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Bend-Fort Rock RD, Deschutes NF Euro 2026 Subsoiling

1. SCOPE OF WORK

The purpose of this BPA call is to secure services for soil productivity enhancement/subsoiling totaling 46.6 acres of treatment (up to 13.5 additional acres of optional work items may be awarded, totaling 60.1 potential treatment acres). Services will be accomplished by use of Contractor furnished and Contractor operated equipment. The effective period of the resulting contract is from date of award through November 30, 2027.

2. DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The overall objective of the project is to restore and enhance soil productivity within past harvest units via subsoiling treatment. Subsoiling is a restoration technique used in heavily impacted soils to reduce compaction (soil strength/bulk density), increase macropore space/permeability/infiltration, and improve overall growing conditions. Contractor will subsoil temporary roads, primary skid trails, landings, and closed system road entrances at locations specified by the Forest Service. Where slash, both previously piled and existing, is located adjacent (within machine’s reach) to the work area, this slash shall be utilized to spread evenly across the soil surface. Areas to treat within each unit are expressly identified on the unit maps provided. Anticipated acreages of subsoiling treatment are specified for each unit in the Schedule of Items.

3. PROJECT LOCATION / ACCESSIBILITY / BOUNDARIES

(1) Project Location: Work areas are located within the Deschutes National Forest, on the Bend Fort Rock Ranger District. The attached vicinity and project area maps show general vicinity and specific treatment locations.

(2) Accessibility: The project areas may be reached by Forest roads suitable for hauling of heavy equipment during the normal operating season. The Forest Service assumes no obligation to plow snow or to perform special maintenance to keep roads open. Tracked equipment will not be allowed on paved or stabilized road surfaces, cattle guards, or bridges. Prior written approval must be given by the Forest Service to operate tracked equipment on any other system road.

(3) Boundaries:

(a) Contract unit boundaries may not be obvious on the ground. These boundaries are generally marked with blue timber boundary tags listing the project name (Euro) and the unit number, though some tags may have deteriorated or may have been removed.

Georeferenced PDF maps will be provided that clearly and accurately depict unit boundaries.

(b) Specific treatment areas within contract units will also be clearly indicated on georeferenced PDF maps. These treatment areas will NOT be marked on the ground, but will be visually evident (e.g., skid trails, landings).

(c) There may be portions of other lines or boundaries in the area. These may be marked with flagging, aluminum tags, paint, or posters. These should be disregarded by the Contractor and only boundaries marked or mapped as described above shall be considered in completion of this work.

4. CONTRACTOR OBLIGATIONS

(1) The Contractor shall furnish all equipment, labor, supervision, transportation, materials, tools, supplies, and incidentals necessary to perform the described work according to the specifications.

(2) The Contractor shall provide equipment operators who have sufficient skill and experience to perform the work safely and in accordance with the specifications. Operators who, in the opinion of the COR, do not do so, shall be removed from the project immediately by the Contractor upon written request by the CO.

(3) The contractor shall give five (5) business days’ advanced notice prior to beginning operations in each unit so the Forest Service may facilitate trail closures and notify dispersed campers, if deemed necessary. This may be accomplished by submitting an operating plan on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.

(4) To prevent the introduction of noxious weeds into the project area, equipment cleaning will be required prior to equipment arriving on Forest Service property. See #12 for specific cleaning and inspection requirements.

(5) Contractor shall protect recreation trail infrastructure and furnish and place warning signs to alert the recreating public of subsoiling operations. See #11 for specific trail protection and signage requirements.

5. CONTROL OF WORK

(1) The Government reserves the right to prioritize the order in which units are treated at any time during the term of this contract.

(2) If the Government has not elected to prioritize units, project work may be done at any location specified in the contract and at any time during the term of the contract, except under the following conditions:

(a) When current or expected weather conditions constitute a hazardous fire condition as specified elsewhere in the contract. IFPL constraints will be applied to the contract and associated contract areas.

(b) When snow depth or soil condition (e.g. frozen soil, excessively dry soil) creates a situation where contract requirements cannot be met and/or work cannot be inspected, as determined by the COR or designated Government Technical Monitor.

(c) During the Tumalo Winter Range Cooperative Closure period, Dec. 1 through March 31, unless a waiver is requested and approved (issued by the USFS, Project Wildlife

Biologist), seasonal road closures are in place to protect deer winter range habitat in the project area. Waivers are not guaranteed.

• Access to all units is in the Tumalo Winter Range Closure area.

(d) No work will be permitted within a ¼-mile radius of an active raptor nest. There are no known active raptor nests in the project area at this time. If additional nests are discovered at any time during the life of this contract, then the following restrictions will apply for the following species:

• No operations February 1st through August 15th for golden eagles.

• No operations March 1st through August 31st for northern goshawks, great blue heron, and red-tailed hawks.

• No operations April 1st through August 31st for osprey.

• No operations March 1st through June 30th for great gray owl

• No operations March 15th through September 3rd for northern spotted owl.

• No operations April 15th through August 31st for Cooper’s hawks and sharp-shinned hawks.

(3) All refueling, maintenance, and repairs shall be done at roads, landings, or approved staging areas. No fluids shall be disposed of on National Forest lands. All oil, hydraulic fluids, etc, shall be transported to appropriate disposal sites. OSHA approved spill kit shall be always on the equipment.

(4) All required work shall be completed in one treatment unit prior to commencing work in a new treatment unit. Exceptions may be made, with COR approval, when necessitated by topography, boundary and road location, skid trail layout, or other factors.

6. SUBSOILING REQUIREMENTS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS- see reference photos

(1) Recommended Subsoiling Equipment: Subsoiling is often performed with a fabricated mount/shank on an excavator head/bucket or with a drafting, hydraulically controlled toolbar-mounted implement. Any subsoiling equipment/technique will be considered and evaluated if the definition of subsoiling below can be met. Because there are a variety of ground conditions, topography, and stand conditions within the project area, a dozer-mounted implement is NOT considered suitable for this work. It is expected that an excavator or machine with a boom will be needed to meet contract specifications, particularly on landings where concentrated debris remains from slash disposal/burning, where variable/rocky conditions exist within units, where temporary roads must be blocked to vehicular access, and where maintenance level 1 (closed) system roads must be re-closed after accessing units for contract work. Berms or boulders will need to be returned to their original state if they are removed for access.

Equipment must be capable of decompacting to a minimum soil depth of 24 inches.

Implements shall be designed with adequate clearance to allow passage of smaller obstacles such as small rocks, brush, fine woody debris, and logging slash. Any equipment relying on a shank(s) to decompact soil should have those shanks equipped with a winged tip at least ten inches wide to ensure both vertical and horizontal fracturing of soil. Decompacting by lifting and replacing soil (while avoiding mixing) with an excavator bucket IS an acceptable treatment method.

(2) Definition of Subsoiling and Specific Requirements: Subsoiling results in soil that is decompacted, slightly lifted, and well-fractured both horizontally and vertically but is NOT plowed, mixed, or displaced. Soil shall be decompacted to a minimum of 24 inches, except where the Government agrees to lesser depths. Disturbance of surface organics and remaining vegetation will be minimized. Treated areas shall span the total width of the compacted ground surface. Subsurface rocks should not be pulled to the surface and large supportive roots should not be severed. If a shanked instrument is used, the distance between subsoiler shank passes within a compacted area shall typically not exceed 24 inches unless inspection by Soil Scientist determines greater distance between passes is effective at treating compaction. Subsoiling should not occur when the ground is frozen, unless approved by the soil scientist, to prevent unwanted displacement and mixing. Subsoiling will not occur during excessively dry conditions (when soils are dusty and exhibit no adherence when squeezed in a ball) to prevent destruction of soil structure and unwanted mixing. Subsoiled areas must not be re-trafficked with machinery for any reason after treatment. In addition to the prior subsoiling, the following will take place:

• Primary skid trails and all subsoil areas: Where slash, both previously piled and existing, is located adjacent (within machine’s reach) to the work area, this slash shall be utilized to spread evenly across the soil surface

• Landings: Wherever accumulations of slash, residual slash rings from burning, or stumps remain (primarily on landings), the area will be subsoiled, and material will be spread evenly across the soil surface in conjunction with subsoiling.

• Temporary Roads: Where temporary roads identified for subsoiling intersect open system roads, available woody material and rocks will be pulled in from adjacent areas and placed on the subsoiled surface, in conjunction with required subsoiling, for a distance of up to 100 linear feet to discourage motor vehicle incursions. Machine travel of up to 250 linear feet may be required to retrieve available material if none is available in the immediate vicinity.

• Closed System Roads: Where closed system roads must be used for access to treatment units/areas, the roads will be re-closed to vehicular traffic. This will entail subsoiling the first 300 feet or sight distance, whichever is greater, of the roadbed (which will be credited toward awarded subsoiling acreage) and placing available woody material and rocks for a distance of up to 100 linear feet to discourage motor vehicle access.

Machine travel of up to 250 linear feet may be required to retrieve available material if none is available in the immediate vicinity.

• Per-acre quotes for subsoiling work should consider the material manipulations needed at landings, temporary road/system road junctions, and at road closure points. These work areas are shown on contract maps. Eight (8) temporary road junctions and six (6) system road closure points will need treatment in the mandatory units, with the potential for one additional system road closure in unit 12 if the 4610-747 road is used and accessible. An additional five (5) temporary road junctions and one (1) system road closure points would need treatment if the optional units were awarded.

(3) Location and quantity of work: Anticipated acreage of subsoiling needed for each treatment unit is listed in the table below/Schedule of Items. However, on-the-ground work will be planned by consulting with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or designated inspector (GTM) to determine the most appropriate areas to treat to meet soil restoration objectives. Actual subsoiling acreage in individual units may be more or less than the amounts estimated below. The overall awarded acreage will be completed within the units specified.

Actual acres treated in each unit will be credited toward overall awarded acreage. Skid trails will be credited at 12 feet width by total length of trail treated, while temp roads and system roads will be credited at 14 feet width by total length of road treated, unless otherwise agreed to in writing. Segments of skid trail/temp road up to 100 linear feet where excessive rock or other site conditions preclude effective treatment may be credited toward treatment acreage where they fall within a segment that is otherwise acceptably treated. Landings will be credited at the actual area of treatment, as determined by collecting GPS polygons around individual treated areas. A total of 46.6 acres of mandatory work will be awarded. An additional 13.5 acre of optional work may be awarded pending availability of funds. Units where subsoiling will be needed and estimated acres of treatment in those units are summarized in the tables below:

Mandatory Units

Euro Unit Estimated Subsoil 11 1.6

12 1.9

13 1.2

14 0.8

15 2.4

16 0.2

17 7.0

18 5.7

27 4.6

29 2.4

30 0.9

33 3.0

36 3.0

37 1.1

41 3.1

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42 1.0

44 0.8

52 2.7

53 3.2

Total Mandatory Subsoil Acres 46.6

Optional Units

24 2.9

26 2.4

28 1.4

32 0.6

45 2.8

46 2.3

47 0.1

Miscellaneous

1.0

Total Optional Subsoil Acres 13.5

7. PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO LEAVE AND RESIDUAL TREES

(1) The Contractor shall be required to exercise care during operations to protect residual trees (any standing live tree ≥ 8” DBH within the treatment unit boundary).

(2) A damaged tree will be considered as:

(a) Trees which have been pushed over or uprooted by the equipment, causing a lean of more than ten degrees from vertical.

(b) Trees that are girdled or scarred by the equipment, so that the bark is removed, and cambium/sapwood is exposed on 1/4 or more of the circumference of the bole.

(c) Trees that have broken or cut tops or limbs due to the Contractor's operations.

(3) The Contractor shall be liable to the Government for costs incurred as a result of damaged trees, resulting from the Contractor's operations. Damage will be assessed based upon the following values:

(a) Trees 8 inches DBH and above $50.00 per tree

(b) Lodgepole pine wildlife tree or snag $100.00 per tree

(c) Ponderosa pine wildlife tree or snag $250.00 per tree

(d) All species of select trees $500.00 per tree

8. HEAVY EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS

(1) Equipment used shall be a tracked machine (or combination of machines) equipped with one of the following: a clamshell excavator bucket, bucket or brush rake fitted with subsoiling shank and opposing thumb, toolbar-mounted hydraulic drafting subsoiling implement, or another implement that can meet the specifications listed in 12 below. A dozer fitted with ripping or subsoiling shanks is not considered adequate for the work required. An excavator is considered adequate for this work, but other types of equipment may be considered if the specifications listed in #12 below can be met. The Forest Service estimates that two (2) acres per day is the maximum production rate when using an excavator to accomplish this work.

(2) Overall width of equipment shall be such that equipment can operate within treatment units without causing damage to residual trees.

9. PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF SOIL DAMAGE AND EROSION

(1) Detrimental soil impacts (compaction, rutting, and topsoil displacement) resulting from contractor machine travel within units shall be isolated and infrequent. Tracked machines will remain on previously disturbed surfaces (skid trails, temp roads, and landings) unless isolated and limited machine passes are needed to retrieve woody material and/or boulders for temporary road or system road blockage, or where necessary off-trail access routes have been identified and agreed upon.

a. Restrict travel of heavy equipment off designated primary routes to two passes or fewer.

b. Limit, as is feasible, pivoting or unnecessary side-hill travel on slopes greater than 15 percent. Travel should be mostly down the fall-line and perpendicular to the contour of the slope.

c. Access routes have been identified in Mandatory Units 53 and 41. See unit maps for details.

(2) Mechanized operations may be suspended during wet periods when soil moisture is high and machines sink deeply below the soil surface with one or two passes (track impressions more than six inches deep).

(3) Mechanized operations may be suspended during excessively dry conditions (when soils are dusty and exhibit no adherence when squeezed in a ball) to prevent destruction of soil structure and unwanted mixing.

(4) The Government may determine by visual observation that excessive soil damage is resulting from the Contractor’s operations and shall direct corrective procedures. To avoid such damage, the Government may suspend operations in whole or in part as necessary.

(5) Damage attributable to the Contractor's operation shall be repaired immediately by the Contractor to prevent accelerated erosion or further soil damage.

10. PROTECTION OF RESOURCES

(1) The Contractor shall be responsible for any damage caused by their personnel and/or equipment to existing structural improvements such as gates, kiosks, fences, powerlines, property line monuments, bearing trees, road/trail surfaces, drainage structures, water developments, etc. because of contract activities. The Contractor, at their expense, shall restore damaged property back to its original condition in a timely manner. Not all said improvements will be designated and it will be the responsibility of contractor to use due diligence in avoidance.

a. If any such damage occurs, the Contractor shall notify the Government immediately.

(2) If any cultural or archaeological resources, human remains, threatened or endangered species, proposed threatened or endangered species, or sensitive plants are discovered during operation of the contract, the contractor shall notify the Government immediately, and work will be suspended in the immediate vicinity of the site(s) until a reconnaissance survey is completed by the Government.

(3) The Contractor shall protect all known and identified historic and prehistoric cultural or archaeological resources against destruction, obliteration, removal, or damage during contract operations.

(4) The Contractor shall bear all costs of restoration, provided such payment shall not relieve the Contractor from civil or criminal remedies otherwise provided by law.

(5) No machinery allowed off system roads or immediate subsoil area within Areas to Protect (ATPs). No ground disturbance within ATPs as shown on contract maps.

(6) Note, the 4601 is a heavily trafficked road with motor vehicles and pedestrians. Please be cautious of public safety while working adjacent to the 4601.

11. PROTECTION OF RECREATION TRAILS AND TRAIL USERS

(1) All system recreation trails will be identified on treatment maps provided to Contractor. These trails will be protected and avoided, except at crossings identified and agreed to by the FS.

a. Machinery shall cross trails at intervals no closer than 200 feet apart along the length of the trail.

(2) Where treatment areas (skid trails or temporary roads) cross identified recreation trails, subsoiling treatment will stop just before and commence just after the crossing and will not disturb the trail tread itself.

(3) Contractor will provide a minimum of five business days’ notice before commencing work in any unit to allow for public notifications and potential closures, if deemed necessary by the Forest Service.

(4) Contractor will furnish and place warning signage along trails from both approach directions at least 500 feet ahead of work area to alert trail users to presence of heavy machinery. Signs shall be clearly visible and adequately descriptive of the work taking place. Minimum size of the signs will be 2 foot by 2 foot. The Forest Service reserves the right to require changes to signage as it deems necessary. Units 17, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 33, 36, 41, 42, 45, 47, and 53 have recreation trails requiring protection/signage.

12. NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL

(1) All equipment and vehicles to be used within the project area shall be cleaned and certified free of noxious weeds and their seeds prior to entrance onto the National Forest. Cleaning shall occur off Federal lands.

(2) Cleaning shall consist of the removal of all mud, dirt, grease, debris, and any other materials that may harbor noxious weeds and their seeds. This may require the use of a pressure hose.

(3) Equipment, materials and vehicles shall be visually inspected by the COR or designated Government Technical Monitor. Inspections will take place at a location designated by the COR in advance of equipment and material arrival on Forest Service property. Equipment and vehicles are expected to proceed directly to the job site following the inspection.

Inspections will be verified on the Equipment Cleaning Inspection/Verification Form provided in the contract award document.

(4) The restriction shall include equipment and vehicles intended for off-road use whether they are owned, leased, or borrowed by the Contractor or subcontractor.

(5) Noxious weeds are defined as any exotic plant species established or that may be introduced in the State, which may render the land unfit for agriculture, forestry, livestock, wildlife, or other beneficial uses and which is designated by the Oregon Department of Agriculture or the Deschutes, Crook, Wheeler, or Grant County Weed Board or by other appropriate agencies having jurisdiction.

13. GOVERNMENT INSPECTION PROCEDURES

(1) The COR or GTM will provide individual unit maps (georeferenced PDF format) with specific treatment areas identified (temp roads, skid trails, and landings). Contractor will use a PDF map-reading application (such as Avenza) to locate and subsoil the identified areas. The COR or contract inspector will then use these maps as a basis for inspection and using a combination of visual survey and shovel probing, will determine if the desired post-treatment conditions were achieved in the treatment areas specified. The FS will inspect 100% of the treatment area in the first unit treated by verifying all mapped treatment areas were subsoiled, measuring average depth/horizontal continuity of facture, and documenting degree of mixing. Thereafter, the FS may perform informal spot inspections at its convenience that may include simple visual inspections to confirm all reported areas have been treated and random shovel-probe inspections to determine whether treatment objectives have been met.

(2) Treatment areas, or portions thereof, that do not meet specifications for depth/horizontal continuity of fracture, limited mixing, or material dispersal/placement at closure points may require rework, if feasible, or treatment of additional area to compensate for ineffective treatment. The Forest Service has the exclusive right to determine whether rework is appropriate and to identify compensatory treatment area if unacceptable resource impacts would result from rework.

(3) Accomplished work will be tracked by the COR or GTM and credited to the nearest one tenth (0.1) of an acre.

14. ACCEPTANCE AND PAYMENT

(1) Where formal or informal visual inspection indicates acceptable work quality, the Contractor will be paid 100 percent of their quoted rate. For subsoiling, contractor will be credited for the total acres, rounded to the nearest one tenth (0.1) of an acre, accomplished for each unit. Actual acres will be determined during the inspection process, outlined under Government Inspection Procedures above.

(2) Where formal or informal visual inspection indicates unacceptable work quality, the Contractor will not be credited for those discrete and identifiable areas that do not meet contract specifications. The total length of trail/road treated or total area of landing may be reduced by the length/area that is deemed to be unacceptable. Allowances will be made for excessively rocky areas, areas where treatment is discontinuous to avoid cutting large, supportive roots, and small areas not treated for other logistical or site-driven factors. At the government’s discretion, rework of unacceptable areas may be allowed. If the government determines that reentry would create unacceptable resource damage or fail to meet treatment objectives, no rework will be allowed, and the unsatisfactory areas will not be credited. A maximum of one (1) rework opportunity may be allowed at the government’s discretion. If after rework, the work is deemed satisfactory, credit/payment will be made. If work is deemed unacceptable, no credit/payment will be made.

(3) The work listed in the Schedule of Items will be paid for at the per-acre rate for accepted acres.

(4) Payment will be made only on fully completed and accepted unit(s).

(5) The pay rate will be calculated by multiplying the unit price per acre by the number of completed and accepted acres (rounded to the nearest 1/10th of an acre).

15. FAR 52.246-4 INSPECTION OF SERVICES -- FIXED-PRICE (AUG 1996)

(1) Definition. “Services,” as used in this clause, includes services performed, workmanship, and material furnished or utilized in the performance of services.

(2) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and for as long afterwards as the contract requires.

(3) The Government has the right to inspect and test all services called for by the contract, to the extent practicable at all times and places during the term of the contract. The Government shall perform inspections and tests in a manner that will not unduly delay the work.

(4) If the Government performs inspections or tests on the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, the Contractor shall furnish, and shall require subcontractors to furnish, at no increase in contract price, all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties.

(5) If any of the services do not conform to contract requirements, the Government may require the Contractor to perform the services again in conformity with contract requirements, at no increase in contract amount. When the defects in services cannot be corrected by reperformance, the Government may —

(a) Require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract requirements; and

(b) Reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of the services performed.

(6) If the Contractor fails to promptly perform the services again or to take the necessary action to ensure future performance in conformity with contract requirements, the Government may—

(a) By contract or otherwise, perform the services and charge to the Contractor any cost incurred by the Government that is directly related to the performance of such service; or

(b) Terminate the contract for default.

16. REINSPECTION OR REMEASUREMENT UPON CONTRACTOR REQUEST

(1) All acreages were measured on a horizontal plane. All areal and linear features identified for subsoiling were collected in the field using a GPS-enabled tablet or smart phone and later measured in GIS software. Landing areas were estimated by walking the perimeter of the compacted ground surface that lacked significant vegetative recovery and was otherwise open and available for treatment. Lengths for skid trails and temp roads were converted to acreages by assuming a 12-foot width for skid trails and a 14-foot width for temporary roads.

(2) If Government inspection results are disputed by the Contractor, a reinspection and/or field visit may be requested, in writing, within 5 business days after receipt of notice of said inspection results. The same inspection procedure will be used; Contractor may elect to accompany Forest Service GTM during field inspections to discuss documented deficiencies or contested work quantities.

(3) If reinspection results indicate acceptable work quality where previous deficiencies were noted, or a greater quantity of work completed than the first inspection, the results of the second inspection will be used to calculate work quality and payment, and the Government will bear the cost of reinspection.

(4) If reinspection results confirm unacceptable work quality or confirm quantity from first inspection, results from the first inspection will be used to calculate work quality and quantity/payment, and the Contractor shall bear the cost of reinspection.

17. FAR 52.236-6 SUPERINTENDENCE BY THE CONTRACTOR (APR 1984)

At all times during performance of this contract and until the work is completed and accepted, the Contractor shall directly superintend the work or assign and have on the worksite a competent superintendent who is satisfactory to the Contracting Officer and has authority to act for the Contractor.

18. USE OF PREMISES

a. The Contractor shall comply with the regulations governing the operation of premises that are occupied and shall perform its contract in such a manner as not to interrupt or interfere with the conduct of Government business.

b. Before any camp is opened or operated on National Forest land or lands administered by the Forest Service, the Contractor shall request permission (in writing) from the COR. A camp is interpreted to include the campsite or trailer parking area of any employee working on the project for the Contractor. If permission is granted, a camping permit will be issued free of charge.

c. It is further stipulated that in addition to clean up of any campsites, the Contractor shall remove its equipment from National Forest land before final acceptance and payment of the project.

19. FAR 52.237-1 SITE VISIT (APR 1984)

Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

20. COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION AND COMPLETION OF WORK

(1) The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 10 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than November 30 2027. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

(2) Individual Items (treatment units) may have specific completion date requirements. The Detailed Unit Information Sheet will list any completion requirements or logistical considerations for individual units.

21. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The effective period of this Contract is from date of award through November 30, 2027.

22. POST AWARD CONFERENCE

A post award conference (date TBD) with the successful offeror is required. The post award conference may be held in-person, over MS TEAMS, or ZOOM with the contractor, COR, GTM and Contracting Officer.

The Contractor shall bring the following to the meeting for discussion and/or review:

1. Contract, Specifications, Drawings

2. Safety Plan

3. Fire Plan – completed with COR

4. Work Schedule

23. DESIGNATION OF CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE

(1) The Contracting Officer designates the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

The COR is responsible for administering the performance of work under this contract.

In no event, however, will any understanding, agreement, modification, change order, or other matter deviating from the terms of this contract be effective or binding upon the Government unless formalized by proper contractual documents executed by the Contracting Officer prior to completion of the contract.

(2) The Contracting Officer should be informed as soon as possible of any actions or inactions by the Contractor or the Government which will change the required delivery or completion times stated in the contract, and the contract will be modified accordingly. (This does not apply to individual task assignments which were issued by the COR provided they do not affect the delivery schedule or performance period stated in the contract).

(3) On all matters that pertain to the contract terms the Contractor must communicate with the Contracting Officer. Whenever, in the opinion of the Contractor, the COR requests effort outside the scope of the contract, the Contractor should so advise the COR. If the COR persists and there still exists a disagreement as to proper contractual coverage, the Contracting Officer should be notified immediately, preferably in writing if time permits. Proceeding with work without proper contractual coverage could result in nonpayment or necessitate submittal of a contract claim.

24. CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTITIVE

Name: Daniel Lien

Address: Deschutes National Forest – Bend/ Fort Rock Ranger District

63095 Deschutes Market Road; Bend, OR 97701

Telephone: (541) 604-6849

A technical contact will be provided prior to implementation.

25. AGAR 452.236-70 EMERGENCY RESPONSE, FIRE SUPPRESSION AND

LIABILITY

(a) Contractor's Responsibility for Responding to Emergencies. When directed by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall allow the Government to temporarily use employees and equipment from the work site for emergency work (anticipated to be restricted to firefighting). This is considered to be within the general scope of the contract. An equitable adjustment for the temporary use of employees and equipment will be made under the CHANGES clause, FAR 52.243-4 or FAR 52.212-4 (c) Changes.

(b) Contractor's Responsibility for Fire Fighting. The Contractor, under the provisions of FAR

52.236-9, Protection of Existing Vegetation, Structures, Equipment, Utilities, and Improvements, shall immediately extinguish all fires on the work site other than those fires in use as a part of the work. The Contractor may be held liable for all damages and for all costs incurred by the Government for labor, subsistence, equipment, supplies, and transportation deemed necessary to control or suppress a fire set or caused by the Contractor or the Contractor's agents, subcontractors, or employees subject to the fire classifications listed in subsection (c).

(c) Fire Suppression Costs. The Contractor's obligations for cost of fire suppression vary according to three classifications of fires as follows:

(1) Operations Fire. An “operations fire” is a fire caused by the Contractor's operations other than a negligent fire. The Contractor agrees to reimburse the Forest Service for such cost for each operations fire, subject to a maximum dollar amount of [$0 ]. The cost of the Contractor's actions, supplies, and equipment expended or used on suppressing any such fire, or otherwise provided at the request of Forest Service, shall be credited toward such maximum. If the Contractor's actual cost exceeds the contractor's maximum obligation stated above, the Forest Service shall reimburse the contractor for the excess.

(2) Negligent Fire. A “negligent fire” is a fire caused by the negligence or fault of the Contractor's operations including, but not limited to, one caused by smoking by persons engaged in the Contractor's operations during the course of their employment, or during rest or lunch periods; or if the Contractor's failure to comply with requirements under this contract results in a fire starting or permits a fire to spread. Damages and the cost of suppressing negligent fires shall be borne by the Contractor.

(3) Other Fires on Contract Area. The Forest Service shall pay the Contractor, at firefighting rates common in the area or at prior agreed rates, for equipment or personnel furnished by the Contractor at the request of the Forest Service, on any fire on the contract area other than an operations fire or a negligent fire.

(d) Contractor's Responsibility for Notification in Case of Fire. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Government of any fires sighted on or in the vicinity of the work site.

(e) Performance by the Contractor. Where the Contractor's employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, or their employees or agents perform the Contractor's operations in connection with fire responsibilities, the Contractor’s obligations shall be the same as if performance was by the Contractor.

(f) State Law. The Contractor shall not be relieved by the terms of this contract of any liability to the United States for fire suppression costs recovered in an action based on State law, except for such costs resulting from operations fires. Amounts due to the Contractor for firefighting expenditures on operations fires shall not be withheld pending settlement of any such claim or action based on State law.

26. SUSPENSIONS OF WORK FOR OTHER THAN GOVERNMENT’S

CONVENIENCE

The Contracting Officer may issue orders to suspend the work wholly or in part for such period of time as deemed necessary because of: (1) Weather or ground conditions when further prosecution of the work might cause environmental or resource damage to the project, access roads to the project, or adjacent property. Such action would include but not be limited to instances such as siltation of streams, damage to access roads, rutting of project roads which causes otherwise suitable soils to become muddy or unsuitable; or (2) Failure of the Contractor to comply with Specifications such as but not limited to placement of frozen material in fills, placing of asphalts at temperatures lower than those specified, performing work prior to prerequisite approvals, operating equipment not meeting fire requirements, or when conditions exist which do not meet safety requirements. Whether or not a suspend work notice is issued, the Contractor shall be responsible for correcting any damage caused by his/her operation, whether inside or outside project limits, at no cost to the Government. Such suspensions shall not be considered as suspensions for the Convenience of the Government under FAR 52.242-14, Suspension of Work, and shall not qualify for equitable adjustment.

27. SAFETY

Contractors shall be required to provide a project-specific Safety Plan at the post-award conference for this BPA call, addressing at the minimum the information below; including an accident prevention plan; and mitigation procedures, to the Contracting Officer for review.

Hazardous work environments on National Forests include but are not limited to, working around machinery, stepping/tripping hazards and construction work.

Long drives to project sites via Federal, State and local jurisdictions road systems with varying degrees of maintenance potentially increases Contractor and employee risk of motor vehicle accidents. Public and commercial use of these same road systems adds additional hazard to Contractor and employee safety. Equipment operation on project sites and contractor traffic is a potentially hazardous condition for public traveling through or adjacent to the construction sites.

Safety signing, barricades, fencing, and traffic control in compliance with Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) shall be required.

Some conditions which are inherently hazardous that could lead to serious injury or losses of life are listed below:

1. Traffic hazards 4. Heavy equipment operations

a. Narrow Gravel or native surface forest roads

a. Backing into objects

b. Long, steep grades (less than 20% b. Steep side slopes or soft ground for rollovers

c. Logging Traffic c. Refueling hazards

d. Unskilled visitor traffic d. Exceeding equipment limitations

e. Dusty conditions hindering visibility behind vehicles

e. Unsafe equipment / lack of safety equipment

2. Work environment f. Operator fatigue

a. Wet, snowy or ice conditions making ground unstable

5. Truck Driving & Trailer Towing

b. High dB noise a. Increased stopping distance

c. Insects, plants, animals b. Loads insecurely lashed

3. Communications c. Low clearances (power lines, etc.)

a. Cell phone or radio availability for emergencies

d. Narrow turnouts and roadways

28. FAR 52.236-13 ACCIDENT PREVENTION (NOV 1991)

(a) The Contractor shall provide and maintain work environments and procedures which will—

(1) Safeguard the public and Government personnel, property, materials, supplies, and equipment exposed to Contractor operations and activities;

(2) Avoid interruptions of Government operations and delays in project completion dates; and

(3) Control costs in the performance of this contract.

(b) For these purposes on contracts for construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements, the Contractor shall—

(1) Provide appropriate safety barricades, signs, and signal lights;

(2) Comply with the standards issued by the Secretary of Labor at 29 CFR Part 1926 and 29 CFR Part 1910; and

(3) Ensure that any additional measures the Contracting Officer determines to be reasonably necessary for the purposes are taken.

(c) If this contract is for construction or dismantling, demolition or removal of improvements with any Department of Defense agency or component, the Contractor shall comply with all pertinent provisions of the latest version of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1, in effect on the date of the solicitation.

(d) Whenever the Contracting Officer becomes aware of any noncompliance with these requirements or any condition which poses a serious or imminent danger to the health or safety of the public or Government personnel, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor orally, with written confirmation, and request immediate initiation of corrective action. This notice, when delivered to the Contractor or the Contractor’s representative at the work site, shall be deemed sufficient notice of the noncompliance and that corrective action is required. After receiving the notice, the Contractor shall immediately take corrective action. If the Contractor fails or refuses to promptly take corrective action, the Contracting Officer may issue an order stopping all or part of the work until satisfactory corrective action has been taken. The Contractor shall not be entitled to any equitable adjustment of the contract price or extension of the performance schedule on any stop work order issued under this clause.

(e) The Contractor shall insert this clause, including this paragraph (e), with appropriate changes in the designation of the parties, in subcontracts.

Alternate I (Nov 1991). If the contract will involve (a) work of a long duration or hazardous nature, or (b) performance on a Government facility that on the advice of technical representatives involves hazardous materials or operations that might endanger the safety of the public and/or Government personnel or property, add the following paragraph (f) to the basic clause:

Before commencing the work, the Contractor shall—

(1) Submit a written proposed plan for implementing this clause. The plan shall include an analysis of the significant hazards to life, limb, and property inherent in contract work performance and a plan for controlling these hazards; and

(2) Meet with representatives of the Contracting Officer to discuss and develop a mutual understanding relative to administration of the overall safety program.

29. NOTIFICATION OF SUBCONTRACTING

The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer prior to entering into any subcontract arrangement. The subcontractor shall have the experience and be equipped for such work. The written notification shall include as a minimum:

(a) The name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor on a SF 1413.

(b) The date upon which the subcontract was entered into and its duration.

(c) A detailed description of the work being subcontracted including a listing of contract items, units, etc., as appropriate.

(d) Documentation of the subcontractor's representative authority

Subcontracting any portion of the contract shall not relieve the Prime Contractor of any responsibility under this contract. Any subcontract agreement shall contain all terms and conditions of the prime contract.

30. FAR 52.247-21 CONTRACTOR LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR

PROPERTY DAMAGE (APR 1984)

a. The Contractor assumes responsibility for all damage or injury to persons or property occasioned through the use, maintenance, and operation of the Contractor’s vehicles or other equipment by, or the action of, the Contractor or the Contractor’s employees and agents.

b. The Contractor, at the Contractor’s expense, shall maintain adequate public liability and property damage insurance during the continuance of this contract, insuring the Contractor against all claims for injury or damage.

c. The Contractor shall maintain Workers’ Compensation and other legally required insurance with respect to the Contractor’s own employees and agents.

d. The Government shall in no event be liable or responsible for damage or injury to any person or property occasioned through the use, maintenance, or operation of any vehicle or other equipment by, or the action of, the Contractor or the Contractor’s employees and agents in performing under this contract, and the Government shall be indemnified and saved harmless against claims for damage or injury in such cases.

31. PROJECT CONDUCT

It is extremely important that inappropriate behavior be recognized and dealt with promptly.

Inappropriate behavior is all forms of harassment including sexual and racial harassment.

HARASSMENT IN ANY FORM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. Nonprescription unlawful drugs and alcohol are not permitted at the project site.