ATTACHMENT 1 - Feral Hog Removal Statement of Work.docx

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ATTACHMENT 1

STATEMENT OF WORK

LONG CANE RANGER DISTRICT

FERAL HOG REMOVAL

Scope of Contract The contractor will be required to trap, shoot, and remove 600 feral (wild) pigs from the Long Cane Ranger District. Trapped feral pigs must be dispatched before being removed from the trap and disposed of properly; no dispatched pigs may be left at the trap site. Feral pigs will not be transported live from any location on the Long Cane Ranger District. If removing feral pigs at night with an artificial light or with dogs as a cleanup method after trapping, the contractor must have in his possession written permission from the Forest Service Contract Officer Representative (COR); doing so without the COR’s written permission shall be grounds for an immediate termination for default of the contract. The contractor will provide the Forest Service COR the approximate date, time and location of the planned activity. The Forest Service will contact the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources to give notice of the planned activity and the location of the activity. The contractor will be required to provide the following:

1. Personnel and supervision

2. Adequate transportation and all transportation supplies. (including transportation of traps)

3. Safety equipment (reflective vest if operating at night)

4. Supplies (bait, rubber gloves etc.)

5. The contractor will provide a .22 caliber rim fire firearm (rifle or pistol) and ammunition to dispatch the trapped feral pigs. If removing feral pigs at night the contractor will provide the artificial light, proper firearm and ammunition as allow by permit.

Description and Location Feral hog removal will occur within the boundary of the Long Cane Ranger District, including Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, Edgefield and Saluda counties. The COR will share information with the contractor of areas where populations of feral pigs are known to occur.

Technical Specifications Feral (Wild) Pig Removal with Traps

1. Trapping may occur year round. Soured or fermented corn must be used during turkey season (April 1st – May 1st) and bait must be kept inside the trap during deer season (September 15th – September 30th). If other baits are used, it must be a type that will not attract wild turkeys during this period.

2. Contractor will be responsible for checking traps throughout the week.

3. Bait will be provided by the contractor.

4. Trapping supplies or traps must not be abandoned and area must be clean of trapping debris once traps are removed.

5. The Forest Service will not accept responsibility for damage to any contractor provided traps or traps that may be stolen.

6. Traps that not allowed to be used are leg hold traps and snares, the preferred method is corral traps.

7. In order for the contractor to receive credit for pigs caught in traps the COR must be present or notified the COR by texting the COR with a picture of the catch, identifying the date of the catch, the location of the trap, and the number of feral pigs caught. This requirement may change throughout the duration of the contract.

GOVERNMENT PROVIDED EQUIPMENT

1. The Forest Service will provide 12 traps.

2. The Forest Service will provide six surveillance cameras with SD cards.

3. The Forest Service will provide district maps, quad maps and aerial photos if requested by the contractor.