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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. One May 17, 2010

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-9702-S-10-0353

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

June 2, 2010

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 1 copy to the issuing office.

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

WFM-0309-02HF, Bundled Mechanical WUI Treatment Project Prescott National Forest

This Solicitation is hereby amended as follows:

1.) The pre-bid Notes are attached, any changes listed on the notes are made part of the solicitation and resulting contract.

2.) Replace Attachment D (Fire Plan) with the attached Attachment D.

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

May 17, 2010 (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

Notes: Pre-Bid Meeting

WFM-0309-02H

Bundled Mechanical Treatment Project Prescott National Forest

Prescott, Arizona May 11, 2010

1. Project may be awarded as one contract or split into three (one contract per item) (if one contract is awarded total contract time of 300 days will be adhered to).

Clarification of note page 3 of 53, Contract time:

• Item # 1 - 136 calendar days.

• Item # 2 – 226 calendar days.

• Item # 3 – 87 calendar days.

2. Question: Is there a length requirement of downed trees to be cut to?

Answer: No requirement of length as long as it is not any higher than 12” off the ground.

Note Change: Resulting residue pieces shall meet the following specifications, mulched residue will not exceed 18 inches in length, with accumulations not exceeding 12 inches in depth

3. Question: Do days when the Prescott National Forest is closed due to fire danger count towards the 300 days necessary to complete the project?

Answer: Yes, CO will place a stop work order when necessary.

4. Question: Will government provide water for water tenders?

Answer: No. Contractors may contact the city or other water providers.

5. Question: Who would be responsible for the cost of fire suppression in the event an ignition occurs due to the contractor’s equipment?

Answer: See Attachment D (fire plan).

6. Question: Will the successful offeror(s) be allowed to work at night?

Answer: Yes.

Note Change: Work may be performed at any time during the period of the contract, except during the following conditions:

a. In accordance with the fire plan Attachment D.

b. When the Contracting Officer determines that adverse weather has made access or project production, unacceptable, too dangerous or ground damaging, or continued vehicular travel would cause unacceptable road damage.

c. Work may only be performed between the hours of 0700 and 1900, when within ¼ mile of any homes.

7. Question: Are there soil disturbance restrictions?

Answer: No specifications in the contract.

Note Change: Soil displacement shall be minimized by working the shredding equipment in as straight a line as possible, up and down slopes, given the known limitations of residual trees and terrain. Rutting depth shall not exceed 4 inches (16.6

cm) over 90% of the area. Rutting depth is measured from the top of the undisturbed litter/duff layer to the top of the duff in the rut (“duff-to-duff”).

8. Question: Will the units be flagged or GPSed?

Answer: All units have or will be flagged and GPSed. GIS shape files will be made available to the successful offeror(s).

Amendment No 1 Solicitation No. RFQ-AG-9702-S-10-0353

ATTACHMENT D

WFM-0309-02HF

Bundled Mechanical WUI Treatment Project

FIRE PLAN – EMERGENCY FIRE PRECAUTIONS

The contractor shall be responsible for the cost of suppressing all fires caused by his operation, and for all damage to any property of the USDA Forest Service or third parties. The USDA Forest Service reserves the right to participate in extinguishing any fires caused by the contractor's operations and the contractor shall reimburse the USDA Forest Service for the cost of all suppression activities ordered or directed by the USDA Forest Service. The following requirements are a part of this solicitation and any resultant contract.

1. Fire Prevention - During periods of contract performance, fire requirements shall be met by the contractor.

2. Execution of Fire Plan

a. Forest Service personnel involved will, in all cases, coordinate through the

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) except in cases of emergency or Forest closure.

b. The contractor shall designate a fire plan representative who shall be responsible for executing and carrying out the fire requirements.

c. The contractor shall include the fire requirements in all subcontracts.

d. The contractor shall assure that all contract employees are informed of the existence and conditions of the fire requirements.

3. Compliance Inspection

a. Inspection by the Forest Service will be made to insure compliance with the fire requirements.

b. Should any deficiencies appear during the inspection, the contractor will be informed and the deficiencies shall be corrected within 24 hours. Activities with the potential to start fires shall be halted until the deficiencies are corrected and the corrections approved by the COR.

c. The contractor's fire plan representative shall make daily inspections to insure thatthe terms of the fire requirements are met at all times.

4. Fire Presuppression Requirements

a. Fire Toolbox

1) During contract performance, the contractor shall furnish and maintain, at the contractor's expense, one fire toolbox at the campsite or some central location, as long as it is within 1/4 mile of the location where the contractor is currently performing work.

2) The fire toolbox is to be maintained with tools in good condition in the following quantities for each five people in the contractor's work force. The equipment is for the sole purpose of firefighting. Four shovels, two axes, one Pulaski and five each 1-gallon canteens. Where needed, brush hooks and McLeod tools may be substituted for shovels or axes.

3) The fire toolbox shall be replenished by the contractor after each incidence of fire use.

b. Work Hours

1) The contractor shall restrict operations in accordance with the following emergency fire precaution schedule unless the COR waives the requirement in writing.

2) Each day of operation when there is a predicted change in the fire precaution plan, the Forest Service will inform the contractor between 3 and 6 p.m. MST (4 and 7 p.m. MDT). Notification will be made ofthe alphabetical industrial fire precaution plan (Exhibit 1) to be followed the next day within the local operating area.

3) No later than 9 a.m. MST (10 a.m. MDT) the following day, the Forest Service will inform the contractor of any change in the fire precaution schedule.

c. Blasting - Use of caps and safety fuse detonators for blasting is not permitted during periods when fire precaution plan C or D is in effect. A fireguard shall be required in accordance with the enclosed emergency fire precaution schedule. This individual, when required, shall remain on duty for at least 1 hour after blasting is finished.

Minimum equipment shall consist of a round-pointed, size 0 or larger shovel and a 3 to 5 gallon backpack pump filled with water. Blasting hours are restricted under fire precaution plan C, and blasting is prohibited under fire precaution plan D.

d. Welding - An area commensurate with the amount of welding to be accomplished shall be cleared before welding operations are started. Written permission must be obtained from the COR during fire precaution plan B, C and D. As a minimum, a 3 to 5 gallon backpack pump filled with water is to be available in addition to the vehicle fire extinguisher. The area in the immediate vicinity of the operation shall be wet down before and after operations. The area adjacent to the welding operations shall be thoroughly checked for fires for 1 hour after welding.

e. Fire Guard

1) The contractor shall designate at least one representative to train and supervise each work crew in fire prevention, detection, and suppression.

2) To prevent, detect, and suppress fires, the contractor shall provide a trained fireguard for projects involving internal combustion engines. The fireguard shall perform guard duties during operating hours. The fireguard may perform contract work in conjunction with fireguard duties.

3) Each fireguard shall report all fires and take suppression action on any fire that starts on the project area. Each fireguard shall be equipped with a vehicle and a fire tool cache consisting of a fire cache box, two size 0 shovels, two Pulaski's, two McLeod tools, and two 4 to 5 gallon backpack pumps filled with water. All equipment and tools shall be maintained in serviceable condition.

5. Fire Suppression

a. The contractor shall take independent action on the suppression of all fires in the work area or vicinity. Vicinity is defined as a 1/4-mile extension from the operations area boundary.

b. All Forest fires shall be reported to the District Ranger's Office as soon as possible.

Even though the contractor's crew has suppressed the fire, this report is required.

The office and telephone number to which fires shall be reported will be furnished to the contractor prior to start of contract work.

6. Equipment Requirements

a. All gasoline and diesel equipment (except turbocharged) used on the project shall be equipped with spark arresters approved in the Spark Arrester Guide, USDA Forest Service, June 1983.

b. All internal combustion engines must be inspected before use on the job and periodically thereafter by the Forest Service. Equipment not passing inspection cannot be used until repairs are made.

c. Serviceable baffled mufflers with standard exhaust tailpipes are considered adequate on trucks, pickups, and sedans.

d. Equipment service areas and gas and oil storage areas shall be cleared of brush, litter, debris, and grass for a radius of at least 50 feet.

e. Each piece of motorized equipment not included in item f below shall be equipped with a roundpointed shovel and fire extinguisher. .

f. Fuel trucks, service trucks, and the work camp shall be equipped with a shovel, DB axe, and class ABC pressurized chemical fire extinguisher of not less than 15 pounds capacity by weight. The shovels and fire extinguishers are in addition to those required for the toolbox (4. a.). These shall be furnished and maintained at the contractor's expense.

g. All crawler tractors and rubber-tired equipment suitable for fire suppression work shall be prepared for nighttime use by mounting of brackets for portable, self-contained, battery-operated lights, provided by the Forest Service.

h. Power saws shall be kept in a safe, serviceable condition at all times. Each power saw shall be equipped with an approved spark arrester/muffler system meeting the SAE J-335b standard.

1) The refueling of power saws shall be done on mineral soil and the saw shall be moved at least 10 feet from the point of refueling to another barren spot before being started.

2) Power saws with warm or hot spark arresters/mufflers (running or not) shall not be placed or rested on sawdust piles, litter duff, stumps or spots that are easily ignited.

3) Each power saw shall be accompanied by one round pointed shovel in good condition and a metal fuel-safety can. One chemical pressurized fire extinguisher,

8. ounces or larger, is to be kept with the power saw operator at all times while working on the project. The shovel is to be kept with the fuel supply.

7. Smoking and Fires

a. Smoking

1) No smoking shall be allowed while traveling, except on surfaced highways. A surfaced highway is any road that is oiled, graveled or otherwise paved.

2) Smoking is not permitted while working. Smoking is only permitted on breaks in areas having a clearing of at least 3 feet in diameter to bare soil.

b. Fires - No warming, burning of debris, or cooking fires shall be permitted during periods of high or above fire danger except in designated places or by written permission.

8. Violations

a. Violations of the smoking regulations (36 CFR 261.52(a)(c)(d)) and fire requirement will result in criminal action against the violator. The contractor shall advise all employees of this regulation.

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b. Violation or deficiencies of fire requirements shall result. in immediate suspension of operations until the deficiency or violation is corrected. Repetitive violations will be grounds for default termination.

9. Historical Data - The following data on the Forest area involved is to be provided for the contractor's information. The data will be based on records for the past 10 years.

Total fire season: March 3 to November 15 Average number of days of Plan A: 102 Average number of day's of Plan B: 12 Average number of days of Plan C: 7 Average number of days of Plan D: 30

EMERGENCY FIRE PRECAUTION SCHEDULE

Predicted Manning Class for the Fire Danger Rating Area Industrial Fire Precaution Plan

0,1,2

A B C D

Area Closure proclaimed by the ForestSupervisor or Regional Forester. D

Fire Precaution Plan Description

A Normal fire precautions. No fireguard required.

B

Designated areas for smoking, warming, and cooking fires require a written permit.

Contractor shall provide fireguard unless relieved of this responsibility in writing by the

COR.

C

Shutdown from 12 noon until 8 p.m. MST (1-9 p.m. MDT) of all machine treated slash, blasting, welding, metal cutting, and clearing.

No smoking, warming, or cooking fires permitted at any time. Powersaws shall be shut down from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. MST (10 a.m. to

9 p.m. MDT). Operations on mineral soil involving road excavation, watering, grading, surfacing, rock crushing and/or other equipment

D

Shut down all operations, except operations on mineral soil involving road excavation, watering, grading, gravel surfacing and rock crushing may continue with a special Forest

Service permit.