Amendment 4-NewScopes.pdf

AMENDMENT 4- LMIR BPA 12363N23Q4023

ADDITIONAL AND UPDATED SCOPES OF WORK

Please note that broader scopes cover multiple specialties. Calls issued will be sent to all contractors in that scope.

For all the scopes in the LMIR BPA, we follow OSHA guidelines as far as determining the scope as maintenance vs construction. Construction is not included in this BPA. Maintenance activities can be defined as making or keeping a structure, fixture or foundation (substrates) in proper condition in a routine, scheduled, or anticipated fashion. This definition implies keeping equipment working in its existing state, i.e., preventing its failure or decline. If the scope or work is determined to fall under construction based on this definition, another contracting tool shall be used.

LANDSCAPING/LAWN MAINTENANCE

Exterior grounds consist of lawns, native grass areas, gravel, plant beds, parking lot, walks, driveways and curb. The Contractor must provide all labor, tools, equipment, supervision, herbicides, transportation and any other or services necessary, to maintain the landscaping and grounds in such a manner to present a neat and well-maintained appearance.

All products used are to be environmentally friendly and a list and Material Safety Data

Sheets (MSDS). The products are to be non-toxic, biodegradable, and made from renewable sources (not petroleum) to promote a healthy and green environment when possible.

a. Mow Improved, Semi-Improved Grounds and Native Grassed Areas. Grass cutting of all lawn areas must be completed as per schedule. Grass clippings must be removed or mulched when visible after mowing. All improved and semi-improved grounds and native grassed areas must look well-manicured at all times.

b. Edging. Sidewalks, driveways curbs and other concrete or asphalt edges located in the improved/semi-improved grounds must be concurrent with mowing per schedule. Edging will include removal of vegetation from cracks in sidewalks, driveways, and curbs.

c. Grass/Weed Trimming. Grass and weeds must be trimmed around trees, shrubs, buildings, fences, poles, posts, fire hydrants, parking lot bumper blocks, boulders, road shoulders and other fixed obstacles concurrent with mowing schedule. Damage to trees and shrubs from trimming must be repaired by the contractor.

d. Remove Debris/Police Grounds. The Contractor must perform general litter patrol on all grounds. Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to, the removal and disposal of all natural debris (tree limbs, dry brush, rodent habitats, dead animals, etc) and manmade debris.

All grass clippings must be properly removed and disposed of offsite. Sidewalks and paved areas must be cleaned of all lawn clippings after each mowing. Parking Lots/areas, walks, curb-gutter, sidewalks and concrete flat-work must be kept debris free (includes bark debris, dust and dirt). With the debris properly removed and disposed of offsite. Removal of debris and policing of grounds will be concurrent with mowing schedule.

e. Application of Fertilizer. The Contractor must apply an effective fertilizer on all lawns, shrubs, plants and ground cover per Schedule. All fertilizers must be applied in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.

f. Trimming and Pruning. The Contractor must maintain a neat and well maintained appearance of all plants, shrubs, and trees, by proper pruning, clipping, pinching back and shape maintenance. This should take place twice a year, once in January and again in June.

g. Weed Control. The Contractor must keep all lawns (includes semi-improved and native grassed areas), shrub beds, ground-cover beds, flower beds, graveled areas and all other adjacent areas free of weeds at all times. Any herbicides must be applied by certified or licensed personnel. This should take place two (2) times a year, once in March and again in

June.

h. Pest Control. This includes insects and animals of all sizes. The Contractor must provide pest control in lawn and flower beds concurrent with mowing schedule.

i. Mulch. Replace mulch/pine straw in flower beds around March timeframe.

j. Seasonal Flowers. Provide and change out colorful seasonal flowers in and around all flower beds and trees. (Usually in fall, winter, spring and summer)

FACILITIES MAINTENANCE

Maintenance to the interior and exterior of facilities.

These do not include improvements as defined in OSHA Regulations. This is to ensure that the equipment continues to work in its existing state, i.e., preventing its failure or decline.

Provide Parts and Materials

Electrical Maintenance

Plumbing Maintenance

Locksmith / Door Maintenance

HVAC Maintenance

General Labor

Audio Video specialist

HISTORIAN/ARCHIVIST

The Contractor may be responsible for integration of material into the archive, analyzing and supervising the movement of documents from their current location at the archival office to the headquarters for their processing, appraisal of the material for inclusion in the archive, supervision of the disposal of records not selected for inclusion, establishing the format for the archive of material for inclusion in the archive, preservation and maintenance of the records and supervision of the preparation of an archival catalogue and other materials to assist researchers in surveying the collection for its contents. The historian is engaged in studies which are to become parts of a long-range study of greater magnitude, or a part of the overall history of the agency, must possess a thorough understanding of the objectives of their portions of the study and their relationship to the broader whole. Historians engaged in special historical studies must possess a good understanding of the purposes of the studies and the planning or operational needs of the agency officials who have requested them.

Similarly, historians engaged in studies in connection with the identification, recognition, preservation, restoration, reconstruction or interpretation of historic sites of importance to the national historical heritage must be fully familiar with both the purposes to be served by their work and the place of their recommendations in the context of the nationwide program.

PEST CONTROL SERVICES

All services include the extermination/pest control of insects, animal pests, or other pests that may periodically present a problem, such as spiders, crickets, centipedes, rats, mice, roaches, ants, silverfish, bedbugs, fleas, mosquitos, weevils, cereal or flour beetles, moths, carpet beetles, termites, or other fabric pests. The service shall also include eradication of such animal pests such as skunks, moles, gophers, pigeons, starling and bats if services cannot be performed by the local municipal animal control. Extermination procedures are required to be performed in the exterior of the building as well as the interior.

SUBSOILING/ ROAD DECOMMISSIONING

Subsoiling is a restoration technique used in heavily impacted soils to reduce compaction (soil strength/bulk density), increase macropore space/permeability/infiltration, and improve overall growing conditions. Subsoiling is the technique of mechanically loosening heavily compacted soils to a minimum depth that will vary per location/call order, grasping and lifting soil and setting it back in place. The operator may be required to de-compact the soil without mixing layers or pulling up rocks. The lifted soil would then be gently placed back into position. If large rocks or roots are encountered the subsoiler will de-compact to a lesser depth to avoid damaging the root structure of trees. The organic rich duff layer shall remain largely unmixed on the top layer for soil surface protection. Contractor may be asked to subsoil areas detrimentally compacted during emergency operations, on temp roads- primary skid trails, and landings at locations specified by the Forest Service. Specific areas to treat within each project area may need to be expressly identified on unit maps that will be provided to the contractor prior to the commencement of work. Anticipated acreages of subsoiling treatment are specified for each unit in the Schedule of Items.

UPDATED/ADDITIONAL SCOPE FOR FUELS REDUCTION AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT

The work is general in nature and associated with, but not limited to, plantation thinning, pullback, pre-commercial thinning to a variable density, hand piling, grapple piling, burning of slash piles, mechanical thinning with mastication/slash busting, timber stand improvement, site preparation and other activities including chemical treatments that coincide with this type of work. Deviations and additional specifications will be identified in individual Call Orders. All future Call Orders placed under a resultant contract will include Detailed Unit Information Sheets (DUIS) and any other documentation necessary to understand the desired outcome. The DUIS can be more restrictive than the terms of this contract and when this is the case, the DUIS will take precedence.

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, materials, transportation, supplies (unless specified elsewhere as Government-furnished), and incidentals needed to complete specified work. The Contractor shall develop a plan of operation to accomplish the objectives, including a written quality control plan and a safety plan that are in compliance with the terms and specifications of the contract.

This scope may include Prescribed Fire/Fuels Treatment Modules-which includes the following:

• Two-Person Crew Module

• Engine Module

• Five-Person Crew Module

• Water Delivery System and Two-Person Crew Module

• Water Tender Module

• Five-Person Chainsaw Crew Module

• Prescribed Fire Overhead Module

• Hazard Tree Felling Module

• Tractor Operations

• Excavator Operations