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Umatilla NF Walla Walla Ranger District Mottet Timber Sale Prep 1240BE26Q0036

Solicitation No. 1240BE26Q0036 Project Name: Mottet Timber Sale Prep

Contractor:

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Procurement and Property Services (PPS) Field Procurement Operations Northwest Zone, Service and Supply

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Description Est. Quantity Order* Unit

Unit Price Amount

0001 Layout 450,052 Linear Foot**

0002 Logging Systems Layout Worksheet 63 Each Worksheet

0003 GPS 450,052 Linear Foot**

0004 Boundary Paint and Tag 124,253 Linear Foot**

0005 Reconnaissance without flagging (dropped unit) 21 Unit $ $

* Estimated Quantity (these quantities are not to exceed): The amounts shown on the schedule of items are estimated and Contractor shall be paid for actual work performed.

Offerors are strongly encouraged to visit the work area. Often, only by direct observation of the conditions on the ground can potential offerors accurately determine all factors affecting costs and pricing.

**0005- For units of layout that may require being dropped from project area due to unforeseen resource protection issues or low volume, time may be spent on reconnaissance or initial/partial layout before determining unit would need to be dropped. Final decision on dropping unit would be determined by COR.

** Linear foot measurements are horizontal distances.

TOTAL PRICE: $_________________________________________

Performance Work Statement

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:

The awarded contract is for commercial timber harvest unit layout using a combination of virtual and hard boundaries, boundary tagging and painting, and data collection using GPS, in the Mottet Project area, located on the Walla Walla Ranger District, with the majority of work being commercial timber harvest unit layout. Contractor shall possess a working knowledge of logging systems and feasibility. The end result required under this contract is to layout harvest units, GPS unit boundaries, and paint, or paint and tag, boundaries as needed for locations not feasible to use virtual boundaries. Work shall be completed to the standards included herein and to the standards stated in the Timber Cruising Handbook (FSH 2409.12) Chapter 50 Area Determination, Timber Cruising Handbook (FSH 2409.12), Virtual Boundary Desk Guide, Layout Specifications Guide, Boundary Marking Guide and in the Government’s Quality Control Plan.

The performance-based services covered in this solicitation and resultant contract requires the Contractor to furnish all labor, quality control, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals, except those items listed as Government Furnished Property (GFP).

LOCATION:

The 48,166-acre Mottet Vegetation Management project planning area is located on the Umatilla National Forest, Walla Walla Ranger District. It is about 15 air miles north of Elgin, Oregon in Umatilla, Union, and Wallowa Counties. The northern boundary is the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness, and the western boundary is the Tollgate Highway (Oregon State Highway 204). Primary access to the area is the Tollgate highway and Forest Road 6400. The project area is plateau-like, cut by deep canyons. Elevations in the project area range from approximately 3200 feet to approximately 5600 feet. Slopes in the area range from 0 to 60 percent.

Project work areas are all located on the Walla Walla Ranger District of the Umatilla National Forest.

See attached Vicinity maps.

ACCESS:

The project area may be reached by forest roads that are accessible by standard pickup during the normal operating season (June 1 through November 15). Foot travel to and from areas 0.5 to 2 miles will be common. Seasonal road closures may necessitate scheduling by the Contractor to obtain access to the area. District Travel Maps are available upon request from the district office. Roads located behind CFR closures will require permission for vehicle access. Roads behind closures will not be maintained by the Forest Service for vehicle travel. Use of motorcycles or 4-wheelers will not be permitted off designated roads or to access areas behind gates and barriers in the project area without approval of the CO.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

Contract work may start as soon as June 1, 2026, depending on weather. All contract work shall be completed and all deliverables provided by September 1, 2027.

Offerors are strongly encouraged to visit the work area. Often, only by direct observation of the conditions on the ground can potential offerors accurately determine all factors affecting costs and pricing. During winter months, units may be accessible by over snow vehicles.

GOVERNMENT QUALITY CONTROL PLAN:

The COR, or a designated inspector, will conduct compliance inspections while work is in progress, usually daily at first, to ensure that work is proceeding satisfactorily. Compliance inspections will be accomplished by 100 percent visual inspection of each treatment unit and will be based on adherence to the required specifications / cutting prescriptions.

The Contractor shall notify the COR when units are completed prior to his moving out of the general area.

Compliance inspections will be conducted within three (3) business days of completion of treatment units and the Contractor notified of any part of the unit(s) requiring additional work or rework.

Work will be accepted on the basis of visual inspection for compliance with specifications on areas reported as completed by the Contractor.

Compliance Inspection The Contracting Officer may, by formal inspection, determine if the specified methods of work have been used. Failure to use specified methods shall require prompt corrective action. Failure to take prompt and satisfactory corrective action may be cause for termination of Contractor’s right to proceed and the contract considered in default.

Work shall be inspected as Unit or groups of Units assigned in the contract. Quality and pay rate shall use the same groups.

Inspection Procedures Layout will be accepted based on visual inspection by the Contracting Officer through the Contracting Officer’s Representative or designated inspector.

Boundary painting will be accepted based on formal or visual inspection by the Contracting Officer through the Contracting Officer’s Representative or designated inspector. The Contractor’s inspection data will be provided to the Contracting Officer before the Forest Service begins their inspection. A minimum of twenty-five (25) percent of the total distance listed on the unit will be inspected. This will constitute a minimum inspection for determining satisfactory performance, which will be based on a pass-fail evaluation.

GPS work will be accepted based on visual inspection by the Contracting Officer through the Contracting Officer’s Representative or designated inspector. The GPS traverse will meet the standards as stated in the Forest Service Timber Cruising Handbook section 2409.12 .52.21. This will constitute a minimum inspection for determining satisfactory performance.

Whenever administratively practical, inspections will be done weekly as the work progresses.

All handwritten work will only be accepted if completely legible. This includes, but is not limited to paperwork, information on ribbons, stakes, and trees.

The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer when work commences and shall keep the Contracting Officer informed of any changes in the Contractor’s work schedule. Government inspection will take place after Contractor’s self-inspection.

Contractor self-inspection shall be done in accordance with Contractor’s Quality Control Plan.

Contractor shall provide and use an inspection system acceptable to the Government.

The Contractor shall make periodic inspections while layout and marking is in progress to assure work is proceeding satisfactorily. Records of the inspection shall be maintained for the life of the contract and shall be available to the Contracting Officer upon request.

Determination of Acceptable Work

1. Layout Inspection

The Government inspector will check boundary location. Failure to follow specifications in layout guide will result in rework.

1.1 Logging Systems Worksheet

The Government inspector will check the logging systems worksheets for thoroughness and consistency with on the ground conditions. Failure to meet the required minimum quality will require rework.

2. Boundary Painting The Government inspector will check boundary paint, line location, spacing of painted trees, stump marks and tracer paint. Failure to meet the required minimum quality shall require rework.

3. GPS

The Government inspector will check data collection settings, feature shape and missing data. Failure to meet the required minimum quality shall require rework.

a. Electronic Files: The Government inspector will check data collection settings, and missing data. If electronic files are created from hard copies, 100% accuracy is required between hard copies and the electronic files. Failure to meet the required minimum quality shall require rework.

4. Reconnaissance Without Flagging The Government Inspector will verify that the unit should be dropped. Failure to provide properly determine the need to drop a unit shall require rework.

Unsatisfactory Work Work not meeting specification shall be reworked prior to payment. Repeated failure to perform work (two re-works) may be considered cause for contract termination and default action.

Re-Examination Upon Contractor’s Request If the original inspection results are not acceptable to the Contractor, a re-inspection may be requested in writing. The same inspection procedures will be followed, but different plots or trees will be measured, different parts of the boundary, or GPS areas. If the re-inspection confirms the original inspection as not meeting standards, the Contractor shall reimburse the Government for actual costs incurred for making re-inspection. Failure to pass on third inspection may be grounds for termination for default.

1. LAYOUT:

Boundaries of units will be flagged with blue ribbon and determined by the unit boundary implementation maps with boundary adjustments made due to logging feasibility, riparian habitat conservation areas, unsuitable forest lands, and to meet standards for ground-based equipment and other logging systems, following the Unit Layout Specifications Guide and Virtual Boundary Desk Guide. Adjustments in unit boundaries are common and reconnaissance for logging feasibility is required. Typical adjustments account for approximately 25% of unit acres being eliminated for various reasons. All adjustments will be agreed upon prior to final acceptance.

Resource Protection

During the course of layout, the contractor shall avoid forest resources that may require protection by following the measures below. All resources found and protected should be listed on Logging Systems Worksheet.

Resource to be Protected Method for Protection Quality Standard for Layout Means of Designation

Soil Protect by avoidance following slope limitations.

35% maximum slope favorable skidding for ground based logging, with the exception of short pitches over maximum slope no more than 200’.

Sustained 20% maximum slope adverse skidding for ground based logging.

Indicate slope limitations on Logging Systems Worksheet

Landline blaze trees, section corners, survey monuments and bearing trees

Protect by avoidance. Nearest available location within 5 feet of landline and on forest service lands.

Flag unit boundary to protect trees along blaze/survey line; Indicate approximate location of section corners found on Logging Systems Worksheet.

Riparian Habitat Conservation Areas

(RHCA)

Protect by avoidance by installation of buffer following PACFISH guidelines (See below).

COR will notify contractor of which guideline to use a project-by-project basis.

Nearest available location with flag line outside of protected habitat area.

Flag unit boundary designating RHCA using PacFish Guidelines.

Wildlife habitat protection areas

Protect by avoidance, unit boundary shall exclude areas indicated on layout map.

Nearest available location within 5 feet.

Special wildlife areas are mapped allocations that have not been designated on the ground by the Forest Service, Layout unit boundaries to avoid overlap with wildlife habitat protection areas.

Special Measurement Areas (SMA)

Protect by avoidance. Nearest available location within 5 feet.

SMA areas may be flagged inside unit. They are identified on the map as SMA and may be flagged on the ground. Flag unit boundary following existing SMA polygon or flagging.

Figure 1- PACFISH Requirements

Flagging Boundaries of units must be flagged with blue flagging and must be inter-visible. The length of flagging will be between 12” and 30” from the knot made after tying the flagging. Knot will face into the unit. Unit corners are designated with 3 flags tied around the bole with knots facing into the unit.

The minimum distance between flagging is determined by site conditions. When available select live trees that do not have other merchantable trees between them.

When possible choose boundary trees that are in good health, have good form, and are expected to remain standing for several years. Choose trees of merchantable size over young regeneration.

Standard Widths Defining Interim RHCAs (PACFISH)

The four categories of stream or water body and the standard widths for each are:

Category 1 -Fish-bearing streams: Interim RHCAs consist of the stream and the area on either side of the stream extending from the edges of the active stream channel to the top of the inner gorge, or to the outer edges of the 100-yearfloodplain, or to the outer edges of riparian vegetation, or to a distance equal to the height of two site-potential trees, or 300 feet slope distance (600 feet, including both sides of the stream channel), whichever is greatest.

Category 2 -Permanently flowing non-fish-bearing streams: Interim RHCAs consist of the stream and the area on either side of the stream extending from the edges of the active stream channel to the top of the inner gorge, or to the outer edges of the 100 year flood plain, or to the outer edges of riparian vegetation, or to a distance equal to the height of one Site-potential tree, or 150 feet slope distance (300 feet, including both sides of the stream channel), whichever is greatest.

Category 3 -Ponds, lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands greater than 1 acre: Interim RHCAs consist of the body of water or wetland and the area to the outer edges of the riparian vegetation, or to the extent of the seasonally saturated soil, or to the extent of moderately and highly unstable areas, or to a distance equal to the height of one site-potential tree, or 150 feet slope distance from the edge of the maximum pool elevation of constructed ponds and reservoirs or from the edge of the wetland, pond or lake, whichever is greatest.

Category 4 -Seasonally flowing or intermittent streams, wetlands less than 1 acre, landslides, and landslide-prone areas: This category includes features with high variability in size and site-specific characteristics. At a minimum the interim RHCAs must include:

a. the extent of landslides and landslide-prone areas

b. the intermittent stream channel and the area to the top of the inner gorge

c. the intermittent stream channel or wetland and the area to the outer edges of the riparian vegetation

d. for Key Watersheds, the area from the edges of the stream channel, wetland, landslide, or landslide-prone area to a distance equal to the height of one site-potential tree, or 100 feet slope distance, whichever is greatest.

e. for watersheds not identified as Key Watersheds, the area from the edges of the stream channel, wetland, landslide, or landslide-prone area to a distance equal to the height of one-half site potential tree, or 50 feet slope distance, whichever is greatest.

Choose trees of desirable species (DF, WL, PP, WP) over trees of less desirable species (ES, GF, LP) when possible.

Additional Layout Requirements Do not put unit boundary along mid-slope with adverse skidding unless located on existing road.

Each unit will be laid out as only one loggings system, either ground based or cable/cable assist.

Skyline units will require a minimum of two profiles to determine if feasible. Contactor will run profiles on the ground and Forest Service will analyze and verify feasibility. Submitted profile data will be reviewed within 5 business days of submittal.

Units shall be a minimum of five acres.

Units shall have an estimated minimum volume of 2000 bf per acre on average throughout the unit for ground based harvest systems and a minimum of 5000 bf for cable/cable assist units. Notify the COR or Inspector if you believe the unit does not meet these requirements.

Landing locations for ground based harvest systems will need to be identified using the following as a general guide:

Approximately one landing is needed for every 30 acres.

In some cases additional landings may be needed if unit is not contiguous or if ground conditions require multiple landings due to resource protection requirements.

Landings must be located within the units and accessible by road, if no appropriate landing location is available within the unit, identify an alternative location as close to unit as possible.

Ideal landing locations consist of slopes 0-10% and a half acre or more in size.

2. BOUNDARY PAINTING AND TAGS:

Boundary painting is done in accordance with specifications listed below and attached in the Boundary Marking Guide. Riparian buffers will be painted but not tagged. All other sensitive resources (Property lines, archeological sites, etc.) shall be painted and tagged.

All boundary that does not abut any of the sensitive resources listed above shall be designated as one of two types of Virtual Boundary- Discernable or Geo-Fence- and will not be posted with paint or tags. All road boundaries shall be Discernable, while all other Virtual Boundaries shall be Geo-Fence. The Contractor is required to make decisions on the ground as to which boundary designation is appropriate.

The Forest Service shall provide Tracer Paint. The Contractor shall use the attached Inventory Record for Contract Marking Paint to record lot number, color, and amount of paint and return all full, partial, or empty paint cans to the Government. The Contractor is responsible for the security of all Tracer Paint in their possession. The Contractor is responsible for providing paint guns or similar hardware for the application of paint.

Tag and Paint Scheme All tags should have sale name and unit #. Tag will be placed on trees along the outside edge of the unit. The tag faces into the cutting unit. Tags should be placed at eye level or just above (approximately 6’). Tags will be attached to trees using no less than 5 staples per tag. Every tree that has a tag will also be painted. RHCA buffers shall be painted only (No tags). All other marked boundary shall have both paint and tags.

Three orange vertical stripes shall be painted on boundary trees, and 1 stump mark. The vertical stripes shall be between two and three feet long, two inches wide and between four and eight feet above ground level. The center stripe shall face the cutting unit and cross through the tag if present.

One stripe shall face the previous boundary tree, and the other stripe shall face the next boundary tree.

The stump marks will be a concentration of paint two inches wide and up to 6 inches long, touching the dirt at the base of the tree. Place in a crevice if one is available. Painted boundary trees will be inter-visible.

The first and last boundary tree in a painted segment shall have a single 3”-5” orange dot above the center strip to denote the ends of a painted segment.

All internal boundaries will be painted in the same manner as external unit boundaries.

Corner Trees Corner trees on tagged boundaries shall have two tags in a “chevron” orientation (see attached example in Boundary Marking Guide) Corner trees will be painted with three vertical stripes in the same manner as above. Corner trees will also have a unit number painted on the bole of the tree just below the 3 vertical stripes facing into the unit.

Corner trees on any untagged boundary do not need tags.

Corner trees along road will be tagged and painted in the same manner as above except the unit number will face the road.

Corner trees on any untagged RHCA boundaries do not need tags.

Corner trees where discernable or geo-fence boundary intersect with the road do not need paint or tags.

3. GPS WORK

The GPS area standards must meet 10% error standards for an Area-Based Cruise within the current Timber Cruising Handbook (FSH 2409.12) Chapter 50.

FSH 2409.12 Chapter 50 details technical requirements for area determination and may require the possession of specialized equipment and software. It is imperative that the Contractor read and understand those requirements. The Contractor may use whichever method they prefer, provided that it meets the handbook standards.

Documented error reports shall be provided to the Forest Service.

The Contractor shall store all raw data and any corrected data onto a flash drive. After the data has been collected the storage device shall be turned into the Contracting Officer.

The Contractor shall follow as close as possible to the posted boundary during data collection.

The contractor shall store location accuracies onto a flash drive.

Corrected and uncorrected electronic GPS files will be delivered as shapefiles (.shp) in R6 Albers projection, NAD 83 datum, meters useable by Forest Service GIS systems e.g., ArcGIS Pro.

Delivered GPS files will include unit polygons as well as separate line features representing each boundary designation type (Painted, Discernable, or Geo-Fence).

Compare hard copies and electronic data files for inconsistencies.

4. RECONNAISSANCE WITHOUT FLAGGING:

For units of layout that may require being dropped from project area due to unforeseen resource protection issues or low volume, time may be spent on reconnaissance or initial/partial layout before determining unit would need to be dropped. Notify COR of issues with layout and reasons for recommendation for dropping unit. Final decision on dropping unit will be determined by COR. Logging Systems Worksheet will be filled out detailing conditions where logging was not feasible.

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY:

Item Description Location Remarks

Flagging Bio-degradable Flagging Walla Walla Ranger District

With Work Order if flagging is required

Boundary Tags Blue Boundary Cutting Unit Tags

Walla Walla Ranger District

With Work Order where tagging will be required. Staple guns and staples will NOT be furnished by the Government.

Tree Marking Paint for Unit Boundary Tree Marking

Quart and/or Aerosol cans of Forest Service tree marking tracer paint.

Walla Walla Ranger District

With Work Order where painting will be required. Paint will be issued to the Contractor for periods up to but not exceeding 5 days. Paint will be transferred to the Contractor using the Forest Service inventory form. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to ensure that all tracer paint in their possession is secured within a locked compartment when not in use. Paint guns will NOT be furnished by the Government. Paint will be water clean-up paint.

Work maps, layout/logging plans, silviculture prescriptions and Timber Sale Unit Summary Card.

Maps showing proposed unit polygons.

Walla Walla Ranger District

With Work Order.

Timber Cruising Handbook FSH 2409.12

Copy of Timber Cruising Handbook 2409.12

Walla Walla Ranger District

When requested by Contractor.

Electronic files of proposed layout unit boundaries, roads, streams etc. in shapefile format or any format compatible with Forest Services GIS and GPS system.

Electronic files of proposed unit boundaries.

Walla Walla Ranger District

With work order

Access behind locked gates

Some areas are closed with CFR closures and may require a permit and/or key.

Walla Walla Ranger District

With work order requiring special access

KEY PERSONNEL

The Contractor shall assign to this contract the following key personnel: Forester, Layout Crew, Crew Leader, and Inspector. Personnel can hold more than one key position if they meet the minimum requirements for experience and education, e.g., Forester may also be the Crew Leader.

During the first ninety (90) days of performance, the Contractor shall make no substitutions of key personnel unless the substitution is necessitated by illness, death, or termination of employment. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer within 15 calendar days after the occurrence of any of these events and provide the information required by the paragraph below. After the initial 90-day period, the Contractor shall submit the information required by the paragraph below to the Contracting Officer at least 15 days prior to making any permanent substitutions.

The Contractor shall provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitutions, complete resumes for the proposed substitutes, and any additional information requested by the Contracting Officer. Proposed substitutes should have comparable qualifications to those of the persons being replaced. The Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor within 15 calendar days after receipt of all required information of the decision on substitutions. The contract will be modified to reflect any approved changes of key personnel.

A MINIMUM of one Forester is required who shall oversee all line items issued on all Call Orders.

The Forester position requires a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree, master’s degree or PhD in a relevant field of study related to forestry discipline, with 5+ years of experience in Oregon and/or Washington or a Master’s (M.Sc.) degree in a relevant field and 3+ years of experience, or a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in a relevant field of study and more than 2 years of field experience. Skills in using ArcGIS, GPS devices and Microsoft Office products are required as well.

The following MINIMUM requirements of experience are mandatory for Layout personnel.

Minimum two seasons experience with a combination of skyline and ground based harvest systems.

The following MINIMUM combinations of experience and education are required for Crew Leaders and Inspectors.

Minimum two seasons experience with no additional Forestry education.

Minimum one season experience with one year of Forestry education.

Zero seasons experience with three years of Forestry education.

A “Crew Leader” is the individual responsible for field operations in accordance with the accuracy standards. Crew Leaders shall have a minimum of 50% of the required experience in layout and 25% in Tree Marking. A Crew Leader may also serve as the Inspector as required for Contractor self-inspection.

An “Inspector” is the individual responsible to ensure contract specifications are being met.

MINIMUM crew size of two is required. Field Crew must be composed of at least two people qualified as either Forester, Layout, Crew Leader, or Inspector for every one person not meeting the qualifications for those positions.

The clauses and provisions contained herein are applicable to any order awarded as a result of this solicitation. The terms and conditions set forth herein supersede all other terms and conditions.

Acceptance of the order in accordance with (IAW) FAR 12.201-1(b)(2) constitutes acceptance of all terms and conditions contained herein.

As part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), system updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in this solicitation. Contracting officers will rely on representations from offers based on provisions in the solicitation. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference Feb 1998 This solicitation 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 the clause may be accessed electronically at Internet address https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-13 System for Award Management—Maintenance (Nov 2025) (Jan 2017) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with

Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Sep 2025) 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Sep 2025) 52.212-4 Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2025) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2025) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003) 52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Nov 2025) 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) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2025) 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (Nov 2025) 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services (Nov 2025) 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) 52.233-3 Protest After Award (Sep 2025) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Sep 2025) 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (Nov 2025) 52.242-14 Suspension of Work (Apr 1984) 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2025)

AGAR Clauses 452.203-71 Anti-Discrimination and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Compliance (Dec

2025)

(a) By entering into this contract, the Contractor certifies that:

1. It is compliant with all applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws and the Equal Protection principles of the U.S. Constitution, and it will remain compliant for the duration of the contract.

2. Neither it nor any subcontractor or teaming partner operates or funds any program, policy, or initiative that promotes DEI in a manner that violates any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws, including but not limited to Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, or the Equal Protection principles of the U.S. Constitution, and the Contractor and any subcontractor or teaming partner will not do so for the duration of the contract.

(b) If the Contractor participates in, facilitates, or funds programs that implicate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, including but not limited to grants to or for schools, colleges, universities, 4-H programs, non-governmental organization (NGO) programs, sports programs, and education-related grants to prisons or other detention facilities, the Contractor certifies that it will remain compliant with those laws, including the requirements set forth in Executive Order 14168, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, and Executive Order 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.

(c) The Contractor affirms that the above requirements are conditions of payment that go to the essence of the contract and are therefore material terms of the contract. Payments under the contract are predicated on compliance with the above requirements, and therefore the Contractor is not eligible for funding under the contract or to retain any funding under the contract absent compliance with the above requirements.

(d) This certification reflects a change in the Government’s position regarding the materiality of the foregoing requirements and therefore any prior payment of similar claims does not reflect the materiality of the foregoing requirements to this contract.

(e) Submission of a knowing false statement relating to Contractor’s compliance with the above requirements and/or eligibility for the contract may subject the Contractor to liability under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, and/or criminal liability, including under 18 U.S.C. §§ 287 and 1001.

(f) The Contractor must include the provisions of this clause in all subcontract solicitations.

(g) Failure on the part of the Contractor or its subcontractors to comply with the terms of this clause may be grounds for the Contracting Officer to terminate this contract for default.

(End of Clause)

452.204–70 Modification for Contract Closeout (Nov 2025)

(a) If unliquidated funds in the amount of $1000 or less remain on the contract, the Contracting Officer (Contracting Officer) 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 Contracting Officer shall immediately proceed with contract closeout upon completion of the period of performance, receipt and acceptance of supplies or services, and final payment.

(b) Upon contract closeout for contracts utilizing SAP: if unliquidated funds of more than $1000 remain on the contract, the Contracting Officer 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 Contracting Officer may also request a “Contractor Release of Claims” be completed by the contractor, although not required for contracts and orders using SAP.) If the bilateral modification and Release of Claims are not returned to the Contracting Officer within 60 days, the Contracting Officer 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.

(c) Upon contract closeout for contracts utilizing anything other than cost reimbursement, if unliquidated funds of more than $1000 remain on the contract, the Contracting Officer shall issue a bilateral modification for de-obligation. The contractor will receive a copy of the modification and a ‘‘Contractor Release of Claims’’ and will be required to provide a signature on both forms. If the bilateral modification and Release of Claims are not returned to the Contracting Officer within 120 days, the Contracting Officer 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.

(End of Clause)

Attachments List: The following attachments are made as part of this solicitation and any resultant contract.

1. Wage Rates

2. Project Vicinity Maps

3. Project Unit Maps

4. Project Unit Shapefiles

5. Logging System Worksheet

6. Unit Layout Specification Guide

7. Boundary Marking Guide

8. Timber Cruising Handbook (FSH 2409.12) Chapter 50

9. Inventory Record for Contract Marking Painting (FS-2400-65)

10. MSDS Tree Marking Paint

11. Virtual Boundary Desk Guide