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1240LN22Q0024

Box Creek Mechanical Thinning Project

Leadville Ranger District Pike San Isabel National Forest

Solicitation Issue Date: April 7, 2022

Method of Solicitation: Request for Quotation (RFQ).

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the most current Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2022-04.

Responsible sources may submit a quotation which, if timely received, shall be considered by this agency.

North American Industry Classification (NAICS): 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry): Size Standard is $20.5M

Set Aside: 100% small business set-aside.

General Information: The intent of this solicitation is to obtain quotes for mechanical thinning. See below for complete project description.

Provide quote by: 4:00 PM, Mountain Standard Time on April 29, 2022.

DOCUMENTS TO RETURN:

The following documents shall be submitted by the offeror for evaluation to be considered responsive:

ÿ Schedule of Items ÿ Experience Questionnaire or a document demonstrating recent and relevant experience in respect to the size and scope of this particular project.

ÿ Highlighted portions in the Provision section of this solicitation ÿ Acknowledge Amendments (per the instructions in Block 11 on the SF-30) if applicable.

Send quote to: Forest Service, Property and Procurement Services, Intermountain Zone, CSA #3

Attn: Alisha Knaub 415 South Front Street Townsend, MT 59644 E-mail alisha.knaub@usda.gov

For solicitation questions call Alisha Knaub at (406)438-2981 or email alisha.knaub@usda.gov.

Schedule of Items/Price Schedule

ITEM

NO.

DESCRIPTION UNIT OF

MEASURE

QTY UNIT

PRICE

TOTAL

A.1 Thinning (Designation by Prescription) Cut designated trees, forward boles to designated area, deck boles, lop and scatter slash

Acre 68 $ $

A.2 Patch Cuts (Leave Tree Marked) Cut designated trees, forward boles to designated area, deck boles, lop and scatter slash

Acre 26.5 $ $

TOTAL $

Schedule Notes:

a) One award will be made from this solicitation, contractors must submit pricing for all items.

b) All pricing shall include taxes if applicable.

Price quotation furnished by:

Name Phone ( )

Address UEI (or DUNS) _______________________

Description of Requirement

Furnish all necessary materials, equipment, labor, supplies, and incidentals needed to perform the Box Creek Mechanical Thinning Contract. The project area is southwest of Leadville, CO, on NFSR 160. See attached project maps.

Unit of Measure: Acres

Number of Units: 94.5

Period of Performance: 08/01/2022 through 11/30/2023 (See 3. Operation Restrictions) below

General Information Background and Purpose

a. The intent of this project is to create a variety of patches of differing age and size classes in lodgepole pine, reduce lodgepole stocking levels to promote greater resistance to mountain pine beetle attack, reduce prevalence of dwarf mistletoe infection in lodgepole pine, and provide forest products for the public and commercial operators.

b. Description of Work—The Box Creek Mechanical Thinning Project is part of the Box Creek Vegetation and Travel Management NEPA Project located on the Leadville Ranger District of the San Isabel National Forest, approximately 11.0 miles southwest of Leadville, Colorado. Land management objectives for the project area are summarized as follows:

1. Improve Forest Health—Provide growing space for healthy trees and reduce fuel loadings.

2. Utilize Timber or other products—Provide fuelwood resources to the public.

3. Reduce hazardous fuels on National Forest System lands.

Definitions

a. Acceptable Quality Level (AQL): The allowable leeway or variance from a standard before the Government will reject the specific service. As long as the percent of defective performance does not exceed the AQL, the service will not be rejected by the Government. The Contractor, however, must re-perform the defective service when possible.

b. Basal Area: The cross-sectional area of a single stem, including the bark, measured at breast height (4.5 ft.

or 1.37 m) above the ground. Usually expressed in units of square feet per acre.

c. Clean-up: Items may include—slash work, fall leaners and broken tops, seeding, landing obliteration and ripping, temp road obliteration and ripping, construction of cross ditches and water bars, road maintenance, removal of warning signs, removal of equipment from project area, return of Government Furnished Property, designated improvement repair, etc.

d. Collection Point – An area to which logs are forwarded for decking or loading onto trucks for transport.

e. Contracting Officer (CO): Individual with authority to bind the Government with their signature on the contract.

f. Contracting Officer Representative (COR): Individual(s) designated to act on the behalf of the CO within the delegation given them in writing.

g. Cut to Length Harvest System – Harvesting system in which felled trees are processed into log lengths at the stump before they are carried to a road, landing, or collection point. A cut to length harvest system consists of a harvester or forwarder working together. The harvester shall be all wheel drive, self-propelled, have a minimum of three (3) load bearing axles, and have rear tires greater than 27 inches in overall width.

The forwarder shall be all wheel drive, capable of self-loading and unloading, and have a minimum of three

(3) load bearing axles. Track type tractive devices can be installed for use on the harvester and forwarder.

h. Deck: Pile of logs, typically on a landing or Collection Point.

i. Designation by Prescription: A method of timber designation whereby a description of the final

j. outcome of timber cutting is used to prescribe the outcome of stand treatments.

k. Diameter at Breast Height (D.B.H): The diameter of the tree stem measured at a point 4 ½ feet above the ground level on the uphill side of the tree.

l. Federal/National Holiday: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

m. Forward: To haul a log from the stump to a collection point by a forwarder.

n. Forwarder: A self-propelled machine, usually self-loading, that transports trees or logs by carrying them completely off the ground.

o. Forwarder Trail: An access cut through the forest to allow forwarding of logs.

p. Landing – A cleared area in the forest to which logs are yarded, forwarded, or skidded for loading onto trucks for transport.

q. Lop and Scatter--Limbs and tops of cut trees are to be removed from the main trunk so that the material lies within 24" of the ground.

r. NFSR: National Forest System Road.

s. Period of performance (also PoP, Performance Period or Contract Time): All calendar days allowed for completion of the contract work. Includes all days of the week including weekends and holidays.

t. Quality Assurance: Those actions taken by the Government to check goods or services to determine that they meet the requirements found in the contract and all attachments listed in Section J.

u. Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized written document used for quality assurance surveillance. The document contains information about how the Government will assess performance, checklists, and may contain decision tables.

v. Quality Control: Those actions taken by the Contractor to control the production of goods or services so that they will meet the requirements of the contract and all attachments listed in Section J. Refer to FAR clause(s) 52.246-4—Inspection of Services—Fixed Price and FAR 52.246-12—Inspection of Construction, and Contractors Quality Control Plan.

w. Quality Control Plan (QCP): Contractor’s plan for self-monitoring work prior to the Government inspection and acceptance.

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

y. Slash: Debris created from work under this contract including all cut trees and their tops, trunks, and branches.

z. (Acceptable) Service: A job performed to the standard and within the AQL. The Contractor must do the specific job, and meet the standard, and meet the AQL before one can say that performance has been acceptable and that the Contractor should be paid.

aa. Standard: An acknowledged measure of comparison.

bb. Sustainable Acquisitions: (FAR Part 23.4—Use of recovered materials and biobased products)

(1) Biobased Products: Managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the goal of the BioPreferred program is to increase the purchase and use of biobased products. The BioPreferred program was created by the 2002 Farm Bill and reauthorized and expanded as part of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill). The program's purpose is to spur economic development, create new jobs and provide new markets for farm commodities. The increased development, purchase, and use of biobased products reduce our nation's reliance on petroleum, increase the use of renewable agricultural resources, and contribute to reducing adverse environmental and health impacts. Information on biobased/biopreferred products can be found at the BioPreferred Site. The Contractor shall comply with FAR clause 52.223-2—Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts and FAR provision 52.223-1—Biobased Product Certification.

(2) EPA-designated Items: Products that are or can be made with recovered material. The Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) program is part of EPA's continuing effort to promote the use of materials recovered from solid waste. Buying recycled-content products ensures that the materials collected in recycling programs will be used again in the manufacture of new products. The Contractor shall comply with FAR clause 52.223-17—Affirmative Procurement of EPA-designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts.

cc. Weekend: Saturday and Sunday.

Contractor Requirements Technical Requirements / Tasks

A. This contract requires the Contractor to cut and deck all units using Cut to Length harvesting and forwarding equipment:

1) Thinning (Designation by Prescription), Units 1, 6, and 8 (68 acres) http://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/faces/pages/AboutBioPreferred.xhtml http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr2642enr/pdf/BILLS-113hr2642enr.pdf http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr2642enr/pdf/BILLS-113hr2642enr.pdf http://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/ http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/index.htm http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/index.htm

Unit Acres 1 61 6 2 8 5

· Thin standing green lodgepole pin trees, 4.0” D.B.H. and greater to an average of 80 square feet of

Basal Area per acre (range 60-100 BA).

· Thin designated trees and process in the woods to a 3” top. Forward boles to a designated area.

Deck boles in piles not to exceed 5 feet in height. Slash shall be placed in forwarder or harvester trails and be crushed by forwarder or harvester to lie within 24” of the ground.

· Trees designated to be cut are 4” DBH and greater.

· Only cut lodgepole pine. Leave all other species uncut.

· Conifer species other than lodgepole pine should be counted towards the residual BA goal.

· Lop and scatter any incidental slash (not within forwarder trails) within the treatment units to a height of 24 inches or less.

· The units contain PINK marked trees which are not to be cut (except for operational purposes if needed).

· The units contain YELLOW marked trees which are to be cut.

2) Patch Cuts (Leave Tree Marked), Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 9 (26.5 acres)

Unit Acres 2 2 3 1 4 0.5 5 6 7 6 9 6 10 5

· Cut all lodgepole pine trees not marked with PINK paint.

· Cut designated trees and process in the woods to a 3” top. Forward trees greater than or equal to 4”

DBH to a designated area. Deck trees in piles not to exceed 5 feet in height. Slash shall be placed in forwarder or harvester trails and be crushed by forwarder or harvester to lie within 24” of the ground.

· Lop and scatter trees and slash from trees less than or equal to 3.9” DBH.

· Only cut lodgepole pine. Leave all other species uncut.

· Lop and scatter any incidental slash (not within forwarder trails) within the treatment units to a height of 24 inches or less

B. Decks:

1) All trees designated for decking shall be decked to a maximum height of 5 feet at locations designated by the Forest Service.

C. Roads:

1) Roads used to access contract area are to be kept open as much as practicable, where safety to the public is not compromised. Roads to Keep Open are identified on Contract Area Map (CAM).

D. Special Contract Requirements:

1) Erosion and Prevention Control Contractor’s operations shall be conducted reasonably to minimize soil erosion. Equipment shall not be operated when the soil moisture is high enough for equipment to leave ruts over 3 inches high. The kinds and intensity of erosion control work done by the Contractor shall be adjusted to ground and weather conditions and the need for controlling runoff. Erosion control work shall be kept current immediately preceding expected seasonal periods of precipitation or runoff.

2) Cutting Unit Boundary Designation

The boundaries of cutting units are designated as shown in the following table. The trees used for boundary designation are not to be cut.

Cutting

Unit Paint Color Designation

All Orange Dots on two sides of tree facing boundary line, with vertical stripe facing into the cutting unit. Stump mark on downhill side.

3) Operation Restrictions

Operation Restriction Schedule

Cutting Unit Restriction Purpose

All No operations from

December 1 – June 30.

To provide for protection of elk calving and mule deer fawning areas and big game winter range.

4) Use of Roads by Contractor

Restricted Road List

Road

Number Road Name Termini Map Legend

Description of Restrictions From To

NFSR

Lodgepole Flats

Junction with

NFSR 130A

and NFSR

130B

MP

2.45 R

No use from December 1 through May 31 for protection big game winter range.

NFSR

130S

Lodgepole Flats South

Junction with NFSR 130 and

NFSR 160

MP

2.0 R

No use from December 1 through June 30 for protection of elk calving and mule deer fawning areas and big game winter range.

NFSR

Lodgepole Flats North

Junction with NFSR 130 and

NFSR 130S

MP

0.8 R

No use from December 1 through May 31 for protection of big game winter range.

NFSR

160A N/A Junction with

NFSR 160

MP

1.8 R

No use from December 1 through June 30 for protection of elk calving and mule deer fawning areas and big game winter range.

5) Skidding and Yarding (Special Objectives)

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, silvicultural prescriptions and land management objectives shall be conducted and accomplished by the following requirements, methods and procedures:

Unit Special Objective

All All forwarder trails will be located and approved in advance of felling operations.

Avoid soil-disturbing activities during periods of heavy rain or wet soils. Equipment shall not be operated when the soil moisture is high enough for equipment to leave ruts over 3 inches high.

Bucking of windfall and down materials across forwarder trail locations is required in advance of forwarder trail construction.

All Logs will be transported free of the ground by a log forwarder.

6) Slash Treatment Slash is defined as logs, tops, limbs, and other woody material, exclusive of stumps, which is created by the logging operation and remaining on the ground after logging. In areas where Contractor-created slash is intermingled and inseparable from pre-existing slash, slash disposal requirements shall apply to the pre-existing slash as well as the Contractor- created slash. Such areas are designated in the Contractor’s Slash Responsibility Table herein.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, Contractor shall perform the following work described below and/or as shown on the Contract Area Map.

Forest Service and the Contractor shall jointly develop a schedule for completion of slash treatment on the various portions of the contract area.

Contractor’s Slash Responsibility Table

Unit(s)

Type of Slash Disposal

ALL

Lop and Scatter

Prior to forwarding operations, Contractor shall cut all exposed limbs and tops from Included Timber. Such limbing shall be done to a top diameter of approximately 3 inches diameter inside bark, at which point the top will be cut from the remainder of the stem.

Limbs shall be severed from the remaining top and limbs cut from the top and boles and shall be placed on forwarded trails and crushed by equipment. Excess slash not placed and crushed on the forwarder trail shall be scattered within the cutting unit and made to lie within 24 inches of the ground and not in piles.

Fell Damaged Residual

Contractor shall fell all species over 2 inches in diameter not meeting minimum diameter specifications for Included Timber that are damaged beyond recovery by the Contractor’s Operations. Damaged beyond recovery is defined as (1) leans more than 10 degrees, (2) has less than half of its original limbs, or (3) has its bark removed from at least half the circumference of the bole. Such trees shall be severed at the stump and then treated with other logging slash.

Stump height shall not exceed 12 inches from the ground surface as measured on the uphill side.

Landing Cleanup

A landing is considered a place where any logs or products are gathered for loading. All slash accumulated at landings shall be scattered back over adjacent segments of forwarder trails primarily, and across the landing secondarily (to retard erosion and preclude vehicular traffic).

7) Log Forwarding

In All cutting unit(s), Included Timber shall be carried free of the ground by a log forwarder.

The log forwarder shall be all wheel drive, capable of self-loading and unloading, and have rear tires or track type tractive devices greater than 27 inches in overall width. Log forwarders with GVW’s greater than 15,000 pounds shall have a minimum of three (3) load bearing axles.

Stumps shall not be grubbed from forwarder trails except for portions requiring excavation for safety. All excavation and any supplemental forwarding of Included Timber shall be flagged and preapproved in writing prior to commencing such activity.

Except for manually felled trees which exceed the harvester’s capability, Included Timber shall be felled, limbed, bucked, and pre-bunched by a self-propelled mechanical harvester. The harvester shall place unmerchantable tops and limbs evenly in the forwarder trail as it proceeds. Wherever residual trees require protection, forwarder trails shall not be more than 15 feet in width nor less than 50 feet apart.

8) Stump Heights Stumps shall not exceed 12 inches on the side adjacent to the highest ground, except that occasional stumps of greater heights are acceptable when the Contractor determine(s) that they are necessary for safe and efficient conduct of logging. Unless otherwise agreed, the

Contractor shall re-cut high stumps so they will not exceed height 12 inches and shall dispose of severed portions in the same manner as other logging debris.

9) Equipment Cleaning In order to prevent the spread of noxious weeds into the Contract Area, the Contractor shall be required to clean all off-road logging and construction equipment prior to entry onto the Contract Area. This cleaning shall remove all soil, plant parts, seeds, vegetative matter, or other debris that could contain or hold seeds. Only logging and construction equipment so cleaned by the Contractor and inspected by the Government will be allowed to operate within the Contract Area. All subsequent move-ins of equipment to the Contract Area shall be treated in the same manner as the initial move in. "Off-road equipment" includes all logging and construction machinery, except for log trucks, chip vans, service vehicles, water trucks, pickup trucks, cars, and similar vehicles.

Contractor shall employ whatever cleaning methods are necessary to ensure that off-road equipment is free of noxious weeds. Equipment shall be considered free of soil, seed, and other such debris when a visual inspection does not disclose such material. Disassembly of equipment components or specialized inspection tools is not required.

Unless otherwise agreed, the Contractor shall give the Government at least 48-hours’ notice when equipment is ready for inspection. Notification will include an agreed upon location where the equipment will be available for inspection by the Government.

New infestations of noxious weeds, of concern to the Government and identified by either the Contractor or the Government, on the Contract Area or on the haul route, shall be promptly reported to the other party. The Contractor and the Government shall agree on treatment methods to reduce or stop the spread of noxious weeds when new infestations are found. A current list of noxious weeds of concern to the Government is available at each Forest Service office.

10) Fire Precaution

The Fire Precautionary Period is annually January 1th to December 31th inclusive. The CO may change the dates of the Fire Precautionary Period by advanced written notice if justified by unusual weather or other conditions. Equitable Adjustment will not be granted for a change in the Fire Precautionary Period dates. Required tools and equipment shall be kept in a serviceable condition and immediately available for firefighting at all times during the Contractor’s operations in the Fire Precautionary Period or as otherwise required.

Prior to initiating the Contractor’s operations during the Fire Precautionary Period, the Contractor shall file with the Government a Fire Prevention and Control Plan providing for the prevention and the control of fires on the Contract Area and other areas of the Contractor’s operations. Such plan shall include a detailed list of personnel and equipment at the Contractor’s disposal for implementing the plan.

a. SMOKING AND LUNCH FIRES. Smoking is prohibited except inside a building, developed recreation site, vehicle, or while seated in an area of at least 3 feet in diameter that is barren or clear of all flammable materials.

i. The building of camp, lunch, warming and other fires within the Contract Area and vicinity is prohibited, except at established camps, or at other safe places where all flammable material has been cleared away sufficiently to prevent the start and spread of wildfires. The Government may, upon written request of the Contractor, designate specific places where campfires may be built for purposes of heating lunches.

b. SPARK ARRESTER AND MUFFLERS. Operating or using any internal combustion engine, on any timber, brush, or grass covered land, including trails and road traversing such land, without a spark arrester, maintained in effective working order, meeting either:

i. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service standard 5100, “SPARK ARRESTERS FOR

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES,” (current edition); or

ii. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Recommended Practices J335, “MULTIPOSITION SMALL ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM FIRE IGNITION

SUPPRESSION,” (current revision) and J350, 36 CFR 261.52(j), is prohibited.

Passenger carrying vehicles, pickups, medium and large highway trucks (80,000 GVW) will be equipped with a factory designated muffler system which is specified for the make and model of the respective vehicle/truck or with a muffler system that is equivalent or that exceeds factory specifications.

Exhaust systems shall be properly installed and continually maintained in serviceable condition.

c. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND TOOLS ON EQUIPMENT. While in use, each internal combustion engine including tractors, trucks, yarders, loaders, welders, generators, stationary engines, or comparable powered equipment shall be provided with at least the following:

i. 1 fire extinguisher, at least 5#ABC with an Underwriters Laboratory (UL) rating of 3A

– 40BC, or greater

ii. 1 shovel, sharp, size O or larger, round-pointed with an overall length of at least 48 inches

iii. 1 axe, sharp, double bit 3-1/2#, or 1 sharp pulaski

Extinguishers, shovels, axes, and pulaskis shall be mounted so as to be readily available from the ground. All tools shall be maintained in a serviceable condition.

d. POWER SAWS. Each gasoline engine power saw shall be provided with 1 chemical-pressurized fire extinguisher of not less than 8-ounce capacity by weight, and 1 size O or larger, round-pointed shovel with an overall length of at least 48 inches. The extinguisher, and shovel shall be maintained in good working order. The extinguisher shall be with the power saw operator and immediately available for use at all times. The extinguisher shall not be affixed to the saw. The shovel shall be readily available to the operator of the saw at all times. Having the shovel with the gas can used to refuel the saw may be considered "readily available" if not more than 200 feet from the saw. During periods of critical fire danger, the Government may prescribe other precautionary measures.

i. Any fueling or refueling of a power saw shall be done in an area which has first been cleared of material which will carry fire. The power saw shall be moved at least 10 feet from the place of fueling or refueling before starting.

e. WELDING. Unless otherwise directed in writing by the Government, all flammable material shall be cleared for 10 feet around any piece of equipment being welded. In addition, the Contractor shall provide a fire extinguisher of a size and type designed to extinguish a fire in the flammable materials surrounding the spot being welded.

11) Safety Contractor’s operations shall facilitate the Government’s safe and practical inspection of Contractor’s operations and conduct of other official duties on Contract Area. The Contractor has all responsibility for compliance with safety requirements for the Contractor's employees.

In the event that a conflict develops between the requirements of this contract or agreed upon methods of proceeding hereunder and State or Federal safety requirements, the contract shall be modified and the Contractor may request an equitable adjustment.

a. Contractor shall provide a copy of their Safety Plan at the Pre-Work Meeting and electronically, via email, to the CO. The Safety Plan shall be kept in the contract folder for OSHA’s review.

b. The Safety Plan shall be available to all employees and subcontractors working on the contract.

c. The Safety Plan shall contain contingency plans for emergencies such as medical, fire, hazardous material spills, and any other assessed hazard; as well as prevention and abatement requirements that apply to this contract.

12) Closure To Use By Others.

a. Closure of Roads During Period of Agreement. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing between Contractor and Forest Service, the Contractor shall within 15 days of receipt of notice from Forest Service, install gates listed below and close gates on roads designated "To Be Closed" on Agreement Area Map and listed below to effectively block access behind such gates to vehicle traffic except that constituting official use. Installation of gates shall follow closure details attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Official vehicle traffic shall constitute that use by contractor and his employees when engaged in contract activities. It shall also include administrative traffic by Forest Service, and other landowners for the administration of their lands. The Contractor will close gates as directed by Forest Service at the completion of daily activities or close gates after passage of each vehicle. Forest Service will monitor and administer closure activities.

Gate Location(s)

Road Number Location Gate Furnished By 1/

Gate Installed By 1/ In Place 3/

NFSR 160A MP 0.1 Existing Forest Service Yes

b. Closure of Roads at End of Contractor's Use. Unless otherwise agreed to writing between Contractor and Forest Service, upon completion of use, Contractor shall effectively close to public use the following roads designated "To Be Closed" on Contract Area Map and listed below. As an element of final road maintenance and environmental or resource protection, the designated closure shall be accomplished by using the methods required for each road as described below:

i. Installation of barricades, which may include earth berms, logs, timber, rock, metal railing, etc., in accordance with details attached hereto and made a part hereof, including the proper barricade and closure signing.

ii. Scarify, seed, and fertilize these travel ways full width as described in NA. Recontour or reshape cut or fill slopes in accordance with details attached hereto and made a part hereof; seed, scarify, and fertilize as described under NA; pull existing drainage structures; haul designated culverts to approved stockpile site, or other work needed to obliterate or put road to bed as described in attached road logs or details. Construct cross ditches by cutting a dip at least six (6) inches deep in the road surface and mounding the excavated material along the downgrade edge of the dip. Dips shall be cut at a sufficient angle so that they will drain to the outside of the road. They shall cross the entire width of the roadbed and be constructed at the following spacing:

Percent Grade Maximum Spacing

NA NA

During the life of this contract, Contractor is authorized to install temporary barricades on the roads designated "To Be Closed". Gates with adequate and protected locks may be considered a temporary barricade. Temporary barricades shall be installed so that they may be readily opened by the Contractor or Forest Service for access to Contract Area in case of fire or other emergency. Official vehicle traffic shall also include administrative traffic by Forest Service and other landowners for the administration of their lands. The Contractor shall provide, and post approved signs as authorized by Forest Service.

Close and Lock Existing Gate(s)

Closure Location(s)

Road Number Location Closure Method 2/ Furnished By 1/ In Place 3/ NFSR 160A MP 0.03 Year-Round Gate Existing Yes

13) Protection of Land Survey Monuments

Contractor shall protect all known survey monuments, witness corners, reference monuments, and bearing trees against avoidable destruction, obliteration, or damage during Contractor’s Operations. If any known monuments, corners, or accessories are destroyed, obliterated, or damaged by Contractor’s Operations, Contractor shall hire the appropriate county surveyor or a registered land surveyor to reestablish or restore at the same location the monuments, corners, or accessories at no additional cost to the Government. Such surveyors shall use procedures in accordance with the Bureau of Land Management “Manual of Instructions for the Survey of the Public Lands of the United States” for General Land Office surveys and in accordance with State law for others.

Contractor shall record such survey in appropriate county records.

14) Protection of Residual Trees

Contractor's Operations shall not unnecessarily damage young growth or other trees to be reserved.

15) Protection of Fences Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, all fences, as designated on Contract Area Map, which are required to be cut because of temporary road construction, skid road construction, or other logging activities, shall not be cut until the fence has first been "line braced" or "fence braced," to prevent loss of tension, on both sides of the wire span or series of short spans to be cut. The Contractor shall install temporary cattleguards in accordance with attached plans at each location where the fence is cut for temporary road access unless otherwise approved in writing by Forest Service. All fences will be restored promptly after logging to the condition existing immediately prior to logging. Fence repair will be kept current with logging operations.

16) Protection of Improvements

So far as practicable, the Contractor shall protect specified roads and other improvements (such as roads, trails, telephone lines, ditches, and fences):

a) Existing in the operating area,

b) Determined to have a continuing need or use, and

c) Designated on the Map.

The Contractor shall keep roads and trails needed for fire protection or other purposes and designated on the Map reasonably free of equipment and products, slash, and debris resulting from the Contractor’s operations. The Contractor shall make timely restoration of any such improvements damaged by the Contractor’s operations and, when necessary, because of such operations, shall move such improvements.

17) Sanitation and Servicing

The Contractor shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent pollution of air, soil, and water by the Contractor’s operations. Precautions shall include if facilities for employees are established on the Contract Area, they shall be operated in a sanitary manner. The parties shall agree to the cleanup and restoration of a polluted site. The Contractor shall maintain all equipment operating on Contract Area in good repair and free of abnormal leakage of lubricants, fuel, coolants, and hydraulic fluid. The Contractor shall not service tractors, trucks, or other equipment on National Forest lands where servicing is likely to result in pollution to soil or water. The Contractor shall furnish oil-absorbing mats for use under all stationary equipment or equipment being serviced to prevent leaking or spilled petroleum-based products from contaminating soil and water resources. the Contractor shall remove from National Forest lands all contaminated soil, vegetation, debris, vehicle oil filters (drained of free-flowing oil), batteries, oily rags, and waste oil resulting from use, servicing, repair, or abandonment of equipment.

18) Camping Requirements

The Forest Service (FS) has various camping opportunities. Check with local FS unit for camping requirements, camping permits may be required. Verify local fire restriction policies.

If camps will be used to house workers subject to MSPA, they are also subject to the temporary labor camp standards at 29 CFR 1910.142. The Forest Service reserves the right to terminate a camping permit at any time. Any violation of these conditions may result in revocation of camping approval.

a) Every structure used as shelter must provide protection from the elements. Where adequate heat is not provided, make other arrangements to protect workers from the cold. Cut firewood only after a District Firewood Permit is obtained.

b) The campsite must not encroach beyond the boundaries designated by the Forest Service.

The campsite location must minimize impacts on streams, lakes, and other bodies of water.

Camping is not permitted within developed recreational sites or along primary recreational roads.

c) The campsite must have a clean appearance at all times. Upon abandonment of any campsite, or termination, revocation, or cancellation of camping privileges, the contractor shall remove, within 10 calendar days, all structures and improvements except those owned by the United States, and shall restore the site, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing or in the camping permit. Structures or improvements the contractor fails to remove within the 10-calendar day period becomes the property of the United States, however, the contractor remains liable for the cost of the removal and restoration of the site.

d) Unless otherwise designated by the CO, the use of the area is not exclusive and may be granted to other permittees, contractors, or recreating public. Disorderly conduct is not permitted.

e) Damaging or removing any natural feature or other property of the Forest Service is prohibited.

f) Servicing of equipment in the campsite is not permissible unless the campsite is within the project area.

g) Provide sanitary facilities for storing food. Provide ice chests or coolers, with ice supply made from potable water, and replenish as necessary. Provide sufficient storage for perishable food items.

h) Provide an adequate and convenient potable water supply in each camp for drinking and cooking purposes.

i) Provide adequate toilet facilities and toilet paper for the capacity of the camp. Service and maintain facilities in a sanitary condition.

j) Collect, store, and dispose of garbage in a manner to discourage rodent access, minimize attraction of flies, and prevent scattering by wind.

k) Maintain basic first aid supplies available, which must be under the charge of a person trained to administer first aid.

§ The basic supplies must include:

§ Gauze pads (at least 4x4 inches) § Two large gauze pads (at least 8x10 inches) § Box adhesive bandages (band-aids) § One package of gauze roller bandage (at least 2-inches in width) § Two triangular bandages § Scissors § At least one blanket § Tweezers § Adhesive tape § Latex gloves, and § Resuscitation device such as resuscitation bag, airway, or pocket mask.

l) Wash laundry in such a way that washing and rinsing will not pollute lakes, streams, or other flowing water.

m) Dispose waste water away from living and eating areas and in such a way that minimizes pollution to lakes, streams, and other flowing water.

n) The contractor shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent and suppress forest fires. Do not dispose of material by burning in open fires during the closed season established by law or regulation without the written permission from the Forest Service.

o) If authorized to have an open fire, the Contractor shall comply with the following fire regulations:

§ A shovel, axe or Pulaski, a 10-quart pail, which is full of water for immediate use, and a fire extinguisher with an Underwriters Laboratory

(UL) rating of at least 1:A 10:BC is required.

§ All fire rings or outside fireplaces must be approved by the Forest Service representative. The area must be cleared down to mineral soil for a distance of one foot outside of the ring or fireplace, and it must not have any overhanging material. Fire rings must be dismantled and material disposed prior to leaving the site.

§ All generators and other internal combustion engines must be equipped with Forest Service approved spark arrestors and/or factory designed muffler and exhaust system in good working order. They will be located in a cleared area with the same requirements as in described in the previous paragraph.

All fuel must be stored in UL approved flammable storage containers and be located at least 50 feet from any open flame or other source of ignition.

19) Prevention of Oil Spills

If the Contractor maintain(s) storage facilities for oil or oil products on the Contract Area, the Contractor shall take appropriate preventive measures to ensure that any spill of such oil or oil products does not enter any stream or other waters of the United States or any of the individual States. If the total oil or oil products storage exceeds 1,320 gallons in containers of 55 gallons or greater, the Contractor shall prepare a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan. Such plan shall meet applicable EPA requirements (40 CFR 112), including certification by a registered professional engineer.

The Contractor shall notify the Forest Service and appropriate agencies of all reportable (40 CFR 110) spills of oil or oil products on or in the vicinity of the Contract Area that are caused by the Contractor’s employees, agents, contractors or their employees or agents, directly or indirectly, as a result of the Contractor’s operations. The Contractor will take whatever initial action may be safely accomplished to contain all spills.

20) Hazardous Substances

The Contractor shall notify the National Response Center and Forest Service principal contact of all releases of reportable quantities of hazardous substances on or in the vicinity of the Contract Area that are caused by the Contractor’s employees, agents, contractors or their employees or agents, directly or indirectly, as a result of the Contractor’s operations, in accordance with 40 CFR 302.

Submittals/Schedule

ITEM DESCRIPTION

SUBMITTAL DUE

Proposed Operation Plan (Overall Schedule): The Contractor shall prepare and submit two copies (or one electronic copy) of a practicable schedule showing the order in which the Contractor proposes to perform the work, and the starting and completion dates of various phases of the work. The schedule shall comply with the contract time requirements in the contract (or Task Order). The schedule shall be provided in either 8.5’x11’ or 11’x17’ format.

At Prework Meeting

Subcontractors: List of proposed sub-contractors and their intended work. At prework Meeting

Soil Erosion and Water Pollution Control Plan. The Contractor shall prepare and submit an Erosion Control Plan detailing permanent and temporary control measures to minimize erosion and sedimentation during and after contract performance. Plan shall conform to all contract requirements in “Erosion Prevention and Control”

At prework Meeting

Safety Plan. The Contractor shall submit a safety plan to be approved by the CO At Prework Meeting Quality Control Plan. Submit original with proposal. Any updates need to be provided for approval to the CO.

At Prework Meeting

Designation of Contractor. Field personnel describing responsibilities and authorities

At Prework Meeting

Fire Prevention Plan: Contractor shall prepare and submit a Fire Control Plan detailing the operations necessary to control or suppress a fire set by the Contractor’s operations

At Prework Meeting

Performance Requirement Measures

A. Contractor Quality Control Plan

To provide quality control to assure that work complies with requirements of contract specifications, the contractor shall maintain a plot system that provides an unbiased sample of thinning and slash treatment quality representing the entire area treated.

The Government may observe or re-inspect the Contractor’s plots at any time. Plots shall be marked and identifiable on the ground. Contractor shall provide written inspection data by unit that meets contract requirements and a sketch map with plot locations. The Contractor shall use the forms included in Exhibit 1 - Plot Inspection Forms for inspections, unless an alternate form proposed by the Contractor is approved in advance by the CO.

For requirements included in 3.0A, the method of inspection will be completed using 20 BAF plot with at least 1 plot per two acres. Plots should be located systematically on a grid across each unit.

Each cutting unit will have a minimum of two plots.

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far (FAR clauses begin with 52) Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) Clauses: https://www.acquisition.gov/agar (AGAR clauses begin with 452) Deviations to clauses may be viewed at: https://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/FARClassDeviations.htm

52.203-3 Gratuities (APR 1984) 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011) 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020) 52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts (SEP 2013) 52.223-17 Affirmative Procurement of EPA-designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts (AUG 2018) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (NOV 2021) (DEVIATION APR 2020) (31 USC 3903 and 10 USC 2307)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021)

Addenda to 52.212-4:

Replace paragraph (r) of clause 52.212-4 with the following as specified in DEVIATION 2017-1

(AUG 2017):

(r) Compliance with laws unique to Government contracts. The Contractor agrees to comply with 31 U.S.C. 1352 relating to limitations on the use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracts;

18 U.S.C 431 relating to officials not to benefit; 40 U.S.C. chapter 37, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards; 41 U.S.C. chapter 87, Kickbacks; 41 U.S.C 4712 and 10 U.S.C 2409 10 U.S.C. 2409 relating to whistleblower protections; 49 U.S.C. 40118, Fly American; and 41 U.S.C chapter 21 relating to procurement integrity.

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (JAN 2022) (DEVIATION JUL 2020)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub.

L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/agar https://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/FARClassDeviations.htm

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19

U.S.C. 3805note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] ☐ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (June 2020), with Alternate I (Oct 1995)

(41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

☐ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

☐ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun

2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

☒ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L.

109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

☐ (5) [Reserved].

☐ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

☐ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L.

111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

☒ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101note).

☐ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41

U.S.C. 2313).

☐ (10) [Reserved].

☐ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C.657a).

☐ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Sep 2021) 15

U.S.C. 657a).

☐ (13) [Reserved] ☒ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C.644).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-6.

☐ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-7.

☒ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

☐ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Nov 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

☐ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

☐ (iv) Alternate III (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9.

☐ (v) Alternate IV (Sep 2021) of 52.219-9.

☐ (18) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-13

☐ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C.637s)

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] ☐ By the end of the base term of the contract and then by the end of each subsequent option period; or ☐ By the end of the performance period for each order issued under the contract.

☐ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

☐ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C.

657f).

☒ (22) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

☐ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-

Owned Small Business Concerns (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

☐ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns

Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

☐ (25) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

☐ (26) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

☒ (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

☒ (28) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2022) (DEVIATION JUL

2020) (E.O.13126).

☒ (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of…