1240BE26Q0065 Attachment 3 Performance Work Statement.pdf

ATTACHMENT 3

Performance Work Statement

Willamette NF, MF 26-1 Willamette Complex North Suppression Repair Road Maintenance

General Information

1.0 General

This is a non-personal services contract to provide road maintenance to the Middle Fork Ranger District (MFRD) of the Willamette National Forest (WNF). The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government. The Contractor shall visit the project location with or without the COR before bid.

2.0 Purpose

The purpose of this contract is to maintain roads and manage vegetation growth to ensure safe and productive road conditions. Specifically, to repair damage to road surfaces and drainage structures during suppression of the 2024 Willamette Complex fire.

3.0 Description of Services

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide road maintenance services to the WNF road system. The contractor shall provide services in accordance with this Performance Work Statement (PWS), and all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

4.0 Place of Performance and Accessibility

The work shall be performed throughout the Northern end of the Middle Fork Ranger District of the WNF in Oregon.

Vicinity Maps are attached to this contract and Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM) maps are available at the Forest web page https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/maps-guides/motor-vehicle-use-map-mvum

Specific Project Location Maps may be issued with each contract as necessary.

Willamette National Forest – Middle Fork Ranger District Avenza Map provided ( See Attachment 7 – Map)

Roads shown on the District MVUM maps for each district may only be a portion of all the roads on the forest;

specific roads requiring work are listed on the Attachment 5 – Table - Work List.

Work areas may be reached by Forest roads that are accessible by a standard two-wheel drive pickup equipped with snow tires and chains, if needed, during normal operating seasons, unless otherwise indicated on Project Maps. Vehicles shall not operate off-system roads without prior written approval of the Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

Inaccessibility due to snow, fallen trees, slides or washouts on roads may or may not be corrected at the option of the Government. If road access is blocked, the Government may: (1) provide an alternate access route; (2) delete the inaccessible sub items (s) or; (3) substitute similar sub item(s).

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Willamette NF, MF 26-1 Willamette Complex North Suppression Repair Road Maintenance https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/maps-guides/motor-vehicle-use-map-mvum

Roads shown on unit maps indicate access to units and do not suggest the roads are open within units or for any further travel.

Use of motorized equipment other than handheld equipment such as power saws and brush cutters will not be permitted off designated roads in the project area without approval of the COR or as hereinafter provided.

No vehicle shall bypass any officially blocked road (barriers, locked gates, posted signs, rock/log/dirt, etc.) without approval of the COR.

5.0 Period of Performance

The period of performance shall be from Date of Award to October 30, 2027.

6.0 Government Regular Working Hours

The Government's regular working hours are Monday through Friday from 0700 to 1700, except federal holidays or when the government installation is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar government directed closings.

7.0 Federal Observed Holidays

When a federal holiday occurs on a Saturday, federal employees are normally granted the previous Friday as the holiday observance. When a federal holiday occurs on a Sunday, federal employees are normally granted the following Monday as the holiday observance. Below is the list of recognized federal holidays:

Federal Holidays New Year’s Day (January) Labor Day (September) Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday (January)

Columbus Day (October)

President’s Day (February) Veteran’s Day (November) Memorial Day (May) Thanksgiving Day (November) Juneteenth Day (June) Christmas Day (December) Independence Day (July)

8.0 Contractor Key Personnel

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

Quality Control Representative: The Contractor shall provide a Quality Control Representative who shall be responsible for the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan (QCP) to ensure services are performed in accordance with the PWS. The Quality Control Representative shall implement and maintain full compliance of the QCP throughout the contract period.

9.0 Government Key Personnel

Contracting Officer (CO): The CO is the only person with the authority to: enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts; make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government; and legally bind the government. The CO shall ensure that the contractor receives impartial, fair, and equitable treatment under this

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contract. The CO shall determine and document the final assessment of the contractor's performance in the government’s past performance tracking system.

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): A COR may be assigned to this contract to monitor all technical aspects and assist in contract administration. The COR may be authorized to perform the following functions:

assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract; perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance; maintain written and oral communication with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract; issue written interpretations of technical requirements (without increasing or decreasing contract scope), including Government drawings designs, and specifications; monitor Contractor's performance and notify both the CO and Contractor of deficiencies; and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the contract.

10.0 Post-Award Conference and Periodic Progress Meetings

The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference. The CO and/or COR shall meet periodically with the Contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the CO and/or COR will appraise the Contractor of how the Government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will appraise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues.

11.0 Inspection and Acceptance

Any inspection and acceptance will be at the location specified in the contract. The designated COR will act as the representative of the CO for purposes of inspection and acceptance of services to ensure compliance with the terms, conditions, and specifications of the subject contract. The COR has no authority to make any changes to the terms and conditions of the contract.

Security and Safety Requirements

12.0 Security

The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government property provided to the contractor for contractor use under this contract. At the close of each work period, all government property shall be secured.

13.0 Conduct of Contractor Personnel

The CO may require the contractor to remove from the work site any employee working under this contract for reasons of misconduct, security, or found to be or suspected to be under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other incapacitating agent. Contractor employee shall be subject to dismissal from the premises upon determination by the CO that such action is in the best interests of the government. Such removal from the work site or dismissal from the premises shall not relieve the contractor of the requirement to provide sufficient personnel to perform the services as required by this PWS.

14.0 Safety

Contractor activities shall be conducted in a safe manner that minimizes accidents as well as any impacts on Government operations and members of the public. Contractor shall comply with applicable federal, state, and local codes and standards, including safety and occupational health requirements, as well as any additional specific requirement contained in this PWS.

Technical Requirements

15.0 Specific Tasks

The Contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide road surface maintenance to MFRD road systems. The following establishes the required tasks and the minimum acceptable levels of service. See Attachment 4, “Specifications for Maintenance of Roads” for additional information.

Task 1 – (811(1)) Surface Maintenance, Maintenance Level 2 Roads With Roller Compaction:

a. Smooth and shape native or aggregate surfaced roads including traveled way, shoulders, turnouts, and intersections. Reshape or recondition ditches, water bars, and drain dips. Water shall be applied as necessary to prevent segregation and facilitate compaction. When working in a weed infested area, the contractor shall be required to prevent spreading the infestation into un-infested areas by cleaning vehicles and equipment. The contractor shall use wash stations approved by either the CO or designated

COR.

b. When roller compaction is required, a 7–10 ton vibratory roller will be operated over the full width of the roadway for a minimum of 3 complete pass and until there is no visible evidence of consolidation.

One pass is defined as operating the vibratory roller from the point where blading begins to the point where blading ends.

c. Road surfaces will be considered acceptable when the travel way is logged out, free of washboards, potholes or other irregularities. The surface is smooth, compact, crowned or sloped to drain, without segregation of the surfacing materials. Suitable materials have been recovered and incorporated.

Unsuitable materials have been removed. Ditches and road surface drainage structures function efficiently. Unpaved shoulders are shaped to provide a smooth transition from the paved surface and drain efficiently.

Task 2 – (813) Spot Surfacing:

a. Load, haul, and place surface material to repair or stabilize road surfaces.

b. Spot surfacing is complete when the designated quantity, 8,490 cubic yards (CY), of the contractor furnished material has been placed, shaped, and compacted.

c. All material transported onto National Forest System land will be weed-free. Written documentation of methods used to determine the weed-free status of all materials furnished by the contractor will be furnished to the COR and CO before transport of any materials onto National Forest System Lands.

d. All spot surfacing material shall be purchased by the contractor.

Task 3 – (832) Load Haul and Place Material:

a. Load, haul and place material according to section 19, table 04-832(1) and associated maps.

b. Loading, hauling and placing is complete when no obstruction remains in or adjacent to the roadway or in ditches which would have the potential to interfere with traffic use, block or divert water from structures or channels. This includes relocation, repositioning, stabilization, shaping to drain, leaving accessible for future disposal needs and revegetation as directed by the COR.

Task 4 – (833) Water Bar Installation:

a. Drainage structure installation is complete when water-bars and rolling dips have been installed to the lines and grades specified, and drainage structure removal is complete when designated culverts have been removed and culverts have been properly disposed of.

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Task 5 – (834(1)) Clean Ditches and Drainage Structures:

a. Clean and recondition roadway drainage systems including culverts, ditches, inlet and outlet channels, catch basins, and appurtenances.

b. Drainage system maintenance is complete when no obstruction or debris remains on the roadway or in the defined area adjacent to the structure or in ditches which would have the potential to block water from entering the structure, back water into the structure (except for structures designed to function in a back-flooded manner) or divert water outside the defined channel.

c. Equipment operation in live streams or hydraulic flushing of drainage structures is not permitted. Work does not include bridges, drain dips, or water bars. Work activity will be measured along the centerline of the road regardless of the number of lanes.

Task 6 – (834(2)) Clean Ditches:

a. Clean and recondition roadway drainage systems including ditches

b. Drainage system maintenance is complete when no obstruction or debris remains on the roadway or in the defined area adjacent to the structure or in ditches which would have the potential to block water from entering the structure.

Task 7 – Vegetation Treatment (841):

a. Apply vegetative treatments including seed, mulch, fertilizer or other products in designated areas.

b. Treatment is complete when ordered quantities of vegetative treatment products have been applied to designate or Service Provider disturbed soil areas.

Task 8 – Brushing (842):

a. 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

b. The treatment area will be SHOWN ON THE PLANS. If plans or supplemental specifications are not included, the treated area includes the road bed measured from center line to bottom of ditch, or defined road edge, plus an additional 6 feet on each side. If there is no defined road edge, or a ditch does not exist, the treated area is 8 feet from both sides of center line of the road. Provide a vertical clearance of 14 feet measured from the road surface elevation.

Task 9 - Logging Out (ML 3-5) (851)

a. Work is complete when hazards have been removed or stabilized and when the road is passable by the intended traffic.

Task 10 – Mobilization (881): This task consists of the following task and limitations.

a. Moving personnel, equipment, material, and incidentals to the project and performing work necessary before beginning work at the project site.

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b. Obtaining permits and insurance

c. The contractor shall be responsible for accounting for costs appropriately and for maintaining records, including supporting documentation, adequate to demonstrate that costs claimed have been incurred, are allocable to the contract.

d. The CO may disallow all or part of the claimed cost that is inadequately supported.

16.0 Road and Task List

See Attachment 5 – Table – Work List

Additional Requirements

17.0 Work Schedule

The contractor shall develop a Work Schedule. An updated copy shall be provided to the COR as changes occur. All services shall be coordinated with the COR at least 72 hours prior to performing services.

Contractor shall begin work within 10 days of Post Award Conference.

Information to include in Work Schedule:

Thirty percent (30%) of roads in the description of work shall be completed by 10/30/2026. This percentage is calculated by road miles, not dollar amount. A road mile is considered complete when all pay items for that road have been approved by the CO.

On July 9, 2026, no work is to be completed on the following roads:

- 1926000

- 1927000

- 1928000

18.0 Activity Report

The contractor shall maintain an activity report for all services performed on each road covered under this contract. At a minimum, the report shall include road number, road name, beginning milepost, ending milepost, total miles, type of work performed, date of performance, and final status. Reports shall be submitted with their corresponding invoice for payment.

19.0 Quality Control Plan (QCP)

The Contractor shall develop and maintain an effective QCP to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The Contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The Contractor’s QCP is the means by which the Contractor assures that their work complies with the requirements of the contract. Updates to the Contractor’s QCP shall be provided to the COR at least 72 hours prior to performing services. After acceptance of the QCP, the Contractor shall receive the COR’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to the QCP.

20.0 Safety and Traffic Control Plan

The contractor shall develop a work-specific plan that addresses all possible hazards that may exist on the work site, ensures the safety and convenience of the public, and protects the residents and property adjacent to the

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work site. The plan shall include accommodating public traffic on roads adjacent to and within the work site until the work is completed and accepted by the government. Warning signs shall be placed in accordance with the standards of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), current edition, while work is in progress. This shall include “Slow Moving Equipment” signs attached to all road surface equipment. An updated copy shall be provided to the CO and COR as changes occur.

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

Such communication shall be operable during periods of operation of power-driven equipment, including the time fire security is required.

21.0 Contractor Furnished Equipment

All contractor furnished equipment and vehicles to be used at the work site shall be cleaned and free of invasive species (noxious weeds), seeds, external grease and oil and shall be inspected prior to entrance onto federal government lands. The restriction shall include equipment and vehicles intended for off-road use, whether they are owned, leased, or borrowed by the contractor or subcontractor. All protective plating and armoring shall be intact and properly functioning on the equipment to reduce the potential for damaging hydraulic hoses or the undercarriage. Spill kit approved by OSHA for petroleum product leaks shall be on-site at all times. Utilize Attachment 6 – Equipment Cleaning Form.

An updated copy shall be provided to the COR as changes occur.

22.0 Contractor Furnished Materials

Spot Surfacing, Gradation 3/4"- rock

23.0 Special Qualifications

The contractor shall, at no additional cost to the government, obtain all licenses and permits required for performance of work and for complying with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.

24.0 Service Interruptions

If any services must be interrupted (even temporarily) due to maintenance of contract work, the Contractor shall notify the CO and COR at least 3 business days in advance. If the service is due to an emergency breakdown, the Contractor shall notify the CO and COR as soon as practicable.

Deliverables Schedule

25.0 Key Deliverables

The Contractor shall submit an electronic copy of all deliverables to the CO and COR in PDF format and phrased in layperson language. Below is a list of all deliverables outlining each objective and due date.

PWS

Paragraph#

Deliverable Objective Due

17 Work Schedule Provide a timeline of all the services to be provided under this contract in accordance with this PWS.

An updated copy shall be provided to the COR as changes occur.

18 Activity Report Report all services performed on each road covered under this contract.

To be submitted with their corresponding invoice for payment.

19 Quality Control Plan

Provide a QCP that implements procedures to identify, prevent and ensure non-recurrence of defective services.

An updated copy shall be provided at least 72 hours prior to performing services.

20 Safety and Traffic Control Plan

Provide a safety and traffic control plan to ensure trails and roadways remain open and that all personnel have reduced risk of traffic related injuries.

An updated copy shall be provided to the COR as changes occur.

21 and 22 Equipment and Materials List

Report all equipment and materials to be use during the performance of this contract for government situational awareness and to ensure all equipment and materials are inspected.

Provided at time of Solicitation

8 List of Contractor Personnel

Provide a list of all contractor personnel assigned to this contract and their point of contacts, including Subcontractors.

An updated copy shall be provided to the CO and COR as changes occur.

---- Invoices Invoices shall be submitted via IPP. NLT 10 business days after work completion.

Performance Requirements Measures

26.0 Contractor’s Performance

The government expects the contractor to work at an acceptable performance level throughout the life of the contract, and the contractor’s performance shall be given significant consideration when evaluating recommendations for future government contracts and/or awards.

27.0 Acceptable Performance

Acceptable performance is achieved if 95% of the requirement is successfully satisfied. The Contractor’s acceptable performance will be rated in COR reports and in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) as Satisfactory, Very Good, or Exceptional.

28.0 Unacceptable Performance

Unacceptable performance is achieved if less than 95% of the requirement is satisfied (e.g., work specified by contract is incomplete or work is not in accordance with the PWS and manufacturer’s specifications). If the performance is deemed unacceptable for any objective (required task), the COR will determine the possible cause of this unacceptable performance. Unacceptable performance caused by actions of the Contractor shall be reported to the Contractor’s on-site representative and request its signature on documentation acknowledging notification. Unacceptable performance caused by actions of the Government shall not be held against the Contractor. If the Contractor disputes the results of surveillance, the COR must refer the Contractor to the CO for resolution. The Contractor’s unacceptable performance will be rated in COR reports and in CPARS as Marginal or Unsatisfactory.

29.0 Performance Requirements Summary

Refer to Attachment 4 – Specifications for Maintenance of Roads” for detailed performance requirements and acceptance levels.

Government-Furnished Property and Utilities

30.0 Government-Furnished Property

The Government shall provide the below listed material in support of the performance of this contract:

1. Hay bales

31.0 Government-Furnished Utilities

The Government will not provide Government-Furnished Utilities for the performance of this contract.

Definitions, Acronyms, and Applicable Laws, Regulations and Guidance

32.0 Definitions

Acceptance: The act of an authorized representative of the Government by which the Government, for itself or as agent of another, assumes ownership of existing identified supplies tendered or approves specific services rendered as partial or complete performance of the contract.

Appurtenance: A structure along the road of value such as guard rails, bridge rails, culverts, and signage.

Base Course: The layer or layers of specified or selected material of designed thickness placed on a subbase or a subgrade to support a surface course. (See Illustration of Road Maintenance Terms.)

Berm: A curb or dike that controls roadway runoff water, or delineates traffic direction

Business Day: Refers to any day in which government normal business operations are conducted. For this contract, a business day will be in accordance with PWS Paragraph 6.0, Government Regular Working Hours.

Calendar Day: Refers to the period of elapse time, using Coordinated Universal Time or local time that begins at midnight and ends 24 hours later at the next midnight.

Channel: A natural waterway leading into or away from a culvert or bridge.

Cross ditch: A shallow ditch placed across the roadbed to remove water from the roadbed surface that can be driven across by full-size pickups or other high clearance vehicles; usually placed diagonal to the centerline.

Culvert: Any structure that provides a passageway, drain, or waterway under a road or embankment.

Day: Unless otherwise specified, it means a calendar day.

Defective Service: A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

Deliverable: Anything that can be physically delivered but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

Ditch: A relatively long narrow excavation placed to collect or disperse water.

Drainage dip: A drainage structure that was previously constructed within the roadbed surface to form a uniform depression that allows routine passage of vehicles while diverting water from the traveled way.

Drainage ditch: A ditch located parallel to and abutting the roadbed.

Drainage structure: A term identifying manufactured devices placed to control water movements.

Drawings: Illustrations showing detailed maintenance required.

Equipment: A tangible item that is functionally complete for its intended purpose, durable, nonexpendable, and needed for the performance of a contract. Equipment is not intended for sale, and does not ordinarily lose its identity or become a component part of another article when put into use. Equipment does not include material, real property, special test equipment or special tooling.

Facility: An establishment, structure, or assembly of equipment designated for a specific function; something designed, built, installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience or service.

Foreslope: The slope of the ditch section nearest to the traveled way.

Government-Furnished Property (GFP): Property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently furnished to the Contractor for performance of a contract. Government-furnished property includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for repair, maintenance, overhaul, or modification.

Government-furnished property also includes contractor-acquired property if the contractor-acquired property is a deliverable under a cost contract when accepted by the Government for continued use under the contract.

Government Property: All property owned or leased by the Government. Government property includes both government-furnished property and contractor-acquired property. Government property includes material, equipment, special tooling, special test equipment, and real property. Government property does not include intellectual property and software.

Grade: The vertical alignment of the top surface of the road.

High Clearance Vehicles: Vehicles such as pickups, 4x4s, and log trucks.

Highway Vehicles: Vehicles such as passenger cars, High and low high clearance vehicles.

Hydrologic Function: Physical properties of the occurrence and movement of water on the earth’s surface and in particular that part which crosses transportation systems.

Inspection: Examining and testing supplies or services (including, when appropriate, raw materials, components, and intermediates assemblies) to determine whether they conform to contract requirements.

Lead-off ditch: A ditch used to remove water from roadside drainage ditches, the roadway, cattleguards, or drainage structures such as culverts and drainage dips.

Line Item: the basic structural element in a procurement instrument that describes and organizes the required product or service for pricing, delivery, inspection, acceptance, invoicing, and payment. The use of the term "line item" includes "subline item," as applicable.

Low Clearance Vehicles: Vehicles such as passenger cars, non 4x4 pickups, vans and other highway vehicles.

Materials: Any substances specified for use in the performance of the work.

Measurement: Method of determining and expressing the quantities of work.

Nominal Dimensions or Weights: The numerical values shown on the drawings or in the specifications as measurements for the work.

Patching: Minor repairs.

Paved Surface or Pavement: Denotes asphalt, concrete, or other stabilized materials excluding natural aggregates. Dust palliative treatments are not considered as pavement.

Performance Objectives: Describe the work that is to take place.

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS): Identifies the key performance indicators of the contract that will be evaluated by the Government to ensure the Contractor meets standards.

Performance Standard: Describe the desired results that are to be achieved. A measure of comparison; an acceptability criterion; a benchmark or yardstick against which a service will be measured.

Quality Assurance (QA): Refers to the various functions, including inspection, performed by the Government to determine whether a contractor has fulfilled the contract obligations pertaining to quality and quantity.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized written document used by the Government for quality assurance surveillance. A plan describing how the government will survey, observe, test, sample, evaluate and document the contractor’s performance in meeting critical performance standards identified in the contract.

Quality Control (QC): Refers to the various functions performed by the contractor to control and improve the quality of goods and services provided.

Quality Control Plan (QCP): An organized written document used by the Contractor for quality control. A contractor’s internal quality assurance procedures for measuring, tracking, reporting, and analyzing contract performance. A contractor’s QCP is separate from the government’s QASP.

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Quantity Measurement Terms: U.S. Customary Units of measure are used in conjunction with these specifications.

a. The methods of measurement and computation will be those necessary to accurately determine the quantities of materials furnished and work performed.

b. All items, which are measured by the feet, will be measured parallel to its longitudinal centerline, unless otherwise shown on the drawings.

c. A station when used as a definition of term or measurement will be one hundred feet, or a precise location along a survey line.

d. Miles will, in the absence of known distances from existing plans or surveys, be determined by the Government using a calibrated survey odometer or equal substitute operated on the traveled way at or parallel to road centerline.

e. The term "ton" means 2000 pounds. Trucks used to haul material measured by truck weight shall be weighed empty at least once daily, and each truck shall bear a plainly legible identification mark.

Weigh tickets furnished by the Contractor from certified scales will be used to determine weight measurements.

f. Materials measured by the cubic yard in the hauling vehicle shall be measured therein at the point of delivery. Vehicles may be of any size or type, provided that the box is of such shape that the actual volume may be readily and accurately determined.

g. Measurement by the acre will use the length and width treated. Measurement of width will approximate significant slope breaks but will not include minor deviations along the slopes. The measured slope distance for the length will multiply width treated and converted to a standard 10,000 square yard or acreage value of the surface area treated.

h. Measure square yard with horizontal longitudinal and traverse measurements.

i. The term "lump sum" when used in the Schedule of Items means the complete unit as required by or described in the contract.

j. Measurement will be made of each item or unit of work, as shown in the Schedule of Items, completed and accepted in accordance with the contract provisions, specifications, and drawings.

k. Single Lane Roads: surface maintenance will be measured along the centerline of the roadway.

Turnouts are incidental. Measurement will be to the nearest one-tenth (0.1) mile.

l. Double Lane Roads: Surface maintenance will be measured along the centerline of the roadway.

Measurement will be to the nearest one-tenth (0.1) mile.

m. Road Mile: Work activity will be measured along the centerline of the road regardless of the number of lanes, to the nearest one-tenth (0.1) mile.

Random Sampling: A method of looking at a few individual items in a lot to determine the quality of that lot against a standard.

Reasonably Close Conformity: Means compliance with customary maintenance tolerances where working tolerances are not specified.

Right-of-Way: A general term denoting land, property, or interest therein acquired for or devoted to a road.

Roadbed: The portion of a road between the intersection of the subgrade and side slopes, excluding that portion of the ditch below the subgrade.

Road Listing: A preliminary listing of road locations and any established work priorities.

Serviceable Condition: Refers to items that are usable; ready for use; in proper operating condition; durable;

clean and in good condition; usable for its intended purpose.

Shoulder: The portion of the roadway continuous to the traveled way for accommodation of stopped vehicles, emergency use, and lateral support of travel way structure.

Slough or Slide: Material deposited on the roadway that may need to be repositioned or removed.

Slump: A localized portion of the roadbed that has slipped, or otherwise become lower than the adjacent roadbed, and constitutes a hazard to traffic.

Standard Specifications for the Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects: Issued primarily for constructing roads and bridges on Federal Highway projects under the direct administration of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). It is also used by the U.S. Forest Service and other federal agencies on their projects. These specifications are cited as "FP-14" indicating "Federal Project" Standard Specifications issued in 2014 and contain both United States Customary and Metric units of measure.

Sub-Contractor: One that enters into a contract with a prime Contractor. The Government does not have privy of contract with the sub-contractor.

Subgrade: Top surface of roadbed upon which subbase, base course, or surface course was constructed.

Supplemental Specifications: Specifications that detail conditions and requirements peculiar to the individual project.

Traveled Way: The portion of the roadway for the movement of vehicles. For purpose of this contract, traveled way includes turnouts and curve widening.

Turnout: A short auxiliary lane on a one-lane road provided for passage of meeting vehicles.

Unit of Measure: The unit and fractions of units shown in the Schedule of Items.

Unsuitable Material: Material removed during maintenance which must be disposed of in designated locations.

Includes material with substantial amounts of vegetation or other objectionable material.

Waterbar: A deeper type of cross ditch which is not intended for the passage of low clearance passenger vehicles.

Industrial Fire Precaution Levels terms:

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

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

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

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

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

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33.0 Acronyms

Acronym ADA Americans with Disabilities Act CFE Contractor Furnished Equipment CFM Contractor Furnished Material CFP Contractor Furnished Property CFR Code of Federal Regulations CLIN Contract Line Item Number CO Contracting Officer

COR Contracting Officer Representative CPARS Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System

DID Data Item Description EPA Environmental Protection Agency

FAPIIS Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System

FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation FPDS Federal Procurement Data System

FS Forest Service FSH Forest Service Handbook FSM Forest Service Manual GFE Government-Furnished Equipment GFM Government-Furnished Material GFP Government-Furnished Property

HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 IAS Integrated Acquisition system IPP Invoice Processing Platform N/A Not Applicable

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NLT No Later Than NTE Not to Exceed

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration POP Period of Performance PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance

QAP Quality Assurance Program QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Plan SAM System for Award Management SDS Safety Data Sheets SF Standard Form TE Technical Exhibit

USC United States Code USDA United States Department of Agriculture

WD Wage Determination

34.0 Applicable Laws, Regulations, and Guidance

The contractor shall perform the required services in accordance with the specifications in this PWS, and all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Additional requirements and information may be found from the following sources:

EPA: Environmental Protection Agency (https://www.epa.gov)

FP-14: Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects (https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/specs)

MUTCD: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/)

NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act (https://www.epa.gov/nepa)

OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (https://www.osha.gov)

EM 7100-15: Sign and Poster Guidelines for the Forest Service (available here:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3810021.pdf );

1071 2812P: Forest Service Sign Installation Guide (available here: https://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf10712812/pdf10712812dpi72.pdf

Willamette National Forest Commercial Road Rules

Industrial Fire Precaution Levels (IFPLs) for Oregon Department of Forestry Protection west of the Cascades

Appendix A. Pacific Northwest Laws Pertaining to Forest Fire Protection

Fire Protections and Suppression Forms, R6-FS-6300-52, see Attachment 9 https://www.epa.gov/ https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/specs https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/) https://www.epa.gov/nepa https://www.osha.gov/ https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3810021.pdf https://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf10712812/pdf10712812dpi72.pdf https://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf10712812/pdf10712812dpi72.pdf