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Idaho Panhandle National Forests Coeur d’Alene Nursery Bare Root Lift and Pack

Solicitation# 12034318Q0034

Continuation of SF-1449:

Schedule of Items

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Solicitation# 12034318Q0034

Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Kootenai County, Idaho

All aspects of the work program shall be performed in an organized and systematic manner. Award(s) will be based on the summation of the base year and all options included for each item. All quantities provided are estimates and may change based on government needs and availability of funds. Exercise of option years and issuing of task orders will be based on contractor performance and availability of current and out year funds under clauses 52.232-18 and 52.232-19. This solicitation may result in a

Firm-Fixed Price, Requirements contract. Task Orders will be issued for specific work.

Base Year

04/01/2018-03/31/2019

ITEM

NO.

DESCRIPTION

UNIT

ESTIMATED

QUANTITY

FY

AVERAGE

PRICE

TOTAL

Protection of sown seed

Hourly

350-700

2.1

Weeding bare root

500-750

2.2

Weeding Tree

Improvement

50-250

2.3

Weeding Natives

100-300

P+1/2 bare root transplants

Bed

Foot

15000-40000

30000

2-0 bare root seedlings

30000-65000

40000

3-0 bare root seedlings

0-3000 transplants

M

100M-600M

500M seedlings

800M-2500M

1200M

0-45M

30M

Transplanting

250M-750M

600M

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Option Year 1

04/01/2019-03/31/2020

QUANTITY

FY

AVERAGE

transplants

Bed

Foot seedlings

Bed

Foot seedlings

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Option Year 2

04/01/2020-03/31/2021

QUANTITY

FY

AVERAGE

transplants

Bed

Foot seedlings

Bed

Foot seedlings

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Option Year 3

04/01/2021-03/31/2022

QUANTITY

FY

AVERAGE

transplants

Bed

Foot seedlings

Bed

Foot seedlings

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CONTRACT CLAUSES

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): Federal Acquisition

Regulations - http://www.acquisition.gov/far Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) with

Circulars Incorporated- https://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.htm

52.203-3 Gratuities (APR 1984)

52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (OCT 2010)

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (JAN 2017)

FAR 52.212-5- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive

Orders- Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or

Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

X (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct

2016) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

X (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

X (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

X (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

X (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C.

632(a)(2)).

X (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

X (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Oct 2016) (E.O.

13126).

X (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

X (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

X (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

http://www.acquisition.gov/far https://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.htm

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X (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and

E.O. 13627).

X (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug

2011) (E.O. 13513).

X (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the

Treasury).

X (57) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Jul

2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

X (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.).

X (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of

Labor (29 CFR part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332.

X (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658).

X (9) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).

FAR 52.216-18 Ordering (OCT 1995)

(a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from date of award through 3/31/2018. If option year 1 is exercised orders may be issued through 3/31/2019. If Option Year 2 is exercised orders may be issued through

3/31/2020.

(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule.

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FAR 52.216-21 Requirements (OCT 1995)

(a) This is a requirements contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies or services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. Except as this contract may otherwise provide, if the Government's requirements do not result in orders in the quantities described as

"estimated" or "maximum" in the Schedule, that fact shall not constitute the basis for an equitable price adjustment.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. Subject to any limitations in the Order Limitations clause or elsewhere in this contract, the Contractor shall furnish to the Government all supplies or services specified in the

Schedule and called for by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(c) Except as this contract otherwise provides, the Government shall order from the Contractor all the supplies or services specified in the Schedule that are required to be purchased by the

Government activity or activities specified in the Schedule.

(d) The Government is not required to purchase from the Contractor requirements in excess of any limit on total orders under this contract.

(e) If the Government urgently requires delivery of any quantity of an item before the earliest date that delivery may be specified under this contract, and if the Contractor will not accept an order providing for the accelerated delivery, the Government may acquire the urgently required goods or services from another source.

(f) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the

Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after 3/31/2022.

FAR 52.217-8 - Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The

Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.

FAR 52.217-9- Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor prior to the expiration of the contract period, provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

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(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years, 6 months.

FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (JAN 2017)

(a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a pai1ial set-aside.

(b) Applicability. This clause applies only to--

(1) Contracts that have been set aside or reserved for small business concerns or 8(a) concerns;

(2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set-aside for small business concerns or

8(a) concerns; and

(3) Orders set aside for small business or 8(a) concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in

8.405-5 and l 6.505(b)(2)(i)(F).

(c) By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract in the case of a contract for--

(1) Services (except construction). At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.

(2) Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies). The concern shall perform, work for at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing the supplies, not including the cost of materials.

(3) General construction. The concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.

(4) Construction by special trade contractors. The concern will perform at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.

FAR 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year (APR 1984)

Funds are not presently available for performance under this contract beyond March 31, 2019.

The Government's obligation for performance of this contract beyond that date is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise for performance under this contract beyond February 28, 2017, until funds are made available to the

Contracting Officer for performance and until the Contractor receives notice of availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

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FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit. (APR 1984)

Quoter is urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable.

AGAR 452.211-74 Period of Performance (FEB 1988)

If the Government exercises all option periods the period of performance of this contract will be from

04/01/2018 through 03/31/2022.

The period of performance of this contract is from the date of award through the last option period. A

Task Order's period of performance may extend past the expiration of this contract with all the terms and conditions of this contract remaining in full force until the Task Order expires.

Contract Year Start of Contract/Option Date Last Date A Task Order may be executed

Base Year 04/01/2018 03/31/2019

Option Year 1 04/01/2019 03/31/2020

Option Year 2 04/01/2020 03/31/2021

Option Year 3 04/01/2021 03/31/2022

AGAR 452.216-73 Minimum and Maximum Contract Amounts (FEB 1988)

During the period specified in FAR clause 52.216-18, ORDERING, the Government shall place orders totaling a minimum of $2,500, but not in excess of $200,000.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4:

A. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

DESCRIPTION

The services to be performed in this contract include; (1) eliminate bird predation of newly sown seedbeds, (2) remove unwanted vegetation, defined as grass, weeds and trees of wrong species from seedbeds, seedbed ends, pipelines and pathways; (3-5) to perform all work necessary for lifting and loading bare root seedlings for customer orders; (6-8) to perform all work necessary for sorting, grading, pruning and boxing lifted bare root seedlings for customer orders; (9) transplant size 240, 160, 112, 91 or 98 container seedlings into designated bare root beds. The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, quality control and incidentals other than the items specified as

Government-furnished, to perform all work necessary in Items 1-9. Item 1 is typically performed between the months of May and June. Item 2 is typically performed between the months of May and

October. Items 3-8 are typically performed in the month of November. Item 9 is typically performed between the months of May and July.

B. LOCATION

The project is located at the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Coeur d’Alene Nursery, 3600 Nursery

Road, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Kootenai County.

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C. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

a.- Sorting tables (up to 8 sorting tables, each accommodates up to 14 sorters, 1 catcher, 2 pruners)

b. - Root pruning tables (manual root pruners, paper cutters on stands, mechanized saw pruning table)

c. - Packing material (cardboard boxes, plastic bags, printed labels)

d. - Seed lot specifications, lot specifications will be written on white board at end of sorting table e.- Cleaning equipment (push brooms, shovels, pitchforks, mops, hoses, trash can liners, paper towels, toilet paper and cleaning supplies)

f. - Measuring equipment (rulers and calipers)

g. - Pneumatic staplers, compressor, wood sticks for separating rows of boxes on storage pallets

h. - Ore carts (up to 4) for placement of cull seedlings and soil

i. - Storage pallets (for stacking filled seedling boxes for storage)

j. - Tubs for transporting seedlings

k. - Burlap for field tubs

l. - Lunchroom (small lunchroom – up to 50 people) and restroom facilities (except when working in the field where chemical toilets are available).

m. - Equipment maintenance (government will maintain and/or repair all government furnished property)

n. - Tractors, trailers, forklifts, mechanical transplanter, weed trailers and mechanical seedling lifter.

o. - Dibblers used to make seedling planting holes during transplanting.

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS

Contractor will come with any personal protection equipment approved by the government to accomplish all tasks.

D. CONTRACTOR WORK REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS

(1)- Contractor’s employees shall park their vehicles in the designated parking area located to the south of the packing area (contractor may use 1 crew bus or similar vehicle per crew to transport employees and required supplies between the parking area and work site). Contractor will not exceed 25 MPH maximum speed limit anywhere on the Nursery grounds. Contractor and employees will use service roads only and will not drive or walk in fields unless specifically directed to do so by the Contracting

Officers Representative (COR).

(2)- The contractor will be permitted to use the lunchroom and restrooms adjacent to the packing shed.

The contractor will be required to clean these areas daily when in use.

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(3)- Contractor’s employees will perform the work in a safe manner.

(4)- No smoking will be permitted in the packing shed, lunchroom or restrooms of the facility. Smoking is permitted outside the building to the west of the packing shed.

(5)- No firearms or controlled substances are permitted on the nursery site. No warming or cooking fires will be permitted anywhere on the nursery site.

(6)- Only the contractor and their employees will be permitted in the designated work areas. Non-working family members and acquaintances of the contractor or their employees are not permitted to loiter anywhere on the nursery site.

(7)- The Forest Service telephone will not be available for use by the contractor or employees. The receptionist will not take phone messages for contract employees.

(8)- The contractors’ employees working in the field will use chemical toilets provided by the contractor.

(9)- The contractor will provide a first aid kit for their employees to use in the case of an injury. The contractor will also be responsible for administering first aid to injured employees or providing someone who is trained to administer first aid.

(10)- Government furnished property will not be misused or abused by contractor or employees.

(11)- The COR may require dismissal of any contract employees whom he/she deems incompetent, insubordinate, or otherwise objectionable.

(12)- The contractor must maintain (1) English speaking, non-working supervisor for every 12 workers for field lifting. There will be at least one (1) English speaking, non-working supervisor for each sorting belt.

(13)- Contractor or contractors’ representative will remain on the nursery work site while lifting and packing is in progress.

(14)- In the event of a mechanical breakdown in all phases of this contract, downtime will begin when all seedlings have been placed in tubs and covered with burlap. A maximum of fifteen (15) minutes will be allowed, at no cost to the government, for downtime to fix the mechanical problem or replace the equipment. The contractor will be required to keep their crews available for up to a maximum of 2 hours or until it has been determined by the COR that repairs cannot be made within the two (2) hour period.

(15)- Work stoppage due to bad weather (heavy rain, snow, excessive mud, frozen soil, etc.) will not be considered down time.

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PRIMARY TASKS

ITEM 1 - PROTECTION OF SOWN SEED

(a)-The exact start and stop time will be determined by the COR. This determination will be based on bare root sowing schedule, bird populations, germination of seedlings and the amount of predation occurring.

(b)-Control of birds will be from ½ hour before sunrise to 7:00AM and 4:00PM to ½ hour after sunset. Start and stop times will fluctuate due to lengthening daylight hours, subject to the COR’s approval. The contractor will be given an access code for the front gate to have access to the work site before 6:00AM and after 5:15PM.

(c)-Seedbeds are the growing areas for seedlings. The width is from the centerline of one equipment path to the centerline of an adjacent equipment path (approximately 64 inches). The length is between the road ditch line or grass buffer strips near either end of the seedbed.

(d)-Contractor is required to keep seed-eating birds out of the newly sown seedbeds from the time of sowing until the seed has germinated and seedlings have grown to a size that the birds no longer damage or destroy. The contractor will also be required to have those employees assigned to protect the sown seed do minor weeding in these 1-0 areas. Minor weeding is defined as removal of unwanted weeds and trees of wrong species from the seedbed area and along pipelines that are left after preparation and sowing of seedbeds.

(e)-Historic predation has occurred but is not limited to the following in order of normal preference:

ponderosa pine, white pine, Douglas-fir, lodgepole pine and western larch. The bird species that will most likely be encountered are doves, finches, magpies and crows.

(f)-Any method of control that does not violate applicable Federal, State, County, or City laws is acceptable. There will be no method used that will unduly disturb local residents and/or businesses adjacent to the Nursery property.

(g)-Bicycles or foot traffic only in the equipment travel paths between the seedbeds so as not to damage seedbeds or seedlings.

(h)-Protection of government seed germinates, irrigation system and soil are paramount.

(i)-Contractor will have a minimum of 2 people per 6 acres plus an additional person for every 5 acres over the initial 6 acres.

ITEM 2 - WEEDING

(a)-Contract work shall be performed only during the scheduled hours of 6:00AM to 4:30PM Monday through Friday or a time mutually agreed upon with the COR. Weekends, holidays and hours worked outside of this schedule will be permitted only by prior agreement with the COR.

(b)-All weeds will be manually removed from seedbeds, seedbed ends, pipelines and pathways to the ends of the beds. Weeds shall be removed around and under irrigation pipelines without displacing or damaging pipelines as directed by COR.

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(c)-All portions of weeds including leaves, stems, flowers and roots will be removed from the fields and placed in government furnished trailers. No weeds shall be dumped on the ground.

(d)-In all fields there will not be more than one (1) weed per 200 bed feet, greater than ½ inch in diameter and/or ½ inch in height.

(e)-Stakes, flagging, other identifying markers and irrigation equipment will not be disturbed by contract employees during weeding operations.

(f)-Upon completion of work for the day, contract employees will remove from field any containers, tools and other implements or debris.

(g)-Contractor and their employees will not walk upon seedlings or seedbeds.

(h)-The acreage of all fields planned for weeding is listed below:

*Approximate acres for 2018-2021

Type 2018 2019 2020 2021

1-0, 2-0, 3-0, transplants Field 7

5.0 AC

Field 5

5.0 AC

Field 3

6.0 AC

Field 1

6.0 AC

Tree Improvement stock Field 1

2.0 AC

Field 1

2.0 AC

Field 1

2.0 AC

Field 1

2.0 AC

Natives Fields

2,3,6

5.0 AC

Fields

2,3,6

5.0 AC

Fields

2,3,6

5.0 AC

Fields

2,3,6

5.0 AC

(i)-All weeds with clumps of soil adhering to the roots will be shaken to loosen soil and minimize its removal from the seedbeds.

(j)-Hoes may be used to loosen weeds in pathways and in the area beyond the ends of the seedbeds. No hoes will be allowed in seedbeds. Other tools used in seedbeds will be subject to approval by the COR.

Care will be taken to avoid loosening, uprooting, bruising, or scraping seedlings. Soil loosened or pulled away around seedlings will be tamped back into place. All weeding will be from the edge of the seedbed, standing or kneeling in pathways. Standing or kneeling in seedbeds will not be permitted.

Stepping on seedlings will not be permitted.

(k)-All weeds will be transported to government-furnished trailers, located at the ends of seedbeds. The contractor may use plastic bags, cloth sacks or buckets to transport weeds. However, no container or other item, which will not biodegrade at a rate equal to that of the weeds, shall be placed in the government furnished trailer. Containers shall not be placed in seedbeds or on top of tree seedlings at any time.

(l)-Weeding must be coordinated with routine irrigation schedules. The irrigation schedule varies with weather conditions and growth stage of the seedlings.

(m)-After irrigation, weeding will be allowed to resume after the drainage of surface soil moisture.

(n)-All weeds will be manually removed from fields two (2) feet beyond valve opening elbow (VOE), end of pipelines, field edge pipelines and fallow areas within seedbeds.

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ITEMS 3-5 - LIFTING, TUBBING, LOADING SEEDLINGS

The government will transport empty seedling tubs to field site, tubs will be offloaded by the contractor.

The work will include pulling seedlings from seedbeds after they are mechanically undercut, placing the seedlings into field tubs, covering with burlap and loading the tubs onto trailers. Seedlings will be mechanically undercut by government prior to hand pulling. The contractor will not begin pulling seedlings from the seedbeds until undercutting has been accomplished. Seedlings will be pulled from the seedbeds by grasping 2 handfuls of seedlings at the soil line in the same seedling row and lifting until the seedlings are free from the soil. The seedlings will be shaken to remove excess soil from the root system. The seedlings will be placed immediately in field tubs with all roots oriented in the same direction and covered with burlap. Seedlings must be covered with burlap immediately upon placement into the tub between pulling handfuls of seedlings. The filled seedling tubs will be loaded onto pallets on government trailers by the contractor. Each pallet will have 20 tubs stacked on them in four (4) stacks, five (5) tubs high. No more than one (1) seed lot will be placed on a pallet. Filled tubs will be loaded onto trailers within 25 minutes of hand pulling. The government will transport filled tubs to the pre-cooler. At the end of each work day the empty tubs will be collected by the contractor and loaded onto the hauling trailer.

ITEM 6-8 - PROCESSING OF BARE ROOT TREE SEEDLINGS

The work will include grading, counting, root pruning, constructing boxes, packing seedlings in plastic bag lined boxes and stacking boxes on pallets for removal by government employee to storage area.

Government employees will place labels on boxes for storage. Contract belt supervisors will be actively engaged in the supervision of their sorting and grading crew to insure seedling and packing quality at all times. The government will transport seedlings from the pre-cooler to the loading end of the sorting belts on pallets. The contractor will distribute the seedling tubs to the sorters on each belt. The contractor will return the empty tubs with burlap to the loading end of the sorting belt. The contractor will dump excess soil from tubs into ore carts, place one sheet of wet burlap back into the empty tub and stack them on plastic pallets provided. Each pallet will have 4 stacks and each stack will contain 15 tubs.

GRADING: Seedlings will be graded to customer height, caliper and root prune specifications and

Coeur d’Alene Nursery standards for each seed lot (reference Table 1.1 unless otherwise specified by

COR). Grading specifications may be subject to adjustment by the COR at any time during the grading process. Contractors will be responsible for discarding seedlings with a bark injury greater than ¼ inch in length and/or greater than ¼ the circumference of the main stem and primary roots; broken or dead tops, stripped needles or roots; any disease, fungus, blistering or abnormal growth in the seedling;

discoloration of foliage in the upper two thirds of the tree; and/or forked or multiple tops (more than 1 leader of equal or similar length). The contractor will not be required to rework seedlings processed before the specification adjustment. Each seedling will be completely separated from other seedlings in a manner that branches and roots will not be stripped or otherwise damaged. Any seedling not meeting standards will be discarded onto the floor. Acceptable graded seedlings will be placed in groups of ten

(10) on the sorting belt with the roots oriented in the same direction. The graders will cover unsorted seedlings with moist burlap when sorting stops for any reason. Once a seedling order has been met, the government belt inspector will direct the contractor to either save remaining tubs of seedlings or dump

Bare Root Lift and Pack them in the ore cart. Saved tubs of seedlings will be consolidated and returned to the loading end of the sorting belt with burlap covering seedlings. All tubs will be stacked on pallets and the lot identification tag will be inserted into one of the tubs to maintain lot identity.

CATCHING/PRUNING: Groups of graded seedlings will be caught at the end of the sorting belt and gathered into bunches of 20 unless otherwise directed by the belt inspector or the COR. The bunches of seedlings will be placed on the pruning table and pruned based on the customer specifications for each lot. Seedling roots will not be abused in any manner, this includes striking them against person or objects, combing them with fingers or allowing the root systems to dry out.

PACKING SEEDLINGS: Pruners will place pruned seedling bundles in bag-lined boxes with roots oriented in the direction determined by the government belt inspector. The number of seedlings in each box will be determined by the government belt inspector, once that number has been established, that quantity will be adhered to for the entire lot. Box weight will not exceed 50 pounds. Filled boxes will be placed on roller conveyor for labeling by the government belt inspector and sent to the closing station.

The tops of the bag liners will be rolled down to remove excess air, the box will be closed and sealed by pneumatic air stapler with three staples securing the top. Closed boxes will be placed on pallets, 4 on each row, with the label facing the forklift side of the pallet. Wood spacers will be placed between rows of filled boxes. The contractor will place 4, 8, 12 or 16 boxes per pallet, to be determined by government storage inspector. The boxes will not be dropped or thrown.

SWEEPING CULL SEEDLINGS/CLEANUP: Cull seedlings and soil will be swept from the floor throughout the work day to provide a safe working environment for all personnel. Cull seedlings will be separated from soil and placed in separate ore carts. The government will transport and empty ore carts as needed throughout the work day. At the end of each work day the packing shed, lunchroom and restrooms adjacent to the packing shed will be cleaned. (1) Packing shed – remove all soil, mud and cull seedlings from floor. Wash tops and bottoms of sorting belts to flush out trapped debris. Avoid spraying water on electrical boxes on sorting belts. Trash will be placed in dumpster outside the packing shed.

Replace trash can liners (2) Lunchroom – sweep floor, wipe down tables and counter tops as needed.

Trash will be placed in dumpster outside the packing shed. Replace trash can liners (3) Restrooms – sweep floors, replace paper towels and toilet paper as needed. Trash will be placed in dumpster outside the packing shed. Replace trash can liners.

ITEM 9 - TRANSPLANTING SEEDLINGS

The work will include transplanting seedling plug sizes 240, 160, 112, 91, or 98 into designated bare root beds. Seedlings are to be planted in five rows per bed. Spacing is determined by mechanical transplanter. No less than 93% of spaces will be filled with seedlings (use of dibbler behind transplanter to fill spaces may be required). Seedling depth to be at seedling root collar at soil line +/- ½ inch. No less than 93% of seedlings to be at vertical orientation without twisting or bending. Daily transplant volume to be 30,000 – 60,000 seedlings. Contractors will be responsible for transporting tubs with seedlings from the government trailer to the transplanter and returning empty tubs to trailer. No more than 10 fallen, horizontal, unplanted or otherwise mishandled seedlings on the ground will be allowed in a 100 bed foot area.

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Key Personnel

The Contractor’s on-site representative shall be fully conversant and literate in the English language and shall be in the work area whenever work is in progress. The Contractor shall assign the key personnel identified in their Experience Questionnaire:

▪ CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE/FOREMAN:

The Contractor shall make no substitutions of key personnel without notifying the Contracting Officer within a reasonable timeframe and in advance, and shall submit justification (including proposed substitutions) in sufficient detail to permit evaluation of the impact on the contract. Proposed substitutes should have comparable qualifications to those of the persons being replaced. The Contractor shall make no diversion of personnel without the written consent of the Contracting Officer. The contract will be modified to reflect any approved changes of key personnel. The Contractor or the Contractor's designated representative shall remain on the Nursery work site while seedling packing is in progress. Crew supervisors shall remain with their designated crews at all times.

E. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Government inspections are for the purpose of satisfying the Government that the services are acceptable and do not relieve the contractor of the responsibility for maintaining quality control. The

COR or designated inspector will conduct all inspections. The contractor (or designated representative) is encouraged to be present to observe inspections. Summary results will be made available on request.

ITEM 1 – PROTECTION OF SOWN SEED - The COR or designated inspector will make visual inspection of the contractors work. The seedbeds will be inspected to insure that no more than 5% seedbed damage within 200 bed feet has occurred. Seedbeds will also be visually inspected to insure no more than 5% of sown seedlings within 200 bed feet have been removed by bird predation.

ITEMS 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 – WEEDING - Seedbeds will be visually inspected and any weeds remaining that exceed 1 weed per 200 bed feet will be reworked by the contractor. The weed trailers provided will be inspected to insure the root system is being removed.

ITEMS 3, 4, 5 – LIFTING, TUBBING, LOADING SEEDLINGS – The COR or designated inspector will record the contractors’ daily lifting accomplishments to insure the daily bed foot minimum is being met. Lifting, tubbing and loading inspections will be measured by visual means to insure work is in compliance with the technical provisions of the contract. Visual inspections will include but not be limited to excess soil on roots, abuse of seedlings, failure to properly cover tubbed seedlings, leaving no more than one (1) seedling within 200 bed feet in the seedbeds, over/under filled tubs and failure to load filled tubs onto trailer within 25 minutes of lifting.

ITEMS 6, 7, 8 – PROCESSING OF BARE ROOT TREE SEEDLINGS – The COR or designated inspectors will check at least a 5% sample of graded and sorted seedlings before and after pruning from each seed lot. The caliper, height, root system, damage, disease and pruning length will be recorded. At least a 5% sample of filled boxes will be counted to insure the correct number of seedlings are in the

Bare Root Lift and Pack box. Payment will be based on the percentage of acceptable seedlings in each seed lot, as displayed in the following table:

Percent Acceptable Seedlings Payment

95% - 100% Full pay

90% - 94.9% Partial payment **

<90% No pay ++

**The partial payment will be calculated using the following formula;

Total seedlings sorted in the seed lot X (bid price X actual percentage acceptable seedlings) = payment.

The pack shed floor will be visually inspected to insure that good seedlings are not being discarded. The contractor will be charged a wasted tree charge for all seedlings found on the floor that meet grading specifications. (See liquidated damages)

++The contractor or his/her representative will be notified immediately of the seed lots found to be below 90% acceptable. When possible, the unacceptable work will be reworked by the contractor to the established specifications before payment will be made. The cost of re-inspection by the government inspector will be borne by the contractor.

ITEM 9 – TRANSPLANTING SEEDLINGS – The COR or designated inspector will visually inspect planting depth, orientation of transplanted seedling, missed spaces and seedling handling. An inventory will be taken of each seed lot in every bed to determine daily transplant volume.

F. DELIVERIES OF PERFORMANCE

The contractor will be required to start work under this contract within 2 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. The time stated for completion will include final cleanup of the premises.

When possible, all lifting will be completed in the fall, if weather conditions permit. Bed footage not lifted in the fall will be lifted in the spring when the ground thaws and soil conditions are favorable. This is typically performed in March. Minimum bed foot/hour rate will be: 1st day – 650 feet/hour, 2nd day –

750 feet/hour, 3rd and subsequent days – 800 feet/hour.

If the grading, sorting and packing (items 6, 7, 8) fall too far behind the lifting, the lifting operation may be suspended so the contractor field crew can move into the pack shed to grade, sort and pack seedlings.

All work will be performed between the hours of 7:00AM and 4:30 PM with a ½ hour lunch break. Two

15 minute breaks each will be scheduled by the contractor. Work may be required on the weekends at the option of the government.

The contractors Notice to Proceed will not be issued until the seedling physiology, ground and weather conditions are suitable for work. Weather and seedling physiology will dictate the contract work schedule.

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LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

LIFTING/TUBBING/LOADING: If the contractor fails to lift and load seedlings according to the specifications and meet the time frames required, the contractor will, in place of actual damages, pay the government the following fixed charges.

1 - $20.00 per incident, lifting and loading

2 - $50.00 per incident, loading time in excess of 25 minutes.

GRADING/SORTING/PACKING: If good seedlings are found on the floor, the contractor will be notified immediately and the practice will be stopped. The contractor will be charged a wasted tree charge for all acceptable seedlings found on the floor.

1 – $0.48 each for P+1/2 transplants

2 - $0.29 each for 2-0 bare root seedlings

3 - $0.35 each for 3-0 bare root seedlings

FOR ALL ITEMS IN THIS CONTRACT, ANY DAMAGE DONE TO PIPELINES OR PIPELINE

VALVES WILL BE ACTUAL COST TO REPAIR/REPLACE.

Employment of Eligible Workers

1. Labor standards for contracts involving H-2B workers or migrant and seasonal agricultural workers

1. General

This contract is subject to the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA), 29

United States Code (U.S.C) 1801-1872, and to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulations implementing MSPA 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 500. MSPA eliminates activities detrimental to migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, requires registration of Farm Labor

Contractors, and ensures necessary protection for the workers. Information regarding MSPA can be found at http://www.dol.gov/whd/mspa/index.htm.

If workers are hired under the H-2B program, (8 CFR Section 274A provisions of the Immigration and

Nationality Act (INA) for the admission of nonimmigrants to the U.S. to perform temporary labor or services) a Temporary Employment Certification issued by the Office of Foreign Labor Certification

(OFLC) in the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration is required. For further information on the requirements of the H-2B program, visit OFLC's website at http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/ or Wage and Hour's website at http://www.dol.gov/whd/immigration/H2BFinalRule/index.htm.

Compliance with MSPA and the INA is a material condition of this contract. If the contractor employs any unauthorized worker(s) during the performance of this contract that violates section 274A of the

INA, the Government may terminate the contract, in addition to other remedies or penalties prescribed by law.

http://www.dol.gov/whd/mspa/index.htm http://www.dol.gov/whd/mspa/index.htm http://www.dol.gov/whd/immigration/H2BFinalRule/index.htm

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2. Definitions

1. H-2B worker: as used in this part means a nonimmigrant holding a visa authorizing the individual to legally work in the US to perform temporary labor or services. A worker with an H-2B visa (H-2B worker) may also be considered a migrant agricultural worker under MSPA depending on the type and nature of work performed.

2. Migrant Agricultural Worker and Seasonal Agricultural Worker: as used in this part means individuals employed for agricultural (including forestry) work on a seasonal or temporary basis.

1. A worker, moving from one seasonal activity to another, is employed on a seasonal basis even though the worker may continue to be employed during a major portion of the year.

2. An overnight absence from the migrant workers permanent place of residence is required.

3. Members of the contractor's immediate family are not considered migrant or seasonal workers. Immediate family includes:

Spouse

Children, stepchildren, or foster children

Parents, stepparents, or foster parents, or

Brothers and sisters

3. Farm Labor Contractor (FLC). As used in this part means a person including an individual, partnership, association, joint stock company or a corporation, who, for any money or other valuable consideration, paid or promised to be paid, performs any recruiting, soliciting, hiring, employing, furnishing, or transporting of any migrant or seasonal agricultural worker.

3. Registration Requirements

1. Any contractor providing or hiring H-2B nonimmigrants for work under this contract shall provide a copy of their Temporary Employment Certificate. General information about the H-2B program can be found on Fact Sheet # 78 at http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs78.htm. Contractors can apply for the certificate through the US DOL Employment & Training Administration's on line iCERT Visa Portal System at https://icert.doleta.gov/ or by paper application.

2. Any contractor who meets the definition in (2.c.) above providing or hiring migrant or seasonal workers to perform agricultural or manual forestry work shall first obtain a Federal DOL Farm Labor Contractor Certificate of Registration http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs78.htm https://icert.doleta.gov/

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(http://www.dol.gov/whd/forms/fts_wh530.htm). The contractor shall carry the certificate at all times while engaged in contract performance and shall display it upon request. Any of the contractor's employees who perform any one or more of the activities defined as an FLC in paragraph (2.c.) must have their own FLC

Employee Certificate. General information about MSPA can be found on Fact

Sheet #49 at DOL Wage and Hour Divisions webpage http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs49.htm.

4. Certifications

The Contractor shall provide applicable H-2B Temporary Employment Certificate and/or Farm Labor

Contractor Certificate as part of their representations, certifications, and acknowledgements.

Subcontractor(s) meeting the definitions above shall follow the same requirements as the Prime

Contractor. It is the Prime Contractor's responsibility to ensure the Subcontractor's information is provided to the Contracting Officer.

5. Worker Protections

1. Worker Information Posters

1. A contractor who uses the H-2B program to meet its temporary employment needs must post and maintain the H-2B poster (WH-1505) in a conspicuous location accessible to workers at the job site.

2. The contractor shall display and maintain the MSPA poster (WH-1376) on the job site in a conspicuous location accessible to workers during the contract performance period.

2. Personal protective equipment

1. 29 CFR 1910 Subpart I, OSHA's General Industry personal protective equipment (PPE) standard contains the general requirements for the provision of personal protective equipment and requires employers to perform a hazard assessment to select appropriate PPE for hazards that are present or likely to be present in the workplace. OSHA requires that many categories of personal protective equipment meet or be equivalent to standards developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

2. Before a worker begins operating equipment, the contractor shall train the workers on the safe operation and use of the equipment.

3. The contractor shall provide the appropriate personal protective equipment for the work required to be performed in the contract, wherever necessary by reason of hazards or processes encountered that may cause injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body. Except for foot http://www.dol.gov/whd/forms/fts_wh530.htm http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs49.htm

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Head Protection

Hearing Protection

Eye/Face Protection

Leg Protection

Foot Protection

Hand Protection

4. PPE must be sanitary and in reliable condition. Do not use defective or damaged PPE. PPE must be inspected prior to use on each work shift to ensure it is in serviceable condition.

5. A checklist of applicable PPE guidelines typical for the work performed under this contract is provided. This does not relieve the contractor of the responsibility of performing a risk assessment or providing the necessary

PPE for their operations.

Reference https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/personalprotectiveequipment/index.html or OSHA 3151-12R

2003 Personnel Protective Equipment Booklet. The booklet can be found at https://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3151.pdf .

(Contracting Officer - only include those applicable to your project. The checklists are all inclusive, All

PPE may not be required for all types of work activities)

Manual Logging and Forestry Related activities: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/logging/manual/logg er/personal_equip.html

General Machine and Vehicles Logging and Forestry Related activities: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/logging/mechanical/ machines.html

3. Field Sanitation.