1243ZP19R0002_Solicitation_v1.pdf

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43ZP

ATLANTA GA 30309-2449

1720 PEACHTREE RD SW SUITE 876 SOU

SOUTHERN REGION

USDA FOREST SERVICE

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01/30/2019 1200 ET

12/07/2018

(404)347-1635CHRISTOPHER FORD

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INFORMATION CALL:

FOR SOLICITATION 8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIMEb. TELEPHONE NUMBERa. NAME

4. ORDER NUMBER3. AWARD/ 6. SOLICITATION

1243ZP19R0002

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SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE OF

1 83 OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

TELEPHONE NO.

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15. DELIVER TO

ATLANTA GA 30309-2449

1720 PEACHTREE RD SW SUITE 876 SOU

SOUTHERN REGION

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USDA Forest Service Southern Region Disaster Recovery Support BPA

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

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CHRISTOPHER J. FORD

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION (BLOCK 5),

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Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

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ITEM NO.

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

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1243ZP19R0002

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 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: 03/01/2019 to 03/29/2024

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 January 30, 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 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 some cases the Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook (Work/Rest Guidelines) may apply; the call order shall state if applicable.

(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 shall 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. EMERGENCY UNIT PRICING

These prices are fixed price rates. 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.

The majority of these call orders may be subject to the Incident Business Management Handbook (the call order shall state as such). These call orders are intended for general task response; where specific details are unknown. These orders may include but or not limited to all of the tasks listed under the service activity. These tasks also have a not-to-exceed call order limit of $25,000.00 and may be sole-sourced.

B.8. 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. 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.9. 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.10. 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.11. Travel

Travel costs shall be identified at the BPA Call level. Travel shall be limited to rates established in the Federal

Travel Regulations for localities where work is performed.

B.12. Materials

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

B.13. Schedule of Items

CLIN Line Item Description

Units of Measure

Emergency Rate

Non- Emergency Rate

NAICS Code Service Activity

Ref.

HAND CLEARING ACTIVITY

0001 Herbicide Treatment Services

Acres 325320 - Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturi ng

HAND

CLEARING

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.1.

0002 Clearing Services

Miles 238910 Site Preparation Contractors

HAND

CLEARING

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.1.

0003 Control of herbaceous/w oody invasive species

Acres 325320 - Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturi ng

HAND

CLEARING

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.1.

0004 Environmenta l Remediation and Abatement Activities

sq. FT 562910 Remediatio n Services

HAND

CLEARING

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.1.

HEAVY CLEARING ACTIVITY

0005 Clearing Vegetation and Trees Requirements

Mile 238910 Site Preparation Contractors

HEAVY

CLEARING

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.2.

0006 Disking Services

Acres 238910 Site Preparation Contractors

HEAVY

CLEARING

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.2.

0007 Masticating Services

Acres 238910 Site Preparation Contractors

HEAVY

CLEARING

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.2.

0008 Day Lighting Services

Miles 238910 Site Preparation Contractors

HEAVY

CLEARING

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.2.

ROAD MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

0009 Blading Aggregate Surfaced Roads

0.1 Mile 237310

Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

ROAD

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.3.

0010 Clean and Reshape Ditches

0.1 Mile 237310

Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

ROAD

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.3.

0011 Cleaning Culverts and Tail Ditches

Ea. 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

ROAD

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.3.

0012 Spot Surface Replacement, Aggregate Surfaced Roads

Ton 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

ROAD

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.3.

0013 Aggregate Materials

Ton 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

ROAD

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.3.

0014 Erosion and Sedimentatio n Control

237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

ROAD

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.3.

0015 Mowing Services

Acres 325320 - Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturi ng

ROAD

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.3.

ROAD CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY

0016 Reconstruct Roads

Miles 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

ROAD

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.4.

0017 Bridge Replacement

sq. Ft 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

ROAD

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.4.

0018 Culvert Installation

237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

ROAD

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.4.

NON-FACILITY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY

0019 Fertilization Services

Acres 561730 Landscapin g Services

NON-

FACILITY

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.5.

0020 Planting Services

Acres 561730 Landscapin g Services

NON-

FACILITY

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.5.

0021 Reparing On-site Utility Services

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

561990 All Other Support Services

NON-

FACILITY

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.5.

0022 Parking, road, sidewalk, and drainage structures

Ea 238910 Site Preparation Contractors

NON-

FACILITY

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.5.

0023 Landscape Improvement s

Acres 561730 Landscapin g Services

NON-

FACILITY

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.5.

0024 Dismantling, Demolition and/or Removal of Improvement s

Ea 238910 Site Preparation Contractors

NON-

FACILITY

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.5.

0025 Demolish infrastructure in safe and an

OSHA

regulated manner

238910 Site Preparation Contractors

NON-

FACILITY

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.5.

NON-LIVING SMALL STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY

0026 Roofing Replacement

sq. Ft 238160 Roofing Contractors

NON-LIVING

SMALL

STRUCTURE

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.6.

0027 Siding Replacement

Sq. Ft 238160 Roofing Contractors

NON-LIVING

SMALL

STRUCTURE

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

1.6.

0028 Construct and install Pre- Engineered and modular building systems

Sq. Ft.

Sizes

238290 Other Building Equipment Contractors

NON-LIVING

SMALL

STRUCTURE

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.6.

PORTABLE TOILETS AND SERVICES ACTIVITY

0029 Portable Toilets and Services

Daily 562991 Septic Tank and Related Services

PORTABLE

TOILETS

AND

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.12

0030 ADA

compliant portable toilet units

Daily 562991 Septic Tank and Related Services

PORTABLE

TOILETS

AND

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.12

0031 Handwashing Stations

Daily 562991 Septic Tank and Related Services

PORTABLE

TOILETS

AND

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.12

0032 Weekly maintenance, service and pumping

Weekly 562991 Septic Tank and Related Services

PORTABLE

TOILETS

AND

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.12

AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE ACTIVITY

0033 UAS Rental Type 1 Flight Time

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

336411 Aircr aft Manufacturi ng

AERIAL

RECONNAIS

SANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.13

0034 UAS Rental Type 1 Availabilty

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

336411 Aircr aft Manufacturi ng

AERIAL

RECONNAIS

SANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.13

0035 UAS Rental Type 2 Flight Time

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

336411 Aircr aft Manufacturi ng

AERIAL

RECONNAIS

SANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.13

0036 UAS Rental Type 2 Availability

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

336411 Aircr aft Manufacturi ng

AERIAL

RECONNAIS

SANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.13

0037 UAS Rental Type 3 Flight Time

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

336411 Aircr aft Manufacturi ng

AERIAL

RECONNAIS

SANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.13

0038 UAS Rental Type 3 Availability

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

336411 Aircr aft Manufacturi ng

AERIAL

RECONNAIS

SANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.13

0039 UAS Rental Type 4 Flight Time

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

336411 Aircr aft Manufacturi ng

AERIAL

RECONNAIS

SANCE

ACTIVITY

1.13

0040 UAS Rental Type 4 Availability

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

336411 Aircr aft Manufacturi ng

AERIAL

RECONNAIS

SANCE

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.13

SECURITY SERVICES ACTIVITY

0041 Security Services Area Patrol

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services

SECURITY

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.14

0042 Security Services Event Coverage

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services

SECURITY

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.14

0043 Security Services Traffic Control

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services

SECURITY

SERVICES

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.14

TRAIL MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

0044 Trail Assessment

Mile 541320 Landscape Architectura l Services

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0045 Trail restoration

Mile 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0046 Trail restoration (wilderness)

Mile 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0047 Trail restoration, Road to Trail Conversion

Mile 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0048 Brush Cutting mile 561730 Landscapin g Services

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0049 Brush Cutting Wilderness mile 561730 Landscapin g Services

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0050 Logging Out mile 115310 Support Activities for Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0051 Logging Out wilderness trails mile 115310 Support Activities for Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

1.7.

0052 Danger Tree Removal

EA 115310

Support Activities for Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0053 Danger Tree Removal (wilderness)

EA 115310

Support Activities for Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0054 Rock and Root Removal mile* 115310 Support Activities for Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0055 Borrow CY 115310 Support Activities for Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0056 Slough and Berm Removal

LF 115310

Support Activities for Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0057 Slough and Berm Removal (wilderness)

LF 115310

Support Activities for Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0058 Maintain Trail Turnpike

LF 115310

Support Activities for Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0059 Maintain Switchbacks

LF 115310

Support Activities for Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0060 Drainage Maintenance

EA 115310

Support Activities for Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0061 Drainage Maintenance (wilderness)

EA 115310

Support Activities for Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0062 Maintain Waterbars (wilderness)

EA 115310

Support Activities for Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0063 Maintain Waterbars (wilderness)

EA 115310

Support Activities for Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0064 Maintain Grade Dips

EA 115310

Support Activities for Forestry

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0065 Rock Retaining Wall

SF 561730

Landscapin g Services

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0066 Sign Repair EA 561990 All Other

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

1.7.

Support Services

0067 Sign Replacement

EA 561990 All Other Support Services

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

0068 Barrier Maintenance, LF 238910 Site Preparation Contractors

TRAIL

MAINTENAN

CE ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.7.

TRAIL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY

0069 Clearing mile 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0070 Clearing (wilderness) mile 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0071 Grubbing mile 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0072 Obliteration LF 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0073 Obliteration (wilderness)

LF 237310

Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0074 Closure EA 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0075 Hot bituminous plant mix surfacing

Ton 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0076 Cold bituminous plant mix surfacing

Ton 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

1.8.

Constructio n

0077 Aggregate surfacing, grading

TON 237310

Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0078 Stairway, log riser

LF 237310

Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0079 Stairway, log riser (wilderness)

LF 237310

Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0080 Stairway, overlapping rock pinned

LF 237310

Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0081 Stairway, overlapping rock pinned (wilderness)

LF 237310

Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0082 Stairway, rock riser

LF 237310

Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0083 Removal of Culverts

LF 237310

Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0084 Removal of Culverts (wilderness)

LF 237310

Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0085 Removal of Stairs

LF 237310

Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

1.8.

0086 Removal of Bridge

LF 237310

Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0087 Removal of Structures and obstructions

LF 237310

Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0088 Trail Construction 24-36" mile 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0089 Trail Construction 24- 36"(wildernes s) mile 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0090 Trail Construction 36-48”

Mile 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0091 Culvert: type 18" cmp , .064"

LF 237310

Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

0092 Rock culverts LF 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Constructio n

TRAIL

CONSTRUCT

ION

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.8.

GATE INSTALLATION ACTIVITY

0093 Gate Installation

EA 238290

Other Building Equipment Contractors

GATE

INSTALLATI

ON ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.9.

BUG/ MOSIQUITO CONTROL ACTIVITY

0094 Bug Mosquito Spraying (aeriel)

Acres 325320 - Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturi ng

BUG/

MOSIQUITO

CONTROL

ACTIVITY

1.11

0095 Bug Mosquito Spraying (ground laying)

Acres 325320 - Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturi ng

BUG/

MOSIQUITO

CONTROL

ACTIVITY

C.2.

1.11

EQUIPMENT RENTAL (OPERATED)

0096 Feller Buncher

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

EQUIPMENT

RENTAL

(with Operator)

C.2.

1.10

0097 Strip Mulcher/Masti cator

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

EQUIPMENT

RENTAL

(with Operator)

C.2.

1.10

0098 Mulcher/Masti cator (Boom Mounted)

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

EQUIPMENT

RENTAL

(with Operator)

C.2.

1.10

0099 Road Grader Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

EQUIPMENT

RENTAL

(with Operator)

C.2.

1.10

0100 Skidder Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

EQUIPMENT

RENTAL

(with Operator)

1.10

0101 Gray Water Truck

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

EQUIPMENT

RENTAL

(with Operator)

C.2.

1.10

0102 Potable Water Truck

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

EQUIPMENT

RENTAL

(with Operator)

C.2.

1.10

0103 Lowboy/Tran sport

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

EQUIPMENT

RENTAL

(with Operator)

C.2.

1.10

0104 Water Tenders

Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

EQUIPMENT

RENTAL

(with Operator)

C.2.

1.10

0105 Chippers Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

EQUIPMENT

RENTAL

(with Operator)

C.2.

1.10

0106 Excavator Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment

EQUIPMENT

RENTAL

(with Operator)

Rental and Leasing

0107 Dozer Daily;

Weekly;

Monthly

532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

EQUIPMENT

RENTAL

(with Operator)

C.2.

1.10

0108 Generator Delivery and Installation

Ea 532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

EQUIPMENT

RENTAL

(with Operator)

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

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

Texas (TX)

Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Jasper, Liberty Montgomery, Newton, San Jacinto, Trinity Tyler, Walker

El Yunque National Forests (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 hurricane 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. Awarded Contractors will perform 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.

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 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

(RESERVED)

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)

General Scope

(Reserved)

Detailed Specifications

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)

(RESERVED)

Detailed Specifications

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 shoulders which prohibit proper surface drainage. Material shall be removed to produce a proper cross slope or crown of

2% - 4%, (1/4” to 1/2”) per foot. Material shall be spread along foreslopes to assure proper road surface drainage. Following this work the traveled way shall be bladed in accordance with Activity 811: Blading

Aggregate Surfaced Roads

Fallen trees in roadway shall be removed from the travel-way by the contractor before blading. All down tree, logs, stumps etc., in ditches or on roadbed being bladed shall be removed as part of the repair operations.

Method of Measurement

Measurement shall be made to the nearest tenth of a mile using an odometer calibrated over a measured mile. Measurement will be made along the road center line.

CLEANING AND RESHAPING DITCHES

All ditches shall be maintained in their original location to the shape and grade required to ensure drainage of the roadway. Ditches at culverts shall be cleaned as needed to provide unobstructed drainage away from the roadway to the invert of the pipe. Drainage structures and road appurtenances shall not be damaged during this operation. Handwork required to properly connect ditch flow lines to drainage structure inlets is considered part of this activity.

Lead-off ditches…