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Solicitation No. 1240LP22R0005 Botanical Surveys

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SECTION B-DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS

Shoshone National Forest

Botanical Surveying

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Overview

This is a 5 year (base plus four one-year options) indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity

(IDIQ) contract for botanical surveying services within the Shoshone National Forest.

It is anticipated that approximately three contracts may result from this solicitation. The total for each proposal will be determined by totaling all the unit prices for each year and adding those together for a total evaluated price.

To be eligible for a contract award under this solicitation, you must be registered in the

System for Award Management (SAM) (https://beta.sam.gov). If you are not registered at the time of proposal evaluation, and you do not submit the requested information in Section F, you may not be considered for an award. This award will be set aside for total small business under

NAICS 541990-Other Scientific and Technical Services.

Offerors must submit maximum prices for all items in the Master IDIQ. Prices provided on the schedule of items are the maximum price a contractor can charge for those items based on the stated specifications. Task Orders will be issued competitively in accordance with Task Order

RFQ requirements. All offerors awarded a contract under this anticipated multiple award IDIQ solicitation will be given a fair opportunity in accordance with Section E to competitively provide pricing on individual task orders.

See Section F for instructions for proposal preparation.

The program ceiling for all task orders awarded against the multiple IDIQs for all work on the separate districts (one forest) is $250,000 for the entire length of the contract. (Base plus 4 option years) https://beta.sam.gov/

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Per FAR 16.504 (a)(1) the minimum guarantee of $1,000 will be met with the issuance of the first task order, concurrent with award of the IDIQ.

Proposals shall be valid for 60 days after the date of receipt for the solicitation. If additional time is needed, an extension will be requested. Refer to Section F for instructions on preparing your proposal and pricing.

Period of Performance

The period of performance of this contract is from Date of Award through May 31, 2027. The ordering periods are a base year plus 4 option years:

Base Year Ordering Period: Date of Award – May 31, 2023

Option 1 Ordering Period: June 1,2023 – May 31,2024

Option 2 Ordering Period: June 1,2024 – May 31, 2025

Option 3 Ordering Period June 1,2025 – May 31,2026

Option 4 Ordering Period June 1, 2026- May 31, 2027

C.1 -DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This contract consists of visiting project areas across the Shoshone National Forest to complete botanical surveys and invasive plant surveys. Project locations will be based on both the North

Zone (Clark’s Fork, Wapiti, and Greybull Districts) and the South Zone (Washakie and Wind

River). The nearest towns to project areas include Cody, Meeteetse, Lander, and Dubois.

Botanical surveys will be focused on rare, sensitive, and invasive plants to document populations and or habitat, but may also include general species inventory. This contract is to be awarded as an IDIQ contract, with task orders issued as funding and projects are available. Surveys must be conducted when plants can be located and identified. Surveys for the first of the contract should be started by June 15th, 2022. Phenology of target species will dictate specific start dates on the ground and will be established in consultation with the Forest Ecologist on a year-by-year basis.

In year one, survey work must be completed by September 20th, 2022. A draft report and draft data must be submitted by October 15th, 2022. After review with the Forest Ecologist, a final report and final data is due by October 30th, 2022. Subsequent task orders in following years will

Shoshone National Forest follow the same schedule, with June 15th as the required start date, field work completion by

September 20th, draft report and data by October 15th, and a final report and data due by October

30th. A report is required for task orders awarded. If task orders are awarded late in a growing season, dates will be modified accordingly through task order specifications. Typical schedule for each option year of IDIQ will follow as indicted below (Table 1):

Table 1- Projected Schedule

Task Date

Survey Work Begins 6/15

Survey Work Completion 9/20

Draft Report Due 10/15

Draft Data Due 10/15

Final Report Due 10/30

Final Data Due 10/30

Background:

Ground disturbing activities take place across the Shoshone National Forest which include timber harvest, fuel reduction, natural wildfire, prescribed fire, recreation, wildlife habitat enhancement, and grazing, among others. Ground disturbance represents the most significant risk to rare and sensitive species and is a great predictor of invasive plant invasion. Many proposed project locations have not been surveyed for rare, sensitive, or invasive plants or have only very limited data collected. Areas in designated Wilderness and other areas likely to be impacted by wildfire typically have very little data or very outdated surveys as well. The forest currently has predictive models for some rare species, but not all target species slated for survey. This contract will produce data that will improve the survey coverage for ground disturbing activities where current knowledge gaps exist and strengthen model validation.

This data will be used to modify project activities where appropriate to improve management strategies and protect plant populations and habitats where needed.

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C.2 LOCATION OF PROJECTS:

The Shoshone National Forest will identify specific project locations that require surveys for each task order. Project areas and acreages will generally be identified prior to the field season.

If the need arises, the Forest may substitute units for other units of the same total acreage in the project area upon agreement with the contractor based on changing field conditions or unforeseen circumstances.

Work may be reached by improved gravel and unimproved dirt roads, which are accessible to the public by standard two wheel and four-wheel drive pickups. Some survey areas are located off existing roads. ATV travel is allowed on all improved roads as identified by the most recent motor vehicle use map (MVUM). No vehicle shall by-pass any officially blocked road (barriers, locked gates, posted signs, rock/log/dirt, etc.) without approval of the

Contracting Officer (CO). If approval is granted to go past locked gates, then a government-furnished key will be made available to the Contractor. Check in with CO or Contracting

Officer’s Representative (COR) prior to start of surveys to check on road conditions.

C.3 TASK ORDER PRE-WORK MEETING

The Contracting Officer's Representative will discuss the technical requirement and project layout with the contractor prior to issuance of each task order.

C.4 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

The Government will provide the following materials to each Contractor:

One copy of the GIS map for each of the survey project areas.

Forest Service Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive (TES) Plant Survey Field Form

Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Plants Element Occurrence Protocol and Field

Guide

Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Plants Survey Protocol and Field Guide

Electronic data files of the units to be surveyed.

Shapefiles or other GIS files as need that the contactor may need for uploading into the GPS unit to allow navigation in the survey units on the ground

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C.5 CONTRACTOR SUPPLIED MATERIALS AND OBLIGATIONS

The contractor shall provide all labor, housing, supervision, transportation, safety equipment, tools and materials necessary to perform the work specified by the contract, except for those items listed as Government-furnished. Specifically, but not necessarily all inclusively, the

Contractor shall furnish:

Compass, set to local declination

GPS system – Trimble, or Garmin unit **

Clinometer or other device allowing determination of percent slope

Plant press, plant dissecting tools

Technical Flora(s) and reference materials allowing identification of plants found

Hand lens, dissecting microscope

A digital camera with a minimum resolution of 5 mega-pixels, JPEG format.

USB/thumb drive, for submitting electronic forms, maps, photos, summary report, and electronic data files.

Contractors must have access to a computer with an internet connection, email, and Microsoft Word and Excel programs and GIS mapping software.

Spatial geodatabase of survey data

*The GPS unit used must provide 2 to 5-meter accuracy, and it must be able to be set to

NAD 83 UTM zone 12N datum with units of meters, for collecting data. Specific location data should be collected in UTMs. Data formats accepted for final products are in geodatabase (.gdb) format. All data must be accompanied by actual metadata which may be in the form of a descriptive word document, which described the parameters of the collected data. Electronic data and photographic images must be provided on thumb drives.

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C.6 SURVEY SPECIFICATIONS

(1) Botany Survey Areas

Project areas in general range from about 6500 feet to 11,000 feet in elevation, with most units occurring below 9,500 feet. Vegetation types will vary including dry sagebrush, woodlands, and native bunchgrass hillslopes and meadows, mixed conifer stands, fens and wetlands, riparian areas, and occasionally alpine and subalpine communities. Project areas are generally located near some type of road access but will require hikes in difficult terrain. Occasionally survey areas will include burn scars. Soils vary from rocky volcanic to granitic to sedimentary, depending on location.

In each identified survey area, the contractor will:

1. Survey for occurrences of target plant species on the attached lists and record results on the TES Plant Survey Form (attachment E). Units shall be surveyed by using the Focused (Intuitive Controlled) method as outline in the Forest Service

TES Plant Survey Form Instructions and in the definitions. The survey approach should be tailored to the target species using the focused method.

2. Record/report GPS coordinates for specific plant occurrences on the TES Plant

Element Occurrence Field Form (attachment F) and or in the Invasive Plant database developed by the contractor as is appropriate as point data for smaller populations, or as polygon data for larger populations (more than 1,000 individuals). Survey routes will be incorporated into GPS as line data. GPS data will be provided to the Forest Service as specified in the “Contractor-supplied

Materials and Obligations” section above.

For each task order, units will be identified by a general classification scheme to gauge difficulty of access and terrain. USFS staff will provide a general classification for a project area as a whole, not in individual survey units. The most predominant classification across the project area will be used to classify it. Task orders may include one to several project areas.

This scheme will provide context for contractor bid prices in each task order. The classification scheme is found below (table 2).

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Table 2- Classification Scheme

Terrain variability Access

Class 1 Low variability, low to moderate elevation gains and losses, high to moderate substrate stability (Typical of units located on roadsides and along trails, open meadow or sagebrush steppe, some mixed conifer sites)

Easily accessible by road, short hike

(less than a mile generally) to units sites

Class 2 Moderate variability, moderate to high elevation gains and losses, moderate to low substrate stability (Typical of many timbered sites, some burn scars, units with a mix of wetland, riparian, timber and sagebrush veg types)

Accessible by road, may be 4 wheel drive only, hike to units may be 1 mile or more, could be on or off trail

Class 3 Extremely variable, very steep slopes, unstable substrates, talus slopes and rock outcrop transitions (Typical of many burn scars and backcountry high elevation sites)

Accessible by difficult road access, hike to units may be substantial (more than

2-3 miles) and predominantly off trail

(2) Scope

The target of the surveys will be plant species listed on the following attachments (A, B, C, D): Invasive/Non-native/Noxious Plants of Shoshone NF (A); UFSF Region 2 Sensitive

Species Occurring on the Shoshone NF (B); USFS Shoshone NF Species of Local Concern

(C); Shoshone NF Priority Botanical Survey Units (D).

A Forest Service Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive (TES) Plant Survey Field Form and the accompanying Guide (see attachments E) are included in the contract package. The Forest

Service Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive (TES) Plant Survey Field Form shall be completed for each area surveyed. A TES Element Occurrence Field Form and Guide is also included for recording specific occurrences of TES species (attachment F). Lastly, the

Shoshone National Forest contractor will not be required to use an invasive plant datasheet, but rather will develop an invasive species feature class in a geodatabase. The attributes required for inclusion in the invasive species feature class are listed below (table 3):

Table 3- Invasive Species required attributes.

REQUIRED ATTRIBUTES

General Information Location Data Elements

Site ID Site

Location/Project

Name

Species Code

Date Easting Scientific Name

New Site or Revisit

(Y/N)

Northing Total Area Infested (gross acres)

Examiner Distribution (Clumps, scattered patch, scattered even, linear)

Region Canopy Cover (T=0-1, 1=1-5, 2=15-25, 3=25-35, 4-35-45, 5=45-55, 6=55-65, 7=65-75, 8=75-85, 9=85-95

Forest Distance from water (ft)

District Plant count estimate

State Phenology (Seedling, rosette, mature, flowering, in seed, previous year)

County

All spatial data should be returned in a geodatabase format which should include feature datasets for each geographic area and feature classes that cover survey area polygons, survey tracks, rare and sensitive species points and or polygons, and invasive plant points and or polygons.

Attributes in the rare and sensitives feature class should include the fields found the Rare Plant

Element Occurrence Field Form. Areas in page 20, 21, and 22 of Attachment E (TESP Plant

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Survey Guide Form)

Photos should be taken of general habitats encountered, as well as species of note, whether rare or invasive. Survey routes and target species occurrence data will be captured by GPS and shall be provided to the Government in shapefile or geodatabase format for use with ArcGIS software. A complete list of species encountered in each project area should be provided in table format within the report. Wet locations capable of supporting wetland species should also be photographed and marked with a GPS point.

All survey reports, data gathered, and products become the property of the U.S. Forest Service, which will determine further use and distribution of the information.

The contractor/project supervisor must have at least a bachelor’s degree in Botany or Ecology and have specific experience designing and executing plant monitoring in Wyoming, Idaho, and or Montana, conducting rare and invasive plant surveys, identifying plants in the field, making field-collected specimens, using technical keys to identify plants, and using GPS data collection and GIS mapping technology. The contractor must have demonstrated experience with established plant survey protocols.

The contractor is responsible for directly supervising all work conducted by others and for ensuring that surveys are carried out by people experienced at conducting field surveys and identifying plants located in the field, including the rare and invasive/non-native species that are the target of these surveys as well as species commonly found in the Greater Yellowstone

Ecosystem (GYE).

(3) Attachments to this package include the following:

Target species list (A, B, C)

List of survey units and high priority species (D)

TES Plant Survey Field Guide and Form (E)

TES Element Occurrence Field Guide and Form (F)

Botanical Survey Location Maps

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(4) Deliverables

The following items are due in draft form no later than October 15, 2022, and in final form by October

30, 2022, or on the same dates in year the task order is awarded, unless modified with a new specification:

a) Document each survey area with a Forest Service Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive

(TES) Plant Survey Field Form, with location map attached as specified in the Form

Instructions. Document a complete species list for each major project area completed.

Document whether target species and their habitat were found or not. Negative results are valid data and should be recorded specifically. Capture spatial and attribute information within a geodatabase format.

b) Document each R2 sensitive species location with a Forest Service TES Element Occurrence

Field Form, with location map attached as specified in the Form Instructions. Capture spatial and attribute information within a geodatabase format.

c) If a possible target species plant is located that cannot be conclusively identified, the location shall be GPSed, and documented on a Forest Service Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive

(TES) Plant Survey Field Form, indicating that positive identification could not be made, and an herbarium specimen will be collected if the population allows; otherwise, digital images will be made and provided. Unknown specimens and sensitive species should be verified with the Rocky Mountain Herbarium in Laramie, WY.

d) Document each invasive/non-native population in a spatial format with appropriate attribute information in a digital format. Large populations can be collected as a single polygon if the population is continuous. GPS data should be appropriate to the shape of the infestation: a point for small populations; a long linear polygon for trails, roadsides, etc.; a large multi-sided polygon for populations with many individuals.

e) Document survey routes spatially and include in the geodatabase. Display routes and target plant occurrences located during the survey in a hard copy format within the report.

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f) DO NOT collect Federally listed species. DO NOT collect Regional Forester’s

Sensitive Plant Species, collection is only allowed if positive identification cannot be confirmed, the population size is large enough to allow for the collection of a single individual AND the contractor possesses the appropriate plant collection permits from

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g) Provide digital images as follows: three images of the target rare plant species, including habit and flowers/fruits, close-up images of diagnostic characteristics; and three images of the habitat (taken from different vantage points). Also document invasive plant infestations, characterizing the size of the population, a photo that demonstrates identification, general habitat, and landscape.

h) Provide a written report containing items a) through f) below. The draft report should be submitted with all components listed below, with the review period meant for minor editing. All surveyed areas should be included in the report. Report components include:

a) Introduction section

b) Methods section including describing the approach taken to determining survey routes, number of surveyors, survey results and findings of the work performed.

c) Documentation of sites containing any Threatened, Endangered, and

Sensitive/rare species, invasive/non-native species, including discussion of habitat information for areas surveyed (vegetation types, general observations, apparent conditions, and trends). Include discussion on observed disturbances where invasive species are found, locations where disturbances are lacking, or other observed influences on the condition of rare and sensitive plant habitats.

d) Include a complete list of species found within the project areas targeted for survey. Include a list of species that were targeted for habitats likely to be found in the project areas. Make note of areas where no target/invasive species were found.

e) Provide maps showing all survey routes and species of interest.

f) Bibliography of references used to identify species.

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(5) Quality Control

For contract evaluation purposes only, the Contractor shall provide a detailed Quality

Control Plan (QCP) in their proposals. In general, the Quality Control Plan must demonstrate how the contractor will assure quality and meet the requirements and specifications of the contract. It shall describe how quality will be monitored to assure the performance standards are met; the supervision of the work; and personnel that will be performing the quality control. In addition, the Contractor should address industry standard guidelines, and any applicable State or Federal specifications, protection to the environment and wildlife habitat, and public safety in constructing a Quality Control Plan.

When required and after the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan has been accepted by the

Government, it will be incorporated into the Government’s Quality Assurance Surveillance

Plan.

(6) Inspection and Acceptance

a) Inspection: The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or the designated

Inspector may make periodic inspections of any phase of the work as it progresses. The contractor shall, without charge, make available for inspection, originals or copies of such items as field notes, working plats and drawings, material obtained through research, computation sheets, computer printouts, correspondence to and from adjoining landowners, and any other item deemed necessary to ensure contract compliance, and verify accomplishments. The Contractor shall request an inspection upon completion of the field work as outlined in the contract. The Contractor shall request an inspection upon completion of any corrective filed work required by the

COR.

b) The Government will conduct inspections of random survey units and all paperwork to determine work quality. Table 4 below outlines plan for inspecting work on this contract.

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Table 4. Example of Government Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan for Vascular Plant Surveys.

Performance

Requirement

Performance

Standard

Performance Measurement

Penalties and Incentives

Adhere to all survey protocols

The procedures and documentation of the survey protocols are completed as described.

• Inspect 100% of survey and site forms to ensure compliance to protocols.

• Inspection of the survey procedures may be ongoing while survey is in progress.

See Inspection of Services, Rework and Payment

Documentation forms and maps

All forms (survey form, population site forms) and maps are filled out completely and legibly according to contract specifications and survey protocols. Able to relocate site from map. There is a linking identifier to all maps and voucher specimens. All forms are turned in on the agreed upon schedule. Forms and maps must be legible and copy-able.

Inspect 100% of survey and site forms to ensure compliance to protocols.

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Field Procedures

Survey maps or GPS tracks show that each unit area was surveyed so that a representative cross section of all major topographic features and special habitat features were surveyed.

Inspect 15% of survey units and target species site locations to determine that contract specifications are followed and performance standards met.

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Final Report Contractor provides (1) hard copy and (1) electronic copy of a Final Report.

Inspect the final survey report for quality of preparation and completeness of information in draft form before final version.

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c) Rework: The Contractor will be required to rework any area or portion thereof that does not meet the terms of the contract. If the inspection reveals the need for rework, the COR will notify the Contractor immediately in writing. All rework must be completed prior to proceeding with new areas.

d) The following deficiencies will require rework:

1. Populations or habitats not identified;

2. Survey and/or Sighting forms not filled out completely and correctly, or do not have linking identifier to any voucher specimen and map;

3. Maps that do not thoroughly or accurately portray the survey route, have target species incorrectly located, are not legible, and do not have a linking identifier to any sighting forms;

4. Sites that cannot be relocated or do not have a linking identifier to any survey forms, voucher specimens and maps;

6. GIS data that is the wrong datum, not digitized correctly, unique identifier does not match data form or is missing a required attribute and;

7. Final reports that are not complete.

e) If work falls below minimum standards for field work (e.g., inaccurate GPS coordinates) and documentation (e.g., maps, survey forms, vouchers, and report), the Government will immediately notify the Contractor in writing and order improvement of the quality of future work. Re- inspection after rework will be made in the same manner as the first inspection but in a different area. If the quality of future work is not raised to a satisfactory level within three consecutive workdays after receipt of notice in writing of unsatisfactory work, the Contractor’s right to proceed may be terminated and the contract considered in default. Repeated failure to perform work at an acceptable performance shall also be considered reason for contract termination and default action.

f) Government Quality Control Assurance Surveillance Plan: The Contracting

Officer or the Contracting Officer’s duly authorized representative COR will inspect and accept the supplies and/or services to be provided under this contract.

Monitoring may consist of:

a. Field operations by visiting job site while surveys are being completed.

b. Compliance to Quality Control Plan.

c. Compliance to any requirements including adherence to performance period and timetables.

The Government will incorporate a mutually agreed upon Contractor Quality Control Plan into a Government Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan.

g) Acceptance: Acceptance of the work will be made only after the Government has inspected and accepted the work and submittals from the Contractor and determined them to fulfill all specifications, terms, and conditions of this contract.

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(7) Landscape Preservation

a. The Contractor shall give attention to the effect of contract operations upon the landscape, shall take care to maintain natural surroundings undamaged, and shall conduct the work at all times in compliance with the following requirements.

b. Prevention of Landscape Defacement: The Contractor shall not remove, deface, injure, or destroy trees, shrubs, lawns, or other natural features or any other improvements in the work area unless specifically authorized by the Government.

Unless otherwise provided herein, the Contractor shall confine contract operations to within the area designated in contract documents.

c. Protection of Streams, Lakes and Reservoirs: The Contractor shall take sufficient precautions to prevent pollution of streams, lakes, small ponds, and reservoirs with fuels, oils, bitumens, calcium chloride, silt or other harmful materials. Mechanical equipment shall not be operated in live streams without written approval of the Government.

d. The Contractor shall take all practical precautions while working to minimize soil damage, and damage or destruction of sensitive status plants and animals, and archeological resources. The work is limited as follows:

e. Utilize existing roads to fullest extent without creating new roads.

f. Utilize foot or ATV travel, when permitted, keeping in mind fire precaution levels, as the main mode of travel to survey areas where off road travel is necessary.

(8) Safety Plan The Contractor may be asked to provide a written, job specific safety plan. Contractor shall provide a written health and safety plan for the inherently hazardous conditions that exist during operations. Contractor’s health and safety plan shall identify and describe any inherently hazardous conditions and specific actions to reduce these hazards. This plan shall be provided to the CO at the post award conference. The plan should address employee safety protocols for working in areas with potential grizzly bear interactions.

DEFINITIONS

• GPS – Global Positioning System – a network of orbiting satellites that use geometry to triangulate the position of the users ground position on the earth’s surface.

• Focused (Intuitive Controlled Survey Method) – Most commonly used and most efficient method of surveying for TES Plants. During pre-field analysis, potential suitable habitat is identified for each species of interest and the survey effort is focused in those areas. This method requires adequate knowledge of suitable habitat in order to accurately select the areas of focused searching. When conducting intuitive controlled surveys, an area somewhat larger than the identified suitable habitat should be searched to validate current suitable habitat definitions. Survey effort covers a representative (80%) cross section of all major habitats and topographic features within unit areas including slopes, draws, benches, ridges, riparian or wet areas, rock

Shoshone National Forest outcrops and meadows and is concentrated in areas of highly suitable habitat for the target species.

• Invasive Plant Species – A species that does not naturally occur in a specific area and whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.

• NRM – The U.S. Forest Service Natural Resource Manager (previously known as

NRIS and may be referenced as such on forms) is a set of corporate databases and computer applications designed to support field-level users. It houses the Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Plants

– Invasive Species (TESP-IS) database.

• Population – Multiple sites of a target species within a survey area.

• Special Status Plant Species – For the purpose of this contract, this term will refer to vascular plant species that meet the following requirements. These are species which are proposed for listing, officially listed as threatened or endangered, or are candidates for listing as threatened or endangered under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA); those listed by a State in a category such as threatened or endangered implying potential endangerment or extinction; and those designated by the Region 2 Forester as Sensitive Species or by the Shoshone NF Forest Plan as Species of Local Concern.

• Survey Area – The entire area where target species are searched for even if no target species are found.

• Target Plant Species – Species that are required to be surveyed.

• TESP – Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Plants

• Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) - A projected coordinate grid system based upon one of many different mapping projections. The projected coordinate system for UTMs is Datum NAD 1983, Zones 12 North. The data is displayed in meters Easting (X coordinate) and Northing (Y coordinate).

C.7 Contractor Performance Assessment System (CPARS) program

This contract will be subject to reporting in the Contractor Performance Assessment System (CPARS) program. Contractors are encouraged to take training and register in this program.

• Contractor Overview (2.25 hours). Automated Online

- This training will givethe student an understanding of the Contractor Representative and Contractor Corporate Senior Management levels of access, the policies and regulations governing ACASS/CCASS and CPARS, and the electronic workflow with particular attention to the Contractor comment function.

• Target Audience: This session is specifically targeted to Contractor userswho provide Past Performance Evaluation comments or who manage theACASS/CCASS and CPARS process for their company.

Information can be found at: https://www.cpars.gov/ under the training tab.

http://www.cpars.gov/

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SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

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

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018)

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020)

52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (NOV 2021)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause– “Covered contractor information system” means an information system that is owned or operated by a contractor that processes, stores, or transmits Federal contract information.

“Federal contract information” means information, not intended for public release, that is provided by or generated for the Government under a contract to develop or deliver a product or service to the Government, but not including information provided by the Government to the public (such as on public websites) or simple transactional information, such as necessary to process payments.

“Information” means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions, in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual (Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 4009).

“Information system” means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information (44 U.S.C. 3502).

“Safeguarding” means measures or controls that are prescribed to protect information systems.

(b) Safeguarding requirements and procedures.

(1) The Contractor shall apply the following basic safeguarding requirements https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/agar https://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/FARClassDeviations.htm https://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/FARClassDeviations.htm http://uscode.house.gov/

Shoshone National Forest and procedures to protect covered contractor information systems. Requirements and procedures for basic safeguarding of covered contractor information systems shall include, at a minimum, the following security controls:

(i) Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices (including other information systems).

(ii) Limit information system access to the types of transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to execute.

(iii) Verify and control/limit connections to and use of external information systems.

(iv) Control information posted or processed on publicly accessible information systems.

(v) Identify information system users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices.

(vi) Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems.

(vii) Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal Contract Information before disposal or release for reuse.

(viii) Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.

(ix) Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity; maintain audit logs of physical access; and control and manage physical access devices.

(x) Monitor, control, and protect organizational communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational information systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of the information systems.

(xi) Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are physically or logically separated from internal networks.

(xii) Identify, report, and correct information and information system flaws in a timely manner.

(xiii) Provide protection from malicious code at appropriate locations within organizational information systems.

(xiv) Update malicious code protection mechanisms when new releases are available.

(xv) Perform periodic scans of the information system and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened, or executed.

(2) Other requirements. This clause does not relieve the Contractor of any other specific safeguarding requirements specified by Federal agencies and departments relating to covered contractor information systems generally or other Federal safeguarding requirements for controlled unclassified information (CUI) as established by Executive Order 13556.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under this contract (including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services, Shoshone National Forest other than commercially available off-the-shelf items), in which the subcontractor may have Federal contract information residing in or transiting through its information system.

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).

(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)).

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(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)

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[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 Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

☒ (30) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

☒ (31) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-35.

☒ (32) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020)

(29 U.S.C.793).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-36.

☒ (33) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

☐ (34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor

Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

☒ (35) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and

E.O. 13627).

☐ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter78 and E.O. 13627).

☐ (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Nov 2021). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as prescribed in 22.1803.)

☐ (37) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA– Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

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☐ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9…