Amendment 0002 Channel repairs to the Harrison Twp. Trustees, Vinton County, Grave and Clark Roads

The purpose of this amendment is to reduce the original scope by removing sites 1 and 3 as
outlined on the attached revised drawings. Also revised: Price Schedule, scheduling and
additional site visit, and extending the date for receipt of quotes.
A new site visit will be set for Thursday, September 8th, 2022 at 10am local time.                         Date for receipt of quotes is extended to September 15, 2022 at 5pm local time.

       Quotes requested under simplified acquisition procedures, and a bid bond is NOT required.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Interested contractors must be registered in and must complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for award. This opportunity will be a Total Small Business set-aside.

A firm fixed price construction contract is anticipated under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR Part 13.

Payment Bond (SF-25A), Irrevocable Letter of Credit (ILC), or a Tripartite Escrow Agreement in the amount of 100% of the project cost will be required within 10 calendar days of award of the contract.

The anticipated period of performance for this project is 50 calendar days from the date the contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP). In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project is between $100,000 and $250,000.

The NAICS code for this solicitation is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $39.5M.

For further information contact Elrick Lounds, Contract Specialist, via email at elrick.lounds@usda.gov or telephone at (817) 509-3525.

The purpose of this amendment is to transmit Q&A notes of the site visit, attendance list, and to
add clause 52.228-13 Alternative Payment Protection which was inadvertently left out of the
solicitation.

       Quotes requested under simplified acquisition procedures, and a bid bond is NOT required.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Interested contractors must be registered in and must complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for award. This opportunity will be a Total Small Business set-aside.

A firm fixed price construction contract is anticipated under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR Part 13.

Payment Bond (SF-25A), Irrevocable Letter of Credit (ILC), or a Tripartite Escrow Agreement in the amount of 100% of the project cost will be required within 10 calendar days of award of the contract.

The anticipated period of performance for this project is 66 calendar days from the date the contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP). In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project is between $100,000 and $250,000.

The NAICS code for this solicitation is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $39.5M.

For further information contact Elrick Lounds, Contract Specialist, via email at elrick.lounds@usda.gov or telephone at (817) 509-3525.

*** THIS IS A REQUEST FOR QUOTE UNDER SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONPROCEDURES *** The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm ProductionandConservation - Acquisition Division intends to issue a Request forQuotes(RFQ) in accordance with FAR Part 13 on behalf of the USDA - Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Ohio State Office for work to beperformed near Columbus, Vinton County, Ohio.

The job consist of: Channel repairs and clearing at the EWP to the Harrison Township. Trustees, Vinton County, OH. Graves and Clark Roads.

An organized site visit has been scheduled for Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 11:30 A.M. Local Time.

***Location Change****Participants will meet at the Graves Rd EWP site 1, on Graves Road 0.3 miles North of the intersection with Old Route 50. Graves Road is also known as Township Road 20 in Harrison Twp., Vinton Co. 39.263384, -82.690847.

Interested contractors must be registered in and must complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for award. This opportunity will be a Total Small Business set-aside.

A firm fixed price construction contract is anticipated under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR Part 13.

Payment Bond (SF-25A), Irrevocable Letter of Credit (ILC), or a Tripartite Escrow Agreement in the amount of 100% of the project cost will be required within 10 calendar days of award of the contract.

The anticipated period of performance for this project is 66 calendar days from the date the contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP). In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project is between $100,000 and $250,000.

The NAICS code for this solicitation is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $39.5M.

For further information contact Elrick Lounds, Contract Specialist, via email at elrick.lounds@usda.gov or telephone at (817) 509-3525.