Corral G-Z Stewardship IRSC Fremont-Winema National Forest Solicitation 12363N26Q4181 AMENDMENT 003 Bly Ranger District

16 Cut, Skid, and Deck – Control Features Acre 1,613* $ $

17 Cut, Skid, and Deck – Timber Units Acre 2,500* $ $

18 Cut, Skid, and Deck – Natural Stands Acre 379* $ $

Small and Large Tree Thinning – Whitebark Pine Restoration

Acre 56* $ $

20 Small Tree Thinning - Old Growth Acre 415* $ $

21 Conifer Removal – Aspen Acre 215* $ $

DxP Prescription and Virtual Boundary Implementation Monitoring

Acre 5,000* $ $

Total All Optional Service Items $

TIMBER/PRODUCT REMOVAL PRICE SCHEDULE: Corral Mandatory Project Area:

TIMBER/PRODUCT REMOVAL PRICE SCHEDULE: Grizzly Optional Project Area

SPECIES PRODUCT

ESTIMATED

QUANTITY

UNIT OF

MEASURE

MINIMUM

ACCEPTABLE

QUOTE

QUOTE

(FLAT)

TOTAL

QUOTE

White fir and other coniferous species

Sawtimber 132,699 124,403

Ton $9.29 $8.97

Ponderosa pine

Sawtimber 3,059 2,838

Ton $9.29 $8.97

Total – All Products $

SPECIES PRODUCT QUANTITY UNIT OF MEASURE

MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE

QUOTE

White fir and other coniferous species

Sawtimber

TBD from Cruise 58,680**

Tons TBD from Appraisal

$0.91 - $9.29***

Ponderosa pine Sawtimber TBD from Cruise

1,380** Tons

TBD from Appraisal $0.91 - $9.29 ***

Total Value Bid Premium **** $

Total Value – (TBD after cruise and appraisal)

N/A – TBD

Will be calculated by FS for evaluation purposes.

SCHEDULE NOTES

Note: These schedules are for pricing/payment purposes. See Instructions to Quoters for business proposal requirements. Unit prices prevail.

Price Proposals MUST be provided on ALL Items in Schedules:

Mandatory Work Items 2 - 8, Optional Work Items 9 – 13 and 15 – 22 21, Total Quote for Corral Project Area for all Timber Products for the Price Schedule, and Total Value Bid Premium for Grizzly Project Areas. Items 1 and 14 are non-pay items and do not require a price proposal.

Contractors are required to submit a primary proposal for all work as shown in the SOI. Contractors that have an alternative plan must submit a second Alternative price proposal and Alternative technical proposal.

*Total quantities are unknown and solicited as estimated gross quantities. Completion and acceptance of Items 4 – 8 will determine true needed quantities for all other items. Contractor shall provide a fixed price per Item. Awarded Firm-Fixed unit prices prevail and WILL NOT be renegotiated or changed in future modifications to adjust quantities once known.

** Gross sawtimber volume is for evaluation purposes. Final commercial timber acres may be less than the estimated amount. The estimated gross tons of sawtimber for Optional Item 14 was calculated using a LiDAR model. Once final timber cruise volumes are established with the acceptance of Items 8, the Forest Service will conduct an independent timber appraisal using the R6 TEA appraisal system following the Forest Service Handbook direction, to determine Minimum Acceptable Quote timber rate. The final timber sale appraisal will not be shared. Logging Plan, and Cruise Data accepted from Items 7 and 8 WILL be used for the appraisal data entries to calculate logging costs. Low volume/value/quality treatment units should not be analyzed as commercial timber removal units, and proposed as such per Item 4. These treatment units shall be proposed as service treatment units and proposed to be treated using Items 15 – 22 21.

• There shall be mutual agreement between both parties to modify gross tons of sawtimber and set the contract timber rate with a bi-lateral modification to execute Optional Work Items. If an agreement of the appraised Minimum Acceptable Quote timber rate cannot be made within 14 business days from the date the appraised timber rate is shared, Grizzly Commercial Thin Units, optional service work and road maintenance will not be executed, and a bi-lateral modification will not occur.

• Included in the bi-lateral modification will be any revisions related Grizzly project areas in Appendix A, Appendix B Timber Specifications in its entirety associated with timber removal and Appendix C in its entirety associated with road maintenance.

Timber Subject to Agreement (TSA) is not required and if contractor is interested in removing TSA product, describe the desire to remove in Technical Proposal. Removal will not be included as a work item and will be at the contractor’s expense. Tons of removal may be negotiated at time of execution of Mandatory Item 1, Optional Item 14.

*** Contractors shall provide a Total Value Bid Premium for sawtimber ≥ $0.00 (enter in Timber/Product Removal Price Schedule (Grizzly Optional Project Area) – Row 3). The Total Value Bid Premium will be added to the final Contract Timber Value determined by the FS timber appraisal. To reduce risk to both parties due to over/under-run of volume, cruising standards will use a maximum allowed error of 20% for sawtimber; and Timber products will be scaled due to the use of Designation by Prescription. If the final appraised Timber Rate for Sawtimber is between $0.91/ton and $9.29/ton, Total Value Bid Premiums shall be binding and applied in

DATA RIGHTS

The Contractor shall be responsible for properly protecting all information used, gathered, or developed as a result of work under Mandatory Items 4 through 8, and Optional Item 22. The Contractor shall also protect all unclassified Government data, equipment, etc., by treating information as sensitive business, confidential information, controlling and limiting access to the information, and ensuring the data and equipment are secured within their facility.

The Government has unlimited rights to all documents / material produced under this contract. All documents and materials produced under this contract shall be Government owned and the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership / copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the CO. All materials supplied to the Government shall be sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose.

This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

Cooperation may include providing relevant documentation showing proof of compliance with federal and agency requirements and rendering other assistance as deemed necessary.

RELEASE OF INFORMATION

No USDA Forest Service data shall be divulged to any unauthorized person, for any purpose. Therefore, the Contractor shall clear with the Contracting Officer any public release of any information. Information includes news stories, articles, sales and marketing information, advertisements, etc. All requests for public release of information shall be submitted via email to the COR and the Contracting Officer and addressed to:

USDA Forest Service Procurement and Property Services Stewardship Contracting Branch 1400 Independence Ave. SW, MS-1138 Washington DC 20250-1138

THE CONTRACTING OFFICER SHALL SUBMIT THE CONTRACTOR’S REQUEST FOR PRESS RELEASE TO THE

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR APPROVAL. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT RELEASE ANY

INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT OFFICIAL OC APPROVAL FROM THE CONTRACTING

OFFICER.

RETURN OF DATA

Data and information developed, entered, and processed under this contract shall be considered Government property. All data and/or materials provided to the contractor to accomplish individual deliverables, or data generated as a result of accomplishing individual deliverables, shall be returned to the Government or destroyed at the end of each applicable deliverable, unless the contractor specifically requests and receives approval from the COR to maintain copies of this data. The Contractor is responsible for distributing data and/or materials given to members of the contractor’s team. None of this data will be released to any other Government organization or other organizations of individuals without the express written approval of the Contracting Officer unless otherwise specified.

GEOSPATIAL DATA

All spatial data collected or derived, directly or indirectly, using federal funds shall include metadata compliant with Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) standards. This requirement applies to all geospatial data furnished to the Government under Work Items 4, 5, 6, 7 and 22.

Geospatial Metadata — Federal Geographic Data Committee (fgdc.gov)

STEWARDSHIP CREDITS

Stewardship Credits are credits that are earned and established when work listed in the Schedule of Items has been performed and accepted. Stewardship credits may be cash or non-monetary (product value) and shall be earned at the rate as shown in award documents. Earned non-monetary credits may be used to pay for timber value included in the Schedule of Items. Unless otherwise indicated in the Schedules, credits will be earned based upon Actual Quantities accomplished and accepted.

ESTABLISHMENT OF STEWARDSHIP CREDITS

Notwithstanding references to payments in “Payment” clauses or provisions of this contract, payment for Stewardship Activities will be made with Stewardship Credits as indicated in the award document.

Stewardship Credits will be established on a monthly basis as work is accepted. Stewardship credits will be established for the number of units of each activity that have been completed and accepted. Acceptance may be for all, or a reasonable portion of, any specific activity.

Invoices to establish cash credits (cash payment) are to be submitted electronically via the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP).

Invoices to establish non-monetary credit are to be submitted to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) identified on award documents. These credits will be used to off-set the amount required to be paid for the forest products value when earned prior to the cutting of Included Timber.

PAYMENT

It is anticipated that funds will be exchanged in the performance of this contract because the value of the timber will not completely offset the value of the work to be performed. When payment is made to the contractor for work performed, it will be made in accordance with the specifications set forth under the payment methods provisions in Appendix A. When harvesting operations are underway, the value of work completed and timber removed will be documented monthly in the Forest Products Financial System which will produce a Statement of Accounts.

Payment terms for funded (cash credits) stewardship work will be 14 days from invoice approval.

TIMBER PAYMENT GUARANTEE

(1) General—(a) To guarantee payment for timber scheduled for removal under the IRSC, Contractor may earn Stewardship Credits in advance of removal or provide a Timber Payment Guarantee in the form of an acceptable surety payment bond, cash payment, or a deposit in a Federal Depository negotiable securities of the United States.

(b) Any earned Stewardship Credits and alternate Timber Payment Guarantee together will maintain a minimum unobligated balance equal to the applicable charges for timber the Forest Service estimates will be cut in 60 calendar days plus the value of any outstanding charges, or equal to the total value of the timber that has not been paid for.

(c) Securities shall be deposited through the Contracting Officer accompanied by a power of attorney and agreement authorizing the bond-approving officer to sell or collect such securities if payment is not made https://www.fgdc.gov/metadata mission requirements, or program needs. The parties agree to increase quantities under this clause shall apply during the first four years of the period of performance, unless otherwise agreed in writing. Any increase in quantities shall require bilateral agreement of the parties. Optional line-item increases may be funded with either

(a) appropriated dollars or (b) non-monetary credit as agreed between the parties.

FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul https://www.acquisition.gov/agar

The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference:

NUMBER TITLE DATE

The following clauses and provisions apply 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Alternate 1) JUN 2020

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions SEP 2024

52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct NOV 2021 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights NOV 2023

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation

JAN 2017

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements JAN 2017 52.204-7 System for Award Management—Registration NOV 2025

52.204-13 System for Award Management—Maintenance NOV 2025

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded SEP 2025

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations SEP 2025 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Aside NOV 2025

52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns NOV 2025 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting NOV 2025 52.222-3 Convict Labor JUN 2003

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans NOV 2025 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities NOV 2025 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans NOV 2025 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act DEC 2010 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards AUG 2018 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires MAY 2014 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment MAY 2014 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons NOV 2025

52.222-52 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Certification.

NOV 2025

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification NOV 2025 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 JAN 2022 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (Apr 2026) APR 2026 https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul https://www.acquisition.gov/agar work described. How well are key phases, major activities, and workflow identified from project start to completion.

• How logical and reasonable are the proposed methods for protecting resources, maximizing timber utilization, and minimizing entries into treatment stands.

• How clearly and feasibly are methods described for implementing Designation by Prescription and harvesting included timber.

• How well are methods described for cutting within geo‑fenced (virtual boundary) units.

• How effective are the proposed methods for prevention and control of fires.

• How suitable is the equipment to implement treatments and road work and is it adequate to completing the requirements of this contract.

• Are all required roles (Project Manager, Forester, Logging Supervisor, subcontractor managers, etc.)

clearly identified and supported.

• How well does the Quality Control Plan ensure that end results will be met, monitored, and documented for each Work Item? How effectively does the QC plan verify that deliverables meet required standards before submission of Items 3–8.

• How well does Quality Control monitoring ensure that end results will be met, monitored, and documented for Optional Item 22. How efficient and effective do the methods proposed deliver usable deliverables for minimizing government Quality Assurance for Items 1 and 14 and will adhere to prescription specifications and boundary designations.

Individual elements of Technical Approach Ratings will be evaluated as follows. The aggregate of element ratings will be weighed equally to determine the final rating for Technical Approach:

A. Outstanding: Proposal demonstrates a clear and logical plan with no identified risks to achieve the required end results, highly qualified key personnel are identified for all required positions, little to no scheduled work/contractual conflicts and realistic production rates for work items are provided to complete all work activities in the stated operating seasons, plan is presented in a very logical manner and size of work force reflects the production rates proposed.

B. Satisfactory: Proposal demonstrates a clear plan with acceptable risks to achieve the required end results, qualified key personnel are identified for all required positions, some scheduled work/contractual conflicts that are determined acceptable and production rates for work items are provided to complete work activities within the stated periods of performance for each project area, plan is presented in a logical manner and size of work force reflects the production rates proposed.

C. Marginal: Proposal demonstrates a plan with increased risks to achieve the required end results, key personnel are identified for some, but not all required positions, existing work/contractual obligations are determined an increased risk and no plan is provided to complete work activities within the stated period of performance for each project area.

D. Unacceptable: Proposal fails to demonstrate an understanding for any of the technical requirements in the solicitation.

Factor 2: Relevant Past Performance The Government will consider the relevance of past performance information provided by the quoter in