1. Statement of Work (SOW).doc

STATEMENT OF WORK

Contract Awards

Award will be made to one offeror.

Basis of Award

Award will be made to the most highly ranked offeror (1) whose total quote is technically acceptable, has demonstrated past performance in meeting customer satisfaction, and (2) whose past performance and technical/cost relationship presents the BEST VALUE and is the most advantageous to the Government.

Pre-Solicitation Meeting

A Pre-Solicitation Meeting is not scheduled for this Solicitation. Please contact the Contracting Officer for information for the following: (1) to review the requirements of the Performance Based Service Contract type of contracting, (2) to discuss the format for submitting quotes, and (3) to discuss the evaluation process for this contract. Contractors are urged to contact the individual listed below under Technical Contacts for additional information.

Site Visits

No formal site visits are being scheduled for this solicitation. Contractors desiring to view the sites may schedule a site visit by contacting the technical contact below.

Contracting Officer Representative (COR) For technical questions, you may contact:

Scot Robinson (Eleven Point Ranger District) richard.robinson1@usda.gov Aaron Moore (Poplar Bluff Ranger District) aaron.moore@usda.gov Arrange site visits with Aaron Moore at 573-261-9650.

FAR 452.211-74 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

This contract is a fixed price contract for a period of performance from September 30, 2023, through March 31, 2024. Except the main firearms portion of Missouri deer season and both youth season weekends will be required shut down periods. https://mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/deer It is the responsibility of the Contractor to examine the contract area. Locations may have different conditions (amount, items, terrain, access, etc). The Contractor can’t assume a new project will be similar to a previous project.

Scope The contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, tools, supervision, supplies and incidentals.; to perform all work required to remove, transport, and dispose of all material in trespass dump sites in accordance with the specifications, maps, terms, and conditions.

Project Location The areas are located within the boundaries of the Mark Twain National Forest, Poplar Bluff Ranger District, in Wayne, Carter, and Butler Counties, Missouri. Sites have been identified on maps and by description. Some units are trash clean up along entire roads and some units are individual dump sites. See area maps attached. Access to some sites may involve the removal and re-installation of road closures. Other sites may be in or near streams.

Description of Work

Removal and Cleanup means removing all debris leaving a workable soil level for seeding and mulching. Slope stability of each area may be required by filling, grading, and compacting, where necessary. Removal and clean up may involve the use of a portable dumpster, tractor, skid-steer, backhoe, and/or dump truck. Special handling and disposal are required for all material that might contain toxic or hazardous substances. The Contractor will be prepared to provide this special handling and disposal, as required by environmental regulation or law. Possible items might include but not be limited to, refrigeration equipment with Freon, tire carcasses, auto batteries, florescent light bulbs and ballasts, used oil, vehicle fuel tanks, electronic components, and any other item containing known toxic or hazardous substances. All items must either be recycled or disposed at a facility licensed to properly dispose of the type of hazardous material. The Contractor is responsible for maintaining the integrity and stability of highways, roads, and road embankments affected by work under this contract. Any measures needed to stabilize road embankments, reconstruct drainage structures, or repaving of highway surfaces affected by this work shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. The Contractor must obey state weight limits. All trucks used to transport debris from any site must be covered by tarp or other means necessary to prevent material from blowing out of the truck during transport.

Landscape Preservation

The contractor shall give attention to the effect of contract operation upon the landscape and shall conduct the work in compliance with the following requirements:

Minimize damage to the Landscape.

The Contractor shall minimize ground disturbance and damage to trees, shrubs, or other natural feature or any other improvements in the work area to the extent possible in the removal and cleanup of these sites. However, this does not relieve the Contractor of any obligation to remove and dispose of all waste within the site. Waste shall not in any case be covered or otherwise allowed to remain in place.

Protect Streams, Lakes and Reservoirs.

The Contractor shall take sufficient precautions to prevent pollution of streams, lakes, small ponds, and reservoirs with fuels, oils, bitumen, calcium chloride, silt, or other harmful materials. Mechanical equipment shall not be operated in live streams without the approval of the COR or Inspector.

Protect Plants, Animals, Cultural Resources, and Cave Resources.

Areas, known by the Government, needing special measures for the protection of plants, animals, cultural resources, and/or cave resources will be identified prior to starting work. Contractor shall conduct operations in a manner that does not damage or disturb identified areas. In the event that protective measures identified by the Government are inadequate, Contracting Officer may delay or interrupt Contractor's operations, and/or modify the contract. Discovery, by either the Contractor or the Government, of additional areas, resources, or species needing special protection shall be promptly reported to the other party.

The Contractor shall install, operate, and maintain erosion control devices, such as silt fences or straw bales as specified by the COR or any other permit required by this work.

The Contractor shall minimize the cutting of trees and excavation to the extent possible. Disturbed areas shall be re-vegetated.

The Contractor shall be responsible for establishing acceptable erosion prevention vegetation on areas of ground disturbance in the contract area. This requirement only applies to the areas identified by the Forest Service, which are a result of the Contractors actions. Re-vegetation measures shall be applied in such a manner and at times as directed by the Forest Service to establish an acceptable grass cover.

The Contractor shall use the following rates in re-vegetating disturbed areas: One or more of the following must be applied at a rate of 30 pounds per acre: winter wheat, oats, or an annual rye with an additional 5 pounds per acre of clover. A standard fertilizer (12-12-12) or better shall be applied at a rate of 300 pounds per acre. The Contractor shall not begin re-vegetation work unless approved by the COR or Inspector.

Safety

The Contractor is responsible for safety and shall be in compliance with all applicable State and Federal safety requirements or regulations at all times for workers and the general public. The Contractor shall maintain safe traffic access along highways and roads and shall comply with all regulations of Missouri Department of Transportation. On-site hazards: Standing snags and downed trees; operating heavy equipment with insufficient training or experience: performing earthwork or excavation activities upslope of a roadway or other facility or activity; refueling equipment; performing maintenance on equipment; unearthing buried hazards such as meth lab dump sites; other vehicle traffic; and adverse weather conditions. These are not all inclusive.

Inspection At the completion of each site, the Contractor shall provide the COR with the following documentation:

· Digital Photographs before, during, and after the cleanup

· Names of all facilities used for disposal of waste, tires and other recyclables, and hazardous materials

· Weigh tickets for all waste, tires and other recyclables, and hazardous materials disposed.

Inspection of the work shall be made by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or the designated inspector as the work progresses at such intervals as are necessary to ensure compliance with the contract specifications and provisions. Upon completion of a site, the contractor shall notify the COR so that they can make an inspection of that phase of work. If the work is unacceptable, the contractor shall complete any remedial work required for acceptance prior to commencing work on the next area.

Item Descriptions:

Item no. 1 consists of 35 road corridors and 57 dump sites that occur on the Poplar Bluff Ranger District. The roads are labeled Roads 1-35 and individual dump sites are labeled Dumps 1-57 on provided maps. GPS coordinates have been provided for reference.

The roads are Forest Service roads, non-system trails, and county roads that have varying amounts of debris scattered along either side of the road. All debris on both sides of the road identified must be removed within 100 feet of centerline on both sides of the linear feature.