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Amendment 2: The purpose of this amendment is to provide responses and clarifications to inquiries submitted by prospective contractors. Accordingly, the following documents have been revised and uploaded with this solicitation via the "Attachments/Links" section of this posting for review: Revised attachment 1 Terms and Conditions Revised attachment 2 Specifications Revised attachment 3 Price Schedule of Line Items Question 1: What are the Base Year and Option Year Period of Performance Dates? Answer 1: Base year period and option year periods are as follows: Base Year: 12/15/2026 - 12/14/2027 Option Year 1: 12/15/2027 - 12/14/2028 Option Year 2: 12/15/2028 - 12/14/2029 Option Year 3: 12/15/2029 - 12/14/2030 Option Year 4: 12/15/2030 - 12/14/2031 Question 2: What is Delivery Date for delivery of bulk hammered sawdust bedding? Answer 2: Deliveries will begin about December 15, 2026, and continue through December 14, 2027 for the base year, with possibility of an additional 4 option years. (800 tons sawdust in 35-40 trailer loads containing 20-24 tons/load delivered approximately every 10 days). Question 3: Is Nonmanufacturer Rule applicable? Answer 3: Attachment 1 (Terms and Conditions) has been amended to incorporate and select the applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses: FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2025), and FAR 52.219-22, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Nov 2025). Offerors must review and ensure full compliance with these clauses in their quotation submissions. Question 4: Quantity: Is 800 tons per year a firm quantity, or an estimate with payment at the quoted price per ton on the scale weight actually delivered? If an estimate, is there a minimum or maximum annual quantity? Answer 4: The 800 tons is the firm amount of sawdust on the contract. Each load is to be weighed at the farm and then billed according to the contracted price per ton. After each load the amount is subtracted from the 800 tons to track the remainder on the contract. Delivery costs also need to be included in the quotation. Amendment 1: The purpose is to correct a typographical error in the Period of Performance (POP) field within Attachment 3 (Price Schedule of Line Items). Specifically, the Period of Performance end date has been corrected to read 12/13/2031. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. Replacement document "Attachment 3 - Price Schedule of Line Items" has been uploaded to replace the previous version in its entirety. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1232SA27Q0025 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the supply and delivery of 800 tons of bulk hammered sawdust bedding consisting of a one (1) one-year base period and four (4) one-year option periods, with a total contract duration not to exceed five (5) years. All supply and deliveries must strictly adhere to the technical requirements, quality standards, and delivery schedules detailed herein and in the attached Specifications document. This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 321113. The small business size standard is 550 employees. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
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