Attachment_B_-_Quality_Assurance_Plan.docx

PERFORMANCE-BASED SERVICE CONTRACT (PBSC) REQUIREMENTS

Treatment effectiveness monitoring will be completed by COR or designated inspector(s). Forest Service monitoring will be completed within 30 days after receipt of the invasive species treatment form(s). In determining treatment results using the Quality Assurance Plan, retreatment of areas may be required if FS inspector determines more than 15% of the area designated for treatment does not show removal, death, adequate damage to the target invasive plants.

Performance Requirements and Quality Assurance Plan

Physical/Manual Treatment Category

AND

Less than 10% removal of non-target plant species

AQL determinations are made by the COR upon inspection of work

AND

Less than 10% removal of non-target plant species

AQL determinations are made by the COR upon inspection of work.

Mechanical Treatment Category

AND

Less than 10% removal of non-target plant species

AQL determinations are made by the COR upon inspection of work.

Herbicide Treatment Category

AND

Less than 10% removal of non-target plant species

AQL determinations are made by the COR upon inspection of work.

AND

Less than 10% removal of non-target plant species

AQL determinations are made by the COR upon inspection of work.

AND

Less than 10% removal of non-target plant species

AQL determinations are made by the COR upon inspection of work.

Hiawatha NNIP IDIQ 12569R19Q0017 Attachment B – Quality Assurance Plan

Meeting the AQL for Line Items: Meeting or exceeding the acceptable removal or kill ratio on target NNIP but exceeding the specified removal or mortality value to non-target desirable plants, will result in the same reduction because the Contractor(s) did not meet all elements of the AQL values. Additionally, Contractor(s) must re-work treatment area(s) at their expense upon failure to meet AQL values at the final inspection for each contract line item where the work performed failed to reach the minimum acceptable target removal or kill ratio of the NNIP infestation(s). The Contractor must ensure that any re-work does not cause the application of herbicide exceeding maximum allowable application volume within an area or season in accordance with the label. If adequate control was not achieved by the first application and a second application cannot be made in accordance with the label, the contractor shall meet with the COR to identify an alternative.

Inspection: The Forest Service considers passing inspections (interim or final) to be critical. The Forest Service strives for effective and efficient contract administration; one way of promoting this is to limit the need for re-inspections.

Incentive: The contractor will receive a 5% incentive, per task order, if all work items achieve 100% removal of target NNIP infestations and less than 10% removal of non-target plant species.