards, 4 Times/Year (Quarterly)

Technical Requirements for Lawn Mix Topsoil:

A. The planting topsoil shall be a loam, sandy loam, clay loam, silt loam, sandy clay loam, and/or loamy sand conforming to ASTM D 5268 Topsoil, with pH range of 5.5 to 8.5, a minimum of 4 percent organic material content and a maximum of 20% organic material content; free of weed seeds, noxious weeds, invasive plants, stones 1 inch or larger in any dimension, foreign matter and other extraneous materials harmful to plant growth, including, but not limited to roots, plants, sod, stones, and clay lumps.

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B. Topsoil shall not be infested with nematodes, grubs, other pests, pest eggs, or other.

undesirable organisms and disease-causing plant pathogens.

C. Topsoil shall be friable and with sufficient structure to give good tilth and aeration.

Continuous, air-filled, pore-space content on a volume/volume basis shall be at least 15 percent when moisture is present at field capacity. Soil shall have a field capacity of at least 15 percent on a dry weight basis.

2. 5/8” Clear Drain Rock

MOQ of 5 Tons, 4 Times/Year (Quarterly)

Technical Requirements for 5/8” Clear Drain Rock: None

3. 1 ½” Drain Rock

MOQ of 8.3 Tons, 3 Times/Year

Technical Requirements for 1 1/2” Drain Rock: None

4. 5/8” Minus Crushed Rock

MOQ of 10 Tons, 4 Times/Year (Quarterly)

Crushed Rock, General Requirements:

A. Crushed Rock shall be composed of limestone, granite, dolomite, or any other hard, sound rock that is produced by blasting and then crushing.

B. Crushed Rock shall be clean, hard, tough, and durable fragments (excluding) schist, shale, or slate) of uniform quality throughout and free of any detrimental quantities of soft, friable, thin, elongated, laminated pieces, disintegrated material, dirt, organic matter, oil, alkali, or other deleterious substance.

C. Crushed Rock shall consist of hard durable fragments of particles of rock, free of stripping dirt, vegetation, and other foreign substances. Hardness: Resistant to breaking, crushing or crumbling

D. Shape: Sharp and angular (Do not use rounded pea gravel.)

E. Gravel or Crushed Gravel mixed with filler, sand, crushed rock, or crushed stone is NOT an acceptable substitute

F. The gradation of crushed rock shall comply with ASTM D-448. Sampling and sieve analysis shall be performed in accordance with ASTM D-75 and ASTM C-136.

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5. Coarse Washed Sand

MOQ of 5 Cubic Yards, biannually (Twice per Year)

Technical Requirements for Coarse Washed Sand: None

6. 3/8” Pea Gravel

MOQ of 5 Tons, 3 Times Per Year

Technical Aspects for 3/8” Pea Gravel:

A. Pea gravel shall be clean washed material, hard and insoluble in water, free of mud, clay, silt, vegetation, organic matter, oil, alkali, or other deleterious material. Stone quality shall meet ASTM C 33. Size gradation shall be as follows:

Sieve Size % Passing

Particle Size % of Passing

1/2" 100%

3/8" 85 - 100%

No. 4 10 - 30%

No. 8 0 - 10%

End of Statement of Need

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