Attachment 1 - PWS for MI Road Brushing (REV).pdf

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Performance Work Statement PRD Mitkof Island Road Brushing

General Information

1.0 General

This is a non-personal services contract to provide road brushing services in the Petersburg Ranger District (PRD), Tongass National Forest (TNF). 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.

2.0 Purpose

The purpose of this contract is to manage vegetation growth to ensure safe and productive road conditions.

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 brushing services to multiple roads located in Mitkof Island in the Petersburg Ranger District. The contractor shall provide services in accordance with (IAW) this Performance Work Statement (PWS), and all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

4.0 Place of Performance

The work shall be performed at Mitkof Island, Alaska.

5.0 Period of Performance

The period of performance shall be from Date of Award until 31 October 2025.

6.0 Contract Type

The Government will award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Stand-Alone, Service Contract. Performance shall be made only as authorized by the contract. Contractor shall furnish to the Government all services specified in the Schedule of Items and called for by the contract.

7.0 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.

8.0 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)

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9.0 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 IAW the PWS. The Quality Control Representative shall implement and maintain full compliance of the QCP throughout the contract period.

10.0 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 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.

11.0 Post-Award Conference and Periodic Progress Meetings

The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 42.5. The CO and/or COR shall meet periodically with the Contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the CO will apprise the Contractor of how the Government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues.

12.0 Changes

The quantities specified in the Schedule of Items are estimates only and are not guaranteed quantities. The government reserves the right to add, remove, or change the items and quantities to be serviced under this contract, as required. Price adjustments for these changes shall be based on the rates specified in the Schedule of Items for identical or similar items.

Changes will only be authorized by a warranted CO.

13.0 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.

14.0 Invoicing and Payment

All contractor invoices shall be submitted via the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) using contract line item numbers (CLINs). The contractor shall be required to establish account(s), access method(s), log-in(s), and necessary training in order to submit invoices through IPP. Invoices not submitted via IPP shall not be accepted or paid.

Note: The contractor shall only invoice for work performed and as authorized by the contract. Payment will be made only for those items listed on the Schedule of Items. All other work is incidental to those pay items.

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Security and Safety Requirements

15.0 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.

16.0 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.

17.0 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

18.0 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 brushing services to multiple roads located in Mitkof Island in the Petersburg Ranger District. The following establishes the required tasks and the minimum acceptable levels of service:

Task 1 - Mobilization: This work consists of moving personnel, equipment, material, and incidentals to the project and performing work necessary before beginning work at the work site. This work also includes obtaining permits, insurance, and bonds. 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, and comply with applicable cost principles in FAR subpart 31.2 and agency supplements. The CO may disallow all or part of a claimed cost that is inadequately supported. This task is established as a not to exceed (NTE) amount.

Task 2 – Road Brushing Services: Remove vegetation, including trees, on roadway surfaces and roadsides. 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 brush within treatment area which is less than or equal to 6 inches in diameter measured 6 inches above the ground. Cut all brush within 5 feet of culvert inlets. Cut brush to provide overhead clearance of 14 feet on road surface. Remove debris from road surface, ditches, and cut slope above road. Scatter to fill slopes below road, no debris piles allowed at culvert outlets. Clean culvert inlets and outlets of debris a minimum of 2 culvert diameters. Cut brush to provide sufficient site distance on the inside of sharp curves to eliminate blind corners and intersections. No unnecessary damage to a tree bole greater than 6 inches diameter. Damaged trees exceeding 30% of tree bole shall be treated or removed. 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.

Method A Treatment Area: From 5 feet slope distance beyond toe of ditch to 10 feet slope distance on fill slope.

Method B Treatment Area: From toe of ditch to 5 feet slope distance on fill slope.

The contractor shall ensure vegetation is cleared to the specified distance from road edge on each side of road;

vegetation is cleared to a specified distance of 14 feet from road surface elevation; vegetation is removed to a maximum height of 6 inches above the nearby ground surface; vegetation is removed from drainage structures or ditches that impede flow or divert water; remove material greater than 3 inches in diameter and 24 inches in length remaining on the roadway surface and/or roadways drainages or has the potential to move into drainages; remove any concentration that

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Road Brushing Services

Standard MAX Allowable Deviation from Standard

Corrective Action

Tree Damage Damaged trees exceeding 30% of tree bole shall be treated or removed.

None Rework at no cost to Government.

Slope Distance Clearance

Vegetation cleared to the specified distance from road edge on each side of road.

None Rework at no cost to Government.

Vertical Clearance

Vegetation cleared to a specified distance of 14’ from road surface elevation.

None Rework at no cost to Government.

Height Above Ground Surface

Vegetation shall be removed to a maximum height of 6” above the nearby ground surface.

None Rework at no cost to Government.

Drainage Vegetation shall be removed from drainage structures or ditches that impede flow or divert water.

None Rework at no cost to Government.

Oversized Material

Material greater than 3” in diameter and 24” in length remaining on the roadway surface and/or roadways drainages or has the potential to move into drainages.

None Rework at no cost to Government.

Concentrations Any concentration that affect sight distance or drainage.

None Rework at no cost to Government.

Work Area Management

Following approved safety plan which may include signs and other temporary traffic control measures.

None Suspend work until in compliance.

19.0 Roads List

Below is a list of the roads covered under this contract.

Item Number

Road Name Road Number

Method Beginning Mile Post

Ending Mile Post

Length (Miles)

1 Frederick Road 6204 Brushing Method A 0.0 8.7 8.7 2 Pan Creek Road 6205 Brushing Method B 0.0 1.2 1.2 3 Cabin Creek Road 6206 Brushing Method B 0.0 2.9 2.9 4 Climber Road 6207 Brushing Method B 0.0 2.6 2.6 5 Frenchy Road 6208 Brushing Method B 0.0 2.9 2.9 6 French Twin 40008 Brushing Method B 0.0 1.0 1.0

Total of Brushing Method A 8.7 Total of Brushing Method B 10.6

NOTE: These roads were last brushed in 2020.

Additional Requirements

20.0 Quality Control Plan (QCP)

The Contractor shall develop and maintain an effective QCP to ensure services are performed IAW 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. The Contractor’s QCP shall be provided to the COR NLT 10 business days after contract award. After acceptance of the QCP, the Contractor shall receive the COR’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to the

QCP.

21.0 Safety and Traffic Control Plan

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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 work site. The plan shall include accommodating public traffic adjacent to and within the work site until the work is completed and accepted by the government. Warning signs shall be placed IAW the standards of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), current edition, while work is in progress. The contractor shall submit the plan to the CO and COR NLT 10 business days after contract award. An updated copy shall be provided to the CO and COR as changes occur.

22.0 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. Spill kit approved by OSHA for petroleum product leaks shall be on site at all times.

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.

Item # Deliverable Objective Due 1 Quality Control

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

NLT 10 business days after contract award.

2 Safety and Traffic Control Plan

Provide a safety and traffic control plan to ensure the control and protection of public traffic adjacent to and within the work area.

NLT 10 business days after contract award. An updated copy shall be provided to the CO and COR as changes occur.

3 List of Contractor Personnel

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

NLT 10 business days after contract award. An updated copy shall be provided to the CO and COR as changes occur.

4 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 100% 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.

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28.0 Unacceptable Performance

Unacceptable performance is achieved if less than 100% of the requirement is satisfied (e.g., work specified by contract is incomplete or work is not IAW 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

Item # Performance Objective

Performance Standard

Performance Threshold

Surveillance Method Remedy

1 Mobilization Work shall be performed IAW this PWS, the terms of the contract, and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

No variances allowed. 100% services performed as required by the contract.

Periodic and/or random inspections by the COR or Government Technical Representative (GTM).

The government has the right to change or modify inspection methods at its discretion.

Rework at no cost to Government for defective services.

Full invoice payment upon successful completion and acceptance.

2 Road Brushing Services

Work shall be performed IAW this PWS, the terms of the contract, and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

No variances allowed. 100% services performed as required by the contract.

Periodic and/or random inspections by the COR or Government Technical Representative (GTM).

The government has the right to change or modify inspection methods at its discretion.

Rework at no cost to Government for defective services.

Full invoice payment upon successful completion and acceptance.

Government-Furnished Property and Utilities

30.0 Government-Furnished Property

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

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.

Business Day: Refers to any day in which government normal business operations are conducted. For this contract, a business day will be IAW 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.

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Contracting Officer (CO): A person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings. The term includes certain authorized representatives of the Contracting Officer acting within the limits of their authority as delegated by the Contracting Officer. "Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO)" refers to a Contracting Officer who is administering contracts. "Termination Contracting Officer (TCO)" refers to a Contracting Officer who is settling terminated contracts. A single Contracting Officer may be responsible for duties in any or all of these areas.

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): An individual, including a Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR), designated, and authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions.

Contractor: A supplier or service provider that enters into a contract with the Government to provide specific supplies or services to the Government. The term in this contract refers to the prime.

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.

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.

Forest Values: Refers to the forest ecological value (the worth of a forest in terms of what it contributes to the ecosystem as a whole), aesthetic value (the worth of a forest in terms of its natural beauty), and cultural value (the worth of a forest in terms of the way a person was raised to believe in it).

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.

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

Invoice: A contractor’s bill or written request for payment under the contract for supplies delivered or services performed.

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.

Line Item Number (LIN): Either a numeric or alphanumeric format to identify a line item.

Non-Personal Services Contract: A contract under which the personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees. Non-personal service contracts are authorized by the Government IAW FAR 37.012, under general contracting authority, and do not require specific statutory authorization.

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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.

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

Service Contract: A contract that directly engages the time and effort of a contractor whose primary purpose is to perform an identifiable task rather than to furnish an end item of supply.

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.

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

33.0 Acronyms

Acronym ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer Representative ADA Americans with Disabilities Act

ADEC Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation BMP Best Management Practices CAP Contractor Acquired Property 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 COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf

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

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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 IAW In Accordance With 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 OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest ODC Other Direct Costs OMB Office of Management and Budget

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PA Property Administrator

PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact POP Period of Performance PRS Performance Requirements Summary PUB Publication 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 IAW 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)

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)