1240BK25Q0056 SOW.pdf

Specifications

The Contractor shall hand pile and cover at least 85% of the pre-existing dead and down woody material less than 5" diameter within the unit boundaries.

• Material to be piled will include all activity created slash and natural fuels between 1/2 inch and 5 inches in diameter and at least 4 feet long. This may include chunks, broken tops and limbs, branches, rotten wood, brush, and saplings.

• Smaller diameter material (1/2” to 1”) needs to be incorporated into the base of the pile to create a fire receptive bed.

• Piles will be constructed to be equal distance between the boles of standing green trees, or at least 10 feet from any individual standing green tree.

• Piles will not be placed where they will interfere with the functioning of drainage structures, ditches, or stream channels.

• Completed piles shall be approximately 5 feet long by 5 feet wide and a minimum of 5 feet in height.

• All piles shall be covered with 4 mil thick polyethylene plastic sheeting.

• Plastic shall cover 80 percent or more of each pile.

• Plastic shall be placed over the top of the pile, draping down evenly on all sides.

• Corners of the plastic shall be secured, and an adequate amount of burnable material shall be placed on top to ensure the plastic will not blow away or shift in high winds.

Contractor Furnished Items

Description Quantity Chainsaws To be determined by Contractor Fuel To be determined by Contractor Plastic To be determined by Contractor

Safety

The Government has identified the following hazards when performing activities over a large project area.

Contractor should address these hazards as well as any other hazards the Contractor has encountered in this type of work.

• Job specific PPE, including safety glasses, hardhats, footwear, hearing protection, for individuals on the jobsite.

• Communication in case of fire or injury.

• Job and equipment specific first-aid kits, spill kits for fuel, hydraulic fluid, etc.

• Evacuation plan in case of injury.

• Work and travel in vehicles, blind spots, backing, visibility, etc.

• Work near Forest Roads and Campgrounds.

Middle Fork Ranger District 46375 hwy 58

Westfir Or 97492 Hand Pile and Cover – Statement of Work

ATTACHMENT 2

The location of the worksites and access to the areas is shown on the contract maps. Hand pile boundaries are identified by timber sale tags.

Location This project is located on the Middle Fork Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest.

Estimated round trip of 100 miles; Starting at Eugene, OR – East on Highway 58 to Fish Hatchery Road (east end of Oakridge), access using forest road 24 to the 2404.

Completion All work shall be completed by December 12, 2025

Accessibility

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

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

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

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

• No vehicle shall by-pass any officially blocked road (barriers, locked gates, posted signs, rock/log/dirt, etc.) without approval of the Contracting Officer.

Definitions *Blocked Roads - A road that is physically blocked by the Government. These roads are, but are not limited to roads with pulled culverts and roads blocked by berms or logs.

*Brush – Vegetation consisting of shrub species with single or mult-stems originating at or near ground level not normally reaching 20 feet in height. Vine maple, ceanothus, rhododendron, manzanita, hazel, ocean-spray, willow, ninebark, or any others listed on Project Maps or Technical Specifications.

*Bucking – Cutting thinning slash left in place into lengths as indicated by technical specifications and project map(s).

*Calendar Days - Every day shown on the calendar, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays included.

*Hand piling – Pulling and piling thinning slash by hand methods back into the unit and piles as indicated on the technical specifications, data sheets, or unit maps.

*Roads – A) KO ROADS – Keep Open. Road to be left open to traffic at all times.

B) Designated Roads – Any road that is numbered shown or not on the individual unit map.

C) Dirt Spur Road – Any unnumbered road within the unit shown or not on the individual unit map.

D) Roadway – distance from the top of the cut slope to the toe of the fill slope.

*Slash - Any existing down woody debris whose cause is either by natural or man-made conditions.

*Vegetation - Includes all woody and non-woody plants. These are, but not limited to; trees, brush, shrubs, ferns etc.

Project Area Identification