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1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted ; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT

THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted , such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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43ZP

ATLANTA GA 30309-2449

1720 PEACHTREE RD SW SUITE 876 SOU

SOUTHERN REGION

USDA FOREST SERVICE

02/27/2019

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended , by one of the following methods: (a) By completing

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

FACILITY CODE CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)CODE 6. ISSUED BY

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

NO. 0005

5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

12/07/2018

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return __________________ copies to the issuing office.

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

USDA Forest Service Southern Region Disaster Recovery Support BPA

Amendment 0005

The purpose of this amendment is to provide a revised solicitation document, answers to vendor questions and to extend the due date until 03/18/2019. Major changes that occurred in the revised solicitation include the following:

- The addition of line item 0096 Trial Bridge Replacement, the clarification to line item descriptions in the AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE ACTIVITY, and line items 0044-0046 security service (armed)

- H.6. ON BOARDING AND OFF BOARDING OF AWARDEES

Continued ...

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

CHRISTOPHER J. FORD

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

Previous edition unusable

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

02/27/2019

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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CONTINUATION SHEET

REFERENCE NO. OF DOCUMENT BEING CONTINUED PAGE OF

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F)

1243ZP19R0002/0001

Original Description

The intent behind this solicitation is to establish Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for contractors who are technically capable and have relevant experience that can be utilized in the performance of disaster recovery efforts.

Technical ability, availability, and price reasonableness will be evaluated per Call. This solicitation will establish a set of Contractors who are technically acceptable to the Forest

Service to perform work as established by the solicitation. When the Forest Services has a maintenance or repair project, the Contracting

Officer (CO) will send each BPA awardee, unless exempted as identified below, a Schedule of

Items, Statement of Work, and Department of Labor

Wage Determination for the project¿s location.

The CO will provide a due date for each Call and identify what needs to be returned with the proposal. Small Business Determination is based on the applicable NAICS code for each service activity.

The maximum amount of each awarded BPA is

$1,000,000.00 and the aggregate maximum award for each forest unit is $10,000,000.00. The forest unit BPA set will expire if the aggregate amount of call orders meet the $10,000,000.00 ceiling or the period of performance expires. Being an

Awardee does not guarantee work, a minimum dollar amount, or the maximum amount will be awarded to any contractor.

Not submitting pricing on BPA Calls will not affect an Awardee negatively. This BPA is vast in nature and not all Contractors have the ability to perform all the work outlined.

Awardees will be encouraged not to submit pricing if they are unable to perform the work outlined in the Call.

A Blanket Purchase Agreement, or BPA, is a simplified method of filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services with qualified sources. BPA's are designed to reduce administrative costs in accomplishing small purchases by eliminating the need for issuing individual purchase documents. In other words, the Government uses BPA's when we know the we

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NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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CONTINUATION SHEET

REFERENCE NO. OF DOCUMENT BEING CONTINUED PAGE OF

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F)

1243ZP19R0002/0001

will need a basic requirement over and over, but can't say for sure when or how many of the items will be required.

A BPA is an agreement between the government and a contractor which sets the stage for the government to buy something quickly. BPAs are agreements, not contracts. Either side may opt out of the BPA at any time by giving at least a

30-day notice in writing. All of the conditions of sale are negotiated when the BPA Call is made.BPA's Calls are made when it is determined a service or supply is required. The Contracting

Officer will place the call to the contractor to request pricing for delivery of those items.

Period of Performance: 04/01/2019 to 04/29/2024

NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

REQUEST FOR QUOTE

Solicitation #: 1243ZP19R0002

USDA Forest Service Southern Region Disaster Recovery Support BPA

This Request for Quote (RFQ) is issued to solicit services to provide various hurricane support activities per the Statement of Work. Work may include but is not limited to road maintenance and construction; blading of roads; placement of aggregate; culvert cleaning and replacement;

tree removal; debris removal; ditch cleaning; trail maintenance and construction; non-living facility construction to include but not limited to parking lots, utilities, campgrounds, sheds, gazeboes, and other small storage units; and equipment rental to include but not limited to excavators, diggers, dozers, and other light or heavy equipment for areas in the Southern Region of the USDA Forest Service, hereafter referred to as “Agency”. If a contractors’ quote is accepted, the government intends to award one or more BPA awards.

The BPA awardees will provide services for a base ordering period of five (5) years.

Quotes must be presented in two parts: (1) a written pricing proposal (see Section B: Schedule of Items) and (2) a written technical proposal. Written technical proposals shall address, at a minimum: (1) Past Performance; (2) Experience

The Forest Service will use the evaluation criteria specified in Section M to evaluate responsive quotes.

One or more BPA awards will be made based on procedures set forth in Section M. The government reserves the right to make partial awards to more than one vendor if deemed necessary. If a vendor would only like to be considered for specific line items they must specify as such in their technical proposal.

The Government’s obligation under this Request for Quote is contingent upon the availability of funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting

Officer for all or part of the order requirements.

Quotes are due by 12:00 PM ET on March 18th, 2019.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

(Must be completed for consideration)

1. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

A. CONTRACTOR: ______________________________________ (Contractor’s Name)

______________________________________ (Address)

_______________________________________ (City-State-Zip)

______________________________________ (Point of Contact/Title)

PHONE NUMBER: ______________________________________

FAX NUMBER: ______________________________________

E-MAIL ADDRESS: ______________________________________

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION: ________________________

DUNS NUMBER : ______________________________________

FEDERAL TAX I.D. NO : ______________________________________

GSA CONTRACT NO: ______________________________________

B. GOVERNMENT: Christopher J. Ford, Contracting Officer

USDA Forest Service

1720 Peachtree Rd. NW, Suite 876 South

Atlanta, GA 30309-2449

404.347.1635

SECTION B

Schedule of Items

B.1. FIXED PRICES – BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

The fixed rates on the following pages must apply for payment purposes for the duration of this agreement. Fully loaded rates for the five (5) year BPA. Fully loaded rates include overhead and profit. Firm fixed price (FFP) BPA Calls (Call Orders) will be issued against this BPA, based upon a combination of rates (BPA rates and stated wage determination rates) and other established prices as stated in the schedule.

This multiple award BPA will establish agreed upon rate ceilings for various labor categories and equipment rental. Multiple contractors are expected under this multiple award BPA.

Consequently, competition of each BPA Call will occur among the multiple awarded BPA holders as established by the BPA ordering procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13.303.

Factors such as (but not limited to) price, past performance on prior Call Orders issued outside and under this multiple award BPA (quality of deliverables/services, timeliness, and cost control), socioeconomic status and potential impact on other orders placed with the contractor

(e.g. capacity issues) may be considered in determining establishment of individual call orders.

The offeror must provide firm fixed price labor rates for all applicable labor categories. Labor hour rates will be evaluated for the price competition, however orders must be issued as FFP at all times.

B.2. LABOR RATES

All hourly labor rates are to be fully loaded, inclusive of direct costs, indirect costs, overhead or

GA, profit, and incidental materials costs.

B.3. TRAVEL

Travel costs must be identified at the time of the BPA Call Order. Travel must be limited to rates established in the Federal Travel Regulations for localities where work is performed.

B.4. PRICING AND ESTIMATES

(a) This solicitation will result in multiple agreements. The dollar limitation for any individual order is $250,000.00. Since the needs of the Government and availability of Contractor's resources during an emergency cannot be determined in advance, it is mutually agreed that, upon request of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish the resources listed herein to the extent the Contractor is willing and able at the time of order. Due to the sporadic occurrence of Incident activity, the placement of any orders IS NOT GUARANTEED.

(b) Proposed rates shall include, but are not limited to, labor (as required), equipment, operating supplies, materials, State and Federal taxes (including workers compensation costs), insurance coverage, transportation costs, overhead, and profit, and any costs/fees necessary to ensure equipment/ operators/crews meet(s) the specified standards. As required by the agreement, any costs associated with a contractor provided support truck for fuel, maintenance, and operator transportation; delivery/setup/takedown, mobilization/demobilization, power generation, and a

Contractors representative attendance at the operational period briefings should also be included in the call order response.

(c) Resources furnished under this agreement may be operated and subjected to extreme environmental and/or strenuous operating conditions which could include but is not limited to unimproved roads, steep, rocky, hilly terrain, dust, heat, and smoky conditions. As a result, by entering into this agreement, the contractor agrees that what is considered wear and tear under this agreement is in excess of what the resource is subjected to under normal operations and is reflected in the rates paid for the resource.

(d) All projects shall be issued through separate BPA Calls, and will be competed between BPA contract holders awarded during RFP process as determined by ability to perform the work, availability, and price. No work is guaranteed to any awardee under this BPA. The successful offeror may be responsible for the accomplishment of repair, alteration, modernization, maintenance, rehabilitation, and construction of infrastructure, buildings, features, structures and other property, and other work as stated in the BPA

Call. Total aggregate maximum of each resultant BPA is not to exceed $1,000,000.00.

B.5. SERVICE/CONSTRUCTION WORK

This contract contains both service line items and construction line items which pertain to the overall hurricane recovery scope. It is anticipated that the majority of the contract work is service work and Service Contract Act wage determination and prompt payment procedures will apply to the call orders. Call orders may contain construction work more than $30,000.00 which will be applicable to performance bonding, Davis Bacon wage rates and payroll submittal requirements would apply to those orders. Further bonding instructions will be stated in specific call order.

B.6. OPEN MARKET ITEMS

For administrative convenience, BPA orders may include "open market" items (e.g., items that have not already been priced, evaluated and awarded on the Contractor's BPA schedule of items) as long as the value of "open market" items included in the order do not exceed the applicable micro- purchase threshold as defined in FAR 2.101. The items must also be clearly identified as

"open market" items. The Ordering Contracting Officer may authorize you buy non-priced open market items that can be negotiated at the call order level.

B.7. NON EMERGENCY UNIT PRICING

The non-emergency call orders are for services and construction ordered after initial response and are subject to your company’s price rate ceilings. The Contractor is responsible for all equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, lodging, trained/certified personnel, and supervision and management of those personnel, necessary to meet or exceed the agreement specifications. The resources may be used in the protection of lands, to include but not be limited to all-hazard incidents such as hurricanes and floods.

Price rate ceilings are fully burdened not to exceed rates for reoccurring tasks included in the scope of the agreement. The intention is that once call order details are given contractors will refine their pricing to be more competitive at the call order level. Though highly encouraged contractors are not required to reduce their agreement prices for specific call orders.

Contractors may be motivated to offer discounts based on factors other than order value, including competitive forces, technological changes, labor conditions, industry sales goals, and inventory reductions.

B.8. ANALYTICAL SERVICES

Analytical services shall be negotiated as required for a specific BPA Call. Customary incidental tools of the trade and equipment shall be included within hourly labor rates.

B.9. EQUIPMENT

Vehicles and equipment shall be negotiated as required for a specific BPA Call. Customary incidental tools of the trade and equipment shall be included within hourly labor rates.

B.10. MATERIALS

Materials (other than incidentals) shall be negotiated as required for a specific BPA Calls

B.12. SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

CLIN Line Item

Description

Units of

Measure

Non-Emergency

Rate

NAICS

Code

Service

Activity

Ref

HAND CLEARING ACTIVITY

0001 Herbicide

Treatment

Services

Acres 325320 -

Pesticide and Other

Agricultur al

Chemical

Manufactu ring

HAND

CLEARIN

G

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

0002 Clearing

Services

Miles 238910 Sit e

Preparatio n

Contracto rs

HAND

CLEARIN

G

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

0003 Control of herbaceous/w oody invasive species

Acres 325320 -

Pesticide and Other

Agricultur al

Chemical

HAND

CLEARIN

G

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

Manufactu ring

0004 Environmenta l Remediation and

Abatement

Activities

sq. FT 562910

Remediati on

Services

HAND

CLEARIN

G

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

HEAVY CLEARING ACTIVITY

0005 Clearing

Vegetation and Trees

Requirements

Mile 238910 Sit e

Preparatio n

Contracto rs

HEAVY

CLEARIN

G

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.2

0006 Disking

Services

Acres 238910 Sit e

Preparatio n

Contracto rs

HEAVY

CLEARIN

G

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.2

0007 Masticating

Services

Acres 238910 Sit e

Preparatio n

Contracto rs

HEAVY

CLEARIN

G

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.2

0008 Day Lighting

Services

Miles 238910 Sit e

Preparatio n

Contracto rs

HEAVY

CLEARIN

G

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.2

ROAD MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

0009 Blading

Aggregate

Surfaced

Roads

0.1 Mile 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

ROAD

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.3

0010 Clean and

Reshape

Ditches

0.1 Mile 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

ROAD

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.3

Constructi on

0011 Cleaning

Culverts and

Tail Ditches

Ea. 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

ROAD

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.3

0012 Spot Surface

Replacement, Aggregate

Surfaced

Roads

Ton 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

ROAD

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.3

0013 Aggregate

Materials

Ton 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

ROAD

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.3

0014 Erosion and

Sedimentation

Control

237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

ROAD

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.3

0015 Mowing

Services

Acres 325320 -

Pesticide and Other

Agricultur al

Chemical

Manufactu ring

ROAD

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.3

ROAD CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY

0016 Reconstruct

Roads

Miles 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

ROAD

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.4

0017 Bridge

Replacement

sq. Ft 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

ROAD

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.4

0018 Culvert

Installation

237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

ROAD

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.4

NON-FACILITY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY

0019 Fertilization

Services

Acres 561730

Landscapi ng

Services

NON-

FACILITY

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.5

0020 Planting

Services

Acres 561730

Landscapi ng

Services

NON-

FACILITY

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.5

0021 Reparing On-site Utility

Services

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

561990 All

Other

Support

Services

NON-

FACILITY

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.5

0022 Parking, road, sidewalk, and drainage structures

Ea 238910 Sit e

Preparatio n

Contracto rs

NON-

FACILITY

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.5

0023 Landscape

Improvements

Acres 561730

Landscapi ng

Services

NON-

FACILITY

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.5

0024 Dismantling, Demolition and/or

Removal of

Improvements

Ea 238910 Sit e

Preparatio n

Contracto rs

NON-

FACILITY

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.5

0025 Demolish infrastructure in safe and an

OSHA

regulated manner

238910 Sit e

Preparatio n

Contracto rs

NON-

FACILITY

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.5

NON-LIVING SMALL STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY

0026 Roofing

Replacement

sq. Ft 238160

Roofing

Contracto rs

NON-

LIVING

SMALL

STRUCTU

RE

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.6

0027 Siding

Replacement

Sq. Ft 238160

Roofing

Contracto rs

NON-

LIVING

SMALL

STRUCTU

RE

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.6

0028 Construct and install Pre-

Engineered and modular building systems

Sq. Ft.

Sizes

238290

Other

Building

Equipmen t

Contracto rs

NON-

LIVING

SMALL

STRUCTU

RE

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.6

PORTABLE TOILETS AND SERVICES ACTIVITY

0029 Portable

Toilets and

Services

Daily 562991

Septic

Tank and

Related

Services

PORTABL

E

TOILETS

AND

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

2.

0030 ADA

compliant portable toilet units

Daily 562991

Septic

Tank and

Related

Services

PORTABL

E

TOILETS

AND

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2

2.

0031 Handwashing

Stations

Daily 562991

Septic

Tank and

Related

Services

PORTABL

E

TOILETS

AND

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

2.

0032 Weekly maintenance, service and pumping

Weekly 562991

Septic

Tank and

Related

Services

PORTABL

E

TOILETS

AND

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

2.

AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE ACTIVITY

0033 Fixed Wing

Rental Flight

Time

Daily based on

Footprin t and data resolutio n

336411 Air craft

Manufactu ring

AERIAL

RECONNA

ISSANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

0034 Fixed Wing

Data/Product

Flight Time

Data per

Acres data.

Product per

Acres data.

336411 Air craft

Manufactu ring

AERIAL

RECONNA

ISSANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

0035 UAS Rental

Flight Time

Daily based on

Footprin t and data resolutio n

336411 Air craft

Manufactu ring

AERIAL

RECONNA

ISSANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

0036 UAS

Data/Product

Flight Time

Data per

Acres data.

Product per

Acres data.

336411 Air craft

Manufactu ring

AERIAL

RECONNA

ISSANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

0037 Satellite

Rental Flight

Time

Daily based on

Footprin t and data

336411 Air craft

Manufactu ring

AERIAL

RECONNA

ISSANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2 resolutio n

0038 Satellite

Data/Product

Flight Time

Data per

Acres data.

Product per

Acres data.

336411 Air craft

Manufactu ring

AERIAL

RECONNA

ISSANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

0039 UAS Rental

Type 4 Flight

Time

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

336411 Air craft

Manufactu ring

AERIAL

RECONNA

ISSANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

0040 UAS Rental

Type 4

Availability

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

336411 Air craft

Manufactu ring

AERIAL

RECONNA

ISSANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

SECURITY SERVICES ACTIVITY

0041 Security

Services Area

Patrol

(Unarmed)

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

561612

Security

Guards and Patrol

Services

SECURIT

Y

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

0042 Security

Services

Event

Coverage

(Unarmed)

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

561612

Security

Guards and Patrol

Services

SECURIT

Y

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

0043 Security

Services

Traffic

Control

(Unarmed)

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

561612

Security

Guards and Patrol

Services

SECURIT

Y

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

0044 Security

Services Area

Patrol

(armed)

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

561612

Security

Guards and Patrol

Services

SECURIT

Y

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

0045 Security

Services

Event

Coverage

(armed)

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

561612

Security

Guards and Patrol

Services

SECURIT

Y

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2

0046 Security

Services

Traffic

Control

(armed)

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

561612

Security

Guards and Patrol

Services

SECURIT

Y

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

TRAIL MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

0047 Trail

Assessment

Mile 541320

Landscape

Architectu ral

Services

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0048 Trail restoration

Mile 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0049 Trail restoration

(wilderness)

Mile 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0050 Trail restoration, Road to Trail

Conversion

Mile 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0051 Brush Cutting mile 561730

Landscapi ng

Services

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0052 Brush Cutting

Wilderness mile 561730

Landscapi ng

Services

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0053 Logging Out mile 115310

Support

Activities for

Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0054 Logging Out wilderness trails mile 115310

Support

Activities

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7 for

Forestry

0055 Danger Tree

Removal

EA 115310

Support

Activities for

Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0056 Danger Tree

Removal

(wilderness)

EA 115310

Support

Activities for

Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0057 Rock and

Root Removal mile* 115310

Support

Activities for

Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0058 Borrow CY 115310

Support

Activities for

Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0059 Slough and

Berm

Removal

LF 115310

Support

Activities for

Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0060 Slough and

Berm

Removal

(wilderness)

LF 115310

Support

Activities for

Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0061 Maintain

Trail

Turnpike

LF 115310

Support

Activities for

Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0062 Maintain

Switchbacks

LF 115310

Support

Activities for

Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0063 Drainage

Maintenance

EA 115310

Support

Activities

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7 for

Forestry

0064 Drainage

Maintenance

(wilderness)

EA 115310

Support

Activities for

Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0065 Maintain

Waterbars

(wilderness)

EA 115310

Support

Activities for

Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0066 Maintain

Waterbars

(wilderness)

EA 115310

Support

Activities for

Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0067 Maintain

Grade Dips

EA 115310

Support

Activities for

Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0068 Rock

Retaining

Wall

SF 561730

Landscapi ng

Services

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0069 Sign Repair EA 561990 All

Other

Support

Services

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0070 Sign

Replacement

EA 561990 All

Other

Support

Services

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

0071 Barrier

Maintenance, LF 238910 Sit e

Preparatio n

Contracto rs

TRAIL

MAINTEN

ANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.7

TRAIL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY

0072 Clearing mile 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0073 Clearing

(wilderness) mile 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0074 Grubbing mile 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0075 Obliteration LF 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0076 Obliteration

(wilderness)

LF 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0077 Closure EA 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0078 Hot bituminous plant mix surfacing

Ton 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0079 Cold bituminous plant mix surfacing

Ton 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

0080 Aggregate surfacing, grading

TON 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0081 Stairway, log riser

LF 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0082 Stairway, log riser

(wilderness)

LF 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0083 Stairway, overlapping rock pinned

LF 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0084 Stairway, overlapping rock pinned

(wilderness)

LF 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0085 Stairway, rock riser

LF 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0086 Removal of

Culverts

LF 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0087 Removal of

Culverts

(wilderness)

LF 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

0088 Removal of

Stairs

LF 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0089 Removal of

Bridge

LF 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0090 Removal of

Structures and obstructions

LF 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0091 Trail

Construction

24-36" mile 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0092 Trail

Construction

24-

36"(wildernes s) mile 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0093 Trail

Construction

36-48”

Mile 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0094 Culvert: type

18" cmp , .064"

LF 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

0095 Rock culverts LF 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

0096 Trial Bridge

Replacement

Sq. Ft 237310

Highway, Street and

Bridge

Constructi on

TRAIL

CONSTRU

CTION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.8

GATE INSTALLATION ACTIVITY

0097 Gate

Installation

EA 238290

Other

Building

Equipmen t

Contracto rs

GATE

INSTALL

ATION

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.9

BUG/ MOSIQUITOE CONTROL ACTIVITY

0098 Bug Mosquito

Spraying

(aerial)

Acres 325320 -

Pesticide and Other

Agricultur al

Chemical

Manufactu ring

BUG/

MOSIQUI

TOE

CONTROL

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

0099 Bug Mosquito

Spraying

(ground laying)

Acres 325320 -

Pesticide and Other

Agricultur al

Chemical

Manufactu ring

BUG/

MOSIQUI

TOE

CONTROL

ACTIVITY

C.2

.1.1

EQUIPMENT RENTAL (OPERATED)

0100 Feller

Buncher

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490

Other

Commerci al and

Industrial

Machinery and

Equipmen

EQUIPME

NT

RENTAL

(with

Operator)

C.2 t Rental and

Leasing

0101 Strip

Mulcher/Mast icator

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490

Other

Commerci al and

Industrial

Machinery and

Equipmen t Rental and

Leasing

EQUIPME

NT

RENTAL

(with

Operator)

C.2

.1.1

0102 Mulcher/Mast icator (Boom

Mounted)

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490

Other

Commerci al and

Industrial

Machinery and

Equipmen t Rental and

Leasing

EQUIPME

NT

RENTAL

(with

Operator)

C.2

.1.1

0103 Road Grader Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490

Other

Commerci al and

Industrial

Machinery and

Equipmen t Rental and

Leasing

EQUIPME

NT

RENTAL

(with

Operator)

C.2

.1.1

0104 Skidder Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490

Other

Commerci al and

Industrial

Machinery and

EQUIPME

NT

RENTAL

(with

Operator)

C.2

Equipmen and

Leasing

0105 Gray Water

Truck

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490

Other

Commerci al and

Industrial

Machinery and

Equipmen t Rental and

Leasing

EQUIPME

NT

RENTAL

(with

Operator)

C.2

.1.1

0106 Potable Water

Truck

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490

Other

Commerci al and

Industrial

Machinery and

Equipmen t Rental and

Leasing

EQUIPME

NT

RENTAL

(with

Operator)

C.2

.1.1

0107 Lowboy/Tran sport

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490

Other

Commerci al and

Industrial

Machinery and

Equipmen t Rental and

Leasing

EQUIPME

NT

RENTAL

(with

Operator)

C.2

.1.1

0108 Water

Tenders

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490

Other

Commerci al and

Industrial

Machinery and

Equipmen

EQUIPME

NT

RENTAL

(with

Operator)

C.2

Leasing

0109 Chippers Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490

Other

Commerci al and

Industrial

Machinery and

Equipmen t Rental and

Leasing

EQUIPME

NT

RENTAL

(with

Operator)

C.2

.1.1

0110 Excavator Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490

Other

Commerci al and

Industrial

Machinery and

Equipmen t Rental and

Leasing

EQUIPME

NT

RENTAL

(with

Operator)

C.2

.1.1

0111 Dozer Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490

Other

Commerci al and

Industrial

Machinery and

Equipmen t Rental and

Leasing

EQUIPME

NT

RENTAL

(with

Operator)

C.2

.1.1

0112 Generator

Delivery and

Installation

Ea 532490

Other

Commerci al and

Industrial

Machinery and

Equipmen

EQUIPME

NT

RENTAL

(with

Operator)

C.2

Leasing

Please indicate which areas of the region you would like to be considered for award. If you would like to be considered for all region units, please check all boxes.

FOREST UNIT AREA COVERAGE (by county) AWARD

CONSIDERATION

National Forests in Alabama (AL)

Lawrence, Franklin, and Winston

Cherokee, Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega, Clay, Covington , Escambia, Hale, Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Perry, Chilton, Dallas, Macon Counties

National Forests in Florida (FL)

Liberty, Leon, Franklin, Wakulla, Baker, Columbia, Putnam, Lake and Marion Counties in Mississippi

(MS)

Hinds, Rankin, Madison, Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith, Green, Jones, Wayne, Forrest, George, Greene, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Perry, Stone, Benton, Lafayette, Marmust, Tippah, Union, Yalobusha, Adams, Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Wilkinson, Chickasaw, Choctaw Winston, and Sharkey

Counties

Kisatchie

National

Forests (LA)

Bienville, Claiborne, De Soto, Grant, Jackson

Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Union, Vernon

Webster, Winn

National

Forests in

Texas (TX)

Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches

Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Jasper, Liberty

Montgomery, Newton, San Jacinto, Trinity

Tyler, Walker

El Yunque

(PR)

Canovanas, Carolina, Ceiba, Fajardo, Juncos, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande, Las Piedras

Oconee National

Forest (GA)

Greene, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Morgan, Oconee, Putnam, Oglethorpe, SECTION C

Statement of Work

C.1. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

C.1.1.SCOPE OF WORK

The USDA Forest Service Southern Region is soliciting for specific services and equipment to be placed on pre-hurricane season blanket purchase agreements (BPA)s. The intent of this solicitation is to award multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) for disaster support services to be performed for the USDA Forest Service, National Forests in Puerto Rico (PR), Texas (TX), Alabama (AL), Mississippi (MS), Louisiana (LA), Florida (FL), and the Oconee National Forest in GA. Examples of disaster recovery work include but are not limited to hurricanes, tornados, floods, and invasive species activity. Awarded Contractors will perform various disaster support activities per the Statement of Work. Work may include but is not limited to road maintenance and construction; blading of roads; placement of aggregate; culvert cleaning and replacement; tree removal; debris removal; ditch cleaning; trail maintenance and construction; non-living facility construction to include but not limited to parking lots, utilities, campgrounds, sheds, gazeboes, shoulder and roadbed reconditioning, and other small storage units; and equipment rental to include but not limited to excavators, diggers, dozers, and other light or heavy equipment.

C.1.2. SERVICE ACTIVITIES

The Contractor shall provide any and all equipment, labor, materials, tools, supervision, equipment including safety and other incidentals necessary to perform all work for the specified repair activities

• HAND CLEARING TYPE WORK (i.e. chainsaws)

• HEAVY CLEARING TYPE WORK (i.e. equipment used to clear paths such as excavators/bulldozers)

• ROAD MAINTENANCE TYPE WORK (i.e. aggregate, blading, culvert clearing)

• ROAD CONSTRUCTION TYPE WORK (i.e. reconstruct roads, bridge replacement, culvert installation)

• NON-FACILITY CONSTRUCTION (i.e. parking lots, utilities, campgrounds)

• NON-LIVING SMALL STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION (i.e. gazebos, sheds, storage facilities)

• TRAIL MAINTENANCE (i.e. clearing of trails, minor repairs, culvert clearing)

• TRAIL CONSTRUCTION (i.e. construction of trails, installation of culverts, footbridge installment)

• GATE INSTALLATION (i.e. across roads, trails, openings)

• EQUIPMENT RENTAL (i.e. excavators, dozers)

• BUG/ MOSIQUITOE CONTROL (i.e. spraying)

• PORTABLE TOILETS AND SERVICES (i.e. rental and servicing)

• AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE (i.e. UAV rental)

• SECURITY SERVICES

C.1.3. Location of Services

Respondents shall submit work their company has the ability to perform. Being unable to perform all work will not preclude you from being a potential awardee for this BPA; it may preclude the potential awardee from being offered work in those identified tasks. The Forest

Service is NOT requiring Contractors to “team up” for this BPA or any project

C.1.4. Period of Performance

This order will be for a period of five (5) years and ending on or about February, 2024. A BPA call order may extend beyond the current term of the BPA. The Government may cancel the

BPA at any time by notifying the Contractor/Team Lead at least thirty (30) days in advance.

BPA cancellation does not release the contractor from the duty to continue Call Order performance. Ongoing orders continue in accordance with their own period of performance, even if the BPA is cancelled.

C.1.5. Government-Furnished Property

As specified in individual Call Orders. Except for items listed under the Government Furnished

Property, the contractor shall furnish all labor, supplies, materials, equipment, transportation, incidentals, and supervision necessary to perform this service. All supplies, if any, used for this

BPA will be in accordance with the Sustainable Acquisition Policy (FAR 23.1) and

Environmentally Preferable Products and Services (FAR 23.7).

Safety equipment, fencing and barriers shall be installed per safety plan. Erosion control and sedimentation structures shall be constructed in according with EPA standards as needed.

Historical and/or archeological issues shall be addressed as needed.

C.1.6. Government Quality Assurance

Quality assurance will be performed by the Government during the contract at regular intervals.

Methods may include visual survey and review of Contractor quality control documents.

Deduction for work may include rework at no cost to the Government or Government acceptance with price reduction.

C.1.7. Contractor Quality Control

The Contractor, not the Government, is responsible for management and quality control actions to meet the terms of this contract. The role of the Government is quality assurance to ensure contract standards are met.

Records of quality inspections must be kept and made available to the Government throughout the performance period and for the period after contract completion until final settlement of any claims under this contract.

A description of the site specific quality control inspection plan must be provided within thirty

(30) days of contract award. The plan must include: (1) control procedures for security of Government-provided items such as keys, and lock combinations; (2) location of the inspection documents; (3) corrective or preventive actions that will be taken to meet quality standards; and

(4) a customer comments feedback system.

C.1.8. REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER THE SERVICE

CONTRACT ACT AND DAVIS BACON WAGE RATES

Wage Determinations must be included at the order level for the applicable locality.

Classification determination for applicable labor furnished under this agreement is the responsibility of the contractor. Proper classifications must be posted at the worksite with the applicable poster when operations are underway. Individual call orders will be updated with the appropriate version for the period of performance being covered under the call order.

Wage Determinations may be required from counties across the Southern Region of the USDA

Forest Service. The Southern Region includes the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, North Carolina, South

Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

Department of Labor Wage Determinations will be provided with each BPA Call.

Any BPA Call that is deemed construction may require bonds. Payment Bonds will be required for construction BPA Calls over $35,000.00 and Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for construction BPA Calls over $250,000.00.

C.1.9. INVOICES AND PAYMENTS

Each individual order shall identify the appropriate COR and address where invoices shall be submitted. Invoices for final payment must be so identified and submitted. When the order is complete no further charges shall be billed.

INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM

Most of the subsequent call orders shall require all invoices to be submitted digitally through the

Department of Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) https://www.ipp.gov. The contractors must follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via IPP as prescribed in the communications from USDA Treasury. For more information concerning IPP please visit http://www.fs.fed.us/business and further information will be discussed between the awardees and the Contracting Officer.

C.2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

C.2.1 Activities (Service Categories)

All work of this contract shall be performed in accordance with the requirements of the

Activities Schedule and the Repair Activities as specified per BPA Call.

C.2.1.1. HAND CLEARING TYPE WORK (i.e. chainsaws)

General Scope

Hand clearing work may occur along roads and trails, in and around recreation and administrative facilities, openings and fields, and on other locations near or within a national forest.

Hand clearing activities may include clearing, herbicide treatment, control of herbaceous or woody invasive species, and environmental remediation and abatement in the following locations along roads and trails. Activities may include restoring the original templates, clearing, removing slough and berm, borrow, filling ruts and troughs, reshaping back-slopes, excavation, reshaping trail tread, restoring drainage, constructing check dams, removing rocks, roots, and stumps, and rehabilitation.

BPA call orders may be issued for herbicide treatments, clearing, control of herbaceous or woody invasive species, and environmental remediation and abatement activities.

Detailed Specifications

The followings are a few specifications and requirements for activities that are included under this service category:

Herbicide Treatment Requirements:

- Herbicide treatments shall consist of spraying the targeted undesired vegetative species (i.e., NNIS or unwanted native invasive (sweetgum)), following current Forest Service specifications and requirements for treatment of vegetative species1, within the openings, along FS system roads, on and along the LWS and within some forested stands for habitat improvement. All herbicide activities would occur above the surface of the ground.

Clearing Requirements:

- Clearing activities shall consist of reclaiming openings by dozer and pushing or removing woody vegetation from the openings in order that normal planting practices could resume.

Clearing activities could include pushing root-balls out of the area so the ground would be prepared for later disking and planting.

Control of herbaceous/woody invasive species:

Control by mechanical or herbicide application

Environmental Remediation and Abatement Activities:

Mold remediation

Asbestos removal and cleanup

Lead paint removal and cleanup

Wild animal abatement and cleanup activities

C.2.1.2 HEAVY CLEARING TYPE WORK (i.e. equipment used to clear paths such as excavators/bulldozers)

Heavy clearing type work may occur along roads and trails, in and around recreation and

Heavy clearing activities may include Clearing Vegetation and Trees, Disking and Wildland

Disking, Mastication, and Day-lighting.

BPA call orders may be issued for activities listed below.

The followings are a few specifications and requirements for activities that are included under this service category:

Clearing Vegetation and Trees Requirements:

Clearing activities shall consist of reclaiming transportation infrastructure by excavator with hydraulic thumb, dozer and pushing or removing woody vegetation from transportation infrastructure in order that normal travel and traffic can resume. Clearing activities could include sawing down trees.

All debris or slash (i.e., windfall trees or branches) larger than three inches in diameter within the clearing limits shall be removed. Slash may be pushed outside of the clearing limits. No slash shall be placed in roads, openings, streams or ditches. All woody material larger than one inch in diameter or two feet in length and any sharp object shall be removed from the travel-ways (e.g., roads, trails, and openings).

Wildland Disking Requirements:

- Wildland Disking shall consist of disking, cutting or chopping into the soil up to 6” below the surface of the ground and through roots, sticks, rocks and other wildland debris. This type of disking would take place in wildland or woodland settings. This type disking would require the use of a heavier disk (e.g., a wildland disk) than would be used in more typical disking and cultivating practices. Disking would result in 8’ wide lanes across pre-selected stands (i.e., wildland, woodland and/or open stands) to increase edge habitat and improve the landscape’s overall habitat. All heavy disking treatments would be conducted on flatter, gently rolling or slopes less than 5%. The machine used to pull this heavy disk would be a heavier tractor or bull dozer with a heavier frame and more horse-power necessary to handle and pull this type of disk through these types of areas. A tired tractor may need to be equipped with the heavier layered wildland tires to protect against punctures from stobs, stumps and other sharp edges.

Disking Requirements:

Disking shall consist of disking or cutting into the soil up to 6” below the surface of the ground.

Disking would include the cutting or chopping of vegetation (e.g., grasses and woody plant growth) three inches diameter or less with the disking equipment within the openings, along the system roads, or on various forest locations.

All debris or slash (i.e., windfall trees or branches) larger than three inches in diameter within the disking limits shall be removed. Slash may be scattered outside of the disking limits. No slash shall be placed in roads, openings, streams or ditches. All woody material larger than one inch in diameter or two feet in length and any sharp object shall be removed from the travel ways (e.g., roads, and openings).

Mastication Requirements:

- Mastication shall consist of cutting, chopping and mulching all vegetation 6” or less in diameter down to ground surface level. This activity would occurring along roads, on LWS, openings and within some forested stands for habitat improvement by reducing the abundance of woody stems within these areas. All mastication activities would occur above the surface of the ground, but due to land contours (e.g., unevenness) an occasional bounce may occur, which would result in the scratch of the surface.

All debris or slash (i.e., windfall trees or branches) larger than three inches in diameter within the mastication limits shall be removed. Slash may be scattered outside of the working limits. No slash shall be placed in roads, openings, streams or ditches. All woody material larger than one inch in diameter or two feet in length and any sharp object shall be removed from the travel ways

(e.g., roads and openings).

Day-lighting Requirements:

- Day-lighting activities shall consist of reclaiming designated areas by dozer, articulating side-arm boom mower, and chainsaw by pushing and removing woody vegetation from the areas in order that normal planting practices could resume. Day-lighting activities could include pushing root-balls out of the area so the ground would be prepared for later disking and planting.

All debris or slash (i.e., windfall trees or branches) larger than three inches in diameter within the area limits shall be removed. Slash may be pushed outside of the area limits. No slash shall be placed in roads, openings, streams or ditches. All woody material larger than one inch in diameter or two feet in length and any sharp object shall be removed from the travel ways (e.g., roads and openings).

C.2.1.3. ROAD MAINTENANCE TYPE WORK (i.e. aggregate, blading, culvert clearing)

Road maintenance type work may occur along roads and trails, in and around recreation and

Road maintenance activities may include blading aggregate surfaced roads, cleaning and reshaping ditches, cleaning culverts and tail ditches, and spot surfacing replacement on aggregate roads, erosion control, and mowing.

The followings are a few specifications, performance standards and requirements for activities that are included under this service category:

BLADING AGGREGATE SURFACED ROADS

– Each road designated to be bladed shall receive a sufficient number of motor grader passes to accomplish the following tasks/subtasks:

– Blading operations are to be done over the entire riding surface in order to remove, all ruts, potholes, corrugations and berms by cutting out or scarifying to the bottom of such defect. All suitable dislodged material and aggregate shall be smoothly redistributed over the entire riding surface to produce the proper cross slope or crown as specified 2% to 4%,(1/4” to 1/2” per foot), so that water cannot collect or pond on the road surface This shall include roadbed shaping to prevent water from running down the length of the road. Road structural terms are illustrated on

Typical Section drawings in Exhibits D & E.

– Aggregate surfacing which has been worked onto road shoulders by traffic repair activities are to be reclaimed and smoothly redistributed over the entire riding surface. Riding surface widths are to be perpetuated as existing. Dips and swales designated to control surface drainage are to be maintained or repaired. No undercutting of road surface nor material berms will be allowed on either side of the road. Assure proper road crowns and surface drainage after all operations.

– Usual amounts of grass, leaf litter or pine straw is to be smoothly spread within the riding surface after sufficient movement to sift out surface aggregate. Where grass, leaf litter or pine straw is excessive, as determined by the COR, this material will be evenly spread along the road shoulder and left to decay. Care shall be taken to insure this material does not interfere with surface drainage nor present a safety hazard. Any such reusable material is to be reclaimed in subsequent bladings and smoothly spread within the riding surface.

– Blading operations are to be conducted as required to remove loose surface material and accumulated debris from bridge decks and low water structures. Care is to be exercised to not damage any part of the bridge or low water structure. All material shall be smoothly redistributed over the riding surface at the bridge and or low water structure approaches.

– Loose rocks protruding three inches or more above the graded surface and loose rocks greater than 3 inches in diameter on the graded surface shall be removed from the roadbed by the end of each work day. It is permissible to waste these rocks off the riding surface but away from ditch lines.

– Suitable material shall be placed over any solidly embedded rock so that no rock is protruding more than 3 inches above the graded roadbed surface. This requirement does not apply if suitable material is no located within 100 feet of the embedded rock.

– At the conclusion of grading and shaping operations the roadbed shall be smoothed and dressed to produce a uniform grade and cross section and a surface free of hollows, depressions, and projections above the adjacent roadbed surface. No berm or ridge greater than 1” of any material shall be left along either shoulder of the roadbed unless directed by the Contraction

Officer or designated representative.

Drainage Dips- All existing drainage dips, swales and other obvious drainage structures within the roadbed, shall be maintained to control surface drainage. All existing drainage dips shall be bladed and shaped to maintain the alignment, dimensions, depth and profile as illustrated on

Typical Section drawings in Exhibit E.

Berm Removal- Berm removal shall consist of the removal of berms along the road…