06 Pilot TO JemezCuba_TaskOrderSupplement_RB.pdf

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Jemez/Cuba Cultural Resource Survey 2020, SFNF Task Order for Seven Springs (base unit) Poso (option 1 unit) Dead Horse (option 2 unit)

Desired Delivery Dates: State date is dependent on IDIQ and Task Order award date. Base unit Seven Springs final deliverables completed by August 30, 2021.

Options deliver dates are negotiable depended on when awarded.

Supplements to IDIQ - Statement of Work Section I.

Supplemental to 1.3

– Period of Contract

1. Records Search – Prior to beginning fieldwork, the contractor will complete a literature and GIS data review

2. Fieldwork – At end of each week or field session the contractor will provide a summary that includes number of acres surveyed, approximate location of completed survey, number of new sites encountered, number of previously recorded sites encountered, number of IOs, and geospatial data of site and IO locations.

3. Final Report – Three paper copies of final report and site form packages and both Word and PDF electronic copies of final report, site forms, and accompanying documents (see

5.4.1 supplement below) completed and delivered to the USFS. Data entry into FS NRM Heritage database complete.

Supplements to IDIQ - Statement of Work Section V.

Supplemental to 5.2

– Site Recording

All sites will be recorded in their entirety, even if the boundaries go outside of the identified survey boundary – the exception to this is if the site goes onto private land. The Contractor is not to go onto private land to record site information unless given explicit direction that permission has been granted to USFS or NMERD to do so. In the event that long linear sites or other atypically large sites extend outside the survey boundary, the extent of recording will be discussed with the COR and USFS Representative. All previously recorded sites within the Task Order boundaries will fully updated.

Supplemental to 5.2.1

– Site Evaluation

For prehistoric sites, subsurface testing using trowel/shovel/hand auger tests in an artifact concentration or site boundary should be completed with negative results and a brief description of soil depth based on the tests before a site can be called “Not Eligible.” The number of test locations is at the discretion of the heritage contractor, but will not exceed one square meters in aggregate and must be justified in the site eligibility determination.

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Supplemental to 5.2.4

– Limited Testing – NRHP Evaluation purposes only.

Limited testing, is defined as limited auguring, trowel testing and shovel testing. Limited testing will be conducted to verify the absence or presence of cultural deposits in support of making a recommendation for a site’s eligibility to the National Register. Testing will be designed to meet these objectives without substantially damaging or diminishing the integrity of the cultural deposits and features. If intact cultural deposits, features, etc. are encountered, testing will stop in the area of the discovery and the results will be documented. For unevaluated sites, these limited tests are part of the inventory process. Limited testing to support a determination of eligibility does not require pre-consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office or tribes. Limited tests may not serve as mitigation.

1. Do not generally test features. Test only to determine if deposits are cultural, and only when not sure.

2. Do not give the Forest Service unanalyzed samples. Sample analysis must be completed prior to submission of the report and analysis results included in the site form and the report.

Any testing beyond that described above is considered formal testing and is not authorized, nor required, as part of this Statement of Work.

Testing documentation will be included in the report and on the site forms in either narrative or tabular format, and must include the following:

1. Rationale for testing

2. Type of testing conducted (shovel, trowel, auger)

3. GPS all individual test locations

4. Depth of tests

5. Soils encountered

6. Cultural materials, if any, encountered.

Site maps must also include test locations keyed and numbered to match site form and report narratives.

Supplemental to 5.4.1

– Report Production

Three hard copies of the final report.

Three hard copies of all site form packages (SFNF site form, location map, plan map, photo record, artifact recording form, and any other required site recording forms) Digital (CD, jump drive, or other agreed upon format) with the following data:

1. Final report in Microsoft Word and PDF formats.

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2. Final site records in Microsoft Word format and PDF formats. PDFs will include the site form and all associated site materials in a single PDF and be labeled:

031001XXXXX_LAXXXXXX_ _date of field visit (in YEARMMDD format).

3. Final isolated occurrence forms in Microsoft Word/Excel format. If using table, include the table within the body of the report.

4. PDF copies of all site location and site plan maps.

5. Spatial/GIS data for project (surveyed area, unsurveyed area, and project boundary), for sites (boundary, datum, features), and for IOs

6. Digital photographs with photo log.

7. Copies of crew field notes/logs.

Data Requirements:

Data Entry: The contractor will be responsible for project data entry using the U.S. Forest Service NRM data base. The completion of data entry will be part of the final deliverables required for final payment. Geographic Information System (GIS) Geodatabase, a template of which will be provided.