C2_TexasButte_PWS.pdf

US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Performance Work Statement

Summit Road Fuel Break Cultural Resource Inventory

Contents Project Title General Information

1.0 Background and Purpose

2.0 Definitions

Contractor Requirements

3.0 Technical Requirements / Tasks

4.0 Deliverable / Schedule

5.0 Government Furnished

6.0 Travel

7.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel

8.0 Security Requirements

9.0 Data Rights

10.0 Section 508 - Electronic and Information Technology Standards

11.0 Performance Requirement Measures

Attachment

Project Title Texas Butte Cultural Resource Inventory

General Information

1.0 Background and Purpose

Provide an overview of the program or initiative, including goals and objectives, phases of the initiatives or requirement.

The Texas Butte Vegetation Management Project consists of roughly 15,000 acres, all within the Heppner Ranger District. High stand density has been shown to have a negative relationship with individual tree growth, resistance, and resilience to disturbance and climate change. The needs of the proposed project are to conduct timber harvest, commercial and non-commercial thinning, fuels treatments, prescribed burns, and reforestation on the Umatilla National Forest lands in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon for the following purposes to:

1. Capture present economic value of raw forest materials for the benefit of local and regional economies.

2. Reduce forest fuel loads and promote long-term forest structure and tree stocking densities that are more consistent with historic conditions.

3. Promote forest resilience and resistance to large-scale wildfire, disease and insect infestations and the long-term sustainability of forest and associated resources (such as fish, wildlife, scenic values, and recreation), as well as economic and social values.

The work to be included includes a heritage survey that uses a landscape analysis approach that locates, identifies, and documents all cultural resources that can be detected from aboveground inspection including those resources that are known or suspected to occur in the project area. The aboveground inspection will combine material pertinent to the project area including: published ethnographic data, manuscripts, site records, Forest Service files, SHPO records, GLO and other historic maps, and aerial or satellite images to formulate a site-specific cultural resource inventory strategy prior to field survey with the goal to identify potential sites to then guide the fieldwork. Contractor will revisit all eligible and unevaluated sites that fall within the sample acreage and provide updated site forms documenting site changes. Unevaluated sites will be evaluated for eligibility to the NRHP.

The contractor will also be responsible for writing a report summarizing the findings of the cultural resource inventory to be reviewed by Umatilla National Forest heritage staff.

In compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) as well as provisions in 36 CFR 800 and Forest Service Manual (FSM) 2360 a good faith inventory and evaluation of historic properties within the Area of Potential Effect (APE) is required. The project area of the Summit Road Fuel Break encompasses approximately 15,000 acres in the Blue Mountains. The successful Offeror will be able to conduct a pedestrian cultural resource survey within 9 survey blocks totaling approximately 3,500 acres, revisit and update known cultural resources (at least 44 known archaeological sites, isolates, and ticklers), evaluate newly identified cultural resources, identify, document, and evaluate any potential non-archaeological cultural resources including Historic Properties of Religious and Cultural Significance to Indian Tribes (HPRCSIT) and Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP), and write a professional report summarizing their findings meeting the standards of the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office incorporating recent, relevant literature from the Columbia Plateau region.

2.0 Definitions

Define any acronyms being used; provide both the acronym and the words represented by the acronym.

Explain any special terms or phrases used.

Cultural Resource – Any object, site, property, or landscape that holds historical, cultural, or archaeological significance, generally over 50 years old.

Historic Property – Any object, site, property, or landscape that holds historical, cultural, or archaeological significance that is over 50 years old and meets criteria for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.

Archaeological Site – A collection of artifacts or a feature that is indicative of purposeful human interaction or use in the past (usually defined as 10 or more artifacts and/or one or more features).

Archaeological Isolate – A collection of artifacts that is not indicative of purposeful human interaction or use in the past (usually defined as fewer than 10 artifacts).

Tickler – A historic property that has never been formally recorded but has some sort of record suggesting it exists (ie oral history, historic maps, journal records, etc.)

Historic Property of Religious and Cultural Significance to Indian Tribes – A category of historic property pertaining to those resources that are of particular importance to Indian Tribes (ie vision quest sites, sacred sites, traditional gathering areas, etc.). May or may not have an archaeological component present. See 36 CFR 800 and EO 13007 for more information.

Cultural Resource Inventory – The systematic documentation of all cultural resources within a predefined project area Pedestrian Survey – A systematic method of inventorying cultural resources within a project area. Involves the visual inspection of a survey block on foot.

National Register Eligibility – Refers to the ability of a historic property to fulfill at least one of the four criteria for eligibility into the National Register (see National Register Bulletin 15 for more information.

Contractor Requirements

3.0 Technical Requirements / Tasks

State each objective, task, or activity. Identify expected or desired outcome(s). Include provisions for the contractor to comply with all relevant quality standards. Identify any specific skill requirements needed to successfully complete the work.

The Contractor shall supply all labor and materials necessary (except those listed as "Government- Furnished Property") to complete:

1.) an intensive heritage resource survey of areas identified within the Umatilla National Forest;

2.) determination of eligibility for selected historic and/or prehistoric sites;

3.) complete archaeological site monitoring and/or assessments for selected prehistoric and/or historic sites;

4.) complete nominations for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for selected sites;

5.) conduct site testing and data recovery for the purposes of scientific information and/or mitigation measures.

This work is being performed under authority of the National Environmental Pol icy Act and Section I 06 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL

1.) Intensive heritage resource inventory

a. The objectives of the survey are to locate, identify, and document all cultural resources including published traditional cultural material that can be detected from an aboveground inspection including those resources that are known or suspected to occur in the project area.

b. Identify sources of effects on cultural resources.

C. Recommend management strategies to avoid or mitigate project effects for all identified cultural resources.

d. Make recommendations for NRHP eligibility and document rationale for this recommendation.

2.)

a b

Determining eligibility for selected historic and/or prehistoric cultural resources. Evaluate whether the site is eligible for listing in the NRHP, considering existing Programmatic Agreements.

Discuss level of research used to make determination of eligibility and document findings.

3.) Complete archaeological site monitoring and/or assessments for selected prehistoric and/or historic cultural resources.

a. Determine existing or potential impacts to sites by proposed projects.

b. Document other impacts on or to the cultural resources in addition to potential project impacts

4.) Complete nominations for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for selected cultural resources.

a. Fulfill US Forest Service obligation to nominate significant cultural resources to the NRHP following Secretary of Interior Standards.

5.) Conduct archaeological site testing and data recovery for selected cultural resources.

a. The objectives for archaeological site testing and excavation (data recovery) are to collect information from cultural resources when they are threatened by project impact that cannot be mitigated by avoidance or other means.

6.) Conduct historic and/or ethnographic contexts

a. The objectives are to develop a context from which cultural resources can be evaluated and to determine possible effects or impacts from proposed projects.

b. Literature being cited shall be relevant to the cultural resources being evaluated.

To fulfill the objectives for the above, the contractor shall:

1.) Intensive heritage resource inventory

a. Complete a file search of all materials pertinent to the project area (manuscripts, site records, Forest Service files, SHPO records, GLO and other Historic maps, etc.).

b. Conduct a pedestrian survey of those areas defined by the Umatilla National Forest, meeting the Umatilla National Forest inventory strategy (see List of Attachments) except for transect spacing, which will be no greater than 15 meters instead of 20 meters. Transects less than 15 meters may be necessary as dictated by on-the-ground conditions. If survey is being conducted on a different forest, that Forest's standards will be followed

c. Accurate, descriptive field data obtained during the survey must be consistent with acceptable professional, Oregon, and/or Washington State Historic Preservation Offices standards as appropriate.

d. All data will be recorded using resource grade GPS equipment (such as Trimble products).

e. All survey data will be recorded and documented using the NRM Application utilizing Android tablets.

f. Recordation of cultural resources including features, artifacts and/or geological landforms shall be included in the report and contain the following;

I. Forest Service cultural resource number (provided by the Forest),

2. All cultural resource data will be recorded and documented using the NRM

Application utilizing Android tablets to US Forest Service National Site Form standards.

3. Overview photograph showing sufficient locational background to facilitate relocating cultural resource in future,

4. Detailed photographs of representative features and/or artifacts associated with the cultural resource with a scale.

5. Computer generated or hand-drawn site maps of cultural resources are acceptable provided they include the following at a minimum;

a. Clear site boundary,

b. Clearly identified site datum,

c. Significant and/or diagnostic features or artifacts associated with cultural resource,

d. Natural or cultural features that can facilitate in relocation of site (roads, trails, trees, streams, etc.)

e. Clearly marked north arrow, scale, title, and legend.

2.) Determining eligibility for selected historic and/or prehistoric cultural resources.

site records, Forest Service files, SHPO records, GLO and other Historic maps, etc.).

b. Complete a site evaluation to gather data necessary for determining eligibility according to the Secretary of the Interior guidelines. Some testing may be required but will not occur until authorized by the Forest.

c. All spatial data will be recorded using resource grade GPS equipment (such as Trimble products) as stated in 1.f.5.a-e.

d. All cultural resource data will be recorded and documented using the NRM Application utilizing Android tablets.

3.) Complete archaeological site monitoring and/or assessments for selected prehistoric and/or historic cultural resources.

a. Complete a file search of all materials pertinent to the project area (manuscripts, site records, Forest Service files, SHPO records, GLO and other Historic maps, etc.).

b. Assess potential or existing impacts to monitored sites.

c. All data will be recorded using resource grade GPS equipment (such as Trimble products) as stated in l.f.5.a-e.

d. All site data will be recorded and documented using the NRM Application utilizing

Android tablets.

e. Site forms will be updated as needed following US Forest Service National Site Form standards.

4.) Complete nominations for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for selected cultural resources

a. Complete a file search of all materials pertinent to the project area (manuscripts, site records, Forest Service files, SHPO records, GLO and other Historic maps, etc.).

b. Complete nomination forms according to Secretary of Interior guidelines for submittal to the Oregon or Washington State Historic Preservation Office as appropriate.

c. All data will be recorded using resource grade GPS equipment (such as Trimble products) as stated in l .f.5.a-e.

d. All site data will be recorded and documented using the NRM Application utilizing Android tablets to US Forest Service National Site Form standards.

5.) Conduct archaeological site testing and data recovery site records, Forest Service files, SHPO records, GLO and other Historic maps,etc.).

b. Submit a testing and data recovery plan responsive to the need to recover from the site a useable sample of data. The plan will be reviewed by both the Forest Archaeologist, the appropriate SHPO, and Tribes.

e. All data will be recorded using survey grade GPS equipment (such as Trimble products) as stated in 1.f.5.a-e.

c. All site data will be recorded and documented using the NRM Application utilizing

Android tablets to US Forest Service National Site Fonn standards.

d. A report will be prepared that summarizes the data recovered from a site and includes a comparative analysis and synthesis of the recovered data.

e. For projects located in Oregon, the Lithic Scatter Programmatic Agreement will be included in the recovery plan.

f. The contractor will be responsible for obtaining all appropriate permits prior to any work being undertaken 6.) Complete historic and/or ethnographic contexts

a. Complete a search of all pertinent materials (academic literature, historic documents, oral interviews, photographs, GLO and historic maps, SHPO records, archival material, etc.) that pertains to the subject, geographic, and cultural area.

b. Submit a historic and ethnographic narrative analyzing and summarizing the research topic for review by the Forest for comments to be incorporated into the final product.

c. Submit final product incorporating information gathered from the above research and Forest Service comments.

AREAS SELECTED FOR FIELD SURVEY

The contractor shall conduct on the ground 100% coverage of all designated survey areas (usually high probability areas) within the project area. Except in unusual circumstances, such as topographical obstacles, a transect distance of no greater than 15 meters shall be maintained between surveyors.

Those areas designated as low probability areas will be sample surveyed at 5% as stated in the Umatilla Survey Strategy. The 5% will be for the most part selected by the contractor, however in some cases portions or all areas may be selected by the Forest Service.

COLLECTIONS

Thorough documentation will be done in the field. Any collections must be pre-approved in writing, in advance by the COR and the Forest or Assistant Forest or Zone Archaeologist, and may only be made if the collection is absolutely necessary to adequately assess the resource, and/or the artifact(s) are especially rare or highly diagnostic.

The Forest Service will be responsible for all necessary consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office(s) and appropriate Native American Tribes.

All artifacts will be curated in an official federal curation facility meeting 36 CFR 79 and the forest will be provided documentation to verify this curation.

For collection occurring in Oregon, the Lithic Scatter Programmatic Agreement will be included in the planning for the collection.

SITE DEFINITION

A site is defined as a locus (10 or more artifacts or one or more features) of purposeful prehistoric or historic activity. An activity is considered to have been purposeful if it resulted in a deposit of cultural materials beyond the level of one or a few accidentally lost artifacts as per the Umatilla National Forest Survey Strategy, and in Oregon, the Lithic Scatter Programmatic Agreement.

SITE RECORDING

All sites will be recorded using the NRM application. All locational site data will be recorded using GPS technology with resource grade equipment. A scale map at 1:24000 is required for each site. The map shall include (at a minimum) a legend, scale, and north arrow. A site sketch map is also required and will include a legend, scale, and north arrow and clearly illustrate the distribution and extent of cultural materials on the landscape. The location of all site data including unique and/or diagnostic artifacts, all historic and/or prehistoric features, all discrete artifact concentrations, and any definable activity loci shall be included on the site map. All artifacts, features, concentrations, and activity loci shown on the site map shall be well described in the site form. Assigned descriptors on the map will be explained in the legend to facilitate

Cultural materials shall be described in a formal, replicable manner (e.g. an explicit definition of attributes used to place an artifact into one taxon or another must be specified in the report). It is important that the cultural materials being described be drawn and/or photographed (with a meaningful scale) well enough that reviewers and researchers will be able to assess the material and form their own opinion as to the form and function. In order to preserve the integrity of each site, artifacts are to be disturbed as little as possible during field analysis. As a general rule, no artifacts are to be collected unless pre-approved in writing by the COR and/or the Forest or Assistant Forest or Zone Archaeologist.

At a minimum, the description of a site in the physical description section of the site form and in the NRM application must include:

l. A description of the relationship between the site and the natural landscape;

2. A description of the site type;

3. A description of the site size (maximum length and width);

4. A complete description of all diagnostic or unique artifacts, artifact concentrations or activity loci, features, and noted disturbances:

5. A complete description of the Datum and Datum location or a reason for not creating a datum (i.e., no datum tree available either in the site or near the site).

For prehistoric sites, the physical description needs to address the extent and distribution of lithic materials across the landscape, maximum and minimum lithic densities, varieties of tool stone, numbers and types of formal and informal tools noted, and the stages of tool stone reduction represented by the debitage. All formal and informal tools should be assigned unique descriptors (e.g. PPI- projectile point 1), described accurately and completely in the text, drawn and/or photographed, and their locations shown and keyed on the site sketch. For historic sites, the physical description needs to address the extent and distribution of all associated elements.

For multi-component sites, each component should be described according the appropriate prehistoric and historic specifications (e.g. corral, trash concentration, as well as material types, dimensions, methods of construction). All of the above information is to be entered into the NRM application.

To facilitate relocation of sites, each site will be accurately recorded using resource grade GPS technology and plotted on the appropriate 7.5 minute USGS quadrangle map. For most sites, the datum will consist of a selected tree marked with 6-8" wide orange paint band roughly four feet above the ground. An aluminum tag inscribed with a Forest Service site number assignment will be placed at the base of the tree on the north side. If there are no trees to serve as a datum, the use of a geologic feature is acceptable (such as a rock pile). If this is not feasible, it is acceptable to not create a datum as long as it is clearly documented that a datum was not created and sufficient detail is included in the site location to relocate the site. Site boundaries will be flagged with flagging supplied by the Forest Service. Flagging must be readily visible to prevent any subsequent activities from impacting the site. In addition, all site boundaries will be recorded using resource grade Global Positioning equipment.

In the event a site buffer is established, this will clearly be described on the site form and included in the data entered into the NRM Application and in the archaeology report.

ELECTRONIC DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS

l. Site locations will be collected in the field utilizing resource grade GPS units. Isolated finds will be recorded as a point, whereas sites must be recorded as a polygon. Raw and corrected GPS data files will be submitted to the Forest, including metadata on the type of GPS unit, accuracy, and differential correction. These files shall be provided on CD or DVD media.

2. All sites will be recorded using NRM application (training will be provided by the Forest Service).

3. All survey boundaries will be recorded using resource grade GPS units.

4. All transects will be recorded using either resource or recreational grade GPS units.

5. In all cases, both raw and corrected GPS data will be provided to the Forest.

6. The Forest shall provide training on the NRM application and GPS data collection standards for Forest provided equipment.

7. All digital photos (including those that are not submitted in the report) will be provided on CD or DVD media and should be clear.

Each site will be photographed. Photos should illustrate the physiographic and environmental situation of the site. Individual features and diagnostic artifacts or clusters of artifacts should be photographed as appropriate. If digital photos are taken, a camera with a minimum of 3 megapixels resolution shall be utilized. All photographs must be clear, regardless of equipment used.

PREVIOUSLY RECORDED SITES

All previously recorded sites to be revisited will be updated using the NRM application. A noted change in condition, and/or modifications to previous site documentation needs to be included as well as new photographs.

ISOLATED OCCURANCES

Loci of human activity not classifiable as sites should be considered as isolated occurrences (or finds). When an isolated occurrence is found it shall be recorded using resource grade GPS technology and recorded using the NRM application and documented as appropriate for Isolated Finds (artifact type and frequency, basic environmental data, etc.).

REPORT

When the field work is complete, the contractor shall provide a draft report which describes the survey and results to the COR for Forest Service review. It must be accompanied by all completed site and isolate forms. The report shall conform to the appropriate State Historic Preservation Office reporting standards. Upon acceptance by the Forest Heritage Specialist, the final report will be submitted to the CO and will be forwarded by the Forest to the SHPO.

The Forest Service shall have a maximum of 30 days to review draft report and site forms.

Contractor shall have a maximum of 15 days to re-submit edited report and site forms for final review. The Forest Service shall have 15 days to review the final report and site forms.

Timeframes may be negotiated as needed.

4.0 Deliverable / Schedule

All written deliverables shall be phrased in layperson language.

• Where a written milestone deliverable is required draft format, indicate a completion time for review of the draft formatted deliverable, e.g. within ___ calendar days from date of receipt. The agency shall also indicate the number of business days the contractor has to deliver the final deliverable from date of receipt of the government’s comments.

• To the maximum extent possible, state requirements in terms of (a) functions to be performed; (b) performance required; or (c) essential physical characteristics. Define in terms that encourage Offerors to supply commercial items, or, to the extent that commercial items suitable to meet the agency’s need are not available, non-developmental items. Allow the contractor to devise and propose one or more solutions to satisfy the requirements.

• Sample Text - Tasks and Associated Deliverables: Timely submission of deliverables is essential to successful completing this requirement. Schedules for deliverables are specified in Exhibit B.

All deliverables shall be prepared and submitted according to format, content, and schedule described in the SOW. All “hard copy” deliverables will be submitted on recycled content paper and printed double-sided.

• Sample Text - Reporting Requirements: The contractor is required to provide written progress reports {insert frequency, e.g. monthly} for the period {specify contract period or project duration}. The original and {specify number} copies are required. The progress report shall cover all work completed during the specified period and shall present the work to be accomplished during the subsequent period. This report shall also identify any problems that arose and a statement explaining how the problem was resolved. This report shall also identify any problems that have arisen but have not been completely resolved and provide an explanation.

Deliverables

1. The Summit Road Fuel Break Cultural Survey is divided into 14 survey blocks. In total, 854 acres shall be surveyed. Each block shall be surveyed using the Umatilla National Forest Survey Protocol (2020 UMF Cultural Resource Contract Specifications, Fulgham 1989; attached) which includes survey transects no greater than 15 meters apart.

2. A total of 105 known cultural resources are present within or adjacent to the 14 survey blocks or are within the analysis area. Of these cultural resources, 32 archaeological sites, 66 isolates, and 7 “ticklers” have never been formally recorded but have some record suggesting they exist. All known cultural resources shall be visited and monitored for any changes and rerecorded as necessary using the Forest Service Mobile (NRM) Application. All site boundaries shall be flagged for avoidance. In the event a resource cannot be relocated, a description of the steps taken to relocate shall be provided on a site form in the NRM Application.

3. If unevaluated, known resources shall be evaluated for eligibility for inclusion to the

National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). A brief description of the rationale will be included in the site form using the Mobile Application and final report.

4. Any new resources (site or isolate) shall be recorded using Forest Service National Site

Forms with the NRM Application. These new resources shall also be evaluated for NRHP eligibility. A brief description of the rationale shall be included in the site form using the NRM Application and final report.

5. Non-archaeological cultural resources documented in the Sahaptin Place Names Atlas (Hunn et al. 2015) within the project area will be recorded using Forest Service National Site Forms with the NRM Application.

6. The contractor shall use the NRM Application to record sites and survey (training will be provided by the Umatilla National Forest at a time and place coordinated by the COR).

A survey report shall be written summarizing (at minimum) the nature of the project, an appropriate natural and cultural setting (incorporating archaeological, historic, and ethnographic literature) of the project area, survey methodology, expectations, results, and recommendations. The survey report shall meet Oregon SHPO Standards, Secretary of the Interior’s standards and current Umatilla National Forest protocols (2020 UMF Contract Specifications, Fulgham 1989; attached).

The Contractor shall have 250 days from the awarding of this contract to provide the above deliverables.

5.0 Government Furnished Property

List any government-furnished support, data, property or facilities. Describe government responsibility for reviewing and approving reports and final products generated under the contract. If the contractor will require access to government facilities, identify the facility location and specific area. Identify any federal holidays or other times when access may be restricted.

1. Shapefiles of all areas to be surveyed and known cultural resources discussed above.

2. PDFs of previous surveys and cultural resource forms from known resources.

3. Access to the NRM Mobile Application, training will be provided if needed.

4. Pre-numbered site tags and aluminum nails.

5. Orange-and-black flagging to mark resource boundaries.

6. Paint to mark site datums.

The COR will coordinate a date, time, and location to deliver Government Furnished Property during the postaward conference.

6.0 Travel

Identify any travel requirements, locations involved, number of trips (if known), and duration of anticipated travel. Specify responsibility for travel reimbursement, e.g., the contractor or the Government. If the travel will be reimbursed by the Government, discuss the method of reimbursement, e.g., in accordance with Federal/agency travel regulations. State the Government official authorized to approve contractor travel, e.g., the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative.

The Summit Road Fuel Break Project Area is located on the Walla Walla Ranger District, Umatilla National Forest in Union and Umatilla Counties, Oregon. The closest cities to the project area are Elgin, Oregon (approximately 30 miles), La Grande, Oregon (approximately 30 miles), and Pendleton, Oregon (approximately 60 miles). This part of the Umatilla National Forest is remote and road conditions are fair to poor. Travel times from Elgin and La Grande to the project area average approximately one hour each way. The contractor is responsible for travel and travel reimbursement.

7.0 Contractor’s Key Personnel

Describe positions which are considered key to successful performance of the contract and the information required to support key personnel qualifications, e.g., experience which correlates to SOW requirements, education, and past performance on similar projects. Specify if resumes are required and provide resume format if appropriate.

The following are typical personnel that are part of successful cultural resource inventory crews. The successful Offeror will provide a resume of all personnel serving on the crew for this project. If changes to personnel occur, the contractor shall inform the COR within one week of any personnel changes.

Principal Investigator: The minimum professional qualifications for the Principal Investigator are:

1) A graduate degree in anthropology with an archaeology emphasis,

2) Demonstrated ability to carry out research to completion as evidenced by timely completion of previous contracts undertaken within the past three years and no current contracts which are past their completion dates,

3) one year of full-time professional experience in archeological administration, research or management relevant to Northwest archeology,

4) Supervisory field and analytical experience,

5) Meet any current requirements of the State Historic Preservation Officer for a person functioning as a Principal Investigator.

Field Supervisors/Crew Chiefs: A minimum of a bachelor's degree in anthropology, archeology, history or a closely related field with a minimum of six months general archeological field experience and three months of previous field archeological supervisory experience conducting similar work.

Field or Laboratory Crew: Completion of or satisfactory progress toward a bachelor's, degree in anthropology, archaeology, history or a closely related field, or six months previous experience in archeological field or laboratory work. (For example, completion of an archeological field school is considered satisfactory qualification for an initial position (first archaeological job) if that individual will be constantly supervised by a higher qualified individual).

8.0 Security Requirements

Specify security requirements that apply to the contract performance. Specify the level of clearances required and identify positions that are applicable.

N/A

9.0 Data Rights

If data is to be produced, furnished, acquired, or used in meeting contract requirements, delineate the respective rights and obligations of the government and the contractor regarding the use, production, and disclosure of that data.

All data collected and provided is property of the USDA, U.S. Forest Service;

referenced parent BPA for terms and conditions.

10.0 Section 508 - Electronic and Information Technology Standards If information technology is to be acquired, include language describing Section 508 requirements.

N/A

11.0 Performance Requirement Measures

Indicate how the government will measure the contractor's performance for specific tasks or work critical to the mission essential items).

• Payment deduction is generally a remedy for non-performance, not as an incentive. Non- Monetary incentives may include award term contract arrangement (contractor is awarded periods of performance) or Past Performance for quality level of performance.

Field work and the final report shall be finished within 250 days of the award date. Payment will be made upon successful completion of the field work (50% of contract value), acceptance of the first draft of the report (25% of contract value), and acceptance of the final draft of the report (25% of contract value).

The contractor may be asked to redo certain aspects of fieldwork if found deficient based on the results of inspection at their own cost (see Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan [QASP] for more details).

Attachment If applicable, include an Attachment stating Evaluation Factors and significant Subfactors representing the key areas of importance and emphasis to be considered in the source selection decision.

DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES IDENTIFIED

The Contractor shall supply all labor and materials necessary (except those listed as "Government-Furnished Property") to complete:

1.) an intensive heritage resource survey of areas identified within the Umatilla National Forest;

2.) determination of eligibility for selected historic and/or prehistoric sites;

3.) complete archaeological site monitoring and/or assessments for selected prehistoric and/or historic sites;

4.) complete nominations for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for selected sites;

5.) conduct site testing and data recovery for the purposes of scientific information and/or mitigation measures.

This work is being performed under authority of the National Environmental Policy Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.

OBJECTIVES FOR

1.) Intensive heritage resource inventory

a. The objectives of the survey are to locate, identify, and document all cultural resources including published traditional cultural material that can be detected from an aboveground inspection including those resources that are known or suspected to occur in the project area.

b. Identify sources of effects on cultural resources.

c. Recommend management strategies to avoid or mitigate project effects for all identified cultural resources.

d. Make recommendations for NRHP eligibility and document rationale for this recommendation.

2.) Determining eligibility for selected historic and/or prehistoric cultural resources.

a. Evaluate whether the site is eligible for listing in the NRHP, considering existing Programmatic Agreements.

b. Discuss level of research used to make determination of eligibility and document findings.

3.) Complete archaeological site monitoring and/or assessments for selected prehistoric and/or historic cultural resources.

a. Determine existing or potential impacts to sites by proposed projects.

b. Document other impacts on or to the cultural resources in addition to potential project impacts 4.) Complete nominations for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for selected cultural resources.

a. Fulfill US Forest Service obligation to nominate significant cultural resources to the NRHP following Secretary of Interior Standards.

5.) Conduct archaeological site testing and data recovery for selected cultural resources.

a. The objectives for archaeological site testing and excavation (data recovery) are to collect information from cultural resources when they are threatened by project impact that cannot be mitigated by avoidance or other means.

6.) Conduct historic and/or ethnographic contexts

a. The objectives are to develop a context from which cultural resources can be evaluated and to determine possible effects or impacts from proposed projects.

b. Literature being cited shall be relevant to the cultural resources being evaluated.

To fulfill the objectives for the above, the contractor shall:

1.) Intensive heritage resource inventory

a. Complete a file search of all materials pertinent to the project area (manuscripts, site records, Forest Service files, SHPO records, GLO and other Historic maps, etc.).

b. Conduct a pedestrian survey of those areas defined by the Umatilla National Forest, meeting the Umatilla National Forest inventory strategy (see List of Attachments) except for transect spacing, which will be no greater than 15 meters instead of 20 meters. Transects less than 15 meters may be necessary as dictated by on-the-ground conditions. If survey is being conducted on a different forest, that Forest's standards will be followed

c. Accurate, descriptive field data obtained during the survey must be consistent with acceptable professional, Oregon, and/or Washington State Historic Preservation Offices standards as appropriate.

d. All data will be recorded using resource grade GPS equipment (such as Trimble products).

e. All survey data will be recorded and documented using the Forest Service Mobile application utilizing Android tablets.

f. Recordation of cultural resources including features, artifacts and/or geological landforms shall be included in the report and contain the following;

1. Forest Service cultural resource number (provided by the Forest),

2. All cultural resource data will be recorded and documented using the Forest Service Mobile application utilizing Android tablets to US Forest Service National Site Form standards,

3. Overview photograph showing sufficient locational background to facilitate relocating cultural resource in future,

4. Detailed photographs of representative features and/or artifacts associated with the cultural resource with a scale.

5. Computer generated or hand-drawn site maps of cultural resources are acceptable provided they include the following at a minimum;

a. Clear site boundary,

b. Clearly identified site datum,

c. Significant and/or diagnostic features or artifacts associated with cultural resource,

d. Natural or cultural features that can facilitate in relocation of site (roads, trails, trees, streams, etc.)

e. Clearly marked north arrow, scale, title, and legend.

2.) Determining eligibility for selected historic and/or prehistoric cultural resources.

a. Complete a file search of all materials pertinent to the project area (manuscripts, site records, Forest Service files, SHPO records, GLO and other Historic maps, etc.).

b. Complete a site evaluation to gather data necessary for determining eligibility according to the Secretary of the Interior guidelines. Some testing may be required but will not occur until authorized by the Forest.

c. All spatial data will be recorded using resource grade GPS equipment (such as Trimble products) as stated in 1.f.5.a-e.

d. All cultural resource data will be recorded and documented using the Forest Service Mobile application utilizing Android tablets.

3.) Complete archaeological site monitoring and/or assessments for selected prehistoric and/or historic cultural resources.

a. Complete a file search of all materials pertinent to the project area (manuscripts, site records, Forest Service files, SHPO records, GLO and other Historic maps, etc.).

b. Assess potential or existing impacts to monitored sites.

c. All data will be recorded using resource grade GPS equipment (such as Trimble products) as stated in 1.f.5.a-e.

d. All site data will be recorded and documented using the Forest Service Mobile application utilizing Android tablets.

e. Site forms will be updated as needed following US Forest Service National Site Form standards.

4.) Complete nominations for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for selected cultural resources

a. Complete a file search of all materials pertinent to the project area (manuscripts, site records, Forest Service files, SHPO records, GLO and other Historic maps, etc.).

b. Complete nomination forms according to Secretary of Interior guidelines for submittal to the Oregon or Washington State Historic Preservation Office as appropriate.

c. All data will be recorded using resource grade GPS equipment (such as Trimble products) as stated in 1.f.5.a-e.

d. All site data will be recorded and documented using the Forest Service Mobile application utilizing Android tablets to US Forest Service National Site Form standards.

5.) Conduct archaeological site testing and data recovery

a. Complete a file search of all materials pertinent to the project area (manuscripts, site records, Forest Service files, SHPO records, GLO and other Historic maps, etc.).

b. Submit a testing and data recovery plan responsive to the need to recover from the site a useable sample of data. The plan will be reviewed by both the Forest Archaeologist, the appropriate SHPO, and Tribes.

e. All data will be recorded using survey grade GPS equipment (such as Trimble products) as stated in 1.f.5.a-e.

c. All site data will be recorded and documented using the Forest Service Mobile application utilizing Android tablets to US Forest Service National Site Form standards.

d. A report will be prepared that summarizes the data recovered from a site and includes a comparative analysis and synthesis of the recovered data.

e. For projects located in Oregon, the Lithic Scatter Programmatic Agreement will be included in the recovery plan.

f. The contractor will be responsible for obtaining all appropriate permits prior to any work being undertaken 6.) Complete historic and/or ethnographic contexts

a. Complete a search of all pertinent materials (academic literature, historic documents, oral interviews, photographs, GLO and historic maps, SHPO records, archival material, etc.) that pertains to the subject, geographic, and cultural area.

b. Submit a historic and ethnographic narrative analyzing and summarizing the research topic for review by the

Forest for comments to be incorporated into the final product.

c. Submit final product incorporating information gathered from the above research and Forest Service comments.

AREAS SELECTED FOR FIELD SURVEY

The contractor shall conduct on the ground 100% coverage of all designated survey areas (usually high probability areas) within the project area. Except in unusual circumstances, such as topographical obstacles, a transect distance of no greater than 15 meters shall be maintained between surveyors.

Those areas designated as low probability areas will be sample surveyed at 5% as stated in the Umatilla Survey Strategy. The 5% will be for the most part selected by the contractor, however in some cases portions or all areas may be selected by the Forest Service.

COLLECTIONS

Thorough documentation will be done in the field. Any collections must be pre-approved in writing, in advance by the COR and the Forest or Assistant Forest or Zone Archaeologist, and may only be made if the collection is absolutely necessary to adequately assess the resource, and/or the artifact(s) are especially rare or highly diagnostic.

The Forest Service will be responsible for all necessary consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office(s) and appropriate Native American Tribes.

All artifacts will be curated in an official federal curation facility meeting 36 CFR 79 and the forest will be provided documentation to verify this curation.

For collection occurring in Oregon, the Lithic Scatter Programmatic Agreement will be included in the planning for the collection.

SITE DEFINITION

A site is defined as a locus (10 or more artifacts or one or more features) of purposeful prehistoric or historic activity. An activity is considered to have been purposeful if it resulted in a deposit of cultural materials beyond the level of one or a few accidentally lost artifacts as per the Umatilla National Forest Survey Strategy, and in Oregon, the Lithic Scatter Programmatic Agreement.

SITE RECORDING

All sites will be recorded using the Mobile application. After the data has been gathered, the Forest shall provide a draft copy of the National site form (either electronic and/or hard copy) to the contractor for review and editing as needed.

All locational site data will be recorded using GPS technology with resource grade equipment. A scale map at 1:24000 is required for each site. The map shall include (at a minimum) a legend, scale, and north arrow. A site sketch map is also required and will include a legend, scale, and north arrow and clearly illustrate the distribution and extent of cultural materials on the landscape. The location of all site data including unique and/or diagnostic artifacts, all historic and/or prehistoric features, all discrete artifact concentrations, and any definable activity loci shall be included on the site map. All artifacts, features, concentrations, and activity loci shown on the site map shall be well described in the site form. Assigned descriptors on the map will be explained in the legend to facilitate cross-referencing between the illustration and the text.

Cultural materials shall be described in a formal, replicable manner (e.g. an explicit definition of attributes used to place an artifact into one taxon or another must be specified in the report). It is important that the cultural materials being described be drawn and/or photographed (with a meaningful scale) well enough that reviewers and researchers will be able to assess the material and form their own opinion as to the form and function. In order to preserve the integrity of each site, artifacts are to be disturbed as little as possible during field analysis. As a general rule, no artifacts are to be collected unless pre-approved in writing by the COR and/or the Forest or Assistant Forest or Zone Archaeologist.

At a minimum, the description of a site in the physical description section of the site form and in the iMobile application must include:

1. A description of the relationship between the site and the natural landscape;

2. A description of the site type;

3. A description of the site size (maximum length and width);

4. A complete description of all diagnostic or unique artifacts, artifact concentrations or activity loci, features, and noted disturbances:

5. A complete description of the Datum and Datum location or a reason for not creating a datum (i.e., no datum tree available either in the site or near the site).

For prehistoric sites, the physical description needs to address the extent and distribution of lithic materials across the landscape, maximum and minimum lithic densities, varieties of tool stone, numbers and types of formal and informal tools noted, and the stages of tool stone reduction represented by the debitage. All formal and informal tools should be assigned unique descriptors (e.g. PPI- projectile point 1), described accurately and completely in the text, drawn and/or photographed, and their locations shown and keyed on the site sketch. For historic sites, the physical description needs to address the extent and distribution of all associated elements. For multi-component sites, each component should be described according the appropriate prehistoric and historic specifications (e.g.

corral, trash concentration, as well as material types, dimensions, methods of construction). All of the above information is to be entered into the iMobile application.

To facilitate relocation of sites, each site will be accurately recorded using resource grade GPS technology and plotted on the appropriate 7.5 minute USGS quadrangle map. For most sites, the datum will consist of a selected tree marked with 6-8" wide orange paint band roughly four feet above the ground. An aluminum tag inscribed with a Forest Service site number assignment will be placed at the base of the tree on the north side. If there are no trees to serve as a datum, the use of a geologic feature is acceptable (such as a rock pile). If this is not feasible, it is acceptable to not create a datum as long as it is clearly documented that a datum was not created and sufficient detail is included in the site location to relocate the site. Site boundaries will be flagged with flagging supplied by the Forest Service. Flagging must be readily visible to prevent any subsequent activities from impacting the site. In addition, all site boundaries will be recorded using resource grade Global Positioning equipment.

In the event a site buffer is established, this will clearly be described on the site form and included in the data entered into the iMobile Application and in the archaeology report.

ELECTRONIC DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS

1. Site locations will be collected in the field utilizing resource grade GPS units. Isolated finds will be recorded as a point, whereas sites must be recorded as a polygon. Raw and corrected GPS data files will be submitted to the Forest, including metadata on the type of GPS unit, accuracy, and differential correction.

These files shall be provided on CD or DVD media.

2. All sites will be recorded using…