12475619Q0013_Attachment_1_Statement_of_Work.pdf

12475619Q0013

Road Maintenance and Rental Equipment North Zone

Watauga & Unaka Ranger Districts

SECTION C - ATTACHMENT 1

STATEMENT OF WORK

100 – GENERAL REQUIRMENTS

110 – Scope of Contract

The contractor shall furnish all equipment, personnel, supervision, operating fuel, lubricants, transportation, and incidentals necessary to provide rental equipment with operator(s) for road maintenance and related activities, as indicated on the Schedule of Items, on an “As

Needed”, requirement basis, in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions as contained herein.

This is a requirements contract in which all estimated quantities are shown on the Schedule of Items. Estimates are to be used only as a guide for the amount of work that may be performed. Actual ordered quantities will vary depending upon traffic and weather conditions. Estimates are based on historical data from previous years and projected needs for the upcoming contract period.

Work is performed on remote Forest Service roads in rural, mountain locations. Cell phone coverage may not be available; closest supply sources may be a 2-hour drive or more from work site. Successful contractor must demostrate proven ability to successfully perform this type of work under similar conditionss.

115 - Key Personnel

Superintendent: The Contractor shall designate a superintendent in accordance with

(Section I) (Page 26 of 49) of this solicitation. The name of this person shall be designated in writing and provided to the Contracting Officer.

Authority: The superintendent shall have authority to act for the Contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract.

Response Time: During normal duty hours (0600 through 1800), the superintendent shall be available within 30 minutes by telephone or cell phone contact, to speak with designated Government personnel for discussion and resolution of performance issues.

After normal duty hours, the representative shall be available within 2 hours.

Language: The superintendent must be able to read, write, speak, and understand

English.

Employees: The Government reserves the right to restrict employment, under the contract, of any contractor’s employees or prospective contractor’s employees, who are identified as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well-being, or operational mission.

Appearance: Contractor’s personnel shall present a neat appearance and be easily recognized. This may be accomplished by wearing distinctive clothing bearing the name of the company. Wearing badges that contain the company’s name and employee’s name will be required.

Safe Work Environment Requirement: Contractor shall provide a safety plan outlining steps taken to provide for a safe work environment for employees and the general public.

120 – Placement of Orders

The Ordering Office is Cherokee National Forest, 2800 N Ocoee Street, Cleveland, Tennessee 37312. Task orders shall be placed in writing and authorized by Contracting

Officer or Purchasing Agent. A Task Order form shall be used to place orders.

Contractor must beging work within three (3) calendar days from receipt and acknoledgement of the order, unless otherwise instructed by Contracting Officer’s

Representative. Equipment shall be utilized for the minimum number of hours shown on the last order. Each delivery order will specify the services and contract time for period of performance in accordance with the contract.

130 - Project Location

Work sites will be within the administrative boundaries of the Cherokee National

Forest, on the Watauga & Unaka Ranger Districts. Specific work site(s) will be as indicated on each delivery order as issued.

The Unaka District is comprised of Cocke, Greene, Unicoi, and Washington

Counties, Tennessee.

The Watauga District is comprised of Sullivan, Johnson and Carter Counties, Tennessee.

140 – Schedule of Work

The contractor must notify the COR at least 24 hours in advance of commencement of work on each order so work may be inspected for contract complaince.

200 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

210 - Mobilization Allowance

Payment will be made at the rate of two (2) hours for each piece of equipment required under a single task order for mobilization to the initial work side and demobilization from the last work site under the same task order. No compensation will be provided for equipment moved between work sites in the case that the task order cantains multiple project activities.

220 - Road Reconditioning

Pay Item: 001A - Road Reconditioning -Road reconditioning operations shall scarify the roadbed as required to remove, ruts, potholes, corrugations, and be1111s. The roadbed shall be scarified no more than 6 inches. All suitable dislodged aggregate shall be smoothly redistributed over the entire traveled way to produce proper cross slope or crown (1/4" to 1/2" per foot) as shown in Attachment 4/Exhibit A.

All suitable aggregate which has been worked onto road shoulder by traffic or maintenance activities shall be reclaimed onto the traveled way. Grass or leaf litter disturbed within the traveled way shall be smoothly spread within the traveled way or along the shoulder after movement sufficient to sift out surface aggregate.

Assure proper surface drainage following this operation. No undercutting of road surface at shoulder line nor material berms will be allowed unless designated by the

COR.

Loose rocks protruding three (3) inches or more above graded surface shall be removed from the h·aveled way. It is permissible to waste these rocks over the road shoulder edge away from drainage ditches.

All traveled way widths (aggregate surface) shall be perpetuated as existing. Dips and swales within the traveled way designed to control surface drainage shall be maintained.

Pay Item: 001B - Restore Road Ditches -All ditches shall be maintained in their original location to the shape and grade required to insure drainage of the roadway. Drainage structures and road appm1enances shall not be damaged during this operation. Handwork required to properly connect ditch flow Jines to drainage structure inlets is considered a pm1 of this activity.

Road Ditches. All suitable material (having the same character as the road surface) excavated tlu·ough this activity shall be reclaimed and used within the traveled way. Unsuitable material shall be spread along road shoulders or fill slopes to assure road surface drainage and preventing unsuitable material being pulled onto aggregate surfaces.

Tail and Lead-Off Ditches. Ditches shall be opened to provide drainage away. from the roadway. No material excavated from these structures shall be reclaimed onto the roadbed.

Pay Item 001C Thru 001F - Culvert Cleaning All culve11s shall be inspected and cleaned as necessary of dii1, silt, muck, debris and vegetative matter to maintain a smooth flow of water. Silt shall be removed from culverts so that no more than 2" of debris is left in any pipe, except that all silt shall be removed from the fast 3' at the outlet ends of culverts. This activity also includes brushing and debris removal at culve1t inlets and outlets, catch basins, and other appurtenant structures. All culverts shall be brushed out around the edge of the pipe and minimum of 3' in all du·ection of grass, brush and trees with a DBH of 4" or less.

Throughout this operation, care shall be taken to prevent damage to culvert pipes, end sections and all other appurtenances. All material, including brush, extracted in this operation shall be disposed of at the site outside of the roadway from natural or man-made drainages.

Pay Item 001G Thru 001J - Culvert Removal -This activity consists ofremoving damaged or undersized culverts from the roadbed. The COR will indicate which culverts will be removed. Remove structures and obstructions in the roadbed to 12 inches below subgrade elevation. Remove structures and obsh·uctions outside the roadbed to 12 inches below finished grade or to the natural stream bottom. The material removed shall become the property of the Contractor and removed from Cherokee National

Forest lands. The placement of new culve1t will be paid for under Culvert Installation.

Pay Item 001K - Remove Culvert, Install Rolling Dip Culvert Removal with Installation of Rolling Dip

-This activity consists of removing damaged or undersized culve1:ts from the roadbed and constructing a Rolling Dip to replace the culvert. The COR will indicate which culverts will be removed. The material removed shall become the prope1ty of the Contractor and removed fom National Forest System Lands. The rolling dip shall be constrncted to the dimensions shown on Attachment 4/Exhibit B.

Pay Item 001L - Construct New Rolling Dip -This activity consists of the contractor constructing a rolling dip at locations directed by the FS. Dips shall be consh"L1cted to dimensions shown on

Attachment 4/Exhibit B.

Pay Item 001M Thru 001P - Furnish and Install Culvert-This activity consists of furnishing and installii1g 18" -48" Smooth Core

Corrugated Plasict Pipe, bands needed and including all beddii1g and backfilling materials (Crusher run) required to complete the work. The COR will specify the size, length, and location of pipe.

Lay the bottom of the pipe so that it is in contact with the bedding tlu-oughout its length. Place outside laps facing upsh·eam. Ensure that the final installed alignment allows no reverse grades.

After bedding is prepared and the pipe is placed, compact the backfill using a mechanical compactor under the haunches and alongside the pipe. Use backfilling material that is free of frozen lumps. On each side of the pipe, place an area of compacted material at least as wide as the diameter of the pipe. Compact the backfill without damaging or displacing the pipe. Place at least 12 inches of material on top of the pipe.

Pay Item 001Q - Hazard Tree Removal -This activity consists of two types of activities: (1) removing h·ees which have fallen into the road's traveled way, and (2) cutting and removing potentially hazardous standing dead or leaning h·ees in closeproximity to the road's traveled way. The Government reserves the right to remove trees which have fallen into road's traveled way with its own employees. Trees for removal under this activity can be designated by the COR or identified and cut by the contractor.

(1) The Contractor is to remove all trees with a base diameter of 4" or larger which have fallen into the traveled way and block grading during his normal operating schedule. The tree is to be removed by means determined by theContractor as most beneficial to his/her operation so long as this does not damage adjacent trees. The tree is to be moved outside of the road right of way. This work shall be performed in conjunction with reconditioning work.

(2) The Contractor is to remove potentially hazardous dead or leaning trees in close proximity to road right of ways. Care is to be taken to avoid damage to adjacent trees while felling designated trees.

Insure traffic is controlled during the felling. Dispose of hazardous trees outside of right of way and insure the tees are placed and scattered to prevent unsightly slash concentrations.

ALL TREES WILL BE MARKED PRIOR TO ANY CUTTING. TREES WILL REMAIN ON

GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.

Pay Item 001R - Furnish and Install Silt Fence -The Contractor shall furnish and install silt fence parallel to the watercourse and adjacent to areas of soil disturbance. The Contractor shall follow the silt fence guidelines listed below: Bury posts 30 inches deep, whenever possible and space posts no more than 6 feet apart.

Bury the end of the fabric in a 1 foot x lfoot trench, extending the fabric along the base of the trench and up the side opposite the fence in a U-shape. Backfill the trench.

Align the silt fence to slope contours as well as possible.

Fence height shall be no more than 3 feet above the soil.

Attach fabric on the upslope side of the post with staples (at least 1 inch size), tie wires of hog rings.

Avoid splicing, if possible, splice on at a post and overlap at least 6 inches.

Pay Item 001S - Geotextile Materials -The contractor shall be responsible for providing equipment, labor and supervision to install Government furnished Geotextile per manufachtrer's requirements.

Pay Item 001T - Seeding and Mulching -After the contractor has completed all ground disturbing activities, the contractor shall seed and mulch the disturbed creek banks, and any cut and fill slopes. The seed shall be applied according to the following:

Annual Rye (lbs): 40

White Dutch Clover (lbs): 10

Fertilizer shall be uniformly applied at the rate of 800 lbs. per acre and shall have a chemical analysis of

10% Nitrogen, 10% Phosphorus, and I 0% Potassium. Hay or strnw shall be uniformly applied at the rate of 4,000 pounds per acre, or Wood cellulose shall be applied at the rate of 1,500 pounds per acre. If wood cellulose is used, it shall be applied in two step method. Seed and fe1iilizer shall be placed in one application and wood cellulose mulch in a second application. The Clover shall be inoculated.

Pay Item 002A Thru 002I - Related Tasks -The following tasks to repair gates or signs may be required while contractor is already on site for mowing or road maintenance activities. They will not be ordered alone. Materials necessary to complete each task will be furnished byContractor unless otherwise noted

(see Government Furnished Property.

a. Replace horizontal bar on gate.

b. Repair broken lock pin on gate per Attachment 4/ Exhibit E.

c. Reinstall existing signs on gate.

d. Replace Government furnished signs or 3M tape on gate per Attachment 4/Exhibit E.

e. Repaint gate using Forest Green or Bahama Brown paint as directed by COR per

Attachment 4/Exhibit D.

f. Install Government furnished post and sign as directed by COR per Attachment 4/Exhibit F.

g. Install Government furnished gate -per Attachment 4/Exhibits C & D.

h. Provide additional concrete & excavation for gate post on a per yd3 basis when ordered.

i. Repair guardrail.

Rental Equipment with Operator -All equipment proposed to be used for performance of the equipment rental work shall be of the following size and type, or equal, as stated. Equipment shall be maintained in such condition necessary to achieve the desired results.

Pay Item 003A - Backhoe/Front End Loader.

Backhoe/loader, rubber-tired, shall be 65-75 horsepower and have a minimum digging depth of 14 '-5" to

17'-2". The unit shall be capable oflifting and swinging 18" by 30' pieces of culvert and capable of lifting one cubic yard size rocks onto a dump truck. Equipment shall meet Occupational Health and Safety

Administration (OSHA) and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) requirements in effect on date of manufacture.

Pay Item 003B - Bulldozer, Carterpiller, D6N, or equal.

Bulldozer shall be 60 net horsepower or greater with manual or hydraulic tilt blade and manual or hydraulic angle blade. Equipment shall meet Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) requirements in effect on date of manufacture.

Pay Item 003C - Brush Chipper, Vermeer BC625A, or equal.

Chipper shall have a minimum infeed opening of 6" x 6".

Gas or diesel engine with minimum 23 HP.

Cutting system shall have minimum of two knives 5/8" x 3.5" x 8".

The feed table shall be a minimum of 60" long x 30" high. At least one feed roller.

Discharge chute shall be designed to blow into a hauling vehicle or rotated to an on ground location.

Knives shall be new or freshly sharpened at the start of ea1/h project and replaced or sharpened at least every 40 hours of use.

Pay Item 003D - Dump Truck

Dump truck shall be of a size capable of hauling 5 cubic yards of di.ii/rock/debris from a road reconditioning site, and may be single or tandem ax.le. Equipment shall meet Occupational Health and

Safety Administration (OSHA) and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) requirements ii1 effect on date of manufacture.

Pay Item 003E - Chainsaw, Stihl 026, or equal.

Chainsaw shall be Stihl 026 or equal, 16" bar minimum. Operators shall be physically fit and capable of cutting and piling blown down and other debris, and acceptably functioning as directed for other cases.

Pay Item 003F - Track Excavator,Caterpillar 320 DL, or equal.

Excavator with fully hydraulic system. The unit shall have the following minimum capabilities: boom length 18' -7", ann length 9'-7". 1.18 yd3backhoe bucket, 110 kW flywheel horsepower, drawbar pull

46,311 lb. and track width of 800mm.Equipment shall meet Occupational Health and Safety

Administration (OSHA) and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) requirements in effect on date of manufacture.

Pay Item 003G - Compact Excavator, Bobcat 335, or equal.

Excavator with fully hydraulic system. The unit shall have the following minimum capabilities:

Horsepower 41, Operating weight 9100 lbs, digging force 5200 lbs, Min digging depth 10 ft. Equipment shall meet Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Standards (FMVSS) requirements in effect on date of manufacture.

Pay Item 003H - Compact Track Loader, Bobcat T250, or equal.

Excavator with fully hydraulic system. The unit shall have the following minimum capabilities: 81

Horsepower, Operating weight 9300 lbs, 80 in width Bucket, 63 in.track on ground, 18 in track width.

Equipment shall meet Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and Federal Motor

Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) requirements in effect on date of manufacture.

Pay Item 003I - Compact Track Loader, Bobcat T250, or equal with mutiple attachments.

Excavator with fully hydraulic system. The unit shall have the following minimum capabilities: 81

Horsepower, Operating weight 9300 lbs, 80 in width Bucket, 63 in.track on ground, 18 in track width.

Other attaclunents might be Hammer, Roller Compactor, Broom, etc. Equipment shall meet Occupational

Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) requirements in effect on date of manufacture.

Pay Item 003J - Road Grader.

Grading equipment furnished shall have a minimum weight of 34,000 lbs and a minimum SAE horsepower of 155. The equipment shall be equipped with power functions, a scarifier and a fire extinguisher. A Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) is required by Occupational Safety and Health Act

(OSHA) if equipment was manufactured on or after July 1 1969. Equipment shall be provided with a

Forest Service approved spark arester.

Pay Item 003K - Compaction Roller (Vibratory)

Compaction. Compact the materials using one of the following methods as specified:

(1)Adjust the moisture content to a level suitable for compaction. Fill the interstices around rock with earth or other fine material as practical. Use compression-type rollers at speeds less than 6 feet per second and vibratmy rollers at speeds less than 3 feet per second.

Compact each layer of material full width with one of the following and until there is no visible evidence of fu1ther consolidation.

(a) Four roller passes of a vibratmy roller having a minimum dynamic force of 40,000 pounds impact per vibration and a minimum frequency of 1000 vibrations per minute.

(b) Eight roller passes of a 20-ton compression-type roller.

(c) Eight roller passes of a vibratmy roller having a minimum dynamic force of 30,000 pounds impact per vibration and a minimum frequency of 1000 vibrations per minute.

Equipment shall be provided with a Forest Service approved spark arester.

Pay Item 003L - Water Tender

Water Tending equipment furnished shall have a minimum weight of 2000 gal and be capable of watering roads or emabanlanents as needed or providing water to other sights to do testing of waterlines; etc.

Pay Item 003M - Tractor with Bushhog.

Tratar ( 70 HP 2':) with bushhog capable of mowing 5' from shoulder of road on both cut and fill slopes.

250 - Operation

Equipment rented shall be operated at the direction ofthe Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

Equipment shall be operated at sufficient speed and in such a manner, dependent upon conditions, so as to achieve the desired results. All operators are subject to acceptability by the Contracting Officer.

All operators and equipment shall be furnished with safety devices required by OSHA and shall be used.

300 - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

310 - Inspection

Performance shall be inspected by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or his designated inspector in accordance with clause 52.212.4 (a), contract Terms and conditions-Commercial Items (May

2015).

320 - Acceptance

Acceptance of the equipment shall be contingent upon approval of the Contracting Officer's

Representative in accordance with clause 52.212.4 (a), contract Terms and conditions-Commercial

Items (May 2015).

400 - MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

410 - Measurement

Individual items of equipment used shall be compensated on an hourly basis in accordance with the established unit price in the schedule if items for each task order issued. Operation hours shall be recorded on Form OF- 297, Rental Equipment Use Record.

420 - Payment

Payment shall be made in accordance with Clause 52.212-4 (i), Payments, for hours actually worked (i.e., a machine is considered to be working, unless the operator is on break, at lunch, or otherwise indisposed; it is being lubricated and/or fueled; or, is inoperable due to mechanical breakdown).

Invoices for payment must be submited by Contractor thru the invoice processing plattform (IPP.GOV) for payment period

Bio based Products

The Contractor shall utilize products and materials made from biobased materials to the maximum extent possible without jeopardizing the intended end use or detracting from the overall quality delivered to the end user. All supplies and materials shall be of a type and quality that conform to applicable Federal specifications and standards.

All supplies and materials to be used in the performance ofwork described herein are subject to the approval of the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). Biobased products that are designated for preferred procurement under USDA's BioPreferred program must meet the required minimum biobased content as stated at www.biopreferred.gov.