12363N23Q4279 amended Kisatchie NF Boundary Marking.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 2023-04.

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.

**MUST BE REGISTERED IN SAM (www.sam.gov) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD**

Payment will be made via EFT. Invoice using IPP.Gov FOB: X Destination Origin Set Aside For:

Large Small Woman Owned

SDVOSB Hubzone 8(a)

(Please check all that apply)

X

NAICS Code: 115310 Size Standard: $11.5 Million

Delivery address Kisatchie National Forest, General Boundary and Winn portion of the National Catahoula Wildlife Management Preserve

Date and time needed

9/1/2023 – 12/20/2027

**MUST HAVE ALL INFO BELOW**

Company Name:

Vendor Rep:

Phone:

Email:

Mailing Address:

UEI SAM #

**QUOTES ARE DUE BY: 12:00 pm Central Time 8/18/2023

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Schedule of Items

Item Description Quantity U/I Unit Price Extended Price

0001 – Winn Preserve Boundary Marking PoP 8/30/2023-12/20/2023

30 Mile $

0002 – Forest Boundary Marking PoP 8/30/2023- 12/20/2023

91 Mile

1002 – Forest Boundary Marking – Option Year 1 12/21/2023-12/20/2024

Approx. 50 Mile N/A

2002 – Forest Boundary Marking – Option Year 2 12/21/2024-12/20/2025

Approx. 50 Mile N/A

3002 – Forest Boundary Marking – Option Year 3 12/21/2025-12/20/2026

Approx. 50 Mile N/A

4002 – Forest Boundary Marking – Option Year 4 12/21/2026-12/20/2027

Approx. 50 Mile N/A

Total $

Description of Requirement Boundary Marking – two types: preserve and forest – see Statements of Work and maps

Date(s) and Place(s) of Delivery and Acceptance/Location Kisatchie National Forest, Winn portion of The National Catahoula Wildlife

Management Preserve AND General property lines of the Kisatchie National Forest Period of Performance: 9/1/2023 – 8/31/2027

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 statement of work (SOW); address the following criteria:

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

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

Acknowledge any amendments issued on sam.gov for this solicitation by completing and signing the posted SF-30.

The Government reserves the right to require the submission of Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data as is deemed necessary to arrive at a fair and reasonable price.

4) Submit offers by email to cynthia.horwitz@usda.gov and so that they are delivered into this inbox by the due date and time. Emails should contain 3 separate attachments (Technical Proposal, Past Performance, and Price Proposal) in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Be aware that large attachments may increase the time required to deliver an email. It is the offerors responsibility to confirm receipt of the offer.

5) Address questions about this solicitation to Contract Specialist: Cynthia Horwitz, cynthia.horwitz@usda.gov All questions shall be submitted no later than 12:00p.m. Central Time 8/10/2023.

52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (Provision)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered, price being the primary criteria. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. FACTOR I – Technical Capability

2. FACTOR II – Past Performance

3. FACTOR III – Price

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

ADDENDUM to 52.212-2 Commercial Items

1. BASIS FOR AWARD AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

A. BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD

1. This is a best value source selection conducted in accordance with Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) PART 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items.

Award will be made to a single offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the FAR, whose offer conforms to the solicitation requirements, and whose offer, judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation criteria and other considerations specified in this solicitation, is the most advantageous to the Government.

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2. The government reserves the right to conduct a price realism analysis at any point during the evaluation process. The Government will evaluate prices for reasonableness using adequate competition and price analysis techniques.

2. AWARD FOR ALL THE WORK. The government intends on awarding a single firm fixed price contract.

3. EVALUATION CRITERIA.

A. Evaluation criteria consist of factors and sub-factors. The offers will be evaluated under three evaluation factors and three sub-factors

1. FACTOR I – TECHINCAL CAPABILITY

2. FACTOR II - PAST PERFORMANCE

3. FACTOR III – PRICE

B. FACTOR I – TECHNICAL CAPABILITY. The Government will evaluate the degree to which your proposal demonstrates capability to perform services required by the Performance Work Statement (PWS); including the following criteria:

Table A-1. Technically Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

Rating Description

Acceptable Offer clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Offer does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

C. FACTOR II - PAST PERFORMANCE. The Past Performance evaluation will assess the relative risks associated with an offeror’s likelihood of success in performing the solicitation’s requirements as indicated by that offeror’s record of past performance.

Performance risk is assessed at the factor level after evaluating aspects of the offeror’s recent past performance and focusing on performance that is relevant to the services being procured under this solicitation. Past performance areas of evaluation include:

Quality of Service Timeliness of Performance Business Practices Customer Satisfaction Personnel

(1) Recency Assessment. An assessment of the past performance information will be made to determine if it is recent. To be recent, the effort must be ongoing or must have been performed during the past three (3) years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. Past performance information that fails this condition will not be evaluated.

(2) Relevancy Assessment. To be relevant, the effort must be of similar nature in geographic setting/area, work, size, magnitude, complexity and scope. The

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Government will conduct an in-depth evaluation of all recent performance information obtained to determine if it is the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the services/products being procured under this solicitation.

(3) Assigning Ratings. The Past Performance Factor will be assigned one of the ratings defined below. An award will not be made to any offeror who receives an “Unacceptable” past performance rating.

(4) Offerors 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 reasonably assigned, will 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.”

D. FACTOR III - PRICE. Price is not formally scored but is the primary evaluation factor for determining award. The government expects competitive offers to be submitted for this procurement and will use these competitive offers to determine price reasonableness. If competitive offers are not received, the Government reserves the right to utilize other methods identified in the FAR to determine price reasonableness.

(1) Completeness. Each offeror is required to provide complete pricing for each contract line identified.

(2) The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the options(s).

(3) The Government will evaluate the option contained in clause 52.217-8 – Option to Extend Services by adding to the total price one half the amount of the final year's option price (base year if no options). Evaluation of this option shall not obligate the Government to exercise this option. The offeror shall not include pricing for this option period on their offer.

(4) The Government will evaluate the option contained in clause 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options by adding the total price of the base plus option item(s). Evaluation of this/these option(s) shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

Definitions.

Reasonableness. A price is reasonable if, in its nature and amount, it does not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of competitive business.

Table A-2. Relevant Past Performance Evaluation Ratings Rating Description Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown.

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

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Completeness/Accuracy. The offeror is in compliance with the Schedule of Items contained within the solicitation.

Contract Clauses and Provisions

The following clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition:

This acquisition incorporates one or more clauses and provisions 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:

• http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021)

Addenda to 52.212-4:

Replace paragraph (r) of clause 52.212-4 with the following as specified in

DEVIATION 2017-1 (AUG 2017):

(r) Compliance with laws unique to Government contracts. The Contractor agrees to comply with 31 U.S.C. 1352 relating to limitations on the use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracts; 18 U.S.C 431 relating to officials not to benefit; 40 U.S.C. chapter 37, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards; 41 U.S.C. chapter 87, Kickbacks; 10 U.S.C. 2409 relating to whistleblower protections; 49 U.S.C. 40118, Fly American; and 41 U.S.C chapter 21 relating to procurement integrity.

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (DEVIATION JUL 2020)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub.

L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(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 products and commercial services:

☒ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun

2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

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☒ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101note).

☒ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C.644).

☒ (22) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Sep 2021) (15

U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

☒ (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

☒ (28) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2020)

(DEVIATION JUL 2020) (E.O.13126).

☒ (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

☒ (30) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

☒ (31) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

☒ (32) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29

U.S.C.793).

☒ (33) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

☒ (35) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and

E.O. 13627).

☒ (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun

2020) (E.O. 13513).

☒ (48) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

☒ (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

☒ (58) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (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 products and commercial services:

Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] ☒ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

☒ (2) 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 5 332.

☒ 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts).

☒ 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

☒ (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Nov 2020).

☒ (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

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(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial products or commercial services.

Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C.

3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C.637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds the applicable threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on the date of subcontract award, the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

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

(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2015) (E.O.11246).

(viii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C.4212).

(ix) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29

U.S.C.793).

(x) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C.4212).

(xi) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

(Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter

78 and E.O 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50(22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

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(xiv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvi) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Nov 2021) (E.O. 12989).

(xvii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Nov 2020).

(xviii) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O.

13706).

(xix) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xx) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United

States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxi) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Nov 2021) (46 U.S.C. 55305 and 10 U.S.C.2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial products and commercial services a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

Additional Requirements/Terms and Conditions:

FAR and AGAR Clauses:

Clauses Incorporated by reference:

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (NOV 2021) (DEVIATION APR 2020) (31 USC 3903 and 10 USC 2307) 52.236-2 Differing Site Conditions (APR 1984) 52.237-1 Site Visit (APR 1984) 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (APR 1984) 52.242-14 Suspension of Work. (APR 1984) 452.236-73 Archaeological and Historic Sites (Feb. 1988) 452.236-72 Use of Premises (NOV 1996)

Clauses by Full text:

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 10 days of contract expiration.

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52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. (MAR 2000) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 60 months.

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 Regulation (FAR) Clauses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far (FAR clauses begin with 52) Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) Clauses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/agar (AGAR clauses begin with 452) Deviations to clauses may be viewed at:

https://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/FARClassDeviations.htm

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48

CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR __4___) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

452.204-70 Modification for Contract Closeout (OCT 2021) Upon contract closeout for contracts utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) according to FAR 13:

(a) If unobligated funds in the amount of $1000 or less remain on the contract, the Contracting Officer (CO) shall issue a unilateral modification for deobligation. The contractor will receive a copy of the modification but will not be required to provide a signature. The CO shall immediately proceed with contract closeout upon completion of the period of performance, receipt and acceptance of supplies or services, and final payment.

(b) If unobligated funds of more than $1000 remain on the contract, the CO shall issue a bilateral modification for deobligation. The contractor will receive a copy of the modification and will be required to provide a signature. (The CO may also request a Release of Claims be completed by the contractor, although not required for contract and orders using SAP procedures.) If the bilateral modification and Release of Claims are not returned to the CO within 60 days, the CO shall release the modification as unilateral and proceed with contract closeout upon completion of the period of performance, receipt and acceptance of supplies or services, and final payment.

FAR and AGAR Provisions:

Provisions Incorporated by reference:

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52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (JUL 2016) 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (OCT 2020) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items.

(NOV 2021)(Deviation Jul 2020) 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (July 1990)

Provisions by Full Text:

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far (FAR clauses begin with 52) Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) Clauses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/agar (AGAR clauses begin with 452) Deviations to provisions may be viewed at:

https://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/FARClassDeviations.htm

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter

1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 4) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

Additional Terms and Conditions to the Contract: Not applicable

Statement of Work

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) FOR Winn Preserve Boundary Marking

The National Catahoula Wildlife Management Preserve is approximately 36,000 acres of Forest Service property specially managed for wildlife. It is shared between the Winn and Catahoula Ranger Districts. This work order is for the boundary line painting on the Winn portion of this area. The boundary line is marked by a painted white line approximately 6-8 inches wide at chest height. The marked trees should be spaced so that someone can see

12363N23Q4279 Kisatchie NF Boundary Maintenance Page 12 of 47 https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/agar https://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/FARClassDeviations.htm both the next tree and the previous tree from any location on the line, this distance could vary depending on the vegetation. The current lines are 20+ years old, faded and or non-existent.

This work will require the contractor to locate the existing lines, scrape the existing paint with a draw knife, and repaint using Nelson Tree Marking Paint in white. There may be gaps in the boundary lines where trees have died and/or been damaged by storms. The contractor will fill in these gaps to the best of their ability. If there are places of substantial distance that are non-existent, the contractor will notify the COR and a decision will be made as to what to do with that section of missing line.

The degree of difficulty of following the lines will vary depending on many factors, i.e., vegetation, faded paint, tornado damage, flooded areas, very remote areas, etc. Also, when factoring amount of paint needed, remember that these trees are marked with a 6–8-inch ring around the tree, not just a blaze on either side as in property line marking. Care shall be given when scraping the bark of the to not go too deep as to injure or kill the tree.

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) FOR Kisatchie National Forest Boundary Marking

The contractor shall provide all materials, labor, equipment, tools, transportation, supervision, expertise, and other incidentals necessary, except as otherwise provided, to successfully complete property boundary maintenance services "AS REQUIRED" in accordance with attached and referenced Specifications and Exhibits.

The work may include, but is not limited to:

• Marking and quantification of property lines along Forest Service administered lands.

• Maintenance of previously marked property lines of Forest Service administered lands.

• Identification and maintenance of land and/or property corners.

• Preparation of Form 7100-52, Comer Record, for each Forest Service property corner as maintained.

PERFORMANCE OF SIMILAR WORK BY THE GOVERNMENT: Nothing in this contract restricts the Government from performing any work with its own organization and workforce.

Description and Location

The work is to perform boundary maintenance on the Kisatchie National Forest.

Supplemental exhibits for individual project work sites will be provided when necessary.

Government Furnished Property

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Unless directed otherwise, Government-furnished property will be stored at the work centers of the Ranger District on which the project is located and will be made available to the contractor, as needed, after effective date of the Notice to Proceed.

Materials will be available for pick up Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The contractor shall coordinate with the designated Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) 24 hours in advance for arrangements to access materials.

The Government will furnish the following listed items:

• Blank Corner Record cards, Form 7100-52

• Property Boundary signs #54-2 or #54-7, Land Survey Monument sign #54-9, and

#54-3 Bearing Tree Tags and all other signs designated by the COR

• Treated wood posts and/or metal posts.

• The Forest Service will make available to the Contractor ownership and corner search and evaluation information in its possession relative to the boundary lines to be maintained. However, any information provided to Contractor by the Forest Service shall be construed as being for informational purposes only and the responsibility for its accuracy, completeness, and/or verification rests with the Contractor.

Contractor Furnished Items

All labor, equipment, research, supplies, tools, incidentals, supervision, and expertise necessary to accomplish the work, including the following:

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• Waterproof, hardbound field notebooks. Loose leaf books are not acceptable.

(Hardbound books are to be delivered to the Forest Service at the end of the contract).

• Digital and hard copy deliverables of the boundary maintenance information.

• Red Boundary Mark Paint (solvent based) and paint brushes for application.

Nelson "Boundary Mark Paint" or equivalent as approved by the Contracting Officer (C.O.). Aerosol paint is not acceptable.

• Nuts and bolts, aluminum nails suitable for fastening Forest Service signs.

Definitions

Boundary Line. The property boundary line between two established corners, or between meander points on an irregular, natural boundary (such as creeks, rivers) between property corners. This also includes Forest Service administered land boundaries such as wilderness and other designated boundaries.

Dbh. Diameter breast height measured in inches (as applicable to bearing trees only).

This the measured diameter of bearings trees rounded to the nearest inch at monumented comers.

Boundary Line Maintenance. Refurbishing previously marked boundary lines to Forest Service Standards. Consisting of re-painting previously marked trees on the government side of the boundary line, including line trees. This may include property boundary sign replacement as needed.

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Corner Maintenance. Refurbishing and perpetuating existing corner markers and corner accessories. This consists of repainting the corner monument shaft, repainting marked bearing trees and repainting any other nearby comer accessories such as witness posts or replacing faded, missing or damaged signs or bearing tree tags.

Work Progression

Performance Time: Contract will include contract delivery or performance schedule in terms of specific calendar dates or contract time for completion. To facilitate timely inspections, the contractor shall provide the Government of their proposed operation schedule.

The contractor shall notify the Government of schedule changes.

Hours of Work: All work shall be performed during the time period of one hour after sunrise to one hour before sunset, Monday through Friday, unless time changes are approved by the COR or Inspector.

Technical Specification

Notification of adjoining property owners

If access is needed on adjoining property for boundary maintenance activity, the Contractor shall notify all adjoining landowners of intent to perform boundary line maintenance work before beginning the fieldwork. This notification can be in the form of a standard, prepared letter notifying the adjoining property owners of the intent to perform boundary maintenance work in the area or by personal contact with the landowner.

All significant landowner contacts are to be coordinated, documented and furnished to the Contracting Officer (CO) and the COR.

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Practices

The posting, painting, signing and monumentation of boundary lines and comers shall be in accordance with the Forest Service Standards.

Bearing Trees and Objects - (see Exhibit 1)

Each Forest Service property corner shall be witnessed by at least three (3) healthy bearing trees, four (4) inches diameter breast height

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(dbh) or greater, which should be located on Government lands. The selected trees should be as near to right angles to the corner position as possible and the tree type correctly determined and noted. If trees four inches or greater dbh are not available, bearing objects i.e. prominent boulders, other natural features, or identified pipes, etc.) may be used.

The record (existing) bearing trees or objects called for are to be identified and their location relative to the comer monument checked. Any existing corner accessories or references found in error shall be investigated and corrected in the field and on pertinent documentation.

The COR shall be notified as soon as possible of any significant errors on any bearing tree, corner monument or other corner accessory.

New accessories or references shall be established as needed. All new bearing trees shall be blazed above the root crown near ground level with the blaze to face the corner monument and be scribed "BT". This scribed blaze shall be painted red. All measurements shall be made to the center of the tree and it is advised to drive an aluminum nail in the center of the bearing tree on one side of the tree just above the root crown from which to measure a horizontal distance to the center of the monument. Slope distances are to be avoided. If unavoidable to use a slope distance, this must be clearly indicated in all notes and documents referencing the comer and why it was used.

Bearing trees shall have a six (6) inch red band painted approximately six (6) feet above ground. On rough bark trees including pines, without damage to the tree, the bark may be scraped smoother in the area of the six (6) inch band so that the paint will apply and adhere better.

A 54-3 bearing tree (BT) sign or tag shall be nailed, just above or below the red band, on each Forest Service bearing tree with the bearing and distance to the corner clearly etched on the tag. The bearing on the tag will read from the tree to the corner. In addition, the tract corner number, tract designation, date and 'posted by' shall be clearly etched on the tag. Aluminum nails for affixing each BT tag shall be left to protrude approximately one inch to account for future tree growth. Existing bearing trees shall be maintained, and any illegible or badly damaged tags shall be replaced with new tags.

Where conditions permit, all newcomer accessories shall be on Government land and separated by not less than 30° in horizontal angle in measure from the corner. Unless

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Clearing, Blazing, Posting and Painting of Boundaries - (Refer to Exhibits # I, 4, 5)

Clearing of brush and blazing of line reference trees shall not be performed on private property without prior, written, permission of the landowner. Under no circumstance shall fruit, shade or ornamental trees, shrubs or hedges in residential or developed areas be blazed, marked or severed.

A. Brushing and clearing of boundary lines.

• Clearing of boundary lines should be kept to a minimum within the standards and shall be brushed, limbed and cleared of debris in such a manner as to enable a line of sight between signs, sign posts and other boundary reference marks. The purpose of the brushing is to allow the blazing and signing to be inter-visible while standing on the boundary line. Clearing shall include trees (less than 2 inches diameter), branches, and brush. Typically, the brushing is within a corridor up to two (2) feet on each side of the boundary line. The non- Government side of the line should not be cleared unless permission is obtained, provided that light brushing and cutting of tree branches extending over the line has been clearly indicated as part of the work to be performed in contact letters to adjacent property owner prior to starting field work.

• All cut debris from brushing is to be scattered on the Government side of the line.

• The brushing standards may be adjusted as deemed appropriate by the

COR.

B. Blazes and Hacks.

• Blaze - New blazes shall be made into the cambium layer of tree not less than 4 feet above ground, and will be two (2) inches to four (4) inches wide and six

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(6) inches to eight (8) inches long. Older blazes are not to be re-opened but only loose bark removed and the blaze scar painted over again.

• Hacks - A horizontal cut 4 inches above and below the blaze, penetrating the wood, but not notched.

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As shown in attached Exhibit 4 each blaze type may consist of a combination of blazes and hacks together.

C. Line Posting and Boundary Marking.

a. Any line tree encountered should be re-painted and any property boundary sign affixed to the face of a line tree inspected for condition. Replace any badly faded or severely damaged property boundary sign on line trees.

New line trees shall not be established during any maintenance work. Only existing line trees are to be maintained.

b. Boundary line reference trees are within a three (3) foot corridor on the Government side of the boundary line. Live trees on the Government side of line shall be quarter blazed four (4) feet to five (5) feet above the ground. No trees beyond three feet of the boundary line shall be blazed or painted or re-painted. All blazes (old and new) are to be painted with red paint on the Government side: of the line.

c. Live trees on private land shall be face blazed four (4) feet to five (5) feet above the ground. No tree beyond three feet of the boundary line shall be blazed or painted. Blazing and painting on private land is to be in accordance with prior arrangements with affected property owners.

d. Property Boundary Signs (54-2 sign) shall be placed on the line on treated posts, metal posts, and line trees.

The 54-2 sign is used only on National Forest boundary lines and the 54-7 sign is to be used only on National Grassland boundary lines. If the line is along a designated Wilderness boundary, National Forest Wilderness signs shall be used. If there is any confusion of whether a boundary line is along a Wilderness boundary this must be clarified with the COR prior to field work and posting. All sign posts set on the actual boundary line are to be set within one foot of the actual line. The entire post shall be painted red and placed firmly, at least two feet, in the ground and be visually plumb. In most situations, during standard maintenance work, there should be no new posts set. Only the refurbishment and re- painting of previously set posts.

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Location of 54-2 (or 54-7) signs:

• Set at each monumented comer, as a guard post, with attached sign facing private land and bisecting the angle of the intersecting property lines.

• Set on the boundary line at least 50 feet from each corner, but no more than 100 feet from each comer.

• Set inter-visible along the line, but not to exceed 300 feet between signs where feasible.

• Set at streams, trails, road crossings, and prominent ridge tops.

• An existing line tree may be substituted for a pre-except at road crossings. When line trees are used a sign shall be placed on said tree approximately 5 feet above the ground with aluminum nails left protruding at least one inch to account for future tree growth.

Boundary Line Maintenance and Corner Maintenance

• The Contractor shall insure that all posts (wood or metal) are secure, plumb and in a serviceable condition. Damaged or deteriorated posts shall be replaced by the contractor. The entire post shall be painted whether previously painted or not.

• All damaged, faded or otherwise unreadable signs (including BT tags) shall be replaced by the contractor. Any missing signs shall be replaced.

• All existing blazes shall be scraped of loose bark and material, cleaned and repainted. No existing blazes shall be re-blazed or re-cut into the cambium.

• Healthy trees that previously were not marked but have subsequently grown and are within three feet of the boundary line and are four (4) inches in diameter or greater, may be blazed and painted as needed to adhere to standard markings herein. Brush along the boundary line shall be cleared and removed. Brush and debris shall be removed within a 6 foot radius around the monuments.

• At least two (2) digital photographs will be taken at each corner, one of the top of the monument and one of a directional view(s) showing the vicinity which will include the monument, delineator post and nearby bearing tree(s) in the view(s). A useable

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• Corner Cards - Form 7100-52: One original 7100-52 shall be completed for each corner maintained by the contractor.

All information placed on the card hall agree with information in the…