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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) with APPENDICES

FOR

Sierra Vista Ranger District – Grasslands Restoration Project – Border 2 Unit Cochise County, Arizona

11/15/2018

SECTION 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE OF WORK. This contract covers work to be completed on The Sierra Vista Ranger District, on the Coronado National Forest, Cochise County AZ. The contractor must provide any and all labor, equipment, supplies, services, permits, and licenses necessary to perform mechanical manipulation of brush and shrubs, a n d scattering of all slash. The contractor must be registered with the Department of Labor under the Migrant and Seasonal Workers Protection Act. This statement of work consists of completing the tasks/subtasks in section 5.

1.1.1 LOCATION DESCRIPTION.

The Grasslands Restoration Unit 2 (Border 2) treatment area B (see attached map) consists of approximately 932 acres along the U.S. and Mexico Border, of which 600 acres will be masticated, as not all areas within the project unit may be feasible or desirable to treat based on the prescription or accessibility. Work will begin where the previous treatments left off in the southern portion of the treatment area and move north. The topography within the project area consists of wide flat areas interspersed with secondary and tertiary water channels that vary from 5-30% in slope. Vegetation also varies across the unit with more tree and shrub density closer to the stream beds and becoming sparser as the topography gets more flat. Multiple sub-units may be treated to reach the targeted acreage. Each sub-unit to be treated must be approved by the Project Inspector or Contracting Officer prior to the contractor beginning work in that sub-unit.

1.1.2 ACCESSIBILITY

The treatment areas will be accessed via open Forest Service roads. Directions from Sonoita, Arizona: Depart Sonoita on State Route 83 and travel southeast on the paved road for approximately 21 miles toward Parker Canyon Lake. Take Forest Service road 48 south to the junction with Forest Service road 61. Follow Forest Service road 61 southeast toward Coronado National Monument. Forest Service road 4726 intersects with Forest Service road 61 and is the western boundary of the Border 2 unit.

1.1.3 BOUNDARIES.

The boundaries of Treatment Area B area are defined by Forest Service road (FS) 4781 on the east, FS road 4780 on the south and FS road 5714 on the west (FS roads 5714 and 4781 merge at the northern point of the work area). If there is any discrepancy on the boundaries of individual work areas within units, the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) must be contacted as soon as possible and no more work must take place until the discrepancy is resolved. Archaeological sites will be marked with orange flagging. The southern portion of the area was previously treated for 316 acres, leaving approximately 932 acres untreated. This area is identified in the map. Within the 932 acres, approximately 600 acres are available for mastication.

1.2 CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE. The contractor must provide a contract representative for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate(s) who shall act for the contractor when the contract representative is absent must be identified to the contracting officer and the COR prior to start of work.

The contractor representative or alternate must have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The contractor representative and alternate(s) must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

SECTION II - DEFINITIONS

2.1 STANDARD DEFINITIONS.

2.1.1 ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVEL (AQL). The maximum allowable deviation from perfect performance that may occur before the Government will invoke payment deduction. An AQL does not allow a contractor knowingly to offer defective service, but limits reduced payment to circumstances in which defective performance results in a measurable reduction in the value of services rendered.

2.1.2 DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A unit of service which contains one or more defects, or nonconformance with specified requirements.

2.1.3 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY (PRS). Identifies the key service outputs of the contract that will be evaluated by the Government to assure contract performance standards are met by the contractor.

2.1.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE. Those actions taken by the Government to assure services meet the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

2.1.5 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). A Government person appointed by the Contracting Officer to help the Contracting Officer with contract administration and surveillance.

2.1.6 GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR. A Government person responsible for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.7 Reserved.

2.1.8 QUALITY CONTROL. Those actions taken by a contractor to control the performance of services so that they meet the requirements of the PWS.

2.1.9 RANDOM SAMPLING. A sampling method in which each service output in a unit has an equal chance of being selected.

2.2 TECHNICAL DEFINITIONS.

2.2.1 DBH (Diameter breast height) - Diameter of the trunk of a tree measured 4-1/2 feet above the ground level on the uphill side of the tree.

2.2.2 DRC (Diameter root collar) - Diameter of the trunk of a tree measured at ground level.

2.2.3 LEAVE TREES - Trees which are not to be cut under this contract.

2.2.4 CUT TREES - - Trees which are to be cut under this contract.

2.2.5 SLASH -Any vegetation that was cut by the contractor.

2.2.6 LOPPING AND SCATTERING- Cutting limbs from the trunks of cut trees and moving and rearranging of slash concentrations to achieve slash depth required in the contract.

2.2.7 BOLE - Is the trunk or stem of a tree

2.2.8 PULLBACK- Removal of slash from roads, fences and utilities within a specified distance.

2.2.9 QUALITY TREE - Is the tallest height, largest crown, straightest stem and is free of disease.

SECTION III- GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, MATERIAL, SERVICES

There is no Government-furnished property or material for this project.

SECTION IV- CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS/SERVICES

4.1 Fueling

Fueling equipment will be inspected and approved prior to contract startup by the Contractor or their representative. Joint inspections will include checking for evidence of oil/fuel leaks of all piping, oil/fuel lines, hydraulic lines and seals, fill tanks, and other sources of leaks. All evidence of leaks will be investigated and repaired prior to equipment operation on the job site.

All non-manual fueling equipment will have an automatic shut-off switch installed to avoid accidental fuel releases.

Individual fuel tanks greater than 501 gallons may only be used within a spill containment pit.

The spill containment pit shall be constructed at a site designated by the Project Inspector. The pit shall be lined with an approved impermeable liner and shall be capable of containing a released volume of 1.5 times the tank volume.

4.2 Hazardous Materials

The Contractor will comply with all applicable State and Federal regulations pertaining to the handling and disposal of hazardous materials.

Disposal of hazardous materials is not permitted on site or on federal land Failure to meet this condition can result in the Contractor being liable for the cost of reclamation, including clean up and disposal of contaminated soil.

Minor, incidental leaks from fittings, seals or ruptured hoses will not subject the Contractor to remedial requirements; however, continued leaks will require repair to eliminate/minimize the impact of hazardous materials.

Maintenance and repairs that require the draining of lubricants or other fluids may be conducted on site only if the fluids are captured, containerized, and removed from public lands for proper disposal.

4.3 Protection

The Contractor is required to protect cadastral survey markers (brass caps), benchmarks, project markers, and other markers and stakes from damage or removal. In the case of destruction or removal by the Contractor, the Forest Service will replace the markers and the actual cost of said replacement shall be deducted from the final payment to the Contractor or otherwise billed to the Contractor when the replacement cost is known.

The Contractor will not disturb any natural or man-made features that may be of a historic or prehistoric value. The Contractor will notify the Project Inspector when a suspected feature is discovered and will avoid the feature(s) until cleared by the Project Inspector.

Known areas requiring protection and avoidance will be identified on the ground and on the unit map. The nature of the identification will be noted on the unit map.

The Contractor shall operate machinery only on Forest Service administered lands. Privately owned lands near the perimeter of the treatment unit will be identified on the ground and the unit map. The nature of the identification will be noted on the unit map.

4.4 Spark Arrestors

The Contractor shall not operate any internal combustion engine on any timber, brush or grass covered land, including trails or roads without a spark arrestor maintained in effective working order and meeting the guidelines set forth in the National Wildfire Coordinating Group Publication NFES 1363 and 2363.

Work may be suspended or modified when the Project Inspector or Fire Management Officer identifies conditions that represent an unacceptably high fire risk, such as very dry fuels, high winds, increased incidence of wildfires, erratic fire behavior, or Red Flag conditions.

SECTION V- TASKS AND CRITICAL SUBTASKS

The following tasks are to be performed in accordance with the quality performance standards shown below for each unit.

5.1 Task Item 01--RX-1- Mastication with 30 to 60 foot spacing.

Mastication work consists of altering the structure of live or dead vegetation, post activity material or residual slash that is standing or that has been loped, bucked and scattered. The mastication process shall reduce larger pieces of slash to broken up material that is spread over the site to be burned at a later date, or to naturally decompose.

Emory, Arizona, and Silver leaf oak are the preferred species and should be retained in favor of other species. If a leave tree is equal to or less than the designated diameter limit for cutting it must be a quality tree. Trees must be thinned to provide spacing of approximately 30 to 60 feet between leave trees. Retain basal area ranging from 80-200 square feet per acre.

The following specifications shall be followed in a mastication operation:

Mastication will be accomplished with a machine which shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Ground pressure shall not exceed a maximum of 7.5 psi.

(2) Machine width maximum shall not exceed 12 feet.

(3) Machine shall be equipped with a masticating or mulching head.

All slash and other vegetative debris shall meet the following specifications:

(1) No vegetative slash or debris shall be more than 8 inches deep as measured from the ground level.

(2) No individual pieces of slash or vegetative debris shall be greater than 4 feet in length.

(3) All boles or pieces up to 10 inches in diameter shall be masticated.

(4) All cut vegetation shall be kept within unit boundaries. Any cut vegetation falling into ditches, roads, road banks, trails or adjacent units shall immediately be removed.

(5) Specified brush, saplings or seedlings within the work areas shall be masticated to within 2’ of leave trees without damage to the leave trees.

(6) No masticated or cut material shall lean against or be suspended by a leave crop tree.

For Oak species only, leave trees can range from 4" DRC and up and should be a quality tree.

All brush species such as, but not limited, to manzanita and shrub oak are treated.

Chihuahua, Pinyon, and Apache Pines, and Arizona, Emory, and Silver leaf oaks: 9” DRC and less / all species of juniper: 12" DRC and less, are treated providing 30 to 60 foot spacing between selected leave trees.

Dead trees (snags), Oaks 12” DRC and less, Junipers 14” DRC and less are to be cut unless they appear to be occupied by wildlife.

Stumps should be at the lowest level possible not exceeding 4” in height or 4” above natural obstacles.

Avoid operating in riparian drainages. These areas commonly consist of Cottonwood, Arizona Sycamore, and Arizona Madrone tree species and will be designated on the ground.

Leave a 20-30 foot buffer from the edges of the riparian. Do not disturb agave and cactus species. Retain wildlife snags over 12” DRC in oak/pine and over 14” DRC in juniper.

Trees that are treated within 2 chains of an accessible road will bucked, if applicable, into fire wood and piled, so that the public can utilize fire wood after obtaining a permit.

5.2.1 Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)

90% acceptable level of performance for thinning (via mastication).

98% acceptable level of performance for residual material on the ground.

5.2.2 Monitoring Method

Perform periodic on-site inspections. Measurements of the areas treated will be accomplished using GPS coordinates. A re-measurement of the acreage treated by the Contractor will be made upon the request of the Contractor. The Contractor request for re-measurement shall be made no later than 10 working days following the completion of the project or any section of the project for which a progress payment is desired. If the results of the re-measurement differ less than 5% of the original measurement, the results of the original measurement will be used.

5.2.3 Reserved.

APPENDIX ONE

Coronado National Forest Fire Plan

The following requirements are part of the solicitation and any resultant contract, and shall be provided at the contractor's expense:

Wildfire Prevention-During periods of contract performance, fire prevention and immediate suppression actions shall be performed by the contractor.

Execution of Industrial Fire Plan

a. Forest Service personnel involved will, in all cases, coordinate through the

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) except in cases of emergency, Red Flag Days, or Forest closure.

b. The contractor shall designate a Fire Guard, fluent in English, who shall be responsible for executing and carrying out the Industrial Fire Plan requirements. The name of this representative will be provided to the COR at the pre-work meeting.

c. The contractor shall include the Industrial Fire Plan requirements in all subcontracts, see Supplement 1.

d. The contractor shall assure that all contract employees are informed of the existence and conditions of the Industrial Fire Plan requirements.

Compliance Inspection

a. Inspection by the Forest Service will be made to insure compliance with the fire requirements.

b. Should any deficiencies appear during the inspection, the contractor will be informed and the deficiencies shall be corrected within 24 hours. Activities with the potential to start fires shall be halted until the deficiencies are corrected and the corrections are approved by the COR.

c. The contractor's Fire Guard shall make daily inspections to insure that the terms of the Industrial Fire Plan requirements are met at all times, both on the job-site and in the contractor's camp.

Fire Pre-Suppression Requirements Fire Toolbox - During contract performance, the contractor shall furnish and maintain, at their expense, one mobile Fire Toolbox, within¼ mile or less of the location where the contractor is currently performing work and camping. The fire toolbox is to be maintained with tools in good condition, in such quantities and mix to provide a fire tool for each person in the contractor's workforce. This equipment is for the sole purpose of firefighting: a mix of three shovels, size O or larger, one axe, two fire rakes, two Pulaski's, and two 3-5 gallon hand pump garden sprayers or backpack pumps filled with water. Where appropriate, a chainsaws may be substituted for the axe; a McLeod tool or heavy duty garden rake for a fire rake, and a heavy duty garden wide hoe or other sturdy digging/scraping tool may be substituted for the Pulaski.

The fire toolbox shall be replenished with re-sharpened, reconditioned, or new tools by the contractor after each use.

Work Hours-The contractor shall restrict operations in accordance with the following

Industrial Fire Plan level unless the COR waives the requirement in writing.

Each day of operation when there is a predicted change in the Industrial Fire Plan level or Adjective Class, the Forest Service will inform the contractor between 3 and 6 pm MST (4 and 7 pm MDT). Notification will be made of the alphabetical industrial fire precaution plan to be followed the next day within the local operating area.

No later than 9 am MST (10 am MDT) the following day, the Forest Service will inform the contractor of any change in the fire precaution schedule. In the case of Red Flag Days, the Forest Service will inform the contractor as soon as possible after the National Weather Service issues their high wind warning for that day, which often comes after 9 am MST.

Welding-Written permission must be obtained from the COR during fire precaution plan B, C, and D. Welding is prohibited on Red Flag days. Required equipment at the welding site shall consist of at least one 5 lb. fire extinguisher, one shovel, size 0 or larger and one 3-5-gallon hand pump garden sprayer or backpack pump filled with water. An area commensurate with the amount of welding to be accomplished shall be cleared to bare mineral soil before welding operations are started. The area in the immediate vicinity of the operation shall be wet down before and after operations. The area adjacent to the welding operations shall be thoroughly checked by the Fire Guard for fires for at least 1 hour after welding.

Slash Incineration -Operation of forced-air burners must comply with all state and federal open burning laws, regulations and policies. Forced air burners shall be operated with a minimum set back from combustibles of 100'. This activity is prohibited on fire precaution plan C, D and Red Flag days.

Ash disposal -Ash from slash incineration shall be treated in such a manner as to not constitute a wildfire risk, and shall be disposed of in an approved manner designated by the

COR.

Controlled Burning-All planned burns, including pile burns or use of air curtain burners, conducted by the contractor under the terms and conditions of the contract are required to have a written Burn Plan that meets the requirements of Forest Service Manual 5140 for the project. The Burn Plan must be prepared, recommended and approved by the appropriate Forest Service Officers. The contractor will notify the CO, COR, and District Fire Management Officer prior to implementation of a burning project. The contractor will insure all appropriate Federal, State and local laws, regulations, and policies pertinent to the Burn Plan, are adhered to. Training and qualification standards for the contractor's employees conducting burning operations will be required according to the applicable regulations in NWCG 310-1, which can found at the National Wildfire Coordinating Group website;

www.nwcg.gov.

Fire Guard -To prevent, detect, and suppress wildfires, the contractor shall provide one or more trained Fire Guards at each operating area where internal combustion engines, incineration equipment, controlled burns or camps are used. Each Fire Guard is required to read, understand, and perform the Industrial Fire Plan duties. The Fire Guards may perform other contract work in conjunction with Fire Guard duties, provided such other work does not distract from Fire Guard responsibilities. A Fire Guard(s) assigned on one operating area shall satisfy the requirements on adjacent areas if the travel time with available transportation is not in excess of twenty (20) minutes to any of the other areas. Each Fire Guard shall be physically able and trained to prevent, detect, and report any fire, and to immediately take suppression action with the required firefighting equipment and employees on any wildfire that starts within the contract area. The Fire Guards shall perform their duties during normal operating hours; with an added three (3) hour watch after work stops for the day when the Fire Precaution Plan is at level B or C. If the contractor has agreed to additional terms for operation under Fire Precaution Plan D, the Fire Guard will perform all requirements specified in the Plan D Authorization Letter issued by the CO.

Each Fire Guard shall be equipped with a vehicle capable of carrying a minimum 5 lb.

fire extinguisher and fire tools consisting of a cache box with one shovel, size O or larger, one cutting tool such as either an axe, Pulaski or chainsaw, one fire rake or heavy duty garden rake, and two 3-5-gallon hand pump garden sprayers or backpack pumps filled with water.

All equipment and tools shall be maintained in serviceable and operable condition. The tool cache for the Fire Guard will be in addition to the Fire Toolbox maintained for the work crews and available for use at both the work site and campsite.

Communications-The contractor shall provide some form of direct communication, such as a cell phone or two-way radio, between the Fire Guard(s) and the work crews, and when technically possible, between the job-site and the Forest Service. The contractor's cell phone number, or other form of contact, will be reported to the COR at the pre-work meeting.

All communications will be in English.

Wildfire Suppression The contractor shall take independent action immediately to suppress all fires originating within the contract boundary and camp location. The contractor shall continue fighting the fire until released from the fire by the Forest Service. The contractor will take appropriate action on a fire outside the contract area or campsite to the level of their firefighting experience, abilities and qualifications. The contractor may be requested to assist the Forest Service with fighting a fire if the personnel have been trained and equipped with the proper personnel protective equipment (PPE). If contract operations are interrupted for firefighting purposes the contractor shall notify the COR as soon as practical.

If the contractor pursues fighting any wildfire which has moved from off the USFS contract land and crosses onto lands of other ownership, such as private property, the contractor shall be aware that dangers may be present associated with urbanized areas. For example, the contractor will need to become highly alert, and take extreme care to avoid dangers associated with open flames or operating heavy equipment near propane/butane tanks and underground gas lines, overhead/underground electric lines, underground septic tanks, and private outbuildings which may contain hazardous or flammable/explosive chemicals. Coordination as soon as possible with USFS and/or local municipal firefighters who are better trained for safe wildland/urban-interface fire suppression tactics is recommended when faced with fires on private lands.

All fires shall be reported immediately to the most available Forest Service office. The COR will insure that all fire reports are forwarded immediately to the Coronado NF Fire Dispatcher's Office (520-202-2710). Even though the fire may have been suppressed by the contractor's crew, this report is still required. The office and telephone numbers to which fires shall be reported will be furnished to the contractor at the contract pre-work meeting.

The contractor shall not perform fire suppression activity, or provide reinforcement support, on any wildfires that originates and remains outside the contract boundary or the contractor's camp location, without meeting the criteria below.

If the contractor wishes to be available to assist the Forest Service with emergency wildfire suppression or support activities beyond the contract boundary, all the contractor's, and/or Subcontractor's, equipment must first be signed up on an Equipment Rental

Agreement, USDA/USOI Optional Form 294, issued by the Coronado National Forest or other National Forests within Region 3. (In cases of extreme emergency, the Forest Service can finalize this agreement at the fire location.) Emergency use of equipment manned with operators, such as dozers, skidders, tree shears, chainsaws and water trucks/trailers, would then be compensated to the contractor at current Forest Service fire-fighting rental equipment rates common to the area. Equipment rented by the Forest Service under this agreement shall be operated only by physically able personnel supplied by the contractor.

Likewise, all personnel employed or subcontracted by the contractor who wishes to work on wildfires as individuals must first be currently certified with the required fire training to be qualified as a wildland firefighter before being permitted to assist the Forest Service with fire suppression. Firefighters must also have completed the necessary forms to become temporary emergency Forest Service fire-fighting employees. Contract personnel temporarily released off this contract by the Contractor to fight off- contract fires, shall be paid by the Forest Service at current USFS standard emergency "administratively determined" (AD) fire-fighting rates.

The COR can direct you on how and where to make these preparations in advance. The contract COR must be notified as soon as possible in writing when the above conditions for fire rental equipment and personnel have been met. The Contractor must also notify the COR as soon as practical if contract operations are interrupted for emergency fire-fighting outside the contract area. If the Contractor does not wish to meet these criteria to help fight wildland fire outside the contract area, the Contractor is not required to do so.

Equipment Requirements All gasoline and diesel equipment (except turbocharged) used on the project, and in camp, shall be equipped with spark arresters approved in the Spark Arrester Guide, USDA Forest Service, which will be used by the USFS for equipment inspections. Copies of this Guide can be viewed on the internet at wwww.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/pubs.htm. To purchase the most recent Guide, go to the above mentioned website.

All internal combustion engines must be inspected before use in the job and periodically thereafter by the Forest Service. Equipment not passing inspection cannot be used until repairs are made, re-inspected, and passed by the Forest Service - see attached Supplement 3: Order Southwestern Region USDA Forest Service pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50 and 261.52 (f) and U).

Serviceable baffled mufflers with standard exhaust tailpipes and catalytic converter heat shields are considered adequate on trucks, pickups, vans, sedans, motor-homes, and ATVs provided the muffler system meets the USDA Forest Service, Spark Arrester Guide.

Care shall still be taken to avoid parking such vehicles over tall grass, brush or flammable materials.

Equipment service areas, and gas and oil storage areas, shall be cleared of brush, litter, debris, and grass for a radius of at least 50 feet. Locations shall be pre-approved by the Forest Service.

Each piece of motorized equipment not included in item (f.) below shall be equipped with a round-point shovel and fire extinguisher.

Fuel trucks, service trucks, and the work camp shall be equipped with a shovel, double bit axe, and class ADC pressurized chemical fire extinguisher of not less than 15 pounds capacity by weight.

The shovels and fire extinguishers are in addition to those required for the Fire Guard tool cache (4.a.) and the mobile fire tool box (4.e). These shall be furnished and maintained at the Contractor's expense.

All crawler tractors and rubber-tired equipment suitable for fire suppression work shall be equipped with lights for nighttime use. This includes two functioning headlights, and 1 to 2 backup lights.

Power saws shall be kept in a safe, serviceable condition at all times. Each power saw shall be equipped with an approved spark arrester screen muffler system defined by USDA Forest Service Spark Arrester Guide. All exhaust products must pass through the screen, which has openings of 0.023-inch or less. The effective exhaust area of the screen (total area of all screen openings) shall not be less than 200 percent of the engine exhaust port area at its smallest cross-section. Screen material will be heat and corrosion resistant, and shall provide at least 100 hours of service life.

Smoking and Fires Smoking-When/where smoking is permitted, cigarette butts or other smoking materials shall be extinguished completely and disposed of responsibly.

No smoking shall be allowed while traveling, except on surfaced highways. A surfaced highway is any road that is oiled, graveled, or otherwise paved.

Smoking is not permitted while working. Smoking is only permitted in camp or on breaks, and only in areas having a clearing of at least 3 feet in diameter to bare mineral soil or rock, or preferably inside an enclosed vehicle with an ash tray.

Smoking is not permitted while refueling or while in the fuel storage/service area.

Fires-Warming fires, cooking fires, or burning of waste debris at camp or on the job-site, shall not be permitted during periods of high to extreme fire danger except in designated places by written consent of the Forest Service.

Fire Plan and Closure Order Violations Contractor's violation or deficiency in meeting fire plan requirements shall result in a state of non-compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract. Immediate suspension of contract operations will be enforced until the deficiency or violation is corrected.

The Contractor shall advise all employees of Forest campfire, smoking, power saw, and/or area closure orders (36 CFR 261.52 (a) (c) (d) (e) (h)). After notification to the Contractor by the Forest Service of such orders taking effect, the Contractor and their employees may be subject to criminal action under Federal Regulations separate from this contract should a violation occur.

Fire Suppression Costs -The USDA Forest Service reserves the right to participate in extinguishing any fires caused by the Contractor's operations. Contractor's obligations for cost of fire suppression, and all suppression activities ordered or directed by the Forest Service, vary according to three classifications of fires as follow below:

Operations Fire. An “Operations Fire" is a fire caused by Contractor's operations other than a Negligent Fire, when all requirements of this industrial fire safety plan have been met and consistently maintained by the Contractor. The Government (Forest Service) shall perform fire suppression activities on Operations Fires, under the authorities of 16 USC 572.

Contractor agrees to reimburse the Forest Service for expenses incurred by the Forest Service for the cost of an operations fire to a maximum of $10,000 dollars for each occurrence.

Negligent Fire. A "Negligent Fire" is a fire caused by negligence or fault of the

Contractor's deficient operations by failure to comply with all requirements of this industrial fire plan (i.e., "Fire Plan Negligence"), which results in a wildfire starting or permitting a controlled fire to spread out of control. Damages and the cost of suppressing Negligent Fires shall be borne by the Contractor. The Contractor shall also be responsible for full or partial costs and damages to any property of the USDA Forest Service or third parties caused by escaped fires resulting from Contractor's negligence.

Other Fires in Immediate Area. This situation is covered under section 5.d. of this industrial fire.

Emergency Fire Precaution Schedule Fire Restrictions and Closure Stages

Staged Restriction Levels Industrial Fire Precaution Plan No Restrictions A

Stage I B Stage II C

Partial Forest Closure D Red Flag Warning D

Partial Forest Closure:

Project areas which are outside the boundaries of the partial forest closure may continue to operate under Industrial Fire Precaution Plan "C" operating criteria as agreed upon between the Permit Administrator and Purchaser in writing.

Project areas within the boundaries of the proclaimed partial forest closure area are to operate under Industrial Fire Precaution Plan "D".

Staged restriction levels are determined by the appropriate Forest Line Officer in consultation with the Forest Fire Management Officer and Permit Administrator. The appropriate Forest Line Officer may adjust the predicted Industrial Fire Precaution Plan for local weather conditions within a Project Area Changes in the predicted Industrial Fire Precaution Plan shall be agreed to in writing.

Industrial Fire Precaution Plan, description Authorized user will restrict operations in accordance with the attached Emergency

Fire Precaution Schedule:

A - Normal Fire Precautions - No fire guard required except for welding and blasting operations.

B - Normal Fire Precautions - Authorized user will provide fire guard.

C - All power equipment use as well as blasting and welding operations will shut down from 9:00 am until 8:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (10:00 am to 9:00 pm MDT). Operations on mineral soil involving activities such as road excavation, watering, grading, surfacing, rock crushing, and/or other equipment maintenance may continue. Authorized user will provide fire guard.

D - Shutdown all operations; except operations on mineral soil involving road excavation, watering, grading, gravel surfacing, and rock crushing may continue with special Forest Service permit. Blasting and welding are prohibited. Authorized user will provide fire guard.

A red flag warning is issued when the combination of dry fuels and weather conditions support extreme fire danger. Red flag warnings are issued by the National Weather Service for land and fire managers to highlight the increased fire danger. When a Red Flag Warning is issued by the National Weather Service, all authorized user operations, will adhere to Industrial Fire Precaution Plan "D" and will shut down operations until the Red Flag Warning is rescinded.

APPENDIX TWO- PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

TASK/SUBTASK PERFORMANCE

STANDARD

ACCEPTABL

E QUALITY

LEVEL(AQL)

MONITORING

METHOD

5.2. Task

Item 01-RX1- Mastication with a 30 to 60 foot spacing.

Slope: 0-30%

Species described to be treated in Section 5 are selected and scattered material is in accordance with contract specifications.

Species described in Section 5 as leave trees are not cut.

Stump heights are within contract specifications as described in Section 5.

Slash created by the project and existing natural material on the ground is scattered according to contract specifications in Section 5.

90% acceptable level of performance for thinning

98 % acceptable level of performance for residual material on the ground.

Perform periodic on-site inspections.

Also additional 1/20 acre plots (26.3 foot) radius will be established by government representative randomly over the thinning units to augment contractor inspections. Plot centers will be marked and numbered.

Quality % equals number of missing leave trees divided by number of trees that should have been left times 100.

Mastication/Mu lching scattering will be visually inspected for size and distribution.

APPENDIX THREE

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Border II Project Area Treatment Area B Previous Treatment Area (316 acres)