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ALNF Stocking Surveys IDIQ

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Additional Contractor Notes:

1. Contractor must be registered in www.sam.gov. Obtaining a DUNS number and registering in SAM is free.

2. Contractors will be required to register in CPARS, a performance rating system used by the Federal Government.

3. It is anticipated that award will be made to two contractors’ one contract for the Bradford Ranger District and one contract for the Marienville Ranger District. You must submit pricing for all items for either the Bradford RD Line Items or the Marienville RD Line items or both, including all option items and option years.

Note: There may be more than one contract issued from this solicitation. The minimum guarantee is over the five-year life of the contract and applies to each contract awarded. The total task orders issued over the life of each contract will not exceed $750,000.00

INVOICING

The "Submit Invoice-to" address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). All invoices are to be submitted online via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform. This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury and you can find more information at this website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm. Your company must register at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish an account in order to submit an invoice on this project.

Contractor Acceptance Statement: By signing the offer, the Contractor agrees to all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agrees to furnish any awarded items at the price set in the schedule unless otherwise excepted as follows:

Email proposal to alan.zero@usda.gov http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:alan.zero@usda.gov

ALNF Stocking Surveys IDIQ

SCOPE OF CONTRACT

It is the intent of this contract to procure stocking survey data on an as needed basis. Work shall consist of locating, establishing, measuring, and recording data for understory sample plots. The contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, equipment, tools, materials, and incidentals thereto, except as otherwise noted in the Appendices. The work performed and the data collected shall be in compliance with the terms, specifications, conditions and provisions of this solicitation and the Field Guide Procedures for Stocking Survey Data, Version 1/2021.

LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

All professional services shall be performed within the general area of the Allegheny National Forest. Work will be performed at the project site; the Contractor’s Office and some work may be performed at a Forest Service Office.

Division 100 – General Specifications 110 - Scope of Contract

It is the intent of this contract to procure stocking survey data on an as needed basis. Work shall consist of locating, establishing, measuring, and recording data for understory sample plots. The contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, equipment, tools, materials, and incidentals thereto, except as otherwise noted in the Appendices. The work performed and the data collected shall be in compliance with the terms, specifications, conditions and provisions of this solicitation and the Field Guide Procedures for Stocking Survey Data, Version 1/2013.

120 - Location and Description

121 – Location - All professional services shall be performed within the general area of the

Allegheny National Forest. Work will be performed at the project site; the Contractor’s Office and some work may be performed at a Forest Service Office.

122 - Accessibility - In general, the project areas are accessible by Forest, Township and/or State roads. In some cases, foot travel will be necessary. The Contractor will need to coordinate with the COR for gaining access behind locked gates. The use of any vehicles will be subject to conditions of the Allegheny National Forest Off-Road Vehicle Policy. A copy is available upon request.

123- Description - All work will be performed in timber sale areas in which final harvests, shelterwood removals, shelterwood seed or uneven aged cuts have been completed or locations where herbicide or fence treatments have taken place. Exhibits D and E list the type of cut that occurred for each stand. Areas have logging slash scattered throughout except for herbicide only stands.

Contractor should expect to encounter briers throughout many stands. Stands to be surveyed are listed in Exhibits D and E. Exhibit C shows examples of the type maps that will be provided.

124- – Boundaries - Stand boundaries will be delineated on timber sale maps, ArcMap produced photo maps or shape files. Stands will generally be marked with some kind of painted boundary in the field (a painted 2 or 3-stripe). Herbicide stands which have had no cutting activity associated with them generally will be marked by an old flag line or a painted 2 or 3-stripe. Paint or flagging in some stands may be old and difficult to see.

Shape files will be provided as an aid to locating the stands in which data is to be collected.

They should be used for the general purpose of navigating to the stands. They are not intended to be used for pre loading of plot locations into Personal Data Recorders because they may have some boundary error due to the age the mapping was done or the way they have been created within ArcMap. The Contractor will be expected to navigate through the timber cut areas based upon the cut area boundary as seen on the ground or treatment boundary using the maps provided.

130 - Government Furnished Property

All government furnished data or property provided to the Contractor shall be signed for by the contractor and shall be promptly returned to the Government upon completion and/or termination of that task order.

The Government will provide the following Government property at the time of the prework conference, unless otherwise stated:

131 - Administrative Maps

132 - Vicinity Maps, Exhibit A, showing the approximate location of survey areas.

133 - Copies Timber Sale Maps and/or ArcMap generated photo maps (scale printed on each map). These are available if requested as early as May 15, each year or after award of a task order.

134 – Common Stand Exam Survey forms. See Exhibit G for examples.

135 – Flagging

136 – Field Guide Procedures for Stocking Survey (Exhibit G).

137 – Shape files of stand locations. Available if requested by May 15th.

140 - Pre-work Conference

Prior to the start of work, and as soon as possible after the award of each task order, the Contracting Officer or the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) will contact the Contractor and mutually agree on a pre-work conference date and location to discuss the contract terms, and work performance requirements.

At this conference, the contractor will be required to submit a plan of work outlining the date he or she will begin work. Also, the plan should include where and what order the work will progress and approximate dates of completion.

The Government may at its discretion determine it necessary to accompany the Contractor or his/her employees on the first plots completed in order to ensure proper data collection techniques and understanding of contract specifications. The COR and/or Forest Service Inspector and the Contractor will meet at a mutually agreed on time and location if deemed necessary. A Contractor without previous experience with Government stocking surveys should expect to be accompanied by the Government on the first plots completed.

Whether or not the Government accompanies the Contractor as described above does not release the Contractor from meeting all quality standards of the contract.

150 - Safety

It is the Contractor’s responsibility to ensure that the work environment is safe for themselves and their employees. If the Contractor feels that a requirement of this contract would place them or their employees in an unsafe environment, then work should stop on that area and the Contractor should contact the COR. Work should continue on another area of the contract that the Contractor views as safe.

Division 200 – Work Requirements

210 - Data Collection

Remarks and all entries on the tally sheets are expected to be legible.

Electronic Data Collection

The Contractor shall use data recorders capable of using the ExamsPC software to collect stand data using the stocking survey template from the Common Stand Exams software. It can be found at:

http://fsweb.nris.fs.fed.us/products/PDR/CSE/installation.shtml

Paper Forms ANF Forms titled “Setting Form, Tree Form, and Vegetation Composition Form” will be provided as a backup to Personal Data Recorders. All data will be submitted in electronic format.

Recording Data on ANF “Setting Form” (see the Field Guide Procedures attachment for detailed information). Use this paper form if not providing electronic shape files for plot location.

The form is divided into two parts:

Heading Information The contractor will be required to complete the following entries on this page:

Project Name, Location, Stand No., County, Date, Acres, and Examiner Name.

Traverse Notes

The azimuth and distance between plots should be recorded here. A sketch of the stand boundary, plot locations plus other significant features can be made here (or on maps provided by the Forest Service).

220 - Technique

Stocking surveys are needed to determine stand stocking, to evaluate regeneration success and to support proposals for cultural treatments. Follow the Field Guide Procedures to Stocking Survey Data Collection. General information follows:

221 - Distribution of Plots:

Plots will be located systematically to distribute them evenly throughout the stand.

The plot locations will be recorded electronically and submitted in a GPS file. The sampling lines must be kept at least 50 feet from open boundaries, such as roads, oil & gas pads, and power lines. The number of sampling lines, the spacing between them and the spacing between plots on a line must be set so as to obtain enough samples scattered throughout the stand to provide accurate estimates for

it. Plots should be taken wherever they fall with the exception of the following: log landings, skid roads, newly developed gas well sites, timber sale reserve (no cut) areas (delineated by a white or green three stripe in timber sale payment unit) or other areas of man-made disturbance that will effect tree establishment on the long term. If plots fall within these locations they should be moved. Plots should not be moved to other locations to avoid thick patches or beech brush, slash piles, or other unpleasant conditions, as this would bias the data. For the same reason, examiners should not move plots into or out of areas of good regeneration. The reason for relocating a plot from it’s normal position should be noted. For stands greater than 20 acres in size, the plots will be at least 3 chains apart.

Stands in which the plots are not distributed as stated above will be considered unacceptable and returned to the contractor to be redone.

The traverse lines (with azimuths noted), distance between plots, and location of the starting point(s) must be plotted or indicated by the Contractor on the maps provided or the Setting Form, and every 5th plot numbered. The map scale is designated on each map. On the ground, the starting point and every plot will be flagged and labeled with indelible ink. This flagged location will represent plot center. The flagging should be visible from one flagged point to the other. It may be necessary to place an additional piece of flagging head high between plots to achieve this. When electronic methods of data collection are used, plot locations may be submitted with shape files but the plot center locations shall still be flagged and labeled in the field.

222 - Plot Size

Information on the understory will be collected using two sizes of fixed radius plots; 6’ and 26.3’.

The 6’ radius plot will be used to count or estimate the number of live seedlings of all woody species that are greater than 2” tall and less than 1” DBH, and which have at least two normal sized leaves. The 6’ radius plot will also be used to count the number of stems of blackberry and/or raspberry plants, and striped maple stems. The actual number of stems will be recorded by species code (see Field Guide Procedures for species code listing) for each species counted in each of the 4 height categories. Live seedlings in tree shelters should be counted if encountered in the 6’ plot.

If any oak species are present and recorded as regeneration on the 6ft. radius plot a average diameter of the root collar for the stand will be provided in the comments. See Field Guide, Field 17 Remarks.

Also the 6’ plot will be used to record any residual stems greater than 1” in final harvest cuts and stems 1” to 6” in shelterwood seed and individual tree selection cuts.

The 26.3’ radius plot (1/20 acre) with the same plot center as the 6’ radius plot will be used to estimate for example the percent (%) of deer browsing and interference from fern, grass, and bindweed.

223- Data Collection

See Exhibit G

Number of Seedlings:

The number of seedlings which are greater than 2” tall and less than 1” DBH will be counted and recorded for all woody seedlings for each of the four height classes. See Field Guide Procedures attachment for a complete listing of species alpha codes. Count live seedlings inside tree shelters also.

To speed up collecting the data, estimating instead of counting may be done whenever the number of seedlings for a species exceeds the following minimum for a particular height class:

Height Minimum Number of Seedlings

5’ or taller 2 3’ - 5’ tall 5 1’- 3’ tall 25 2” – 1’ tall 25

Record all seedling height groups on the plot, do not omit the 3-5’ and the under 3’ tall seedlings because the minimum number of 5’ tall seedlings are present. 230-

Progression of Work

Contractor must not collect data in any stand that is a final harvest cut area until after July1st. See Exhibit D and E for cut listing.

Multiple task order award of items shall not change the required performance period for each item. If multiple items are awarded to one Offeror, the respective performance times shall run concurrently, not consecutively. Work shall be performed on each item with the required rate of progress maintained. The count of contract time shall start on the date specified on the Notice to Proceed.

The Contractor shall maintain the rate of progress in which the percent of work submitted equals the percent of contract time used for each Bid Item. Total plots for the basic year seed project task order is estimated at 2078 for Item A and 2017 for Item B. The work must start June 15, 2015 and end September 18, 2015. The following are examples of work submitted by contract time used:

Example for Item A

Percent of Time Used

Percent of Work Turned In

Date # Plots

Submitted 10% 10% June 25 208 25% 25% July 8 520 50% 50% August 1 1039

Example for Item B

Percent of Time Used

Percent of Work Turned In Date

# Plots Submitted

10% 10% June 25 202

25% 25% July 8 504 50% 50% August 1 1009

Biobased & Recycled Content Products All supplies and materials shall be of a type and quantity that conform to applicable Federal specifications and standards, and to the extent feasible and reasonable; include the exclusive use of biobased and recycled products.

The following is a list of categories for bio-preferred products that may be required for performance of custodial duties.

NONE

For more information regarding the Department of Agriculture Biobased Affirmative Procurement Program go to http://www.biopreferred.gov/bioPreferredCatalog/faces/jsp/catalogLanding.jsp

The following is a list of categories for EPA designated products (recycled content) that may be required for performance of custodial duties.

NONE

For more information regarding Environmental Protection Agency list of designate products to http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/index.htm

The following is a list of EnergyStar products required on this contract:

NONE

For more information regarding Energy Star products go to http://www.energystar.gov/

SAFETY AND HEALTH

SUBMITTALS

A. Safety and Health Programs: The Contractor shall submit, for approval, a safety plan, as applicable to the work scope.

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PERFORMANCE-BASED SERVICE CONTRACT (PBSC)

REQUIREMENTS

CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

Quality Control Plan

The Contractor shall provide a Quality Control Plan (QCP) with the technical proposal.

The Contractor shall supplement the QCP within 10 days of task order award based on items awarded to the Contractor and Government comments.

The general Quality Control Plan must demonstrate how the Contractor will assure quality meets the requirements and specifications of the contract. It shall specify how quality will be monitored to assure the performance standards are met; the supervision of crew and work; and the personnel that will be performing the quality control. Quality control includes the monitoring of quality while work is in progress and will include a quality check on each employee assigned to the contract at a minimum rate of 5% of their work completed. As work is submitted to the Government the Contractor will submit their quality control checks on the work submitted.

GOVERNMENT INSPECTION

The Government’s inspection will be initiated within 10 days of submittal and will check a minimum of 5% of stands.

METHOD OF ACCEPTANCE

Inspection Method

Maps (or shape files) will be inspected for distribution and number of plots. When completing the inspections, the Government will follow the same starting point and use the same plot centers as the contractor.

Acceptance - A stand will be considered acceptable when ALL of the following conditions have been met:

1) Electronic header information entered correctly,

2) Map or shape file noting plot location is provided,

3) Number of plots required are located correctly and flagging labeled in the field,

4) Species are identified correctly,

5) Remarks entered (mandatory for oak),

6) Total stand stocking % and total interference % is within 15% of Government’s tally.

A plot is stocked if:

5’+ = 2 seedlings or greater tallied 3’-5’ = 5 seedlings or greater tallied

1’-3’ = 25 seedlings or greater tallied

2”-1’ = 25 seedlings or greater tallied

Total stand interference is calculated by the number of plots having 30% or more fern, grass, bindweed or 8 or more striped maple, or beech tallied.

7) For each stand, the number of plots stocked by height class are within 25% of the Governments tally.

UNACCEPTABLE AND REWORK

Unacceptable Work and Rework

For work found to be unsatisfactory, the Contractor will be notified in writing and given the opportunity to redo the work to improve the quality. If the quality is not raised to acceptable standards, payment disincentives apply (5% penalty) and the Contractor's right to proceed may be terminated. The Government’s stand quality checks may reveal a pattern of unacceptable work isolated to one particular data collector. For this case, if the individual’s work is found outside the acceptable range, then all the submitted work will be redone.

Inspection Check Disputes

If the COR’s original inspection results are unacceptable to the Contractor; the Contractor has the option to request, in writing, a re-measurement. Requests for re-measurement shall be made within five (5) calendar days after receipt of non-compliance and shall contain documentation to support the probability that an error exists. The contractor may accompany the Contracting Officer’s Representative during the re-measurement.

If re-measurement supports a variance of < 5%, there will be no adjustment and the Government’s final results will supersede the original assessment and be used for the basis of pay determination. The Contractor shall pay for the actual cost of re-measurement.

If re-measurement results supports a variance of > 5%, payment shall be based on the remeasurement results and the Government shall pay for the re-measurement.

QUALTIY ASSSURANCE-PERFORMANCE BASED INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES

Quality Assurance – Performance Based Incentives and Disincentives for Stocking Surveys.

Inspections will be completed by the COR and/or inspector through field checks of data submitted.

Disincentives: The following disincentives will be applied upon completion of work.

1. The work progress will be checked at 25, 50, 75, 100% of time used. If the percentage of submitted work falls below the percentage of time used at those check points then a 5% disincentive will apply to the late work.

Example: If 520 plots are due on July 8 and only 500 are turned in, a 5% deduction will be taken on 20 plots.

2. For unacceptable work where total stand stocking and/or total stand interference differs by 15% or greater than the Governments result and/or total stocking by height class differs by 30% or more of the Governments result a 5% penalty on this work will be assessed. Work may be redone.

3. For work turned in after the completion date plus work is unacceptable as in number 2 above and not redone, a total of 5% + %5 = 10% deduction will be assessed.

The contract pay item is plot. The disincentives will be based upon calculated stand data. The

Government will inspect at minimum 5% of stands. The disincentives will be based upon the number of stands meeting the above criteria. An example follows:

• 20 stands checked

• 5 stands met the incentive criteria

• 10 stands fall within the acceptable range

• 5 stands met disincentive criteria #2

It will then be assumed that:

• 25% of the plots will be eligible for the 5% disincentive

On time

Stand Stocking Stand Interference

Stocking by Height Class

Payment Adjustment

Acceptable Yes +11-15% +11- 15% + 25-30% No adjustment Disincentive 1 No - 5% Disincentive 2 Yes >15% >15% > 30% - 5 % Disincentive 3 No >15% >15% >30% - 10%

* Also meets requirements of Section G, Part 200-Acceptance.

Contract Performance Time and Required Rate of Progress

The Contractor shall maintain progress at a rate that will assure completion within the performance period. The minimum acceptable rate of progress shall occur when percent of work completed equals the time used. Data should be submitted at a minimum biweekly. Each data collector should submit work as scheduled so it can be checked as in Section E “Inspection and Acceptance”. This will help in identifying any problem areas that need corrected and reduce the amount of work that may need redone.

Contract Time

The Contractor shall start work after the receipt of the Notice to Proceed is received and at the start date listed below. All bid items must be completed by the required completion date.

Base Year Stocking Surveys:

Item Start Date # Plots Required Completion Date

A June 15, 2021 4056 September 18, 2021 B June 15, 2021 2309 September 18, 2021

SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

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

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far (FAR clauses begin with 52) Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) Clauses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/agar (AGAR clauses begin with 452) Deviations to clauses may be viewed at:

https://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/FARClassDeviations.htm

52.203-3 Gratuities (APR 1984)

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (JUN 2020)

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011)

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

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

52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (Jun 2016)

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

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

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

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

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

(b) Safeguarding requirements and procedures.

(1) The Contractor shall apply the following basic safeguarding requirements and procedures to protect covered contractor information systems. Requirements and procedures for basic safeguarding of covered contractor information systems shall include, at a minimum, the following security controls:

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

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

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

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

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

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

(vii) Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal Contract

Information before disposal or release for reuse.

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

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

and control and manage physical access devices.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (OCT 2018)

Addenda to 52.212-4:

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

DEVIATION 2017-1 (AUG 2017):

(r) Compliance with laws unique to Government contracts. The Contractor agrees to comply with 31 U.S.C. 1352 relating to limitations on the use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracts; 18 U.S.C 431 relating to officials not to benefit; 40 U.S.C. chapter 37, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards; 41 U.S.C. chapter 87, Kickbacks; 10 U.S.C. 2409 relating to whistleblower protections; 49 U.S.C. 40118, Fly American; and 41 U.S.C chapter 21 relating to procurement integrity.

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items (JAN 2021) (DEVIATION JUL 2020)

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

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2020) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

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

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

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws

108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805note)).

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

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] X_ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (June 2020), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Jun 2020) (41 U.S.C.

3509)).

__ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

X_ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

__ (5) [Reserved].

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

X_ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

X_ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Jun 2020) (31 U.S.C. 6101note).

X_ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

__ (10) [Reserved].

__ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C.657a).

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

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-3.

__ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Mar 2020) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-4.

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

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

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

644).

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

X_ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(2) and (3)).

__ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jun 2020) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)).

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

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

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

__ (v) Alternate IV (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9.

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

__ (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-13 X_ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C.637(a)(14)).

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

__ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

__ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

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

X_ (22) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

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

__ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

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

__ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

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

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

__ (26) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

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

__ (28) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2020)

(DEVIATION JUL 2020) (E.O.13126).

X_ (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

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

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

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

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

X_ (32) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C.793).

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

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

__ (34) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

X_ (35) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Oct 2020) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

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

X_ (36) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

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

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

__ (38) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (39) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (40) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

__ (41) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

__ (42) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (May 2020) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

__ (43) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products (Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

X_ (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O. 13513).

__ (45) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (46) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

__ (47) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

__ (48) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Jan 2021) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

__ (49) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (Jan 2021) (DEVIATION JUL 2020) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, 19 U.S.C. chapter 29 (sections 4501-4732), Pub. L.

103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112- 42, and 112-43.

__ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (iii) (ii) Alternate II (May 2014) (DEVIATION JUL 2020) of 52.225-3.

__ (iv) (iii) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

__ (50) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Oct 2019) (DEVIATION JUL 2020) (19 U.S.C.

2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

X_ (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

__ (52) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

__ (53) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (54) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

__ (55) 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (Jun 2020).

__ (56) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C.2307(f)).

__ (57) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan 2017) (41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C.2307(f)).

X_ (58) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

__ (59) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C.3332).

__ (60) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C.3332).

__ (61) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

__ (62) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(13)).

__ (63) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

__ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

__ (iii) Alternate II (Feb 2006) of 52.247-64.

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

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

X_ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

X_ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR Part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C.5341 or 5 332.

This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination

Employee Class Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits

WG-9 08190 Forestry Technician $18.21 PH

WG-7 08250 General Forestry Laborer $15.45 PH

X_ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C.

chapter 67).

__ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (5) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__ (6) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

X_ (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Nov 2020).

X_ (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O.

13706).

__ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

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(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Jun 2020) (41 U.S.C.

3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2020) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C.637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds the applicable threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on the date of subcontract award, the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(vi) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2015) (E.O.11246).

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

(ix) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C.793).

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

(xi) 52.222-40, Notification of…