Amendment A005_Chewelah BPA.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

2 AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

5 (Five)

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

02/12/2020

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO

5. PROJECT NO.(IF APPLICABLE)

6. ISSUE BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (if other than item 6) CODE US Forest Service Region 6 AQM Stewardship Team Attn: Carl Ericksen/Ingrid Anderson Portland, OR

8.NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR(No., street, county, State and ZIP Code) X

9A. Amend Solicitation No.

1204H120S4001, Chewelah A to Z Stewardship BPA

X 9B. Dated: 11/05/2019 10A. Modification of Contract/Order #

10B. Dated code facility code

11. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION

[X] The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in the item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers [] is extended [X] is not extended. Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods: (a) By completing items 8 and 15 and returning (1) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted, or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. Accounting and Appropriation Data (if required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. This change order is issued pursuant to; (specify authority):

B. The above numbered Contract/Order is modified to reflect the administrative changes (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) set forth in item 14, pursuant to the authority of FAR 43.103(b)..

C. This supplemental agreement is entered into pursuant to authority of:

D Other: (Specify type of modification and authority):

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor [ ] is not [X] is required to sign this document and return 1 Original to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.

See Attached for Solicitation changes, Questions/Answers, and (9) IRTC Example PDFs

By signature in Block 15B Contractor releases the Government from all claims relating to this modification. This settlement is complete accord and satisfaction. Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

CARL T. ERICKSEN

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

By (Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE

SIGNED

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

By______________________________ (Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE

SIGNED

Chewelah A to Z Stewardship BPA Solicitation 1204H120S4001 Colville National Forest Amendment 005

SOLICITATION CHANGES:

Page 3: The Schedule – Change:

PHASE 1

Perform NEPA and participate in collaboration in accordance with the specifications in Appendix A. NEPA shall be performed by a third party in order to avoid a conflict of interest. This is for information only, no payment will be made for this line item and stewardship credits will not be accrued. This information will be used when determining price reasonableness (see below)

To read:

PHASE 1

Perform NEPA and participate in collaboration in accordance with the specifications in Appendix A. This is for information only; no payment will be made for this line item and stewardship credits will not be accrued. This information will be used when determining price reasonableness (see below). Council of Environmental Quality's (CEQ) Implementing Regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) require that third parties preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a federal agency "shall execute a disclosure statement prepared by the lead agency… specifying that they have no financial or other special interest in the outcome of the project" (40 Code of Federal Regulation 1506.5 (c)). This requirement does not apply to the development of an Environmental Assessment (EA).

Page 52: Technical Approach – Change:

1. TECHNICAL APPROACH:

Environmental Analysis (NEPA): Describe how offeror will complete NEPA in accordance with the specifications. Describe the type of document(s) the third-party contractor will provide, i.e. EIS, EA, CE, or multiple CEs. Describe the timeframe for completion of the document(s), including scoping, review time, and appeal period. List the third-party contractor who will perform NEPA. Provide resumes for NEPA team leader and all individual specialists. Resumes should include all experience and education in performing NEPA.

To read:

1. TECHNICAL APPROACH:

Environmental Analysis (NEPA): Describe how offeror will complete NEPA in accordance with the specifications. Describe the type of document(s) the contractor will provide, i.e. EIS, EA, CE, or multiple CEs.

Describe the timeframe for completion of the document(s), including scoping, review time, and appeal period.

Provide resumes for NEPA team leader and all individual specialists. Resumes should include all experience and education in performing NEPA.

Q & A

Question 1

Q: Page 6- Biomass- Does this include any materials removed or just green materials?

A: The statement in the solicitation is just to clarify that a ton of material is 2000 lbs.

Question 2

Q: Will FS be held accountable for the timeframe mechanism built into cruising?

A: Forest and contracting will be accountable to respond, as appropriate, within a reasonable amount of time or when it is deemed in the Forest Service’s best interest to respond.

Question 3

Q: Are contractors required to compensate workers providing NEPA/pre-treatment work at service contract wage rates?

A: All work subject to Davis-Bacon or Service Contract Wage rates under the agreement or BPA calls must follow the appropriate Department of Labor rules. This is a federal contract and wage rates apply.

Question 4

Q: Would FS be interested in phasing cost?

A: We are asking that offerors provide the total estimated price for NEPA and Pre-sale work. This will be used in the technical evaluation and determination of price reasonableness.

Question 5

Q: 12.7 of Appendix A - Will this be part of pre-treatment service or under a BPA call?

A: Property line establishment and maintenance will not be a pre-treatment service or a BPA call. All property line work will be completed by the Agency prior to any contracts being awarded. The awardee has a responsibility to notify the Agency’s responsible official during the environmental analysis phase of any identified sections of property line that will be impacted by potential upcoming sales.

Question 6

Q: Same volumes of timber through different mechanisms IRTC versus IRSC change value. Appraised rate- Timber would be offered at appraised rates- offered as non-competitive but appraised rates are offered under a competitive basis?

A: Appraisal cost calculations for IRTC & IRSC have one fundamental difference - IRSC specified road costs are not included in the TEA; instead they are considered work items using Service Contract Act wages or Davis- Bacon wage rates as appropriate. In an IRTC, specified road costs are accounted for in the appraisal process.

This alone would create a positive adjustment to the advertised rate of an IRSC. However, for the Chewelah A to Z project we will use a competition factor of 20% in our timber appraisal.

Question 7

Q: Does the forest have public comment forwarding software?

A: The Forest’s comment organization system is for internal use only, and would not be available to the contractor. However, comments will be sent directly to the Forest, and will then be forwarded to the contractor in their original format.

Question 8

Q: Is there any guidance for interacting with collaborative?

A: The Forest routinely works with the Northeast Washington Forest Coalition during the planning of projects of this type. The contractor would be expected to interact with the coalition during all public comment periods, public meetings, and public field trips. The Forest will continue to lead conversations with the coalition members, but the contractor may be required to prepare specific technical information and other pertinent data to share with the group.

Question 9

Q: Interested in more specific details for the requirements of a writer editor?

A: The solicitation states that the listed duties are a general outline of the required services, but one person may hold more than one position.

Question 10

Q: When citing any piece of a document, would the original document need to be included as part of the project record (for example would you need to include a chapter from a book if pulling information from it)?

A: Yes, documents cited in the analysis should be included in the project record.

Question 11

Q: Can the forest give an estimate for the number of IDT meetings needed, and define the need for note taking at IDT meetings (section 3.2)?

A: Generally, the Forest would hold about 12 meetings at specific points: Kick-off meeting; left side review of date and development of PA; pre-scoping; post scoping to review comments; issues; and alternative development; pre- preliminary EA review of reports and preliminary EA; post notice and comment on preliminary EA to review comments and update analysis as needed; pre final EA; draft DN/FONSI review;

objection review and response to objection points; and post objection period to address any reviewing official direction. Many of these meetings are internal IDT meetings only, and can be attended in a virtual capacity.

The Forest recommends that IDT members meet in person for up to 3 times during key checkpoints including:

kick off (including field visit), review of scoping comments and alternative development, and post preliminary EA comment review and updating information.

Question 12

Q: Can meetings be attended by skype, teleconference etc.?

A: Meetings can be attended by skype or other teleconference methods. The Forest recommends that IDT members meet in person for up to 3 times during key checkpoints including: kick off (including field visit), review of scoping comments and alternative development, and post preliminary EA comment review and updating information.

Question 13

Q: Would the contractor need to draft the NOI?

A: If the analysis indicates the need to prepare an EIS and thus an NOI, the contractor would be required to draft the document. However, based on similar experiences from other local projects, the need for an EIS is probably unlikely.

Question 14

Q: Is the development of the work plan considered a budget item/reimbursable task, or is it part of “overhead”?

A: All NEPA related expenses of the awardee of the BPA in phase 1 are the responsibility of the phase 1 awardee and are not reimbursed by the Government.

Question 15

Q: The solicitation requires the contractor to prepare one draft and one final version of analysis documents, but could this be modified to allow two versions of a document (concerns with comments leading to the need to redo/revisit documents that could be addressed up front)?

A: For clarification, the documents specified under this requirement are meant to include only the draft document used for public comment, and the final document used for the objection period. While the contractor is working with the Forest Service to get to a draft environmental document, there may be several iterations along the way as the contractor and the Forest Service work during the review process. This will allow for review of the documents as well as back and forth between the two while crafting the documents that go out to the public. Other documents used for internal review and review by Forest staff are not included in this requirement. However, this requirement should include the possible creation of more than one final document in case objection review requires modification of the analysis document and another subsequent objection period.

Question 16

Q: Does the Forest have additional advice for preparing a budget when considering how to handle objections (can vary greatly depending upon project)? Also, considerations for printing hard copy documents?

A: The contractor should plan for at least one objection. The work associated with this objection varies, but would likely include a number of days over a two-week period to interact with the review team, and correct identified issues. Using the R6 NEPA checklist in Appendix A should minimize the amount of work a review requires.

Question 17

Q: Elaborate on what is needed for hiring/working with subcontractors?

A: Subcontractors will need to have adequate understanding of the requirements of the work to accomplish needed tasks. The formal decision framework outlined in the line officer checklist will be used to ensure that it remains clear that the agency is responsible for all required decisions.

Question 18

Q: Should the reasonable cost estimate for phase 1 be based on CEQ regulations/FS guidance due to not having assumptions defined?

A: Intent for cost estimate for NEPA is to ensure that contractors grasp an understanding of what is needed for NEPA and what would be associated with accomplishing the required work. The agency needs to know that the contractor understands the NEPA process and has a reasonable price estimate, with the understanding that there are variables/unknowns. Contractors should focus on those requirements in relevant law and regulation, and current guidance from CEQ. See also answer in Question #59.

Question 19

Q: Should we assume that FS will make websites available?

A: Information that needs to be posted online will be provided by the contractor, and posted to the required websites by the Agency.

Question 20

Q: Page 3- Does the Forest want the expected total cost or each item cost listed (line by line)?

A: We are looking for the unit and total price for each line item if blank.

Question 21

Q: If the phase 1 contractor is nonresponsive or declines a call, even if due to pricing, will a timber task order be openly solicited?

A: Page 15, SECTION II of the solicitation states:

SECTION II – INTENT BEHIND THIS SOLICITATION

The intent behind this solicitation is to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with a (one) contractor who is technically capable and has relevant experience to perform NEPA/Pre-Treatment (Phase 1) and all stewardship and restoration related activities (Phase 2). Price reasonableness will be evaluated. The BPA will be for the Colville National Forest, Three Rivers Ranger District. During Phase 2, the single awardee contractor for Phase 1 will have exclusive opportunity to accept BPA Calls in the planning area at advertised rates. The contractor will also have the option to accept or decline the BPA Call. If a BPA Call is to be declined, it must be done within 5 working days after issuance of the BPA Call solicitation. The Government also reserves the right to re-solicit any declined requirements using any appropriate contract vehicles. The Government may also solicit and issue additional BPA’s covering the same scope of work and in the same geographic area as this contract once NEPA is complete and service/restoration work identified.

Question 22

Q: If contractor providing NEPA services finds timber is too high, can timber be offered to non-phase 1 contractor?

A: This would assume then that the contractor is declining the BPA Call, then yes - after the contractor declines the BPA Call. See also answer in Question #21 above. It should be noted that failure to decline within 5 days would be indication that the offeror plans to submit an offer for the BPA call.

Question 23

Q: How can contractor prepare appropriate cost estimate for NEPA when we are not clear on what has been scoped/what analysis is expected (writing CE’s versus EIS [requires scoping] would be very different).

A: First, scoping is required for EA’s and CE’s (not just for an EIS). Second, the value of the cost estimate for this item allows the agency to evaluate a contractor’s ability to perform this work. It further ensures that the contractor has an understanding of the requirements of NEPA on a project of this scale.

Question 24

Q: Best format for submitting Cert and Reps forms?

A: The best approach is to read instructions in the certs and reps and follow help instructions on SAM.gov.

Question 25

Q: Why is experience with NEPA required to be in the past 3 years? Why can it not have occurred beyond that (example 5 years ago)?

A: Relevancy must be demonstrated due to changes that have occur(ed).

Question 26

Q: Are new executive directions regarding NEPA being implemented into contract?

A: Yes.

Question 27

Q: Looking for set asides for Small business/minority/women owned business?

A: Solicitation is full and open. No direct set asides specific for this solicitation, but FS recommends utilizing if the opportunity arises.

Question 28

Q: How will the Colville manage the region’s involvement in the review?

A: The Forest has a standard process for evaluating objections. If an objection is filed, the region will convene a review team that will work with the contractor and the Forest to identify potential deficiencies in the analysis.

Needed modifications to the project will be highlighted, and directed by the reviewing official. The reviewing official will likely be the Colville NF Forest Supervisor.

Question 29

Q: Timber Pricing- If BPA calls will be offered as IRTC, IRSC or timber contracts? Can FS clarify how timber calls are issued?

A: Rules and procedures under IRTC and IRSC are different. BPA Calls will not have any timber contracts (TC), but will all be either IRTC or IRSC (under stewardship authority). The decision for a BPA call to be offered as IRTC or IRSC will be made long before Call is offered to contractor.

Question 30

Q: Want to know how timber will be appraised long before proposal?

A: Appraisals will be conducted for timber values in line with Forest Service Handbook direction. Appraisal cost calculations for IRTC & IRSC have one fundamental difference: IRSC specified road costs are not included in the TEA (Transaction Evidence Appraisal), instead they are considered work items using Service Contract Act wages or Davis-Bacon wage rates as appropriate. In an IRTC, specified road costs are accounted for in the appraisal process. This alone would create a positive adjustment to the advertised rate of an IRSC. However, for the Chewelah A to Z project, we will use a competition factor of 20% in our appraisal process when evaluating rates for forest products.

Question 31

Q: Want to know before going into contract due to concern with not knowing if IRTC or IRSC (value per unit of timber is a very important number/looking at per ton cost doesn’t matter concerning value of timber versus services)?

A: The general expectation is that many of the calls that allow for forest products removal will use IRTC vs.

IRSC. The IRSC is an option, depending on the unique situation of the area to be treated. Appraisals will be conducted for timber values in line with Forest Service Handbook direction. See above answer to Question 30 for the difference in appraisal cost calculations between IRTC and IRSC.

Question 32

Q: Wondering if FS could provide a brief overview of revised forest plan?

A: The Colville National Forest’s Land Management Plan has been updated and finalized as of November 2019.

The objectives for the Chewelah project have been developed in accordance with this plan. Project development and analysis under this BPA should consider and show compliance with the 2019 Land Management Plan.

Question 33

Q: Does the district have an NHPA coordinator and would that person be able to coordinate with contractor?

A: Yes

Question 34

Q: Will there be a Tribal coordinator?

Question 35

Q: Section 7 coordinator?

Question 36

Q: Does the Forest have templates for BE/BAs?

A: We do have templates and can share these with the contractor as examples only. The contractor should focus on aligning the analysis effort with only what is required by NEPA regulations.

Question 37

Q: Does the Forest have a way to identify a preferred alternative (Appendix A shows EIS has preferred alternative)?

A: Appendix A lists everything that could be needed to show NEPA compliance. Even though a preferred alternative is required for an EIS, this is shown in Appendix A to capture potential NEPA work since the needed analysis has not been completed to identify the type of NEPA decision needed.

Question 38

Q: Some confusion about section 6.6 regarding contractor’s requesting information from the regional office (draft proposed action)?

A: We do not have a draft proposed action developed, but this section points to the checklist on page 40 (the responsible official would need to sign off on the proposed action).

Question 39

Q: Does the Forest have a preferred alternative selection process?

A: No, we usually have only one “alternative” (proposed action).

Question 40

Q: What does the contractor need to prepare for the news media?

A: In general, this task would include development of legal notices for posting in the newspaper of record.

However, with the visibility and nature of the A-Z project there may be interest from local or regional media outlets. The Forest will maintain all authority around media interaction, and the contractor’s role will likely be restricted to discussing or providing data or technical information only.

Question 41

Q: Assuming that interactions with the news media would include notices only then the contractor would not need a Public Affairs officer (does the region have a public affairs officer)?

A: The contractor may need to provide/present info about the project to the public. The Forest has a public affairs officer.

Question 42

Q: What is required for developing/organizing the project mailing list (based on FS having a current list)?

A: Contractors would use the Forest’s existing mailing list but would need to add anyone who showed interest or requested information about the project if they are not on the current mailing list.

Question 43

Q: Is there a preferred NEPA style guide?

A: Yes, the agency can provide an EA/EIS and specialist report template to the selected contractor. However, these are guides only and the contractor should prepare analysis documents in a format to be compliant with relevant law and regulation pertaining to this project type.

Question 44

Q: Wondering about need for adaptive management, and if needed, will FS guide/assist contractor?

A: While adaptive management is a component of many projects, it seems unlikely that there would be formal adaptive needs incorporated into this project. We recommend that project activities are specific to the area and identify the treatment needs within the project boundary.

Question 45

Q: Will the Forest assist with developing monitoring for EA or EIS?

A: The need for monitoring specifically annotated in the analysis should come from the forest plan, monitoring required by listed species, and monitoring to determine if your project objectives are being met. The line officer approves this type of monitoring, and it may be expanded or reduced depending on the needs and budget or staff availability. This type of monitoring may be required as part of the contract, but unlike the quality control monitoring required under this BPA, project effectiveness monitoring could be a paid activity conducted at future times.

Question 46

Q: What is required by the contractor for monitoring?

A: The contractor is required to conduct quality control monitoring of activities and tasks associated with this project. The agency will be responsible for the quality assurance of the contractor’s activities and monitoring.

Question 47

Q: The contractor will be responsible for drafting the FONSI/DN excluding decision rationale, but would the contractor need to draft the ROD (Record of Decision)?

A: Yes, if an EIS is required

Question 48

Q: Are documents required to be Section 508 compliant?

A: Yes (as stated in the solicitation).

Question 49

Q: Is there a possibility to extend the proposal to another date?

A: It was extended to March 6, 2020.

Question 50

Q: Is there a formal tribal relations process?

A: Formal tribal relations will be conducted by the Forest. The contractor will be required to prepare technical documents and provide data needed for this process, and may need to interact with tribal representatives during public meetings or field trips.

Question 51

Q: Do all subcontractors on this project need to be registered in SAM https://beta.sam.gov/?

A: Only the awardee is required to be in SAM. Per the solicitation: page 50; (k) System for Award Management.

Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

Question 52

Q: Collecting data to support NEPA can be costly. To help us provide a more accurate cost estimate, can you let us know the extent and types of data that have been collected on the project area?

A: The data collection can depend on scoping, issues and analysis indicators and changes depending on the scope of project activities. The contractor is required to demonstrate an understanding of the requirements to complete NEPA analysis by providing a cost estimate. These estimates are used by the agency only as a way to validate contractor understanding and ability to complete the tasks associated with this type of project.

Appendix A (section 3.3) outlines the general makeup of interdisciplinary teams for similar projects on the forest, and highlights the type of resources where data collection and analysis will likely be needed. This includes resources like recreation, rangeland, and invasive species.

https://beta.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/

Question 53

Q: Where are the Region 6 Project Record guidelines located?

A: The Project Record should contain all documents that support the decision. All documents should be filed in the project record BEFORE the date of the decision. When organizing the project record, have documents filed no more than two layers deep (i.e. one subfolder inside of the main folder). The FS can provide an example of a project record format to the awardee. Keep file names as short as possible as there is a limit on the number of characters the FS system can upload. Do not use zip files.

In addition, the DOJ has given guidance on items that are not to be filed in the record. The following should be stored in separate folders outside the project record:

1. Drafts (besides the draft EA and specialist reports published during the 30-day comment period);

2. Privileged/Deliberative or Attorney Client;

3. Any documents with redactions;

4. FOIA requests and/or responsive documents that do not pertain to the decision; and

5. Discussions regarding searches or search forms for a FOIA request.

Question 54

Q: Clarify the purpose of this subsection/tasks for the contractor, if any. Specifically, clarify the following statement: “The contractor shall request signed approval from the responsible official or their delegate for the following documents.”

A: The line officer Checklist –Forest Service Manual 1950.41 ensures communication between the contractor and the responsible official at key checkpoints in the NEPA process. The requirement for signed approval from the responsible official is necessary to fully demonstrate the division of responsibility and the avoidance of any conflict by clearly showing the agency’s requirement to maintain all decision-making authority for any activities in this project.

Question 55

Q: Provide suggestions or assumptions that will narrow the scope for this proposal item.

A: The NEPA tasks in this BPA are not final at this point. The scope and focus of the analysis will be completed as part of project development and scoping. The pricing estimate as part of this solicitation for phase 1 tasks is only used by the agency to validate that the contractor has an understanding of requirements required to complete the work. However, similar forest health projects on this forest have been analyzed in an EA and not a CE or EIS.

Question 56

Q: Will the contractor draft the NOI, NOA, and/or the EA notice to file objections?

Question 57

Q: How many printed copies and CDs are required?

A: Generally the Forest does not need to create CD copies of project documents, and the need for hard copies is less than 10.

Question 58

Q: Would the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) provide specific assumptions to reduce uncertainty and ensure more equitable comparisons when determining price reasonableness between offers for Item No. 1 of Phase 1?

A: For proposal development, contractors can assume this project will not be significantly different than similar past projects on the Colville NF. There is always the potential that some unforeseen issue or need is identified during the planning project, and contractors should understand this will only be identified once the project planning is started. For an example of the type of work the Colville NF has completed recently, here is a link to the last Vegetation Restoration Project completed on the Three Rivers Ranger District. The Orient project would be a good baseline to evaluate potential work, and to create assumptions for proposals.

These assumptions should be used in development of an offeror’s overall price estimate for NEPA Phase 1 in the Schedule.

Question 59

Q: Line 18 in Schedule says “Install in-stream structures and riparian ex-closures within selected Riparian Habitat Conservation Areas (RHCA). (Range 0-500 each). Can you clarify the road work construction - what is the actual work - culverts, bridges or bank stabilization?

A: This work would depend on the need identified during project planning. It could include, but not limited to:

• Aquatic Organism Passage

• Large wood placement for fish habitat improvement

• Fencing for riparian enhancement

• Riparian vegetation planting https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=50647