A05. ATCH-02_PWS_1240BE26Q0026-0001_WWNF.pdf

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US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Performance Work Statement

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

2026 Roadway Vegetation Maintenance Service Baker and Union Counties

Solicitation: 1240BE26Q0046-0001 Purchase Order: TBD

Changes are in Blue

Change 1: Page 3, Period of Performance

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Contents Project General Information

1.0 Scope of Work

Contractor Requirements

3.0 Performance Tasks

4.0 Property

4.1 Government Furnished

4.2 Contractor Property

5.0 Deliverables / Schedule

6.0 Travel. Not used

7.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel

8.0 Security Requirements. Not Used

9.0 Data Rights. Not Used

10.0 Section 508 – Electronic and Information Technology Standards. Not Used Attachments

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Project Baker and Union County Road Brushing

General Information

1.0 Scope of Work

The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest requires road maintenance on the Whitman and La Grande Ranger District road systems in Baker and Union counties. Services shall include Roadway Vegetation Maintenance. The contractor shall provide services in accordance with (IAW) this Performance Work Statement (PWS), and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Specific performance tasks are listed in paragraph 3.

2.0 Background

2.1 Project Location

The project is throughout the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Baker and Union counties.

Wallowa-Whitman N. F. Supervisor’s Office 1550 Dewey Avenue, Suite A Baker City, OR 97814-3825 541-426-5509 Attn: Dan Story, P: 541-519-8384, danny.story@usda.gov

2.2 Period of Performance Change 1

Base Period: 1 August 2026 to 30 Nov 2027 Option Period: 1 October 2026 to 30 Nov 2027

2.3 Acceptance: Government

Contractor Requirements

3.0 Performance Tasks

3.1 General:

3.1.a. This is a non-Personnel Services Contract. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, transportation, (except those designated as Government-furnished), and incidentals for roadway vegetation maintenance services within the Whitman District of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. The work scope includes an estimated 55.8 miles with an additional 44.4 optional miles. See Para 3.2.a below.

3.1.b. Contractor Work Plan: The contractor shall submit a work plan for acceptance to the COR within 14 calendar days of award. (Deliverable 01). At a minimum the work plan shall include: 1) Traffic Control Plan iaw FSSS 156. 2) Safety Plan. 3) Fire Plan.

3.1.c. Contractor Quality Control Plan: The Contractor shall develop and maintain a QCP Plan iaw FP- 03 153.02 to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. (Deliverable 02) mailto:danny.story@usda.gov

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3.2 Specific Tasks: The contractor shall provide road vegetation maintenance on the Wallowa-Whitman NF Road system. The following establishes the required tasks (pay items) and the minimum acceptable levels of service.

3.2.a. Task 1 – Roadway Vegetation Maintenance (842): Remove vegetation, including trees, from entirety of road prism. Roadway vegetation maintenance is complete when the vegetation has been removed from the designated treatment area which interferes with traffic, obscures signs, impedes the flow of water or diverts water from drainage structures. Cut all vegetation within treatment area which is less than or equal to 9 inches in diameter measured 6 inches above the ground. Cut all vegetation within 5 feet of culvert inlets. Cut all vegetation, including tree branches, to provide overhead clearance of 14 feet above road surface. Cut all vegetation horizontally within 6 feet of cut slope ditch line and 6’ of fill slope hinge point. Remove debris from road surface, ditches, and cut slope above road. Refer to Typical Clearing Limits drawing (QASP Appendix B).

The contractor shall mechanically thin, masticate and scatter standing live trees and standing snags under 9” DBH, so that the resulting woody debris bed is no greater than 1 foot in depth with an average piece size of 12”.

The contractor shall NOT remove any vegetation within 10 feet of fish bearing streams.

Scatter to fill slopes below road, no debris piles will be allowed at culvert outlets. Work activity will be measured along the centerline of the road regardless of the number of lanes. One mile of road includes treatment on both sides of the road. This task is paid by the Mile.

Work shall comply with Acceptable Quality Levels 842 ROADWAY VEGETATION MAINTENANCE, listed in the Quality Assurance Surveillance Program (QASP), Appendix A.

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Base Road Listing – Baker County

Chart 3.2.a.1 Road No. Segment Desc. Unit Quantity (Est.)

From 43 jct to the large pull out on the south side of the road at mile post 3.8

Mi. 3.8

1210 From the 2646-650 jct and ends at the Malheur NF boundary. Mi. 5

1900-160 From the 19 road to the 1940 jct Mi. 4 1040 From Hwy 7 to the 19 rd jct Mi. 8

1044 From the Greenhorn rd to the 1960 rd jct Mi. 2.5

1960 From the 1044 rd jct to the 19 rd jct Mi. 4.3 1920 From the 11 rd jct to the 081 rd jct Mi. 2.7

From double cattleguard to the switchback 0.3 miles from the trailhead

Mi. 6

11 From the 1145 rd jct to the 1140 rd jct Mi. 1.8

1140 From the 11 rd jct to the Forest Boundary Mi. 0.7

Total Miles: 38.8

Base Road Listing - Union County

Chart 3.2.a.2 Roadway Vegetation Maintenance (842)

62 MP 4.8 to MP 21.8 Mi. 17.0 Total Miles: 17.0

Option Road Listing - Baker County

Chart 3.2.a.3 Roadway Vegetation Maintenance

(842)

7380 From Granite Highway to the 19 rd jct

Mi. 8.3

7386 From Mp 0 to MP 4.6 at Pvt bndry Mi. 4.6

7386 From mp 5 at pvt bndry to mp 7.3 at 075 jct

Mi. 2.3

2665 From the end of the 105 rd to the 2646 jct.

Mi. 1.7

66 From Forest Boundary for 10.5 miles Mi 10.5 66 From Mile Post 10.5 to Fish Lake

C.G.

Mi. 4.7

Total Miles: 32.1

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Option Road Listing - Union County

Chart 3.2.a.4

6220 From the 62 jct to Moss Springs

C.G.

Mi. 12.3

Total Miles: 12.3

4.0 Property

4.1 Government Furnished (N/A)

4.2 Contractor Property

4.2.a. The contractor may store equipment and materials within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest as approved by the COR. The contractor shall submit an equipment and materials storage to the COR for approval within 14 calendar days of contract award. (Deliverable 3)

4.2.b. The contractor stores equipment and material at its own risk and is responsible for the security of any contractor property stored on Government lands and facilities. The contractor holds the Government harmless for property security and damage.

5.0 Deliverables / Schedule

DELIVERABLE REFERENCE DUE SUBMIT TO

(1) Contractor Work Plan

PWS Paragraph 3.1.b. The contractor shall submit a work plan. At a minimum the work plan shall include: 1) Traffic Control Plan iaw FSSS 156. 2) Safety Plan. 3) Fire Plan.

Within fourteen

(14) calendar days after contract award and exercised option.

Contracting Officer’s Representative

(2) Contractor Quality Control Plan

PWS Paragraph 3.1.c. The Contractor shall develop and maintain a QCP to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS.

Within fourteen

(14) calendar days after contract award

Contracting Officer’s Representative

(3) Contractor Property Plan

PWS Paragraph 4.2, Contractor Property.

Within fourteen (14) calendar days after contract award

Contracting Officer’s Representative

(4) Key Personnel PWS Paragraph 7, Contractor’s Key Personnel.

Within fourteen (14) calendar days after contract award

Contracting Officer’s Representative

6.0 Travel

Not Used

7.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel

The Contractor shall provide a Contract Manager and designated alternate, as applicable, who has full

ATCH-02_PWS_1240BE26Q0046-0001 Page 7 of 7 Pages authority to act for the Contractor on all contract matters relating to this contract. The Contract Manager or alternate shall be available during the Government's regular working hours and shall be available on site within one hour after the Government's regular working hours. The Contractor shall submit the name and contact information of the contract manager in writing to the COR within 14 calendar days of award. (Deliverable 04)

8.0 Security Requirements

9.0 Data Rights

10.0 Section 508 – Electronic and Information Technology Standards

Enclosures:

ANNEX A, WW Road Vegetation Maintenance Maps