12363N23Q4273 Gifford Pinchot NF Mt. Adams RD PCT.pdf

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-03.

This procurement is set aside for Total Small Business. The NAICS code is 115310 Support Activities for Forestry and the Small Business Size Standard is $11.5 Million.

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NAICS Code: 115310 Size Standard: $11.5 Million

Delivery address Gifford Pinchot National Forest – Mt. Adams Ranger District

Date and time needed

Date of Award through 11/30/2024

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**QUOTES ARE DUE BY: 08/08/2023 by 12:00PM PT**

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Schedule of Items

Item Description

Quantity

U/I

Unit Price

Extended Price

0001- Lang Meadow Restoration

26 Acres N/A $N/A

0001.1 – Unit 1.01 Thin all conifers (except designated)

<6” DBH

9 Acres $

0001.2 – Unit 1.02 Thin all conifers (except designated)

<6” DBH

4 Acres

0001.3 – Unit 1.03 Thin all conifers (except designated)

<6” DBH

4 Acres $

0001.4 – Unit 1.04 Thin all conifers (except designated)

<6” DBH

5 Acres $

0001.5 – Unit 1.05 Thin all conifers (except designated)

<6” DBH

4 Acres $

0002 – Lang Precommercial Thin Unit

2.08 Thin 15’ x 15’

35 Acres $

0003 – Sugar Precommercial Thin

86 Acres N/A $N/A

0003.09 Unit 3.09 Thin 16’ x 16‘ 44 $

003.10 Unit 3.10 Thin 16’ x 16‘ 16 $

0003.11 Unit 3.11 Thin 16’ x 16‘ 26 $

Total 147 Acres $

Description of Requirement

Precommercial thin approximately 147 acres on the Mt. Adams Ranger District.

Project includes meadow restoration(item 1); Slash chipping and piling along designated roads(≈.83mi), equating to ≈ 4 acres of chipping and ≈7 acres of piling and covering.

Date(s) and Place(s) of Delivery and Acceptance/Location Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Mt. Adams Ranger District Period of Performance: Date of Award through 11/30/2024

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Statement of Work

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

C-1 SCOPE OF CONTRACT

This contract requires tree thinning, chipping and piling of slash on the Mt.

Adams Ranger District in compliance with its terms, specifications and provisions. This includes furnishing labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies and incidentals except those items listed as Government-furnished property. Treatment area covers a total of 147 acres of pre-commercial thinning (PCT) and approximately one (1) mile of slash treatment along roads, which amounts to approximately four (4) acres of chipping and seven (7) acres of piling slash.

Bidders are encouraged to tour and personally evaluate work requirements and conditions. Only by a physical inspection of the work areas can the bidder become aware of existing conditions.

C-2 LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

A. Location. The locations of project units are shown on vicinity maps and subitem photo/unit information sheets furnished with this solicitation. Adequate information is provided on subitem photo/unit information sheets to locate units with the use of a Mt. Adams Ranger District Map. Unit boundaries such as fire lines, roads, creeks, and timber edges are usually obvious on the ground.

Boundaries which are not obvious will be marked with pink flagging and white unit boundary tags.

B. Access. Most thinning units may be reached by Forest roads that are accessible by standard pickup truck during the normal working season. The Government assumes no obligation to plow snow or do special maintenance to keep roads open. Due to deteriorating road conditions, some units may require walking from Forest Service Roads across country or along closed or deteriorated road.

Contractor shall assume responsibility for determining best access by utilizing subitem photo/unit information sheets, vicinity maps, a Forest map and personal site visits.

1. Motor bikes, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and/or pack animals shall be requested in writing by contractor and approved by the Government prior to use.

2. Off- road equipment used in the project is to be cleaned to remove soil, seeds, vegetative matter, or other debris that could contain seeds. Cleaning

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3. An inspection will be required to ensure that equipment is clean before work can begin.

C. Boundaries. Boundaries of units are indicated on subitem photo/unit information sheets. Many boundaries are easily delineated by roads, adjacent stands of different ages, streams or other geographical features identifiable from air photos provided on subitem photo/unit information sheets. Geo referenced PDFs are also provided for use with avenza or other gps apps. Contractor is required to be able to accurately interpret air photos and geo referenced PDFs provided in this contract to determine boundaries. Contractor shall mark with flourescent pink flagging any boundary that the Contractor feels is needed to assure accurate following of boundaries by their employees.

D. Density. The density of trees on units vary to a large degree from unit to unit and within units. Only by on-the-ground examination can prospective Contractors determine the work entailed in thinning and slash disposal.

C-4 MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT

A. Use of motorized equipment other than hand held equipment such as powersaws and brush cutters will not be permitted off designated roads in the project area without approval of the Contracting Officer.

C-5 SELECTION OF LEAVE TREES

A. The Contractor shall select leave trees in the following order of priority:

1. Tree Diameters. Leave all trees (both conifer and hardwood), which exceed the maximum dbh cut limit as specified on the unit information sheets. These will count as leave trees unless there are more than the specified number of leave trees.

2. Tree Species. Pacific yew, Western red-cedar, hardwoods (unless specified) and standing dead trees will not be cut. (These are not considered leave trees).

Leave order of preference:

Pre-commercial thin (items 2 & 3) Meadow Restoration (item 1)

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Western white pine Western larch Ponderosa pine Noble fir Douglas fir Engelmann spruce Western hemlock Mountain hemlock Pacific silver fir Grand fir Lodgepole pine.

No cut:

Pacific yew Western red-cedar Hardwoods (unless specified) Golden chinquapin

Conifers < 6” DBH

No cut:

Western larch Western white pine Western red-cedar Pacific yew Ponderosa pine

3. Tree Health. Leave the healthiest tree. Leave trees shall generally be those tallest in height, largest crown and straightest stems that are free of damage due to insects, disease, physical, or mechanical causes.

4. Tree Height. Leave the tallest tree.

5. Minor Damage. If no healthy undamaged tree exists at the required spacing interval, leave a tree with minor damage.

6. If no healthy tree with minor damage exists, leave the most healthy tree present, within spacing limits.

B. Leave Tree Spacing. Spacing may be varied up to 25 percent to select the most desired tree. However, leave trees per acre, using spacing guides, shall not be materially increased or decreased.

C-6 STREAMS AND WET AREAS

Streams and wet areas require a fifteen foot (15') riparian buffer. Item 1 units require a forty foot (40') riparian buffer. No thinning is allowed within riparian buffers. The Contractor shall establish the boundaries using horizontal measurement.

A. Identified Riparian Areas. Location of known streams and wet areas are shown on the project maps. Units with known riparian areas are designated on the project map/unit information sheet.

B. Unidentified Riparian Areas. Location of known streams and wet areas are shown on subitem photo/unit information sheets. Discovery of additional

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1. Contractor shall immediately notify the Forest Service if disturbance occurs to any site, and immediately buffer the stream or wet area fifteen feet (15') for items 2 & 3 and forty feet (40') for item 1.

2. If other such streams or wet areas are discovered, the Forest Service may modify this contract to provide additional protection regardless of when such facts become known.

C. Riparian Buffer Boundaries Riparian buffer boundaries are not flagged. All riparian buffer distances shall be established using horizontal measurement.

1. Stream Buffer The riparian buffer consists of the stream and the area on each side of the stream extending from the edge of the active stream channel to a horizontal distance of fifteen feet (15') for items 2 & 3 and forty feet (40') for item 1.

2. Wet Area Buffers Riparian buffers consist of the body of wetland and the area to the edge of the standing water to a horizontal distance of fifteen feet (15'). for items 2 & 3 and forty feet (40') for item 1.

D. Refuling. Refueling of hand-held, and all other, machinery will occur at least 200 feet from any waterbody.

C-7 CUTTING METHODS

A. Stump Height - Removal of Live Limbs. All trees other than leave trees shall be cut below the lowest live limb, except when prevented by natural obstacles. All live limbs below the cutting point shall be removed. Trees shall be completely severed from the stump. Stump height shall not exceed 8 inches above ground level or 4 inches above natural obstacles.

B. Felling. Cut trees shall be felled away from unit boundaries, roads, telephone lines, established trails, stock driveways, fence lines, established land corners, road buffers, streams, and riparian buffers. Any trees falling in such areas shall be removed.

C. Thinning slash shall be placed on or near the ground surface, so that it will not lean against or be suspended by an uncut tree.

D. Prune Western white pine to 6 feet or to 50% crown ratio, whicherver is less.

C-8 GAP CREATION

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A. One 1/8th acre opening will be cut in units 20 acres or less. Two 1/8th acre openings will be cut in units greater than 20 acres. Openings may be designated on maps. If no openings designated consult with the CO or COR on the location to best place opening. Shrubs will be pruned in open areas to promote sprouting

C-11 CONTRACTOR OBLIGATIONS

A. Furnish all supplies, materials, tools and equipment, plus labor, supervision and travel to do the required work.

B. Immediately notify the Contracting Officer of any conditions encountered that are either beyond the scope of the contract or that prevent normal progress of work.

C. Keep the Contracting Officer currently informed of the work schedule and physical location of their work force to permit ready location and timely inspection of accomplished work.

D. The Contractor shall not cut or disturb trees or markers used to identify property lines, property corners, or subitem boundaries.

C-12 PERIOD OF CONTRACT – Period of Performance:

A. Bid Thinning Estimated Item Acres Start Work End Work

All 147 August 21, 2023 11/30/2024

B. Contract time for thinning will be accounted for on a calendar day basis, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and will run continuously from the effective date of the Notice to Proceed to the date of completion of the work.

C. Adjustments in contract time will be made for seasonal habitat restrictions, loss of work time due to Industrial Fire Precaution Class III or IV days and loss of work time as a result of loss of access by season ending snow fall.

D. Units shall be thinned in accordance with the order of preference that may be established by the Contracting Officer.

C-13 SLASH DISPOSAL SCHEDULE

A. Item 1 Slash created will be removed from meadows. Outside of the meadow slash will then be lopped and scattered. Slash height will not exceed 18 inches off the ground.

B. Items 2&3 All slash within 30 ft of designated roads will be pulled to the road and chipped. Slash at 30ft to 100ft from designated roads will be piled. All other

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C. Construction and Covering of Slash Piles

1. Piles shall range in size from 6 to 8 feet in diameter and 6 to 8 feet high.

2. Piles shall be constructed as compactly as possible and placed with the long axis up and down the hill slope. All material shall be bucked into pieces less than 5 feet in length. Piles shall be constructed with vertical sides and a base wide enough to keep them from toppling. Piles shall be constructed so the lower 25% of the pile consists of fuels 2 inches and smaller in diameter and sufficient fine fuels to act as kindling when piles are burned.

3. No piles shall be made in stream channels, roads, drainage ditches, or meadows. Piles shall be a minimum of 8 feet away from any leave tree.

Slash piles shall be constructed a minimum of 10 feet from any stump, log or snag greater than 9 inches in diameter, measured on the horizontal plane.

4. The contractor shall cover all hand piles with black polyethylene plastic film, .006 (6 mil) minimum thickness by 8 feet minimum width, furnished by the contractor. Care shall be taken not to puncture the covering material. The polyethylene plastic film shall be placed on top of each pile during construction when the pile is approximately 75 percent completed. The polyethylene plastic film shall then be secured with slash material when the remaining 25 percent of the pile is completed. This will assure that the polyethylene plastic film is not affected by wind and will protect the majority of the pile from rain and snow. The polyethylene plastic film shall be placed, as a continuous piece, from the ground surface on the uphill side of the pile, over the top, and extend to the ground surface on the downhill side of the pile, thus covering at least 75 percent of the pile's surface area.

D. No slash shall remain on roads or across their ditches and culverts.

C-14 WILDLIFE CLOSURE

A. Spotted owl habitat restrictions restrict use of motorized equipment from March 1st through July 15th. (See exhibit A)

C-16 WINTER RECREATION ROAD CLOSURES

A. Certain units may have restricted winter access by wheeled vehicles pursuant to winter recreation closures. These closures are dependent upon snow accumulation and usually begin approximately December first and continue until the snow melts on the road surface in mid to late spring.

C-17 VOLCANIC ASH

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A. Contractor may encounter volcanic ash in varying amounts on all subitems.

C-19 DEFINITIONS

A. Average Spacing - The average of the distance between all leave trees necessary to provide the desired number of leave trees per acre.

B. Buffer Areas - An area located inside of a subitem that no cutting is allowed.

Boundaries are not marked.

C. Calendar Days - Every day shown on the calendar, Sundays and holidays included.

D. Change Order - An order issued to the Contractor by the Contracting Officer, pursuant to Section I, requiring work to be performed within the general scope of the contract.

E. Contracting Officer - The person executing this contract on behalf of the

Government, including any duly appointed successor and authorized representative of the Contracting Officer acting within the limits of his authority.

F. Contracting Officer's Representative - The COR is the on-site contract administrator for the Contracting Officer. The duties and responsibilities of the COR are defined in the letter of designation issued by the Contracting Officer.

G. Contract Time - The number of calendar days allowed in the contract for completion of the contract work.

H. Cull Trees - Those conifers and hardwoods, not selected as leave trees, having serious disease, insect, weather, animal, or mechanical damage and evidenced by such things as dead or broken tops, bark damage extending 2/3 or more of the circumference, excessive crooks or lean.

I. Damage - Includes any defect or deformity of a tree resulting from agents such as wind, snow, animals, insects, disease, and equipment, and evidenced by such things as dead or broken tops or trunks, crooks, and deep scars.

J. dbh (Diameter Breast Height) - Diameter of the trunk measured at a point 4-1/2 feet above the ground level on the uphill side of tree.

K. Excess Trees - Uncut trees that do not meet specifications and should have been cut. Trees not severed from the stump, hangup trees, stumps with live limbs, stumps higher than specified, trees not girdled or not girdled properly if required are also considered excess trees.

L. Forest Supervisor - The person responsible for administration of a National

Forest, including his authorized representative.

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M. General Provisions - Those provisions of an administrative nature applicable to the contract.

N. Girdling - A cut through the bark and cambium tissue completely encircling the tree trunk for the purpose of killing the tree.

O. Hangup Tree - Any cut tree suspended more than 3 feet off ground.

P. Healthy Tree - The greenest, tallest, straightest stem which is free of disease, insect, weather, animal, or mechanical damage.

Q. Labor Standards Provisions - Those statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to the contractor's employees.

R. Leave Trees - Any tree that is selected or required to be left standing as provided in the specifications.

S. Lopping - Cutting limbs from trunks of trees.

T. Minor Damage - Crooks in the trunk which are offset less than 3 inches from the long axis and within 13 feet of the ground, no forks, broken top, or bark damage extending more than 1/4 the circumference of the tree.

U. Missing Leave Trees - Those trees cut that should have been left.

V. Monument Manager - The person responsible for administration of the Mount St.

Helens National Volcanic Monument, including his/her authorized representative.

W. Riparian Area - Area with distinctive soils and vegetation between a stream or other body of water and the adjacent upland. It includes wetlands and those portions of floodplains and valley bottoms that support riparian vegetation.

X. Slash - Limbs and trunks of downed trees.

Y. Spacing - The horizontal distance from the trunk of one leave tree to the trunk of the next nearest leave tree.

Z. Specifications -That portion of the contract comprising a description of the general and technical requirements for materials, products or services to be furnished under the contract.

AA. Stream - Permanently flowing drainage feature having a definable natural channel and evidence of annual scour or deposition. Perennial streams have water present year-round.

BB. Stream Channel - An area associated with streams which shows annual scouring and deposition of materials caused by the movement of the water.

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Usually void of growing brush, trees, and other woody plants. Water may or may not be present.

CC. Subitem - A pay item designated on the bid schedule and described by a specification.

DD. Tip Prune - For the removal of limbs, assuring that there will be enough green branches remaining on the main branch to allow for continued growth of boughs. Limbs may be cut, leaving one-third (1/3) of the live foliage on the limb. After removal of the branch, the staub shall not be less than fourteen (14) inches in length.

EE. Wet Areas - Areas that are inundated by surface water or ground water with a frequency sufficient to support, and under normal circumstances do or would support, a prevalence of vegetative or aquatic life that require saturated or seasonally saturated soil conditions for growth and reproduction. Wet areas generally include, but are not limited to, swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. Some examples of vegetation that may be present, but are not limited to, devil's club, cattails, and sedges. Standing water is present year-round.

FF. Palatable Hardwoods – Cottonwood, Willow, Vinemaple, Dogwood and

Elderberry.

GG. Lop and Scatter – Branches on the stem of cut trees lopped on three sides and all slash created dispersed throughout the unit.

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E-1 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FAR 52.252-2) (JUNE 1988)

This contract incorporates the following 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.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

52.246-4 Inspection of Services - Fixed Price (9/92)

E-2 THINNING INSPECTION PROCEDURE

A. The Contracting Officer will make periodic inspections. The Contractor or his representative is encouraged to observe the inspection and will receive inspection summaries upon request.

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B. Initially, visual contract compliance inspections of each completed subitem will be conducted. Where visual inspection of a subitem indicates the need to determine percentage of compliant work for pay determination or rework purposes a series of 1/50th acre plots distributed over the entire Subitem sufficient to yield at least a one percent sample of each subitem will be taken.

Plot centers will be marked and numbered where plots are taken.

C. When plots are taken each plot will be examined to record findings on the items listed below:

(1) Number of leave trees that should have been left.

(2) Number of trees that were left.

(3) Number of missing leave (deficient) trees.

(4) Number of satisfactory leave trees.

(5) Number of excess trees.

D. Upon inspection of all plots for a Subitem, the quality of thinning shall be calculated as follows:

(# of deficient trees + # of excess trees )

1.00 - (# of leave trees that should have been left) X 100 = Quality

E-3 REWORK AND REINSPECTION AFTER REWORK

A. 1) Excess Trees - When inspection results are below 90 percent and excess trees constitute any part of the deficiency, payment will not be made until the excess tree deficiency has been corrected. Inspections after rework will be made in the same manner as the first inspection but on different plot lines. The Contractor shall bear the cost of inspections necessitated by the rework.

B. 2) Deficient Trees - When deficient trees cause the inspection results to fall below 90%, payment will be made on the basis of the inspection results. Deficient trees include:

a. Golden chinquapin, and pacific yew trees cut by Contractor personnel.

b. Incorrect selection of leave trees.

c. Incorrect selection of noncommercial thinning cut trees.

d. Incorrect cutting methods utilized.

e. Missing leave trees.

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Reductions in percentage of payment caused by Deficient Trees are permanent as they are not correctable.

E-4 REINSPECTION OF THINNING UPON CONTRACTOR REQUEST

A. If the original inspection results are unacceptable to the Contractor and a second inspection is requested without rework, the same inspection procedure will be used. However, the inspection pattern will be shifted. If the second inspection shows less than 5 percent variance from the first inspection, the Contractor shall bear the cost of the second inspection. The result of the second inspection will be used in determining payment. Requests for reinspection shall be made in writing.

B. If the second inspection shows more than 5 percent variance from the first inspection, the Government will bear the cost of the second inspection. The result of the second inspection will be used in determining payment.

E-5 INSPECTION OF SLASH TREATMENT

A. Slash treatment will be visually inspected for the appropriate treatment specified on the project photo/unit information sheets. Treatment will be determined by lineal horizontal (slope corrected) distance to determine if prescribed area was covered. Slash treatment must be fully completed to unit specifications prior to issuance of payment for any subitem.

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F-1 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FAR 52.252-2) (JUNE 1988)

This contract incorporates the following 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.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

52.212-12 Suspension of Work (4/84)

52.212-15 Government Delay of Work (4/84)

F-2 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 10 calendar days after effective date of the notice to proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than (See Clause C-10). The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

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SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G-1 PREWORK CONFERENCE

A. Prior to commencement of work, the Contractor shall meet with the Contracting Officer to discuss contract terms and work performance requirements, work progress, schedule, and fire prevention and suppression plans. The meeting will be held at the Mount Adams Ranger District office, unless otherwise agreed.

G-2 MEASUREMENT

A. Measurement. The acreages have been measured on a horizontal plane within the established boundaries.

B. Remeasurement.

1. The Contractor may at any time after award request remeasurement of any treatment area. The request shall be made in writing. Remeasurement will be made within the established boundaries.

2. If remeasurement indicates a variance of 5 percent or less, the Contractor shall bear the cost of remeasurement and payment will be based on the remeasured acreage.

3. If remeasurement indicates a variance greater than 5 percent, payment will be based on the remeasured acreage and the Government will pay the cost of remeasurement.

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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

1. The contractor will train in the safe operation and use of equipment to all workers using such equipment.

2. Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards or processes encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body.

3. Defective or damaged personal protective equipment shall not be used.

4. The contractor shall provide, at no cost to the employee, to each employee who operates a chain saw, chain saw chaps and assure the chaps are worn during saw operations. These chaps must be approved by Underwriters Laboratory or meet Forest Service specification 6170-47. The chaps shall cover the full length of the thigh to the top of the boot on each leg.

5. The contractor shall assure that each employee wears foot protection that provides adequate traction and ankle support. Employees operating chain saws shall wear foot protection that is constructed with cut-resistant material which will protect the employee against contact with a running chain saw.

6. The contractor shall provide, at no cost to the employee, and assure that each employee who works in an area where there is potential for head injury from falling objects or flying objects wears a hard hat that meets the minimum requirements of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard Z89.1- 1997.

7. The contractor shall provide, at no cost to the employee, eye protection where there is potential for eye injury due to flying objects. This eye protection must meet the minimum requirements of ANSI standard Z87.1-2003.

8. The contractor shall provide, at no cost to the employee, hearing protection where there is a potential for hearing loss due to high intensity noise e.g., chain saw operation.

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Unit Data Sheet

Item #

Acres Spacing Max cut

DBH

Min. cut Height

Wildlife Restrictions

Chipping and/or Piling

1.01 9 all conifers (except designated)

<6” DBH <6" 1.5' 03/01 - 07/16

1.02 4

1.03 4

1.04 5

1.05 4

<6” DBH <6" 1.5'

2.08 35 15' x 15' <9" 2'

3.09 44 16' x 16' <9" 2'

3.10 16 16' x 16' <9" 2'

X

3.11 26 16' x 16' <9" 2' 03/01 - 07/16 X

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USDA FOREST SERVICE

PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION

FIRE PROTECTION AND SUPPRESSION

1.Fire Period and Closed Season

Specific fire prevention measures are listed below and shall be effective for the period April 1 to October 31 of each year. The Forest Service may change the dates of said period by advance written notice if justified by unusual weather or other conditions. Required tools and equipment shall be kept currently in serviceable condition and immediately available for initial attack on fires.

2.Fire Plan

Before starting any operations on the project, the Contractor, Permittee, Licensee, or Purchaser, hereinafter referred to as the "Contractor," shall prepare a fire plan in cooperation with the

Contracting Officer providing for the prevention and control of fires in the project area.

The Contractor shall certify compliance with fire protection and suppression requirements before beginning operations during the fire period and closed season, and shall update such certification when operations change.

3.Substitute Measures

The Contracting Officer may by written notice authorize substitute measures or equipment or may waive specific requirements during periods of low fire danger.

4.Emergency Measures

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The Forest Service may require emergency measures, including the necessary shutting down of equipment or portions of operations in the project area during periods of fire emergency created by hazardous climatic conditions.

5.Fire Control

The Contractor shall, independently and in cooperation with the Forest Service, take all reasonable action to prevent and suppress fires in the project area. Independent initial action shall be prompt and shall include the use of all personnel and equipment available in the project area.

For the purpose of fighting forest fires on or in the vicinity of the project which are not caused by the Contractor's operations, the Contractor shall place employees and equipment temporarily at the disposal of the Forest Service. Any individual hired by the Forest Service will be employed in accordance with the Interagency Pay Plan for Emergency Firefighters. The Forest Service will compensate the Contractor for equipment rented at fire fighting equipment rates common in the area, or at prior agreed to rates.

R6-FS-6300-52

(Rev. 5/97)

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6.Compliance with State Forest Laws

Listing of specific fire precautionary measures herein is not intended to relieve the Contractor in any way from compliance with the State Fire Laws covering fire prevention and suppression equipment, applicable to operations under this contract, permit or license.

7.Fire Precautions

Specific fire precautionary measures are as follows:

a.Smoking and Open Fires

Smoking and fires shall be permitted only at the option of the Contractor. The Contractor shall not allow open fires on the project area without advance permission in writing from Forest Service.

Unless restricted by State Law or Federal Regulation, smoking shall be permitted only in such portions of the project area that are free of flammable material. Smokers shall sit down to smoke in such a position that any burning material will fall within a cleared area, and shall extinguish and press out in mineral soil all burning material before leaving the cleared area.

b.Fire Extinguishers and Equipment on Trucks, Tractors, etc.

All power-driven equipment operated by the Contractor on National Forest land, except portable fire pumps, shall be equipped with one fire extinguisher having a UL rating of at least 5 BC, and one "D" handled or long handled round point shovel, size "0" or larger. In addition, each motor patrol, truck and passenger-carrying vehicle shall be equipped with a double-bit axe or Pulaski, 3-1/2 pounds or larger.

Equipment shall be kept in a serviceable condition and shall be readily available.

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Each gasoline power saw operator shall be equipped with a pressurized chemical fire extinguisher of not less than 8-ounce capacity by weight, and one long-handled round point shovel, size "0" or larger. The extinguisher shall be kept in possession of the saw operator at all times. The shovel shall be accessible to the operator within 1 minute.

d.Extinguishers

One refill for each type or one extra extinguisher sufficient to replace each size extinguisher required on equipment shall be safely stored in the fire tool box or other agreed upon place on the project area that is protected and readily available.

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Each internal combustion engine shall be equipped with a spark arrester meeting either (1) USDA Forest Service Standard 5100-1a, or (2) appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended practice J335(b) and J350(a) as now or hereafter amended unless it is:

(1)Equipped with a turbine-driven exhaust supercharger such as the turbocharger. There shall be no exhaust bypass.

(2)A passenger-carrying vehicle or light truck, or medium truck up to 40,000 GVW, used on roads and equipped with a factory-designed muffler complete with baffles and an exhaust system in good working condition.

(3)A heavy duty truck, such as a dump or log truck, or other vehicle used for commercial hauling, used only on roads and equipped with a factory designed muffler and with a vertical stack exhaust system extending above the cab.

Exhaust equipment described in this subsection, including spark arresters and mufflers, shall be properly installed and constantly maintained in serviceable condition.

f.Emergency Fire Precautions

The Contractor shall restrict operations in accordance with the Industrial Fire Precaution Levels listed below. The Forest Service may change the Industrial Fire Precaution Levels to other values upon revision of the National Fire Danger Rating System and may change the specific Industrial Fire

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Precaution Levels when such changes are necessary for the protection of the National Forest.

When sent to the Contractor, the revised Industrial Fire Precaution Levels will supersede the attached levels.

INDUSTRIAL FIRE PRECAUTIONS SCHEDULE

LEVEL INDUSTRIAL FIRE PRECAUTION (IFPL)

I.Closed season - Fire precaution requirements are in effect. A fire watch/security is required at this and all higher levels unless otherwise waived.

II. Partial hootowl - The following may operate only between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m., local time:

a. power saws, except at loading sites;

b. cable yarding;

c. blasting;

d.welding or cutting of metal.

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III.Partial shutdown - The following shall be prohibited except as indicated:

Cable yarding - except that gravity operated logging systems employing non-motorized carriages may be operated between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m., local time, when all block and moving lines, except the line between the carriage and the chokers, are suspended 10 feet above the ground;

Power saws - except power saws may be used at loading sites and on tractor/skidder operations between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m., local time.

In addition, the following are permitted between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 p.m., local time:

a.tractor/skidder operations;

b.mechanized loading and hauling of any product or material;

c.blasting;

d.welding or cutting of metal;

e.any other spark-emitting operation not specifically mentioned.

IV.General shutdown - All operations are prohibited.

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The following definitions shall apply to these Industrial Fire Precaution Levels:

Cable yarding systems: A yarding system employing cables and winches in a fixed position.

Closed season (Fire Precautionary Period): That season of the year when a fire hazard exists as declared by the responsible agency official.

Contracting Officer: The person executing the contract, permit or license on behalf of the Government and includes that person's designated representative, acting within the limits of their authority or the duly appointed successor to the individuals.

Loading sites/woods site/project area: A place where any product or material (including but not limited to logs, firewood, slash, soil, rock, poles, posts, etc.) is placed in or upon a truck or other vehicle.

Low hazard area: Means any area where the responsible agency representative (WDNR, ORF, BIA, BLM) determines the combination of elements reduces the probability of fire starting and/or spreading.

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Tractor/skidder operations: include a harvesting operation, or portion of a harvesting operation, where tractors, skidders, or other harvesting equipment capable of constructing fireline, are actively yarding forest products and can quickly reach and effectively attack a fire start.

Waivers, written in advance, may be used for any and all activities. Activities for which waivers may be issued include, but are not limited to:

a. mechanized loading and hauling;

b.road maintenance such as sprinkling, graveling, grading and paving;

c.cable yarding using gravity systems or suspended lines and blocks, or other yarding systems where extra prevention measures will significantly reduce the risk of fire;

d.powers saws at loading sites or in felling and bucking where extra prevention measures will significantly reduce the risk of fire;

e.maintenance of equipment (other than metal cutting and welding) or improvements such as structures, fences and powerlines.

Such waiver, or substitute precautions will prescribe measures to be taken by the Contractor to reduce the risk of ignition, and/or the spread of fire. The Contracting Officer shall consider site specific weather factors, fuel conditions, and specific operations that result in less risk of fire ignition and/or spread than contemplated when precaution level was predicted. Consideration shall also be given to measures that reduce the precaution levels above. The Contractor shall assure that all conditions of such waivers or substitute precautions are met.

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The Contractor shall obtain the predicted Industrial Fire Precaution Level daily, prior to the start of work, from the appropriate Ranger District headquarters. If predictions made after 6:00 p.m., local time, are significantly different than the original prediction, the Forest Service will inform the Contractor when changes in restrictions or industrial precautions are made.

NOTE:The IFPL system does not apply on lands protected by ODF east of the summit of the Cascades.

Where hauling involves transit through more than one shutdown/regulated use area, the precaution level at the woods loading site shall govern the level of haul restriction, unless otherwise prohibited by other than industrial precaution level system.

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8.Fire Tools

The Contractor shall furnish serviceable fire fighting tools in a readily accessible fire tool box or compartment of sound construction with a hinged lid and hasp so arranged that the box can be secured or sealed. The box shall be red and marked "Fire Tools" in letters one inch high. It shall contain a minimum of:

a.2 axes or Pulaskis with a 32-inch handle;

b.3 adze eye hoes. One Pulaski may be substituted for 1 adze eye hoe;

c.3 long-handled, round point shovels, size "0" or larger.

9.Fire Security

When the Industrial Fire Precautions Level is "I" or higher, unless a waiver is granted, the Contractor shall designate a person who shall perform fire security services listed below on the project area and vicinity.

The designated person shall be capable of operating the Contractor's communications and fire fighting equipment specified in the contract, excluding helicopters, and of directing the activities of the Contractor's personnel on forest fires. In lieu of having the designated person perform the required supervisory duties, the Contractor may provide another person meeting the qualifications stated above to direct the activities of Contractor's personnel and equipment during all fire fighting activities.

Services described shall be for at least 1 hour from the time the Contractor's operations are shut down. For the purposes of this provision, personnel servicing equipment, and their vehicles, who are not engaged in cutting or welding metal are excluded.

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Fire security services shall consist of moving throughout the operation area or areas constantly looking, reporting, and taking suppression action on any fires detected. Where possible, the designated person shall observe inaccessible portions of helicopter operating areas from vantage points within or adjacent to project area.

10.Blasting

Whenever the Industrial Fire Precaution Level is "II" or greater, a fire security person equipped with a long-handled, round point, No. "0" or larger, shovel, and a five-gallon backpack pump can filled with water will stay at location of blast for 1 hour after blasting is done. Blasting may be suspended by Forest Service in writing, in an area of high rate of spread and resistance to control.

Fuses shall not be used for blasting. Explosive cords shall not be used without written permission of Forest Service, which may specify conditions under which such explosives may be used and precautions to be taken.

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R6-FS-6300-54 (5/89)

USDA FOREST SERVICE

PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION

FIRE PROTECTION AND SUPPRESSION

Additional Fire Precautionary Measure 1 - Tank Truck

11. The Contractor shall provide a tank truck or trailer, containing not less than 300 gallons of water, during yarding, loading, land clearing, right-of-way clearing and mechanical treatment of slash. A tank truck or trailer will not be required if powersaw falling and bucking is the only operation. Such tank truck or trailer shall be maintained in a serviceable condition and located within 10 minutes, round trip, from each project area during fire period and closed season, Fire Period and Closed Season.

The tank truck or trailer shall be equipped with a pump capable of discharging 20 gallons of water per minute, using a 1/4-inch nozzle tip, through a 50-foot length of rubber line hose. In addition, 500 feet of serviceable fabric jacket rubber lined hose of not less than 1 inch outside diameter, fitted with a nozzle

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If a trailer is used, it shall be equipped with a hitch to facilitate prompt movement. A serviceable tow vehicle shall be immediately available for attachment to the trailer and must meet the time requirements stated above. Such truck or trailer shall be equipped to operate for a minimum of 8 hours. Tank truck or trailer shall be available from the start of work to the end of the Fire Watch / Fire Security service.

Additional Fire Precautionary Measure 2 - Communications

12. The contractor shall provide adequate two-way communication facilities to report a fire to Forest Service within 15 minutes of detection. FCC Regulations prohibit commercial use of Citizen Band (CB) radios. (CBs are not considered adequate two-way communications).

Such communications shall be operable during periods of operation of power-driven equipment, including the time fire security is required Fire Period and Closed Season.

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (Provision)

Addenda to provision 52.212-1:

Addenda to paragraph 52.212-1(b) Submission of Offers:

1) Offerors must have an active entity registration in the System for Award

Management in order to submit an offer. https://www.sam.gov/SAM/.

2) Offerors are advised to ensure their SAM.gov 52.212-3, Offeror

Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services is complete.

3) Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall include a technical capability, past performance information, and a price in their proposal.

FACTOR I - TECHNICAL CAPABILITY – Provide a proposal demonstrating your firm’s capability for performing the services required within the performance work statement (PWS); address the following criteria:

1. Sub-Factor 1 – Capability Statement: Provide a brief

Gifford Pinchot NF Mt. Adams RD Pre-Commercial Thinning Page 39 of 69 https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ explanation of your capability to accomplish this work. Include a description of the work you plan to subcontract out.

FACTOR II – PAST PERFORMANCE. – The Past Performance evaluation will be accomplished by reviewing aspects of an Offeror's recent and relevant Past Performance, focusing on and targeting performance which is relevant to the effort as it directly relates to the work being procured under this solicitation and as defined in Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items.

• The offeror shall include documentation regarding their relevant past performance as it directly relates to the work being procured under this solicitation. The offeror SHALL NOT go back any farther than 3 years for the submitted data. The past performance data shall document a successful history of past contract performance.

• Relevant Past Performance: Submit a short narrative providing details of the experience the firm has (either as a prime or sub-contractor) performing work similar in nature, scope, and geographical conditions. Offerors may include project photos or other information related to experience and capability – including contact information for each project. Proposals should describe your firm’s/crew’s experience.

• In conducting the Past Performance evaluation, the Government reserves the right to use both the information provided in the offeror’s Past Performance submission and information obtained from other sources, such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) or similar systems, The Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) at https://www.cpars.gov, and commercial sources. Offerors are reminded that both independent data and data provided by offerors in their offers may be used by the Government to evaluate offeror past performance.

However, the burden of providing thorough, complete, and current past performance information as requested in this paragraph remains with the offerors. Offers that do not contain the information requested by this paragraph risk receiving an unacceptable performance rating by the Government. The overall past performance evaluation is a subjective decision based on the whole of all data received. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be

Gifford Pinchot NF Mt. Adams RD Pre-Commercial Thinning Page 40 of 69 https://www.cpars.gov/ reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

Submission Requirements. The offeror shall provide documentation outlining the offeror’s past performance with contracts, as a prime or major subcontractor, which is the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the services being procured under this Solicitation. The submittal shall include rationale supporting your assertion of relevance and how it was determined that the work performed previously was the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the work specified by this solicitation.

FACTOR III - PRICE – Include the following: 1) the completed price schedule contained in section v of this solicitation.

Acknowledge any amendments issued on…