Inspection Form(s).pdf

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Seedling Lifting and Packing Services Federal contract opportunity
Solicitation number
12569R20R0001
Issued by
Department of Agriculture Forest Service

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This document outlines requirements for a seedling lifting, grading, packing, and containerizing contract opportunity with the USDA Forest Service. The solicitation seeks offers for bareroot seedling services to be performed at the JW Toumey Nursery in Watersmeet, Michigan between March and May 2020, with options for fall and winter work. Offerors must provide all labor, equipment, transportation and quality control to lift, grade, pack and containerize seedlings. The contract has a one year base period and four option years, with an anticipated award date of late February 2020. The contract is set aside for small businesses with a NAICS code of 115310 and size standard of $7.5M. Interested parties can access the full solicitation on SAM.gov and must register with SAM to submit a proposal. The documents included provide inspection forms and standards for lifting, grading, packing and quality requirements.

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Lifting Inspection Form Lot #: Time In: Date:

Species: Time Out: Inspector Name:

Distance Lifted: Total Time:

Lifting Infractions A.) Excess soil on seedling roots.

B.) Abuse of seedlings while removing excess soil.

C.) Failure to properly cover lifted seedlings.

D.) Piling seedlings on the ground rather than placing them in a seedling tub.

E.) Exposing root systems for more than 20 seconds.

F.) Leaving any seedlings in the seed beds.

G.) Walking on seedlings.

H.) Over or under filling seedling tubs.

I.) Failure to place seedlings in the same direction (mixing tops and roots) in the field tub.

J.) Pulling seedlings with a jerking motion.

Loading Infractions L.) Failure to load filled tubs on the hauling trailer within the 25 minutes of lifting.

K.) Mixing seed lots on the ground or on the trailer.

Minimum Lineal Bed Feet/Hour 1st Day= 500 feet/hour 2nd Day= 700 feet/hour 3rd Day and subsequent days= 900 feet/hour

Check the letter of the Infraction in the table as they occur.

Infractions

Time A B C D E F G H I J K L

Totals

Attachment 1

Grading Inspection Form (Bundles of 25) Lot #: Request: Acceptable %:

Species: Inspector Name:

Date:

Request # Total Bundles Bundles to Sample Request # Total Bundles Bundles to Sample

1000 40 2 20000 800 40

2000 80 4 30000 1200 60

3000 120 6 40000 1600 80

4000 160 8 50000 2000 100

5000 200 10 60000 2400 120

6000 240 12 70000 2800 140

7000 280 14 80000 3200 160

8000 320 16 90000 3600 180

9000 360 18 100000 4000 200

10000 400 20

Bundle # # of Defects Bundle # # of Defects Bundle # # of Defects 1 21 41 2 22 42 3 23 43 4 24 44 5 25 45 6 26 46 7 27 47 8 28 48 9 29 49

10 30 50 11 31 51 12 32 52 13 33 53 14 34 54 15 35 55 16 36 56 17 37 57 18 38 58 19 39 59 20 40 60

Total Total Total

Total Trees Sampled (TTS)= NBS x 25

Acceptable Seedlings= TTS-Defects/TTS

Acceptable % = Acceptable Seedlings x 100

5% Sample Chart for 50 Seedlings Per Bundle

Calculate the Total Trees Sampled (TTS) by multiplying the (Number of Bundles Sampled (NBS)) x 25 Trees per Bundle

Calculate the Acceptable Seedlings by taking the (Total Trees Sampled) and subtract the (Total Number of Defects), then divide this by the (Total Trees Sampled)

Take this decimal number and multiply by 100 to change this to a percentage

Attachment 2

Grading Inspection Form (Bundles of 50) Lot #: Request: Acceptable %:

Species: Inspector Name:

Date:

Request # Total Bundles Bundles to Sample Request # Total Bundles Bundles to Sample

1000 20 1 20000 400 20

2000 40 2 30000 600 30

3000 60 3 40000 800 40

4000 80 4 50000 1000 50

5000 100 5 60000 1200 60

6000 120 6 70000 1400 70

7000 140 7 80000 1600 80

8000 160 8 90000 1800 90

9000 180 9 100000 2000 100

10000 200 10

Bundle # # of Defects Bundle # # of Defects Bundle # # of Defects 1 21 41 2 22 42 3 23 43 4 24 44 5 25 45 6 26 46 7 27 47 8 28 48 9 29 49

10 30 50 11 31 51 12 32 52 13 33 53 14 34 54 15 35 55 16 36 56 17 37 57 18 38 58 19 39 59 20 40 60

Total Total Total

Total Trees Sampled (TTS)= NBS x 50

Acceptable Seedlings= TTS-Defects/TTS

Acceptable % = Acceptable Seedlings x 100

5% Sample Chart for 50 Seedlings Per Bundle

(1.) Calculate the Total Trees Sampled (TTS) by multiplying the (Number of Bundles Sampled (NBS)) x 50 Trees per Bundle

(2.) Calculate the Acceptable Seedlings by taking the (Total Trees Sampled) and subtract the (Total Number of Defects), then divide this by the (Total Trees Sampled)

(3.) Take this decimal number and multiply by 100 to change this to a percentage

Attachment 3

SEEDLING PACKAGING Inspection Form Lot #: Date Begin:

Species: Date End:

Requested Amount: Inspector Name:

Packing Infractions

A.) Over or under filling boxes/bags.

B.) Failure to keep different seedling lots separate.

C.) Abuse of seedlings while placing into bags/boxes.

D.) Failure to build and seal bags/boxes properly.

E.) Abuse of seedlings while placing bags/boxes onto pallets

F.) Failure to secure irons onto pallets properly after loading with bags/boxes

G.) Failure to label bags/boxes properly

H.) Failure to neatly stack bags/boxes onto pallets

Minimum Amount of Seedlings Packaged per Day

Bareroot:

DAY 1 65,000 Seedlings/belt/day

DAY 2 75,000 Seedlings/belt/day

DAY 3 TO END OF CONTRACT 85,000 Seedlings/belt/day

Container:

DAY 1 35,000 Seedlings/belt/day

DAY 2 40,000 Seedlings/belt/day

DAY 3 TO END OF CONTRACT 55,000 Seedlings/belt/day

**Check the letter of the Infraction in the table as they occur.

Infractions

Date/Time A B C D E F G H

TOTALS

Attachment 4

Inspection Forms
Lifting Inspection Form
GradingInspectionForm25
Sheet1
GradingInspectionForm50
Sheet1

Packing Inspection Form

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