Sled, Plow, Mechanical, Hand/Thin, Slash Treatment_Bend/Fort Rock RD, Deschutes NF

Amendment 0002 added 10 May 2010. The purpose of this amendment is to change the following:

A) Block 8 of the SF 1449, Offer Due Date/Local Time, is extended from 14 May 2010 @ 4 PM PST to 04 June 2010 @ 4 PM Local Time, Pacific.

Access to the project sites is currently limited due to weather. The Sled units require a 3-mile walk-in. Access should be improved in later May.

B) Update FAR Clause 52.212-5 dated Apr 2010 to add check to FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.

C) NOTE: FAX and Email Responses will NOT be accepted. Hard copy offers must be returned to: USDA Forest Service EROC Northwest, 16400 Champion Way, Sandy OR 97055.

D) All other terms and conditions remain unchanged and offerors must acknowledge all amendments to the solicitation.

Amendment 0001 added. The purpose of this amendment is to correct the following:

A) Block 6 of the SF 1449, Issued By, has changed to read from EROC-NW @ Umpqua NF, 2900 NW Stewart Pkwy, Roseburg, OR 97470 to USDA Forest Service EROC-Northwest, 16400 Champion Way, Sandy, OR 97055.

B) Block 8 of the SF 1449, Offer Due Date/Local Time, has changed to read from 1600 to 14 May 2010 @ 4 PM PST.

C) Block 10 of the SF 1449, has changed to read from This Acquisition is Set Aside for Small Business to This Acquisition is Set Aside 100% for Small Business.

D) Replace FAR Clause 52.212-5 dated Dec 2009 with FAR Clause 52.212-5 dated Apr 2010.

E) All other terms and conditions remain unchanged and offerors must acknowledge all amendments to the combined synopsis/solicitation.

THIS IS AN AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 (ARRA) PROCUREMENT



RECOVERY Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District, Deschutes National Forest, Deschutes County, Oregon.



The purpose of this announcement is to make notice that the Forest Service contemplates releasing solicitation number AG-0489-S-10-0304 on or about April 23, 2010, for Sled, Plow, Mechanical, Hand/Thin, Slash services at work areas in the Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. If the solicitation is released, it will be released through this FedBizOpps website, and prospective bidders should visit this FedBizOpps website from time to time on or after April 23, 2010, to obtain a copy of the solicitation; however, the Forest Service reserves the right not to release a solicitation.



PROJECT DESCRIPTION. It is the purpose of this solicitation to secure services on the Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District for: (1) mechanical thinning and bunching of designated material, (2) skidding, limbing and decking of designated material, (3) hand thinning or whip-felling of excess non-sheared material and (4) treatment of existing and created slash by hand and/or grapple piling.



The Government intends to award a negotiated firm fixed price contract.



PARTICIPATION. This acquisition is determined to be 100% set aside for Small Business. The North American Classification System Code (NAICS) is 115310. The size standard is $17.5 Million. The solicitation with specifications and Service Contract Act wage rates will be posted to the FedBizOps website www.fbo.gov.



REGISTRATIONS. In order to receive any contract award, a vendor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). To register a firm in the CCR system, visit http://www.bpn.gov or call 888.227.2423 or 269.961.5757. To register a firm in the ORCA system, visit http://www.bpn.gov.



For technical questions please call Mr. James Summers, (541) 383-4778; 1230 NE 3rd Street Bend, Oregon 97701.



The Government intends to award a negotiated firm fixed price contract. Estimated start work date is June 1, 2010.

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NAICS CODE: 115310

PSC: F014

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