Form FS-2400-42a National Forest Timber and Forest Products for Sale (Adv

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE

National Forest

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Sale Name

Title and Address of Sale Officer Receiving Bid
NATIONAL FOREST
TIMBER AND FOREST PRODUCTS FOR SALE
(Advertisement and Short-Form Bid)
(Reference FSM 2430, FSH 2409.18 § 57.3)
The quantities listed below in the "Bid for Advertised Timber and Forest Products" are being offered for sale. It includes all timber and forest
products marked or otherwise designated for cutting or harvesting in the following location:

Full information on the timber or forest products, conditions of sale, and bidding may be obtained at the Forest Service office indicated
above, or an indicated address before bids are submitted. Sealed bids will be received by the Sale Officer or authorized representative, up
a.m. p.m. (delete one) on
.
to and not later than
A certified check, official bank check, bank draft, cashier's check, bank money order, or cash in the sum of __________________________
), payable to the FOREST SERVICE, USDA, must accompany bid to be applied to the
______________________ dollars ($
purchase price, refunded, or retained for application toward payment of damages.1/ All those who submit acceptable sealed bids will be
permitted to continue bidding orally immediately following opening and posting of sealed bids at the hour and date specified above.2/
No bid of less than that stated under "Minimum Acceptable Bid" will be accepted. Valid bids will be evaluated on the basis of total return to
the United States. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved.
BID FOR ADVERTISED TIMBER AND FOREST PRODUCTS
In response to the above notice of sale (I) (we) bid for the timber as shown in the "Price Bid" column.
Estimated
Unit of
Minimum
Price Bid
Product
Quantity
Acceptable
Per Unit of
Measure
Species
3/
3/
3/
Bid Rate $ 3/
Measure $
3/

Additional
Deposits for Slash
Disposal $ 3/

Bidder acknowledges that Forest Service estimates of operating costs and sale quantities are not guaranteed and that the Forest
Service grants no warranty, either express or implied, of their accuracy.
A performance bond is required. The penal sum of the bond will be 10 percent of the total bid value of the sale, rounded up to the nearest
$100 when the total bid value is $10,000 or less and rounded up to the nearest $1,000 when the total bid value exceeds $10,000 or
$____________ whichever is greater.4/
The minimum downpayment shall be equivalent to 10 percent of the total advertised value of the sale, plus 20 percent of the bid premium.5/

If awarded the sale (I) (we) agree (a) to execute a contract within
days from date of notice of award and (b) that the deposit
accompanying this bid may be applied to the purchase price or be retained for application toward payment of any damages due the United
States for non-performance.
Date

Signature of Bidder

Name and Address of Bidder

1/ Delete entire sentence if a bid guarantee is not required.
2/ Include only if oral bidding is to be permitted.
3/ Forest Service will complete before sending form to prospective
Tax Identification No. (TIN)
Bidders.
4/ Include if a performance bond is required.
5/ Include if the contract will require a downpayment deposit.
Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to be 3 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency shall not conduct or sponsor, and no persons are required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this collection of information is 0596-0066

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR:
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension,
and Other Responsibility Matters – Timber Sale Transactions
1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective timber sale purchaser (primary participant) is providing the certification set out
below.
2. The inability of a person to provide the certification will not necessarily result in denial of participation in this timber sale (covered
transaction). The prospective timber sale purchaser shall submit an explanation of why it cannot provide the certification. The certification or
explanation will be considered in connection with the Forest Service’s determination whether to enter into this timber sale. However, failure of
the prospective timber sale purchaser to furnish a certification or an explanation shall disqualify such person from participation in this timber
sale.
3. The certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when the Forest Service determined to enter into
this timber sale. If it is later determined that the prospective timber sale purchaser knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to
other remedies available to the Federal Government, the Forest Service may terminate this timber sale for cause or default.
4. The prospective timber sale purchaser shall provide immediate written notice to the Forest Service, to whom this proposal is submitted,
if at any time the prospective timber sale purchaser learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by
reason of changed circumstances.
5. The terms ‘covered transaction,’ ‘debarred,’ ‘suspended,’ ‘ineligible,’ ‘lower tier covered transaction,’ ‘participant,’ ‘person,’ ‘primary
covered transaction,’ ‘principal,’ ‘proposal,’ and ‘voluntarily excluded,’ as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and
Coverage sections of the rules implementing Executive Order 12549. You may contact the Forest Service for assistance in obtaining a copy of
those regulations.
6. The prospective timber sale purchaser agrees by submitting this proposal that, should the proposed timber sale transaction be entered
into, it shall not knowingly enter into any subcontractor transaction (lower tier covered transaction) with a person who is proposed for
debarment under 48 CFR 9.4, debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this timber sale, unless
authorized by the Forest Service’s non-procurement Debarring and Suspending Official.
7. The prospective timber sale purchaser further agrees by submitting this bid that it will provide the addendum titled “Subcontractor
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion,” without modification, to all subcontractors and in all
solicitations for subcontractors.
8. A participant in a timber sale may rely upon a certification of a prospective subcontractor that it is not proposed for debarment under 48
CFR 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the timber sale, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous. A
timber sale purchaser may decide the method and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each timber sale purchaser
may, but is not required to, check the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Non-procurement Programs.
9. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith
the certification required by this provision. The knowledge and information of a timber sale purchaser is not required to exceed that which is
normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.
10. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 6 of these instructions, if a timber sale purchaser knowingly enters into a
subcontractor transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR 9.4, suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily
excluded from participation in this timber sale, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the Forest Service may
terminate this timber sale for cause or default.
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension,
and Other Responsibility Matters – Timber Sales
Sale Name:

_________________________________

National Forest:

_________________________________

1. The Bidder certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it and its principals:
(a) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from timber sales
(covered transactions) by any Federal department or agency;
(b) Have not within a 3-year period preceding this bid been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of
fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) transaction
or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery,
bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
(c) Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State, or local) with
commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (1)(b) of this certification; and
(d) Have not within a 3-year period preceding this bid had one or more public transactions (Federal, State, or local) terminated for breach
or default of a timber sale or forest product contract.
2. Where the prospective timber sale purchaser is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective timber
sale purchaser shall attach an explanation to this bid.
Name of Timber Sale Purchaser:

___________________________________

Business Address:

___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________

_______________
Date

___________________________________
Signature

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR:
Subcontractor Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion
1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective subcontractor (lower tier participant) is providing the certification set out
below:
2. The certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was entered into. If it is later
determined that the prospective subcontractor knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the
Federal Government, the Forest Service, with which this transaction originated, may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or
debarment.
3. The prospective subcontractor shall provide immediate written notice to the person to whom this proposal is submitted if at any time
the prospective subcontractor learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed
circumstances.
4. The terms 'covered transaction,' 'debarred,' 'suspended,' 'ineligible,' 'lower tier covered transaction,' 'participant,' 'person,' 'primary
covered transaction,' 'principal,' 'proposal,' and 'voluntarily excluded,' as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and
Coverage sections of the rules implementing Executive Order 12549. You may contact the Forest Service for assistance in obtaining a copy of
those regulations.
5. The subcontractor agrees by submitting this certification that, should the proposed subcontract be entered into, it shall not knowingly
enter into any other subcontract with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR 9.4, debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or
voluntarily excluded from participation in this timber sale, unless authorized by the Forest Service.
6. The subcontractor further agrees by submitting this certification that it will include this certification titled “Subcontractor Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion,” without modification, and instructions in all subcontracts and in all
solicitations for its subcontracts.
Subcontractor Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion
Sale Name:

_________________________________

National Forest:

_________________________________

The prospective subcontractor (participants in lower tier covered transactions) certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its
principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this
timber sale by any Federal department or agency.
Where the prospective subcontractor is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective subcontractor shall
attach an explanation to this proposal.

Name of Subcontractor:

__________________________________

Business Address:

__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________

____________
Date

__________________________________
Signature