D1. SPECIFICATIONS_SalterCRI 2021-0317.1.pdf

CULTURAL RESOURCES CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

Salter Class III Cultural Resources Inventory

Revision 06/29/2021

Salter Vegetation Management Project Environmental Assessment

DIVISION 100 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Please Note:

This will be a best value contract based on the highlighted specifications outlined in Section 160 – Contractor Qualifications.

110 - Scope of Contract

The contractor shall supply the necessary qualified personnel, services, and facilities to complete the following:

Base Unit 1

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 1,302 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord 18 previously recorded sites and/or linear segments:

5DL1580.2 5DL1580.8 5DL1580.9 5DL1736

5DL1739 5DL1740 5DL1741 5DL1743

5DL1744 5DL1746 5DL1747 5DL1753

5DL1755 5DL1756 5DL1771 5DL1772

5DL1773 5DL1775

• Linear resource segments shall be reevaluated/rerecorded to their previously documented extent and shall be evaluated for their supporting or not supporting the eligibility of the entire site.

• Previously recorded isolates shall be summarized in the literature review and report, but need not be specifically revisited, reevaluated, or rerecorded. Care shall be taken to ensure that isolates are not recorded in duplicate.

• Produce an Addendum Report (Section 106 compliance report) for the inventory following standards outlined in the Programmatic Agreement among the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Routt National Forest, San Juan National Forest and the Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Vegetation Management Undertakings (Vegetation Management PA). See Section 220 for required components of the Addendum Report.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance with Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) guidelines, including management recommendations concerning proposed activities within or near each site or isolate.

Base Unit 2

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 1,155 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord eight (8) previously recorded sites:

5DL1749 5DL1750 5DL1774 5MT12135

5MT12140 5MT12146 5MT12147 5MT12174

• Previously recorded isolates shall be summarized in the literature review and report, but need not be specifically revisited, reevaluated, or rerecorded. Care shall be taken to ensure that isolates are not recorded in duplicate.

• Produce an Addendum Report (Section 106 compliance report) for the inventory following standards outlined in the Programmatic Agreement among the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Routt National Forest, San Juan National Forest and the Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Vegetation Management Undertakings (Vegetation Management PA). See Section 220 for required components of the Addendum Report.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance

Base Unit 3

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 1,098 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord four (4) previously recorded sites and/or linear segments:

5MT4383 5MT5166.11 5MT12145 5MT12176

• Linear resource segments shall be reevaluated/rerecorded to their previously documented extent and shall be evaluated for their supporting or not supporting the eligibility of the entire site.

• Previously recorded isolates shall be summarized in the literature review and report, but need not be specifically revisited, reevaluated, or rerecorded. Care shall be taken to ensure that isolates are not recorded in duplicate.

• Produce an Addendum Report (Section 106 compliance report) for the inventory following standards outlined in the Programmatic Agreement among the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Routt National Forest, San Juan National Forest and the Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Vegetation Management Undertakings (Vegetation Management PA). See Section 220 for required components of the Addendum Report.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance

Base Unit 4

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 853 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord 19 previously recorded sites:

5MT2757 5MT4511 5MT4516 5MT4517

5MT4518 5MT4519 5MT4520 5MT4521

5MT4526 5MT6599 5MT6656 5MT6684

5MT11381 5MT12165 5MT12172 5MT12173

5MT12175 5MT12868 5MT12888

• Previously recorded isolates shall be summarized in the literature review and report, but need not be specifically revisited, reevaluated, or rerecorded. Care shall be taken to ensure that isolates are not recorded in duplicate.

• Produce an Addendum Report (Section 106 compliance report) for the inventory following standards outlined in the Programmatic Agreement among the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Routt National Forest, San Juan National Forest and the Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Vegetation Management Undertakings (Vegetation Management PA). See Section 220 for required components of the Addendum Report.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance

• Evaluate the effects of the proposed action on the National Register District 5MT6599.

Should additional funds become available, the following items may be added to the scope of contract for additional cultural resources inventory units:

Optional Unit 1

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 1,149 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord one (1) previously recorded site:

5MT13467

• Previously recorded isolates shall be summarized in the literature review and report, but need not be specifically revisited, reevaluated, or rerecorded. Care shall be taken to ensure that isolates are not recorded in duplicate.

• Produce an Addendum Report (Section 106 compliance report) for the inventory following standards outlined in the Programmatic Agreement among the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Routt National Forest, San Juan National Forest and the Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Vegetation Management Undertakings (Vegetation

Optional Unit 2

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 2,421 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord four (4) previously recorded sites and/or linear segments:

5MT535 5MT2665 5MT4014 5MT4015

5MT4016 5MT4017 5MT5326 5MT5332

5MT5336 5MT5337 5MT5342 5MT5346

5MT6437 5MT6600 5MT6993 5MT6994

5MT10461

• Linear resource segments shall be reevaluated/rerecorded to their previously documented extent and shall be evaluated for their supporting or not supporting the eligibility of the entire site.

• Previously recorded isolates shall be summarized in the literature review and report, but need not be specifically revisited, reevaluated, or rerecorded. Care shall be taken to ensure that isolates are not recorded in duplicate.

• Produce an Addendum Report (Section 106 compliance report) for the inventory following standards outlined in the Programmatic Agreement among the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Routt National Forest, San Juan National Forest and the Colorado State

Optional Unit 3a

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 890 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord one (1) previously recorded site:

5DL1968

• Previously recorded isolates shall be summarized in the literature review and report, but need not be specifically revisited, reevaluated, or rerecorded. Care shall be taken to ensure that isolates are not recorded in duplicate.

• Produce an Addendum Report (Section 106 compliance report) for the inventory following standards outlined in the Programmatic Agreement among the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Routt National Forest, San Juan National Forest and the Colorado State

Optional Unit 3b

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 999 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord three (3) previously recorded sites and/or linear segments:

5DL1580 5DL1966 5DL2641

• Linear resource segments shall be reevaluated/rerecorded to their previously documented extent and shall be evaluated for their supporting or not supporting the eligibility of the entire site.

• Previously recorded isolates shall be summarized in the literature review and report, but need not be specifically revisited, reevaluated, or rerecorded. Care shall be taken to ensure that isolates are not recorded in duplicate.

• Produce an Addendum Report (Section 106 compliance report) for the inventory following standards outlined in the Programmatic Agreement among the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Routt National Forest, San Juan National Forest and the Colorado State

Optional Unit 3c

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 576 acres.

• Previously recorded isolates shall be summarized in the literature review and report, but need not be specifically revisited, reevaluated, or rerecorded. Care shall be taken to ensure that isolates are not recorded in duplicate.

• Produce an Addendum Report (Section 106 compliance report) for the inventory following standards outlined in the Programmatic Agreement among the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Routt National Forest, San Juan National Forest and the Colorado State

Optional Unit 3d

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 415 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord four (4) previously recorded sites and/or linear segments:

5DL1961 5DL1962

• Linear resource segments shall be reevaluated/rerecorded to their previously documented extent and shall be evaluated for their supporting or not supporting the eligibility of the entire site.

• Previously recorded isolates shall be summarized in the literature review and report, but need not be specifically revisited, reevaluated, or rerecorded. Care shall be taken to ensure that isolates are not recorded in duplicate.

• Produce an Addendum Report (Section 106 compliance report) for the inventory following standards outlined in the Programmatic Agreement among the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Routt National Forest, San Juan National Forest and the Colorado State

Optional Unit 4a

• Conduct intensive (Class III) pedestrian field inventory of approximately 521 acres.

• Revisit and reevaluate/rerecord four (4) previously recorded sites and/or linear segments:

5MT5166.3 5MT5166.6 5MT13172 5MT13175

• Linear resource segments shall be reevaluated/rerecorded to their previously documented extent and shall be evaluated for their supporting or not supporting the eligibility of the entire site.

• Previously recorded isolates shall be summarized in the literature review and report, but need not be specifically revisited, reevaluated, or rerecorded. Care shall be taken to ensure that isolates are not recorded in duplicate.

• Produce an Addendum Report (Section 106 compliance report) for the inventory following standards outlined in the Programmatic Agreement among the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Routt National Forest, San Juan National Forest and the Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Vegetation Management Undertakings (Vegetation Management PA). See Section 220 for required components of the Addendum Report.

• Complete appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site and isolate forms in accordance

The inventory area is located within the San Juan National Forest, Dolores Ranger District. Survey will be conducted on 4408 acres within Base Unit 1 (1,302 acres), Base Unit 2 (1,155 acres), Base Unit 3 (1,098 acres), and Base Unit 4 (853 acres) within the Salter sector of the Salter Vegetation Management Project Environmental Assessment (EA) analysis area. Should additional funds become available, additional inventory may be conducted on the optional units (6,972 acres).

The San Juan National Forest, Dolores Ranger District, is proposing to conduct vegetation management across approximately 23,647 acres in eleven (11) separate project areas within the Salter EA analysis area. Proposed treatments include sanitation/salvage, pre-commercial thinning, commercial thinning, single tree selection treatments, oak thinning, reforestation, and pile burning.

The purpose of this project is to increase forest resilience, increase age-class diversity, promote the recovery of forest vegetation, reduce the risk of high severity wildfires, and provide wood products for commercial and non-commercial uses.

120 - Work submittal

The contract period shall begin June 28, 2021. The start date may be adjusted depending on weather conditions, access, and ground visibility (i.e. remaining snow load) within the inventory area. The inventory area must be 80% snow free and reasonably dry prior to the commencement of fieldwork.

Base Unit 1 Draft deliverables, including a draft report; draft site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs shall be received by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) by August 16, 2021. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor at the pre-work meeting.

Base Unit 2 Draft deliverables, including a draft report; draft site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs shall be received by the COR by November 15, 2021. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor at the pre-work meeting.

Base Unit 3 Draft deliverables, including a draft report; draft site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs shall be received by the COR by January 3, 2022. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor at the pre-work meeting.

Base Unit 4 Draft deliverables, including a draft report; draft site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs shall be received by the COR by January 31, 2022. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor at the pre-work meeting.

If Base Units 2 through 4 are awarded as part of the initial contract award, then the draft and final deliverables may be submitted together in one Addendum Report Draft deliverables, including a draft report; draft site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs shall be received by the COR by January 3, 2022. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor at the pre-work meeting.

Optional Units If the optional units are exercised, the due date for draft deliverables, including a draft report; draft site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs will be mutually agreed to by the contractor and the Forest Service Contracting Officer. The due date for optional unit draft deliverables will be dependent on the point relative to the summer 2021 field season at which the optional units are exercised. The scope of the Addendum Report will be mutually agreed to by the contractor and the Contracting Officer.

Upon receipt of the draft deliverables, the COR will have 14 calendar days to review and provide comments to the contractor for finalization of the deliverables. Upon receipt of the draft deliverables review e-mail, the contractor will then have 14 calendar days to make changes and submit the final deliverables, including the final report; final site and isolate forms; GIS shapefiles of site data, site boundaries, and inventory area boundaries; maps; and photographs. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor at the pre-work meeting.

Work that is submitted later than the contract schedule or that fails to meet contract and permit specifications will result in poor past performance ratings.

130 - Description and location

The area to be analyzed is located approximately 15 miles north of the town of Dolores in Dolores County, Colorado in the portion of the Dolores Ranger District known as Plateau Creek.

The Salter cultural inventory consists of Base Unit 1 (two noncontiguous treatment units), Base Unit 2 (a single treatment unit), Base Unit 3 (a single treatment unit), Base Unit 4 (a single treatment unit), and Base Unit 5 (three noncontiguous treatment units). Most of the treatment units are in close to one another and are situated between Plateau Canyon to the north and west and Beaver Canyon to the south. One unit of Base Unit 1 is located near The Glade; and Base Unit 5 is located south of Beaver Canyon. Dominant vegetation in the area is ponderosa pine with a Gambel oak and grass understory. Elevations range from approximately 7,800 feet to approximately 8,400 feet across the analysis area.

Base Unit 1 The legal location for this unit is:

Township 41 North, Range 17 West, Sections 13, 14, 23, 24 Township 39 North, Range 14 West, Sections 7, 18 Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Sections 11, 12, 13

Eighteen (18) previously recorded sites and/or linear segments within the inventory area will require reevaluation/rerecording. These sites are:

Smithsonian # Forest Service # Type Description NRHP Status 1 5DL1580.2 02130201829 Historic Railroad grade segment Eligible 2 5DL1580.8 02130201831 Historic Railroad grade segment Eligible 3 5DL1580.9 02130201868 Historic Railroad grade segment Unevaluated 4 5DL1736 02130203204 Historic Aspen arboglyph Not Eligible 5 5DL1739 02130203207 Historic Aspen arboglyph Not Eligible 6 5DL1740 02130203208 Historic Unknown Not Eligible 7 5DL1741 02130203209 Historic Unknown Not Eligible

8 5DL1743 02130203211 Historic Unknown Not Eligible 9 5DL1744 02130201106 Historic Unknown Not Eligible 10 5DL1746 02130203213 Multi-component Unknown Not Eligible 11 5DL1747 02130203214 Historic Unknown Not Eligible 12 5DL1753 02130203219 Historic Unknown Not Eligible 13 5DL1755 02130203221 Historic Aspen arborglyph Not Eligible 14 5DL1756 02130203222 Historic Unknown Not Eligible 15 5DL1771 02130203232 Historic Unknown Not Eligible 16 5DL1772 02130201090 Historic Farming/Ranching Not Eligible 17 5DL1773 02130201091 Prehistoric Lithic Not Eligible 18 5DL1775 02130203233 Historic Unknown Not Eligible

There have been several previous inventories conducted within and near this unit. Based on the results of these inventories, it is expected that the site density will be moderate. Prehistoric site types that may be expected in the inventory area include artifact scatters and limited activity sites. Historic sites related to logging and ranching, and culturally modified trees may also be expected in the area.

Base Unit 2

The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 14 West, Section 18 Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Sections 13, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 34, 35

Eight (8) previously recorded sites within the inventory area will require reevaluation/rerecording. These sites are:

Smithsonian # Forest Service # Type Description NRHP Status 1 5DL1749 02130201111 Historic Historic trash Not Eligible 2 5DL1750 02130203216 Historic Aspen arborglyph Not Eligible 3 5DL1774 02130201092 Prehistoric Lithic Not Eligible 4 5MT12135 02130203379 Historic Unknown Not Eligible 5 5MT12140 02130203384 Historic Unknown Not Eligible 6 5MT12146 02130203390 Historic Unknown Not Eligible 7 5MT12147 02130203391 Historic Unknown Not Eligible 8 5MT12174 02130201095 Prehistoric Lithic Not Eligible results of these inventories, it is expected that the site density will be moderate. Prehistoric site types that may be expected in the inventory area include artifact scatters and limited activity sites. Historic sites related to logging and ranching, and culturally modified trees may also be expected in the area.

Base Unit 3 The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 14 West, Section 18, 19 Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, 35

Four (4) previously recorded sites within the inventory area will require

Smithsonian # Forest Service # Type Description NRHP Status 1 5MT4383 02130200122 Multi-component Unknown Eligible 2 5MT5166.11 02130201877 Historic Linear segment Unevaluated 3 5MT12145 02130203389 Historic Unknown Not Eligible 4 5MT12176 02130201097 Prehistoric Camp Eligible results of these inventories, it is expected that the site density will be moderate. Prehistoric site types that may be expected in the inventory area include artifact scatters and limited activity sites. Historic sites related to logging and ranching, and culturally modified trees may also be expected in the area.

Base Unit 4 The legal location for this unit is:

Township 38 North, Range 15 West, Section 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Sections 34, 35

Nineteen (19) previously recorded sites within the inventory area will require

Smithsonian # Forest Service # Type Description NRHP Status 1 5MT2757 02130200035 Prehistoric Lithic Unevaluated 2 5MT4511 02130504712 Prehistoric Open architectural Eligible 3 5MT4516 02130504711 Prehistoric Open architectural Eligible 4 5MT4517 02130504724 Prehistoric Lithic quarry Eligible 5 5MT4518 02130504726 Prehistoric Lithic scatter Eligible 6 5MT4519 02130504725 Prehistoric Sheltered architectural Eligible 7 5MT4520 02130504722 Prehistoric Lithic quarry Eligible 8 5MT4521 02130504719 Prehistoric Lithic scatter Eligible 9 5MT4526 02130504723 Prehistoric Lithic quarry Eligible

5MT6599 02130204351

National Register District

Anasazi Archaeological District Listed

11 5MT6656 02130504495 Prehistoric Open camp Eligible 12 5MT6684 02130504714 Prehistoric Lithic scatter Eligible 13 5MT11381 02130200904 Unknown Unknown Unevaluated 14 5MT12165 02130504720 Prehistoric Lithic scatter Not Eligible 15 5MT12172 02130201093 Prehistoric Lithic Not Eligible 16 5MT12173 02130201094 Prehistoric Lithic Not Eligible 17 5MT12175 02130201096 Prehistoric Lithic Not Eligible 18 5MT12868 02130201271 Prehistoric Habitation Unevaluated 19 5MT12888 02130201291 Prehistoric Lithic scatter Unevaluated results of these inventories, it is expected that the site density will be moderate. Prehistoric site types that may be expected in the inventory area include artifact scatters and limited activity sites. Historic sites related to logging and ranching, and culturally modified trees may also be expected in the area.

Optional Unit 1 The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Sections 19, 30 Township 39 North, Range 16 West, Sections 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25

One (1) previously recorded sites and/or linear segments within the inventory area will require

Smithsonian # Forest Service # Type Description NRHP Status 1 5MT131467 Historic Culturally modified tree Eligible results of these inventories, it is expected that the site density will be moderate. Prehistoric site types that may be expected in the inventory area include artifact scatters and limited activity sites. Historic sites related to logging and ranching, and culturally modified trees may also be expected in the area.

Optional Unit 2

The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Sections 29, 30, 31, 32 Township 39 North, Range 16 West, Sections 25, 26, 27, 35, 36

Seventeen (17) previously recorded sites and/or linear segments within the inventory area will require reevaluation/rerecording. These sites are:

Smithsonian # Forest Service # Type Description NRHP Status 1 5MT535 02130200191 Unknown Lithic scatter Unevaluated 2 5MT2665 02130203683 Prehistoric Unknown Unevaluated 3 5MT4014 02130200047 Prehistoric Unknown Unevaluated 4 5MT4015 02130200048 Prehistoric Unknown Not Eligible 5 5MT4016 02130200049 Prehistoric Unknown Unevaluated 6 5MT4017 02130200050 Multi-component Unknown Unevaluated 7 5MT5326 02130200182 Prehistoric Lithic scatter Unevaluated 8 5MT5332 02130200188 Prehistoric Lithic scatter Unevaluated 9 5MT5336 02130200192 Prehistoric Lithic scatter Unevaluated 10 5MT5337 02130200193 Prehistoric Lithic scatter Unevaluated 11 5MT5342 02130200195 Prehistoric Lithic scatter Eligible 12 5MT5346 02130200199 Prehistoric Lithic scatter Eligible 13 5MT6437 Unknown Unknown Unevaluated 14 5MT6600 02130200051 Historic Unknown Unevaluated 15 5MT6993 Unknown Unknown Unevaluated 16 5MT6994 Unknown Unknown Unevaluated 17 5MT10461 02130200096 Prehistoric Lithic scatter Eligible results of these inventories, it is expected that the site density will be moderate. Prehistoric site types that may be expected in the inventory area include artifact scatters and limited activity sites. Historic sites related to logging and ranching, and culturally modified trees may also be expected in the area.

Optional Unit 3a The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Sections 10, 11, 14

One (1) previously recorded site and/or linear segments within the inventory area will require reevaluation/rerecording. These sites are:

Smithsonian # Forest Service # Type Description NRHP Status 1 5DL1968 02130201407 Multi-component Artifact scatter Eligible results of these inventories, it is expected that the site density will be moderate. Prehistoric site types that may be expected in the inventory area include artifact scatters and limited activity sites. Historic sites related to logging and ranching, and culturally modified trees may also be expected in the area.

Optional Unit 3b The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Sections 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 22

Three (3) previously recorded sites and/or linear segments within the inventory area will require reevaluation/rerecording. These sites are:

Smithsonian # Forest Service # Type Description NRHP Status 1 5DL1580 02130201840 Historic Railroad grade Eligible 2 5DL1966 02130201406 Historic Railroad grade Not Eligible 3 5DL2641 02130201665 Prehistoric Unknown Unevaluated results of these inventories, it is expected that the site density will be moderate. Prehistoric site types that may be expected in the inventory area include artifact scatters and limited activity sites. Historic sites related to logging and ranching, and culturally modified trees may also be expected in the area.

Optional Unit 3c The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Sections 15, 16, 21, 22

There are no previously recorded sites within the inventory area, though there have been several previous inventories conducted near this unit. Based on the results of these inventories, it is expected that the site density will be moderate. Prehistoric site types that may be expected in the inventory area include artifact scatters and limited activity sites. Historic sites related to logging and ranching, and culturally modified trees may also be expected in the area.

Optional Unit 3d The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Sections 8, 9, 16, 17, 20

Tow (2) previously recorded sites and/or linear segments within the inventory area will require reevaluation/rerecording. These sites are:

Smithsonian # Forest Service # Type Description NRHP Status 1 5DL1961 02130504760 Prehistoric Unknown Not Eligible 2 5DL1962 02130201404 Prehistoric Lithic scatter Not Eligible results of these inventories, it is expected that the site density will be moderate. Prehistoric site types that may be expected in the inventory area include artifact scatters and limited activity sites. Historic sites related to logging and ranching, and culturally modified trees may also be expected in the area.

Optional Unit 4a The legal location for this unit is:

Township 39 North, Range 15 West, Sections 21, 28, 29, 33

Four (4) previously recorded sites and/or linear segments within the inventory area will require reevaluation/rerecording. These sites are:

Smithsonian # Forest Service # Type Description NRHP Status 1 5MT5166.3 02130200101 Historic Railroad grade Eligible 2 5MT5166.6 02130504738 Historic Railroad grade Eligible 3 5MT13172 02130201410 Prehistoric Lithic scatter Not Eligible 4 5MT13175 02130201411 Prehistoric Lithic scatter Not Eligible results of these inventories, it is expected that the site density will be moderate. Prehistoric site types that may be expected in the inventory area include artifact scatters and limited activity sites. Historic sites related to logging and ranching, and culturally modified trees may also be expected in the area.

General maps of the project location are included with this contract package. Detailed maps and GIS shapefiles of the inventory area and previously recorded site locations will be provided to the contractor at the pre-work meeting. Previous cultural resources inventory reports, site forms, and isolated find forms will be available for use by appointment at the Dolores Public Lands Office, 29211 Highway 184, Dolores, CO 81323. These materials will be reviewed by the contractor during the Class I literature review.

The Forest Service reserves the right to modify the area to be inventoried by the contractor. If such inventory changes are necessary, adjustments will be mutually agreed to by the contractor and the Forest Service Contracting Officer.

140 - Property furnished by the Government

The Government will supply the contractor with the following supplies:

1. GIS shapefiles of the inventory area and previously recorded site locations;

2. Empty polygon shapefile templates for submission of site boundary and inventory area boundary GIS data;

3. The SHPO notification package (SJNF #2019-11) produced pursuant to the Vegetation

Management PA for the Environmental Assessment area; and

4. A copy of the Vegetation Management PA.

Property furnished by the Government will be made available at the pre-work meeting and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor.

150 - Property furnished by the Contractor

The contractor will furnish all other equipment needed to accomplish the fieldwork and site form documentation according to the specifications of this contract. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, transportation, GPS equipment, computer programs, compasses, and cameras.

160 – Contractor Qualifications

The principal investigator for the project must hold a valid Forest Service Cultural Resource Use Permit for the San Juan National Forest and must have a current curation agreement with the Canyon of the Ancients Museum in Dolores, Colorado.

The crew chief of each survey crew must have the following minimum qualifications:

• A graduate degree in anthropology, specializing in archaeology, or equivalent archaeological experience.

• Listed as a crew chief on the Principal Investigator’s valid Forest Service Cultural Resource Use Permit.

• At least 16 months of professional experience and/or specialized training in archaeological field work, artifact analysis, and administration.

• At least 6 months of experience in archaeological survey or excavation within the southwestern region of Colorado.

• Demonstrated competence in collecting, handling, analyzing, evaluating, and reporting archaeological data.

• Demonstrated ability to plan, equip, staff, organize, and supervise a cultural resources survey.

• Demonstrated ability to accurately plot archaeological site locations on topographic maps and to map sites using GPS units.

• Demonstrated competence in identifying and describing artifacts, including identification of prehistoric ceramics found within southwestern Colorado, using published type descriptions.

Each crew member must have the following minimum qualifications:

• At least 24 semester hours of credit in archaeology, anthropology, and/or history courses.

Courses must include information on the method and theory of archaeological survey and excavation.

• At least 3 months of field experience in archaeological survey. Crew members must work under the direct field supervision of a certified crew leader at all times.

Individuals, institutions, groups, and agencies performing work under a contract for cultural resources inventory will submit the vitae of all persons who may work under the contract to the COR. If additional individuals are recruited to work under the contract after its issuance, vitae of these additional individuals must also be submitted to the COR. Information in the vitae will be used to verify that the individuals meet the requirements listed above. All individuals proposed to work as principal investigators, crew chiefs, or in other supervisory capacities must be approved by the COR before that person may direct archaeological work.

Prior to conducting any fieldwork, the contractor will submit a Fieldwork Authorization Form to the COR and discuss any special conditions that may apply to this project.

DIVISION 200 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

210 - Survey techniques

Once the procurement is issued, the contractor may commence work by scheduling an appointment to conduct a records search at the Dolores Public Lands Office. The file search can begin immediately upon receipt of notification of award or receipt of a Notice to Proceed (acceptance of bid and award of procurement). The following fieldwork restrictions for snow cover apply: the inventory area must be 80% snow-free and reasonably dry. Provisions for extension of fieldwork dates may only be made for unusual or prolonged weather delays.

The inventory area can be accessed by vehicle and then by foot. Field personnel will be required to keep all motorized vehicles on existing roads. The limits of the inventory area are not marked in the field. Overall, inventory area will require accurate location and orientation prior to inventory.

As a minimum, the contractor shall perform the following:

1. Prior to conducting fieldwork, the contractor will submit a Fieldwork Authorization Form to the COR and discuss any special conditions that may apply to this project. The Fieldwork Authorization Form must be signed prior to the commencement of fieldwork.

2. Prior to conducting fieldwork, the contractor will review the SHPO notification package for the project and any previous survey reports and site documentation on file at the Dolores Public Lands Office and with the OAHP.

3. The contractor will conduct a 100% intensive Class III pedestrian survey of the inventory area.

The maximum transect width per surveyor will not exceed 15 meters (49 feet). Transect spacing should be reduced as needed by vegetation and ground cover to ensure complete, intensive inventory coverage of the entire inventory area. A map and compass or GPS shall be used to ensure systematic, even coverage of the inventory area.

4. Each crew member must be directly supervised by an individual who meets the requirements for crew chief, as specified in Section 160 above. Survey crews may consist of no more than five individuals.

Sites:

For the purpose of this contract, a cultural resources site is defined as a locus of human activity that is more than 50 years old, including prehistoric and historic resources, involving evidence of purposeful behavior beyond the level of one or a few accidentally deposited artifacts.

Minimal site identification criteria include at least one of the following:

(a) One or more features,

(b) One formal tool if associated with other cultural materials or more than one formal tool,

(c) An occurrence of three or more classes of artifacts,

(d) Two classes of artifacts in a density of at least ten items per 100 square meters,

(e) A single class of artifacts in a density of at least 25 artifacts in a definable area, or

(f) One or more culturally peeled trees.

Isolated Finds:

Occurrences of artifacts at less than the above shall be classified as isolated finds (IFs), including scatters (fewer than 25 artifacts), isolated artifacts, or isolated features. A "pot bust" is an IF, even if it contains more than 25 sherds. IF descriptions will, when possible, include associated dates, cultural affiliation, material type, ceramic type, and other information for determining the context of the IF. An isolated feature is a construction that, due to its lack of association, is not designated as a site. Examples of isolated features include isolated railroad grades, isolated trash dumps, and abandoned roads.

Isolated prehistoric features, such as grinding slicks, pecked hand and toe holds, or bedrock mortars, will normally be recorded as sites. Significant cultural manifestations younger than 50 years old may occur in the inventory area. In some cases, these cultural manifestations may be associated with recent Native American activities or other recent historic events. These manifestations should be documented as part of the inventory and in some cases, after consultation with the COR, may be recorded as sites. Recording the content and location of isolates is generally considered to exhaust the information potential of the find, and they are not usually considered to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

Exclusions:

Certain constructions (i.e. modern fence lines, recreational and hunter camps, modern camp fire rings, logging roads, skid trails, modern isolated trash dumps, and modern abandoned roads) may be excluded as sites due to their recent nature, lack of association, and minimal scientific importance (FSM San Juan Supplement No. 20, 2361.05). It is not necessary to fully document features such as dirt roads, stock ponds, soil berms, fence lines, small irrigation ditches, pastures, or fields unless they are part of a larger site, are known to be significant, or are named (based on field or archival evidence). If the resources are not fully documented, they should be generally described in the Addendum Report (Colorado Cultural Resource Survey Manual p. 18).

Additional Documentation Provisions

1. Each site and isolate shall be mapped with a GPS unit, depicted on a 1:24,000-scale USGS topographic map, and identified with a Smithsonian number obtained by the contractor. All sites shall also be assigned a Forest Service site number, which will appear on the appropriate OAHP site form. The contractor shall contact the COR prior to submission of the draft deliverables to obtain Forest Service site numbers for each recorded site.

GPS locations and UTM coordinates are required at site datum points. Site datum points will be submitted as a point shapefile. The boundaries of all sites will also be recorded with a GPS unit and submitted as a polygon shapefile. A copy of each shapefile will be provided electronically by the contractor with the draft deliverables. Draft deliverables will be submitted and uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor.

All GPS data submitted will meet the following standards:

• Coordinate system: both NAD83, Zone 13N and NAD83, Zone 12N reported in UTM coordinates;

• Locational point/polygon accuracy of 3 meters or less;

• OAHP polygon shapefile templates used and attribute table fully populated.

2. At least two digital photographs taken from different directions will be submitted for each site.

Photographs should show identifying site characteristics and important landmarks for relocating the site.

Photographs will be included with the Colorado Cultural Resource Survey site forms and will include provenience information. Digital photograph files will be submitted to the COR upon conclusion of the project. These files will be uploaded to the U.S. Forest Service external Pinyon/Box folder (https://usfs.app.box.com); the specific folder will be shared with the contractor.

3. Each newly discovered site shall be recorded on the appropriate standard Colorado Cultural Resource Survey forms. Information contained on the site form will be consistent with the instructions as listed on the OAHP website.

4. Previously recorded National Register-eligible, needs data, and unevaluated sites within the inventory area will be relocated and reevaluated on official Re-Visitation Forms with maps and photographs. If the existing complete site records for these sites are older than 10 years, the sites will be fully re-recorded on current site forms.

5. When officially not eligible sites are encountered on survey, it is expected that the surveyors will examine the surface deposit at the site relative to the most recent recording in order to determine whether the official eligibility determination continues to be valid. If the determination continues to be valid, a Re- Visitation Form completed to minimally document this observation is sufficient. If the determination does not appear to be valid, it is expected that the site will be fully rerecorded, including limited auger, shovel, or trowel testing.

6. All newly identified sites and all previously recorded needs data and unevaluated sites within the inventory area will have limited auger, shovel, or trowel testing to determine National Register eligibility.

All previously recorded eligible and not eligible sites whose previous eligibility determination warrants additional consideration will have limited shovel or trowel testing to determine National Register eligibility. The identification of the sites that warrant additional consideration will be done by the contractor through consultation with the COR. All sites within the inventory area will be evaluated as eligible or not eligible to the National Register. No sites will be evaluated as needs data or left unevaluated.

7. Historic trails will be documented as such on official linear site forms. Associated features, such as sheepherder arborglyphs along a stock driveway, will be recorded as sub-features of the historic trail, if appropriate.

8. The contractor shall cease work upon discovering any human remains and associated funerary objects and shall immediately notify the COR and/or authorized officer. Work in the vicinity of the discovery may not resume until the COR and/or authorized officer has given permission.

211 - Artifact Collection and Analysis

As a minimum the contractor shall perform the following:

1. The contractor shall not collect any artifacts with the exception of Paleoindian projectile points and exceptional artifacts that are at risk and cannot be reasonably protected in the field. These exceptional artifacts may include exposed fragile perishable materials at risk of being destroyed or extremely significant diagnostic artifacts that are in immediate danger of being looted. All other analysis shall be done in the field.

2. Ceramic Analyses: In-field analysis of ceramic materials will be done using standard regional published typologies in order to assign cultural affiliation and occupation dates, unless such artifacts are at risk as described in Section 211.1 above.

3. All collected items will be labeled with individual site and report numbers, packaged in appropriate bags or containers, and curated at the Canyons of the Ancients Museum in Dolores, Colorado.

4. Lithic Analysis: The contractor should expect to encounter artifacts manufactured from sandstone, quartzite, rhyolite, basalt, obsidian, chert, petrified wood, chalcedony, and other siliceous and igneous materials. The contractor shall explain the typology used in classifying the lithic artifacts in the final report. Lithic materials may consist of both ground and chipped stone varieties, and should, at a minimum, be assigned to functional and material categories. For example, manos should be identified by material, whether they are "one-hand" or "two-hand" in size, and whether they are unifacially or bifacially worked.

220 - Inventory report Inventory reports shall follow the guidelines set out for Addendum Reports in the Vegetation Management PA. Components of Addendum Reports include the following:

• Cultural Resources Survey Management Information Form

• Refined description of the APE (if needed)

• Description of field methods

• Description of survey results

• Description of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) evaluations

• Evaluation of survey strategy or predictive models (i.e. analysis of resources found in high or low site probability areas)

• Results and recommendations, including a comprehensive assessment of direct, indirect, and cumulative effects; actions to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects to historic properties (including Standard Site Protection Measures listed in Appendix D of the Vegetation Management PA); and areas that require post-implementation survey

The report shall include a Forest Service project number, an OAHP report number obtained by the contractor, the OAHP tracking number assigned to the project, and the following maps:

• Project location map

• Area of potential effects (APE) and survey coverage map

• Map of previously identified cultural resources within and adjacent to the APE

• Map of previous inventories conducted within and adjacent to the APE;

• Map with site locations plotted on 1:24,000-scale USGS topographic quadrangles

• Map with the locations of isolates plotted on 1:24,000-scale USGS topographic quadrangles

All typing and illustrations used in the report must be of suitable quality to provide a clear, legible copy when used on a duplicating (Xerox) machine. Final documents shall comply with Section 508 Accessibility Standards (www.section508.gov).

The Smithsonian site number will be the primary site reference number used in the report. The report will include tables of the cultural sites and isolates (both previously recorded and newly discovered) identified within the inventory area. The table will include the Smithsonian number, site type, cultural affiliation, approximate dates, National Register eligibility recommendation, and management recommendations for each site or isolate.

221- Transmittal of report One copy of a fieldwork summary report will be submitted to the COR within 14 calendar days of completion of the fieldwork. The fieldwork summary will include:

• The number of sites and isolates documented,

• The field assessment of their eligibility, and

• Draft maps and shapefiles of site and isolate locations.

Base Unit 1 An electronic copy of the draft Addendum Report in Microsoft Word format, photographs, draft site and isolate forms, maps, and shapefiles (in the OAHP template for zones 12 & 13) shall be submitted to the COR by August 16, 2021

Base Unit 2 An electronic copy of the draft Addendum Report in Microsoft Word format, photographs, draft site and isolate forms, maps, and shapefiles (in the OAHP template for zones 12 & 13) shall be submitted to the COR by November 15, 2021.

Base Unit 3 An electronic copy of the draft Addendum Report in Microsoft Word format, photographs, draft site and isolate forms, maps, and shapefiles (in the OAHP template for zones 12 & 13) shall be submitted to the COR by January 3, 2022.

Base Unit 4 An electronic copy of the draft Addendum Report in Microsoft Word format, photographs, draft site and isolate forms, maps, and shapefiles (in the OAHP template for zones 12 & 13) shall be submitted to the COR by January 31, 2022.

If Base Units 2 through 5 are awarded as part of the initial contract award, then the draft and final deliverables may be submitted together in one Addendum Report. An electronic copy of the draft Addendum Report in Microsoft Word format, photographs, draft site and isolate forms, maps, and shapefiles (in the OAHP template for zones 12 & 13) shall be submitted to the COR by January 3, 2022.

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The date for submission of an electronic copy of the draft Addendum Report in Microsoft Word format, photographs, draft site and isolate forms, maps, and shapefiles will be mutually agreed to by the contractor and the Forest Service Contracting Officer.

Upon receipt of the draft deliverables, the COR will have 14 calendar days to review and provide comments to the contractor for finalization of the deliverables. Upon receipt of the draft report review e-mail, the contractor will then have 14 calendar days to make changes and submit the final report and all project records.