The purpose of this amendment is to provide responses to the questions and a revised Solicitation. The only change made to the Solicitation is "Subcontractors" was removed from the Section C.4.3.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is committed to “helping people help the land”. Their mission is to deliver conservation solutions, so agricultural producers can protect natural resources and feed a growing world. For more information regarding the agency and its programs visit http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/.

The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Wetland Reserve Easement component (ACEP-WRE), the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easements (EWPP-FPE), and the Healthy Forest Reserve Program (HFRP) each provide authorization for the United States to acquire conservation easements from willing landowners for the purpose of restoring and protecting wetlands, floodplains, or forest lands respectively. NRCS is the agency within the USDA that is responsible for administration of these programs.

Louisiana NRCS wish to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for this service and will issue BPA calls as needed. The BPA will be for 5 years.