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SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST DISCRETIONARY RECREATION AND TRAILS PROJECT

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

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Please contact the Forest Archeologist Doug Baughman (208) 423-7591 before submitting your proposal if you have any clarifying questions.

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Record Search- Gather previous records of inventory and survey

LS

$ XXXXX

Research Design- develop a model formation and testing research design incorporating Sawtooth Predictive Model, field testing it through sample survey, re-formation of the model (revision) with survey results, survey approximately 2000 acres.

LS 1

$ XXXXX $

Initial model formation-Analyzing Sawtooth’s predictive model

Sample cultural resource inventory of 2000 acres, and site recordation

Produce GIS Shapefiles of surveyed areas (polygons) by survey type (complete, general, cursory) and site recorded/updated (points, lines or polygons) based on post-processed and corrected GPS files

006 Report on initial inventory

$XXXXX $

007 Model Revision (If necessary)

Produce final report and typed archaeological site records

TOTAL WORK ITEM 001-008

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SCOPE OF WORK

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES

The Sawtooth National Forest is requesting archeological inventories be completed in conjunction with our existing predictive model for the entire Forest. Certain areas within the Forest will not be sample surveyed or ground-truthed. These areas would entail: designated wilderness areas, The Raft River Division of the Minidoka Ranger District (Utah), areas of prior survey, and slopes of 30 degrees. This would test our existing model in order to ensure the model is accurate, not only for the Forest but for the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office.

Objective #1-Develop a predictive model to guide the design and completion of cultural resource inventories. The Forest Service would review inventory results annually to validate or refine the predictive model (HPOB06, Sawtooth National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan, III-74).

This would enhance and employ the Sawtooth’s predictive model and provide verification and accuracy assessment of the model through a 2000 acre inventory of the Sawtooth National Forest.

Objective #2-To provide information and distribution and character of archeological sites (historic and prehistoric) in the project area, to assess their eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places

(NRHP).

Typical prehistoric cultural resources on the Forest include sparse to lithic scatters, rock shelters, and hunting blinds/talus pits. Typical historic cultural resources within the Sawtooth National Forest are related to ranching and agriculture, emigrant trails, homesteading, transportation, communication lines and mining.

Contactor and employees must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. Contactor must be capable of obtaining an Archeological Resource Protection Act for Cultural Resource Inventory. Additionally, before beginning field work a Field Work Authorization will need to be obtained in person from the USFS Forest Archaeologist.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

An acceptable predictive model will: include a GIS model (the Sawtooth National Forest has completed a draft GIS model, that will need fine-tuning), include a detailed write-up for the initial and final report (including maps and photographs) that discusses the parameters of the model itself, environmental settings, prehistoric and historic backgrounds, prior cultural resource inventories on the Forest, sample survey strategy and survey results, and a discussion of site types that are commonly found in the different areas of the Forest. Historically, when ground-truthing a predictive model, agencies and/or contractors have conducted sample surveys of approximately 10% of the total acreage, that are interspersed throughout the Forest in areas that would best inform the proposed predictive model. The model thesis, draft model and the actual sample areas (field surveys), will be determined by the Forest in consultation with the contractor and the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office. This contract could cover one model for the entire Forest or could be broken up into two options; option #1 the Minidoka Ranger District, and option #2 the northern portion of our Forest which includes the Ketchum and Fairfield Ranger Districts as well as the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.

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Modeling and Model Verification Tasks

Work Item number 001: Pre-Field File/Record Research

Prior to commencing fieldwork, the contractor will conduct a records and files background search. This is mandated by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and needs to be completed prior to field work, the results shall be included in the final report.

If the record and file search produced no results, the contractor shall document the negative findings with a written narrative documenting that all pre-field file searches and historic records data searches are complete.

The COR with concurrence from the Forest Archeologist will have five (5) working days from receipt of the pre-field background results to review and approve the content and adequacy of the pre-field findings.

Following COR/Forest Archeologist review, the contractor shall revise any errors, inconsistencies, or inadequate components of the document and re-submit the revised version(s) for additional review and approval.

The contractor shall accomplish the revision, and re-submittal of documents within ten (10) working days following notification by the COR with concurrence from the Forest Archeologist of the rejection of the submittals.

At minimum, the pre-field file and records search shall include literature and data reviews from the following sources:

• The Idaho State Historic Preservation Office.

• The Sawtooth National Forest Supervisors Office. Background searches shall include a review of the Forest’s cultural resources spatial data, Heritage Resources report files, land status maps and files, General Land Office Plat maps, Homestead Entry Survey Maps, and Mineral Survey Entry Maps. Appointments to view these records shall be made at least five working days in advance.

• The current NRHP listings for historic properties located in the project area.

• Courthouse records when data from the above searches indicate a need.

Work Item Number 002: Research Design

A research design will be created to address prehistoric and historic behavior in the sampling area to provide a baseline for understanding the broad pattern of human use of the Sawtooth National Forest and to inform the development and use of the predictive model. Research domains should include chronology, subsistence, mobility, among others deemed appropriate through development of research design. The organization of research design will follow the Forest Service Manual 2362.3/2363.11 and Forest Service Handbook 2309-12-20.4/2309.12-32.12 (See Exhibit 3).

Work Item 003: Initial Model Formation-Analyzing Sawtooth’s Predictive Model

1. To further develop and enhance our predictive model, previously created by the Forest Service that will drive and provide information for targeted inventory efforts, GIS will be utilized. The contract

12-0261-19-Q-0059 Discretionary Rec and Trails Project 2019 Page 5 of 107 requires GIS expertise and demonstrated development of models for cultural resource/archaeological application. A draft GIS model, has been digitized by GIS specialist Brant Hines, Sawtooth National Forest, and will provide the baseline for development and application of the final working model. The contractor will meet with Brandt and Doug Baughman (Forest Archaeologist) to provide expertise in finalization of model variables and refinement of Forest Service’s baseline application. Current model variables to be considered for application include:

o Hydrology Distance to Major River – USGS Hydrologic Dataset Distance to Secondary River- USGS Hydrologic Dataset Distance to Perennial Drainages- USGS Hydrologic Dataset Distance to Intermittent Drainages- USGS Hydrologic Dataset Distance to Major Confluence- USGS Hydrologic Dataset Distance to Wetland or Lake- USGS Digital Line Graph, National Wetlands Inventory, EPA, Idaho Fish and Game, USGS Hydrologic Dataset Distance to Springs o Landform/Geology Aspect – DEM Slope (Use of DEM and standard deviation of slope) Distance to lode bearing mineral deposits Distance to Lithic Sources

Following tribal consultation and development of the research design other variables may be modeled.

2. Buffering of GIS points will be employed to model High, Moderate and Low probability zones for the occurrence of archaeological sites. Buffer distance will be determined through model development.

Existing site data within Sawtooth National Forest will be utilized to test the model and adjust buffers.

Sites that fall within sampled areas will be categorized into site type using Forest Service’s existing PDF site records and placed in a summary table using the following site categorizations:

o Residential: Sites exhibiting residential and long-term use through density and diversity of artifact classes including flaked stone debris, formal tools (edge modified flakes, scrapers, drills, bifaces [generally later stage]), projectile points, milling tools, pottery, and features such as midden deposits, hearths, house pits and rings. Sites contain 3 or more artifact classes and a diversity of formal tools.

o Temporary Base Camp: Logistical or embedded procurement camps similar to residential bases, but used for short-term, task specific hunting, gathering or tool stone procurement. The density and diversity of artifacts decreases with these types of occupations exhibiting the functional traits of the type of resource procurement being conducted. Sites may lack evidence of living floors or structures.

o Task Specific: These locales will exhibit very specific short term activities and will lack density and diversity of artifacts and no midden, hearths or house features. Generally categorized as sparse lithic scatters and can dumps. These site generally lack quantity and quality of data to be eligible for listing on the NRHP based on surface constituents.

o Specialty Sites: These sites will lack diversity of artifact or feature types but include very specialized sites such as rock art, burial areas, vision quest sites, caches, cairns, hunting blinds, trails, etc.

o Isolate Finds: Locations exhibiting brief episodes of activity with 10 or less artifacts. Sites are marked by a lack of artifact density and diversity of artifact classes and features.

Work Item 004: Sample Cultural Resource Survey

1) Following creation, adjustment and verification of the model using existing site data, including

12-0261-19-Q-0059 Discretionary Rec and Trails Project 2019 Page 6 of 107 previously inventoried acreage, a 2000 acre sample/field inventory of the probability zones will be conducted for the Forest. This will represent a sample size of roughly 0.1% with an equal distribution of approximately 666 acres per probability zone (High, Moderate, Low).

2) Inventory within the Forest will use the Idaho Class III Intensive Survey standards with transect spacing 30m or less.

3) All cultural resources encountered shall be recorded on the Archaeological Survey of Idaho (ASI) Site Inventory form with maps and photograph documentation. An updated ASI site form will be completed for all previously recorded cultural resources encountered. Idaho Historic Sites Inventory (IHSI) forms will be used for the non-archaeological, built environment. Completion of the ASI and IHSI forms and updates shall follow the guidance provided by the Idaho SHPO. The ASI and IHSI forms and photo documentation guidance may be found at: Archaeological Survey and Sites Inventory | Idaho Historical Society. A site form must be completed for each cultural resource located including isolates. There must be sufficient description on the form to derive an accurate eligibility assessment. The contractor will make recommendations for eligibility based on surface constituents for each site.

4) Cultural resource location data will be recorded with a mean error of +/-12.5 meters or less, at a 95 percent confidence level. The mean error requirement is consistent with the National Map Accuracy Standard for 1:24,000 scale quadrangles and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) reporting requirements.

5) Cultural resources shall be located by reporting a minimum of one GPS-observed coordinate taken in the approximate estimated visible center (centroid) of the resource. The centroid need not be perfectly central to a site, but it must lie in the site’s approximate center for map-plotting purposes. Polygon data for site boundaries will be collected for sites greater than 10m x 10m in area.

6) All GPS data will be collected using NAD83, UTM Zone 11 to conform to Forest Service GIS projection standards.

7) The contractor will be required to use SNF’S GPS data dictionary to record SNF’S mandatory feature level meta-data for each site.

8) GPS data will be post processed to conform to SNF data management requirements and .cor (correction) files provided so site spatial data and associated fields may be appended to Forest Service Cultural Resources Geodatabase.

9) As an option for data submittal, the contractor will be provided a copy of SNF Cultural Resources Geodatabase to facilitate data management and to allow the opportunity for the contractor to append the required site data to the Geodatabase for submittal to SNF to fulfill data submittal requirements (see Deliverables below).

10) All site data will be entered into the ASI Microsoft Access Database.

11) The contractor must notify the COR, by telephone and with written confirmation, immediately upon the discovery of human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony (as defined in 43 CFR 10.2) on federal lands and must immediately stop any activities connected with such discovery and make a reasonable effort to protect the discovered remains or objects.

12) If paleontological remains are encountered during field work, GPS coordinates would be recorded and plotted on a USGS 7.5', 1:24,000 scale topographic map. The contractor would immediately notify the COR of the discovery and would provide UTM coordinates of the remains.

INITIATION OF FIELDWORK

Work on the project shall commence after the pre-work meeting has been completed, after the CO has issued a Notice to Proceed, and after the COR with concurrence by Forest Archeologist has accepted the results of the records/files background search.

The contractor shall notify the COR, Forest Archeologist, and Project Inspector prior to initiating fieldwork on the Forest. This should happen after the pre-work meeting.

http://history.idaho.gov/archaeological-survey-and-sites-inventory http://history.idaho.gov/archaeological-survey-and-sites-inventory

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Field Survey

1) Following model verification and any needed adjustment, conduct targeted inventory of high and possibly moderate probability areas within the (Sawtooth National Forest-identified by complete survey) SNF. This work item will be accomplished in the summer/fall of 2019/2020 following on development, testing and verification for a predictive model.

2) This work item will involve a minimum of 2000 FS acres of Class III inventory of targeted survey areas distributed across (Forest) SNF (Exhibit 4). Inventory areas will be determined by the contractor in coordination with Forest Service and SHPO following the completion of work item 002.

The surface of the project area must be available for adequate visual inspection (i.e., snow cover or other surface obscuring materials do not exceed 25 percent of open ground). Minimum standards and specifications for cultural survey and site documentation under the terms of the contract are as follows:

Survey shall be carried out in accordance with the approved research plan and direction from the COR and will include Class III Intensive Field Survey (those areas defined as high probability within the project area) and Class II (those areas defined as moderate probability within the project area) field survey coverage within designated areas.

Surveyors shall keep and record succinct field notes describing terrain and vegetation, cultural remains (including isolated occurrences of artifacts), observation problems, and procedures used to accommodate or compensate for them. Such field notes shall be submitted as part of the deliverable documentation for the contract.

Artifact collection policy shall be discussed at the pre-work meeting.

Shovel testing shall be performed on lithic scatters to determined presence/absence of subsurface deposits and to help inform a recommendation of eligibility. At minimum one shovel test per ¼ acre within site boundary shall be performed to sterile mineral soil. Positive test results shall trigger additional testing radially in the four cardinal directions until no subsurface deposits are present. Shovel tests shall be performed to Secretary of Interior Standards.

Contact with the COR and Project Inspector (PI) shall be maintained consistently throughout the cultural resource survey.

If cultural resources are identified during the inventory that extend outside the defined inventory area it will be necessary to investigate the full extent of the site on lands administered by the Forest Service for the purpose of site evaluation. Any exceptions (e.g., unusually lengthy linear sites such as water conveyance ditches) shall be discussed with and approved by the COR.

If the boundaries of cultural sites first identified on U.S. Forest Service lands extend onto non-federal lands, the contractor shall, without physically entering the non-federal lands, make a good-faith effort to estimate the extant site boundary. The contractor shall make it clear on the site records and site maps that, under those circumstances, site boundaries have not been verified. Exceptions may be made where the proposed project may extend to non-federal lands and where permission has been obtained in advance from the non-federal land owners to identify and record cultural properties on the non-federal lands.

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Recordation standards for artifacts that qualify as “Isolated Finds” pursuant to Forest definitions shall be recorded, at minimum, to standards provided in State guidelines or standards.

Evaluation of Cultural Resources for NRHP Significance

Site evaluations for NRHP significance are required by 36 CFR §800.4(c), the implementing regulations for Section 106 of the NHPA. The contractor shall evaluate all identified cultural properties for NRHP eligibility according to procedures in 36 CFR §60 and by applying National Register criteria pursuant to

36 CFR §60.4.

1. This stipulation may necessitate the preparation of historic contexts for structures and/or groups of structures under evaluation. In some cases, the State may have thematic historic contexts available and it will be the contractor’s responsibility to identify, utilize, and cite those resources when making their NRHP recommendations.

2. For each site evaluation, the contractor shall submit recommendations for each site of either “eligible” or “not eligible” in a statement for each criterion found in 36 CFR 60.4 (a,b,c,&d). All newly identified sites must include this justification statement. No site shall be left unevaluated.

3. In addition, all previously identified sites included in the contract as NRHP re-assessments must have recommendations submitted for each site of either “eligible” or “not eligible” in a statement for each criterion found in 36 CFR 60.4 (a,b,c,&d). All re-assessments must include this justification statement. No site shall be left unevaluated.

Identification and inventory of cultural sites shall conform to the definitions presented in this contract and as defined by the Forest Archaeologist. Particular attention should be paid to identifying sites representing ritual activities, resource procurement, gender specific sites, settlement patterns, travel routes, and to sites representing the historic period of settlement, agribusiness growth, and recreational expansion in the area. Attention should also be paid to identifying sites having the potential for buried architecture and other features not visibly evident from surface manifestations.

Field examinations to relocate previously reported and/or recorded sites shall be conducted according to the archaeological survey procedures specified in this scope of work. In doing so, the Contractor shall make a good faith effort to relocate such sites, a good faith effort being here defined as either relocating the site or examining at least an area of ten (10) acres centered on the expected site location. All such relocation survey efforts shall be documented at the same level as for the designated sample.

Each discovered or relocated cultural site and each discovered isolated artifact shall be plotted at the time of its discovery on USGS 1:24,000 scale (2.64 inches=1mile) topographic map. All site locations and isolates will be verified using Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates to be obtained by using Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite tracking receivers using procedures which indicate a differentially corrected positional accuracy of 1 meter or less. All GPS data collected by the contractor shall be differentially corrected. Following data correction, the contractor will then use the corrected files to create shape files. The following Geographic Information System (GIS) Coordinate System will be applied: 11 North (while in Idaho); Datum: NAD 1983 (Conus); Coordinate Units: Meters. If a GPS unit is used to create a site (sketch) map of the site, the corrected positional accuracy shall be 1 meter (approximately 3 ft.) or less.

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The corrected files and shape files will be given to the COR and Forest Archeologist on portable digital media.

Each discovered or relocated cultural site within Idaho shall be documented using Archaeological Survey of Idaho Site Inventory Form. Each site will have as a minimum a Primary Record with photograph, an Archaeological Site Record, a Site Map, and a Site Location Map. The Site Location Map will show only that site location, no other sites will be shown. Isolated artifacts will be described in field notes, on a Sawtooth National Forest Isolate Form, and in the report (table with description and UTMs), and plotted on a separate USGS 1:24,000 scale topographic map.

Each discovered or relocated cultural site shall be mapped at measured scales on separate sheets to allow for sufficient detail and precision to display the provenience of individual features, concentrations of cultural materials, areas of disturbance and significant artifacts. Direction of slope shall be noted on the map. These maps will address sites in their entirety and shall include depictions of all visible features, delineation of boundaries of cultural material, concentrations of cultural materials, and areas of disturbance with keys and legends as appropriate-to describe any graphic conventions used in the depictions. Identified sites will be recorded to their complete extent within the project area. All maps will have a north arrow and scale.

For each site, an Agency Number will be assigned. The Forest Archaeologist will provide a list of numbers. For sites that have been previously recorded, the agency number provided by the USFS Archaeologist will be followed by "Update" (e.g. "SW-1033 (04140401033) Update")

Work Item 005: Produce GIS Shapefiles of Survey Areas (polygons) complete survey based on post-processed and corrected GPS files

Digital files of all GPS and GIS data must be provided to the COR, Forest Archeologist, and Project Inspector for review with the Draft Inventory Report. The spatial files should indicate the locations of the areas surveyed, newly recorded site locations, re-evaluated site locations, and site boundaries.

• GPS data will include all original and post-corrected GPS data files.

• GIS files will be provided in the format of the geodatabase schema provided to the contractor with all applicable data accurately populated in the attribute table.

• Projection used will be NAD83 Zone 11

Digital data supplied by the contractor will be reviewed by the COR and Project Inspector and any corrections or changes shall be done by the contractor following the prescribed timelines

Work Item 006: Report on Initial inventory Draft Report

The draft report will follow Sawtooth National Forest guidelines (a template is available upon request) and will include; project name/number, location, description of undertaking, historic context, description of pre-field research conducted, description of field methods utilized (including types of survey utilized and where), results of inventory (sites and isolates), clear color photographs and maps, summary of findings and determination of significance/effect for the project as a whole and for each individual site/isolate, include site records and isolate forms.

1) Upon completion of the sample inventory required by this component, a draft report will be submitted within 60 days of completion of fieldwork. After Forest Service and SHPO review, comments and edits will be addressed by the contractor and a final report shall be submitted within 60 days. The draft and

12-0261-19-Q-0059 Discretionary Rec and Trails Project 2019 Page 10 of 107 final report shall include a management summary including an abstract of the predictive model and findings as a result of both the model verification using the existing Forest Service site data and the field investigations

2) For field investigations, findings within each probability zone will be detailed including site descriptions, type and recommended eligibility.

3) A summary discussion of Conclusions and Recommendations.

4) References and bibliographic entries must follow the American Antiquity Style Guide.

DRAFT INITIAL INVENTORY REPORT

The contractor shall submit one paper copy of a final written draft inventory report to the COR and Forest Archeologist for review and comment as mandated by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The draft report shall:

1. Be a complete report that includes all text, maps, site forms, site eligibility recommendations.

2. Follow the guidelines established by SHPO. The draft report must consist of a narrative report, and supporting documentation describing the location of all survey coverage areas, methods employed, results of the field survey, and all site record forms.

3. Include an inventory report cover page, table of contents, and any other summary tables per specific state guidelines (e.g., the Idaho Survey Report Cover Page/Site Summary Table).

4. Include the permit number under which the work was conducted and the Forest-supplied project number which retains a specific format (e. g., R2017041402985).

5. Follow the appropriate SHPO guidelines.

6. Include a description of field survey methods including the type of work.

7. Include the names of individuals employed in actual fieldwork.

8. List the dates the fieldwork was conducted.

9. Define the Area of Potential Effect (aka sample areas) as agreed to at the pre-work meeting

10. Indicate the number of acres inventoried and the number of acres within the project area that were not inventoried.

11. Identify the number of cultural resource sites and isolates located.

12. Place all references to specific site localities and other data considered sensitive in detachable appendices separate from the main report.

13. Include the results of the pre-field literature and historic records search.

14. Include an assessment of the NRHP significance of the identified resources and their potential for contributing information about the cultural heritage of the project area including descriptions and maps showing the relationship to the proposed project area.

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15. Provide definitive NRHP recommendations as “eligible” or “not eligible” according to the four criteria cited in the Statement of Work. Documentation shall be provided in sufficient quality and quantity to support NRHP recommendations.

16. Include supporting documentation in the form of cultural and/or historical contextual discussions with reference to the appropriate state contexts, the appropriate Forest’s Cultural Resource Overview, and other relevant sources.

17. Recommendations stating that additional investigations are needed to determine NRHP eligibility are not acceptable.

18. Include a minimum of three maps that meet the appropriate state standards. The maps shall include at a minimum:

• A general project location map at a 1:24,000 scale showing the relationship of the project area(s) to the greater Forest boundaries, and local features such as towns or major landscape features.

• Including proper labels with areas previously surveyed clearly distinguished.

• Survey coverage map, including new survey coverage completed as a result of the present inventory, previous surveys completed within the project area, and any areas never surveyed.

• Survey coverage as illustrated shall clearly distinguish between Class/Level III complete survey and Class/Level II general survey coverage for all applicable surveyed locations.

• Project area site location maps with topographic backgrounds produced at a 1:24,000 scale that indicate the locations of all sites in the APE. Individual site maps, which are distinct from the project and/or survey map(s), shall be provided with the site form in separate, detached appendices in both the draft and final reports.

The contractor shall be notified in writing or by email of the results of the COR’S and the Forest Archeologist’s review. If the report is unacceptable, the COR and Forest Archeologist shall discuss the deficiencies with the contractor to correct the deficiencies.

• The COR with concurrence from the Forest Archeologist shall have ten working days (10) to review the final draft report and provide comments to the contractor.

• The contractor shall have ten working days (10) to complete the required changes.

Work Item 007: Model Revision (if Necessary)

If additional edits are needed following the second review, the contractor will have ten working days

(10) to complete them.

Work Item 008: Final Report and typed Archeological Site Records

The final report will include a final research design informed by the sample study and to be used for future projects on the Forest.

The final report and data files shall include all revisions requested in the draft report review. The final report and/or data files will not be accepted until identified deficiencies have been corrected.

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Printed photographs and maps in the final draft shall be of original quality. The contractor shall furnish the COR with one digital copy of all material contained in the report, including editable text and site forms. Digital copies are required of all GPS data, GIS files, tabular data, photographs, and photo logs.

All project and site photographs obtained under terms of this contract shall be accompanied by typed photo logs. Digital files will be furnished to the COR on CD or other current digital medium as appropriate.

The contractor shall provide the COR with a copy of all documents and publications resulting from the project including theses, dissertations, published articles and monographs, unpublished manuscripts, etc.

The distribution of site locations or other sensitive data is prohibited without written authorization from the Forest Archaeologist.

Research support materials are here defined as any form of documentation or other data, files, etc., made, acquired, or assembled for use in the preparation of the archaeological survey report or the accomplishment of the survey and site relocation tasks described in the scope of work. This includes but is not limited to complied original notes, site forms, site maps, field notes, photocopies, photographic prints, negatives, transparencies, computer data files in IBM-PC formats compatible with the Microsoft applications Word, Excel, and Access, artifact catalogs, collected artifacts, copies or duplicates of historical/archival documents, maps, etc., and any additional notes, documents or other research related materials.

The Contractor shall provide all services necessary to conduct a cultural resources survey to include site records, a final report, and map of findings. Cultural resource survey and report format and content shall be sufficient to satisfy current Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation and Idaho SHPO Protocol. The guidelines and protocol are available for review at https://history.idaho.gov/state-historic-preservation-office. Artifact collection policy shall be discussed at the pre-work meeting. Shovel testing shall be performed on lithic scatters to determined presence/absence of subsurface deposits and to help inform a recommendation of eligibility.

CONTRACT TIME

The period of performance will be from approximately July 15, 2019 through July 15, 2020. If conditions warrant the contractor may continue to work until weather conditions don’t allow it. Specific clearances would be required to work outside of this time period. The Contractor will be directed to survey anytime between 0700-2100 Monday through Sunday. Exceptions to this work time will be made as deemed appropriate by the CO and/or COR. Final Inspection will be on business days only (Monday- Friday). The contractor will notify the COR and Project Inspector before they leave or finish the project.

The Contractor shall maintain progress at a rate that will assure completion within the stated contract time. The contract time will generally not exceed a required rate of progress exceeding that determined from the accepted work plan.

Estimated Start Work Date: July 15, 2019 Contract Time: 365 days (Calendar Days) Completion Date (Field Portion): November 30, 2019 Completion Date (Draft Report:) April 15, 2020 Completion Date (Final Report): July 15, 2020

Access to Project Area - Project areas are accessible by road (using two-wheel drive, four-wheel drive, and ATV/UTV) and by foot. Roads on the Forest are authorized by the Motor Vehicle Use Map. This https://history.idaho.gov/state-historic-preservation-office

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GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY AND SERVICES

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, materials (except for Government- furnished property), and incidentals necessary to conduct Inventory and Evaluations for the project, in accordance with the attached specifications, terms, and conditions.

The Government will furnish to the Contractor the following materials, supplies, property or services:

• USFS cultural site and isolate numbers to assign to cultural sites and isolates.

• SHPO report standards and guidelines.

• In-office use of cultural resources data files.

FURNISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE RECORDS SEARCH

Government Furnished Property, Services, Data, etc.

Quantity

Where, When, and How Services Will Be Furnished to

Contractor

Project Area and GIS files clipped to one-mile of the project that include all previous surveys and sites recorded within the project

GIS files as necessary CD Rom (or digital equivalent) at the pre-work meeting

Various scale maps showing locations of previous surveys and previously recorded sites within the project

One PDF electronic copy of each map

CD Rom (or digital equivalent) at the pre-work meeting

FURNISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR FIELD WORK

Property, Services, Data, etc.

Quantity

Where, When, and How Services Will Be Furnished to

Contractor

General vicinity map showing location of project in relation to respective forest or district

One paper copy At the pre-work meeting

Sawtooth Motor Use Vehicle Map Two copies of each map At the pre-work meeting

1:24,000 scale map of the previously recorded sites identified in the contract that require monitoring or evaluation

An appropriate number of paper copies and GIS files

Following identification of sample inventoried areas.

FURNISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRED FOR DELIVERABLES

Property, Services, Data, etc.

Quantity

Where, When, and How Services Will Be Furnished to

Contractor

Electronic data dictionary for compatible GPS unit One electronic copy

CD Rom (or digital equivalent) at the pre-work meeting (if contractor does not already possess a copy)

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Geodatabase schema

One dataset with the required number of feature classes and attribute fields appropriate to the Forest standards

CD Rom (or digital equivalent) at the pre-work meeting

U.S. Forest Service Site Assessment Form One electronic copy

CD Rom (or digital equivalent) at the pre-work meeting (if contractor does not already possess a copy)

U.S. Forest Service Isolate Form One electronic copy

CD Rom (or digital equivalent) at the pre-work meeting (if contractor does not already possess a copy)

Copy of the Forests Cultural Resources Overview (as appropriate and available)

One electronic copy to each contractor selected under this solicitation

CD Rom (or digital equivalent) at the pre-work meeting (if contractor does not already possess a copy)

Temporary issuance of keys and/or temporary permits issued to access Forest lands behind Forest Service locked gates for administrative purposes

One per vehicle (as necessary) At the pre-work meeting

U.S. Forest Service project number One At the pre-work meeting in

Notice to Proceed (R4 Permit)

U.S. Forest Service site numbers

One or more as appropriate upon completion of fieldwork

U.S. Forest Service site numbers will be provided as needed after the field survey has been completed and the specific number of newly recorded sites is known.

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS

Item # Quantity Description

GPS units One minimum

Mapping or survey-grade GPS units capable of five meter or less accuracy prior to differential correction of the spatial data. GPS data must be compatible with existing Forest Service GPS software (Terra Sync, Pathfinder Office, Arc Pad, ESRI ArcMap)

GPS

Software One minimum

GPS software capable of processing GPS data (downloading, editing, differential correction, exporting to GIS shapefile) in a format compatible with existing Forest Service PC-based GPS software (Pathfinder Office, ESRI ArcMap).

GIS

Software One minimum

ESRI ArcMap-compatible software that is capable of editing ESRI GIS geodatabase(s) and editing the supplied Heritage Master Geodatabase Schema so that it is compatible with and can be uploaded to existing Heritage geodatabases.

Digital camera(s) One minimum

Digital photographs are required as per the appropriate SHPO standards (minimum of one per site). All digital cameras supplied by the contractor must be eight-megapixel-units minimum. All digital images provided to the Forest will have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.

Compass(s) One per person minimum Needed for transecting.

The Contractor shall be liable for all loss or damage of such Government-furnished property until completion and final acceptance of work required under this contract. All items will be furnished by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) at the pre-work conference.

APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND DIRECTIVES

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The contractor shall ensure that the procedures and standards of all work performed under this contract conform to the current versions of the applicable laws, implementing regulations, and guidelines including, but not limited to, the following:

• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, Public Law (PL) 91-190, as amended, 42

U.S.C. 4321–4347.

• The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, PL 89-665; 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.

• Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, as amended, PL 96-95; 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.

• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990, as amended, PL 101-

601; 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.

• American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA) of 1978, as amended, PL 95-341, 42 U.S.C. 1996 and 1996a

• Department of Interior, National Park Service: Archeology and Historic Preservation, Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines

PROGRESS REPORTS

The contractor shall submit biweekly progress reports for work item 004 to the COR, Forest Archeologist, and Project Inspector via email. The start date for the first two-week period shall be the day that fieldwork is initiated, as per the contractor’s notification to the COR. The bi-weekly reports shall contain the following information:

• Contractor’s assessment of the amount of work completed and time remaining for task completion.

• Contractor’s documentation of the number of days (if any) field crews were not able to work due to conditions beyond their control such as weather, road conditions, etc.

• Topographic maps at the 1:24,000 scale clearly showing all areas in which inventory has been completed—with site locations indicated.

• Bi-weekly reports shall include the contract number, task order number, U.S. Forest Service project number, and project name at the top of the first page.

SITE FORMS

The contractor shall submit one paper copy of all draft site records to the COR and Forest Archeologist for review and comment. The draft site records shall:

Include accurate and complete site and/or other property forms, pursuant to the appropriate state standards and guidelines, for all newly recorded or updated cultural resources identified during field survey. The following stipulations apply:

• Site forms must be included with the report as appendices, but not be bound with it.

• Updated site forms shall be completed and submitted for each previously recorded site which was evaluated under the task order and exhibits significant changes in the location, content, eligibility status or condition when compared with the most recent records.

• All site forms shall include site location data accurate to less than 5 meters.

• The Forest monitoring form shall be used to document previously recorded sites that do not exhibit evident changes in physical conditions or site boundaries.

• All references to specific site localities shall be displayed in the inventory reports following the specific state guidelines for display of sensitive site location information.

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Include digital photographs as per the appropriate SHPO guidelines. Photographs should include images of sites, general project overviews, cultural features, artifacts, and other objects as necessary to provide adequate visual representations.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

Final payment will occur upon SHPO’S acceptance of contractor-prepared materials as complete and in accordance with their consultation guidance.

1/3 following satisfactory completions of work items 001-003

1/3 following satisfactory completions of wok items 004 1/3 following satisfactory completions of work items 005-008

CONSULTATION

Forest personnel shall be responsible for initiating consultation with the SHPO, Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPO), and any other consulting parties as required by law. Reports produced under the terms of this contract shall be provided to the SHPOs, THPOs, or other appropriate parties by Forest or Grassland Heritage Resources personnel and not by the contractor.

Discrepancies identified by either the Sawtooth National Forest or SHPO will be corrected by the contractor.

Restrictions on Work Work may be performed at any time during the period of the contract, except as outlined here. Nothing in this part shall be construed to take away any of the Government's rights under the Suspension of Work Clause (52.242-14). Restrictions are as follows:

1. In case of a wildfire the contractor mat be asked to leave the project area. If a fire occurs while in work status please use the report all wildfires section and call Southern Idaho Dispatch Center 1st and then the COR.

2. When the Contracting Officer (or designated representative) determines that adverse weather has made access too dangerous or that continued vehicular travel would cause unacceptable road damage.

3. When ground conditions are too wet to continue operations without sustaining resource damage to soils. The Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer’s Representative will make this determination.

When such conditions exist, the Forest Service will issue a written Suspend Work Order.

Resource Protection Work shall be accomplished with the least possible damage to the residual stand, soil, and environment.

If Contractor operations cause excessive damage, the Contractor shall alter operations to prevent the occurrence of such damage. Failure to alter operations, within one day of written notice, in order to prevent further damage and/or repeated failure to conduct operations in such a manner as to prevent excessive damage, may be the cause for contract termination for default. The following is a partial list of resources which need protection: archaeological evidence, streams and visual quality.

Shovel Test Pits-All shovel test pits shall be back-filled.

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Cleanup - The Contractor is responsible for cleaning up all camp and worksites before leaving the area.

Final payment may be withheld until the Contractor has complied with this requirement.

Access Roads - Public or private access roads damaged by the Contractor shall be restored, at his/her expense, to the same condition they were in at the commencement of work. Work will be suspended if vehicles cause 4 inch rutting due to wet soil conditions. Roads with greater than 4 inch rutting will be repaired at the contractor’s expense.

Contractor’s vehicle(s) must be thoroughly cleaned prior to beginning work to prevent the spread of noxious weeds.

Property and Personal Damage The Contractor shall use every precaution necessary to prevent damage to public and private property.

Land monuments and property markers shall not be disturbed until the Contracting Officer or his representative, have witnessed or otherwise referenced their location and directed their removal.