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COEUR DALENE ID 83815

3232 WEST NURSERY ROAD

SUPERVISORS OFFICE

IDAHO PANHANDLE NATIONAL FORESTS

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Contractor shall provide moving, cleaning and packing of seedlings for the Coeur d'Alene Nursery in accordance with the PWS. This award will be a five year indefinite quantity indefinite delivery (IDIQ) contract. Please see instructions to offerors in provision on page 46.

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ITEM NO.

11/30/2022 5p.m. PST.

Period of Performance: 02/01/2023 to 01/31/2028

0001 NURS Container labor Base year 2/1/2023-1/31/2024

Period of Performance: 02/01/2023 to 01/31/2024

0002 NURS Container Labor Option yr1 2/1/2024-1/31/2025

(Option Line Item)

Period of Performance: 02/01/2024 to 01/31/2025

0003 NURS Container Labor Option yr2 2/1/2025-1/31/2026

(Option Line Item)

Period of Performance: 02/01/2025 to 01/31/2026

0004 NURS Container Labor option yr3 2/1/2026-1/31/2027

(Option Line Item)

Period of Performance: 02/01/2026 to 01/31/2027

0005 NURS Container Labor option yr4 2/1/2027-1/31/2028

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Period of Performance: 02/01/2027 to 01/31/2028

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SECTION B – CONTINUATION OF SF-1449

Schedule of Items/Price Schedule

Ordering Year One 2023

February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024 Services and Prices

Item No.

Description

Unit

QTY

Unit Price

Total

1.1

CLEANING

CONTAINERS

Clean container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty. 5,000-35,000

Styrofoam or plastic container

20,000

1.2

SEEDLINGS

Extract, grade, bag, and box seedlings.

Est. Qty. 1400-3000M

M

2,000M

1.3

SEEDLINGS

WBP

Extract, grade, bag, and box WBP seedlings.

Est. Qty. 200-500M

200M

1.4

NATIVE

SEEDLINGS

Extract, grade, bag, and box native plants.

Est. Qty. 1-8M

4M

1.5

MOVING

CONTAINERS

Move container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty 0-1000

Styrofoam or

1.6

RELOCATE

CONTAINERS

Relocate container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty 0-1000

Styrofoam or

1.7

DUMPING

CONTAINERS

Dump container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty 0-5000

Styrofoam or

1.8

LAYOUT

BENCH TOPS

Layout bench tops in emptied greenhouses and shelter houses

Est. Qty. 0-80,000

Bench Top

1.9

ROOT PLUG

PRUNING

Prune root plugs with pruning tables.

Est. Qty. 0-500M

1.10

ROGUEING

(D40’s–160’S)

Remove multiple germinates from cells (sizes 20 cells-160 cells) and leave 1 healthy growing seedling.

Est. Qty. 5,000-45,000

Styrofoam or

Plastic

1.11

(240’S)

Remove multiple germinates from cells (size 240) and leave 1 healthy growing seedling.

Est. Qty. 500-5,000

Styrofoam block

2,500

1.12

WEEDING

BLOCKS

Weeding seedling cells within container blocks.

Est. Qty. 500-2,000

Styrofoam

1,000

1.13

WEEDING

TRAYS

Weeding seedling cells within container trays.

Est. Qty. 1,000-10,000

Plastic tray

5,000

1.14

WEEDING

GALLON POTS

Weeding seedling/native plants within gallon pots.

Est. Qty. 0-1,000

Gallon pot

1.15

FILLING TRAYS

WITH

MEDIA

Filling plastic trays with growing media.

Est. Qty. 3,000-10,000

Plastic

1.16

FILLING

BLOCKS WITH

MEDIA

Filling Styrofoam container blocks with growing media.

Est. Qty. 5,000-20,000

1.17

FILL

POTS/D40’s/D25’s

WITH MEDIA

Fill individual pots/ D40’s/D25’s with growing media.

Est. Qty. 0-5M

1M

1.18

TRANSPLANT

SEEDLINGS

Transplant seedlings into containers.

1,500

1.19

CONSOLIDATE

TRAYS

Consolidate tubes with seedlings into full trays.

Est. Qty. 1,000-3,000

Trays

2,000

1.20

CONTAINER

PREP

FOR SOWING

Prepare containers for sowing by removing excess media

Est. Qty. 0-5,000

Styrofoam

1.21

PRUNE

SEEDLINGS

Prune seedlings in cells (sizes 20 cells-160 cells)

Est. Qty. 0-5,000

1.22

REMOVE

NEEDLES FROM

LARCH

Remove needles from larch prior to packing.

Est. Qty. 0-5,000

Styrofoam or

Ordering Year Two 2024 February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025

2.1

CLEANING

CONTAINERS

Clean container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty. 5,000-35,000

Styrofoam or

2.2

Extract, grade, bag, and box

2.3

SEEDLINGS

WBP

Extract, grade, bag, and box

2.4

NATIVE

SEEDLINGS

Extract, grade, bag, and box

2.5

MOVING

CONTAINERS

Move container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty 0-1000

Styrofoam or

2.6

RELOCATE

CONTAINERS

Relocate container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty 0-1000

Styrofoam or

2.7

DUMPING

CONTAINERS

Dump container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty 0-5000

Styrofoam or

2.8

LAYOUT

BENCH TOPS

Layout bench tops in emptied

2.9

ROOT PLUG

PRUNING

Prune root plugs with pruning

2.10

(D40’s–160’S)

Remove multiple germinates from cells (sizes 20 cells-160 cells) and leave 1 healthy growing

2.11

(240’S)

Remove multiple germinates from cells (size 240) and leave 1

2.12

WEEDING

BLOCKS

Weeding seedling cells within container blocks.

Est. Qty. 500-2,000

Styrofoam

2.13

WEEDING

TRAYS

Weeding seedling cells within container trays.

Est. Qty. 1,000-10,000

Plastic

2.14

WEEDING

GALLON POTS

Weeding seedling/native plants within gallon pots.

Est. Qty. 0-1,000

Gallon

2.15

FILLING TRAYS

WITH

MEDIA

Filling plastic trays with growing media.

Est. Qty. 3,000-10,000

Plastic

2.16

FILLING

2.17

FILL

POTS/D40’s/D25’s

WITH MEDIA

Fill individual pots/ D40’s/D25’s with

2.18

TRANSPLANT

SEEDLINGS

Transplant seedlings into

2.19

CONSOLIDATE

TRAYS

Consolidate tubes with

2.20

CONTAINER

PREP

FOR SOWING

Prepare containers for sowing by removing excess media

Est. Qty. 0-5,000

Styrofoam

2.21

PRUNE

SEEDLINGS

Prune seedlings in cells (sizes 20

2.22

REMOVE

NEEDLES FROM

LARCH

Remove needles from larch prior to packing.

Est. Qty. 0-5,000

Styrofoam or

Ordering Year Three 2025 February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026

3.1

CLEANING

CONTAINERS

Clean container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty. 5,000-35,000

Styrofoam or

3.2

Extract, grade, bag, and box

3.3

SEEDLINGS

WBP

Extract, grade, bag, and box

3.4

NATIVE

SEEDLINGS

Extract, grade, bag, and box

3.5

MOVING

CONTAINERS

Move container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty 0-1000

Styrofoam or

3.6

RELOCATE

CONTAINERS

Relocate container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty 0-1000

Styrofoam or

3.7

DUMPING

CONTAINERS

Dump container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty 0-5000

Styrofoam or

3.8

LAYOUT

BENCH TOPS

Layout bench tops in emptied

3.9

ROOT PLUG

PRUNING

Prune root plugs with pruning

20M

3.10

(D40’s–160’S)

Remove multiple germinates from cells (sizes 20 cells-160 cells) and leave 1 healthy growing

3.11

(240’S)

Remove multiple germinates from cells (size 240) and leave 1

3.12

WEEDING

BLOCKS

Weeding seedling cells within container blocks.

Est. Qty. 500-2,000

Styrofoam

3.13

WEEDING

TRAYS

Weeding seedling cells within container trays.

Est. Qty. 1,000-10,000

Plastic

3.14

WEEDING

GALLON POTS

Weeding seedling/native plants within gallon pots.

Est. Qty. 0-1,000

Gallon

3.15

FILLING TRAYS

WITH

MEDIA

Filling plastic trays with growing media.

Est. Qty. 3,000-10,000

Plastic

3.16

FILLING

3.17

FILL

POTS/D40’s/D25’s

WITH MEDIA

Fill individual pots/ D40’s/D25’s with

3.18

TRANSPLANT

SEEDLINGS

Transplant seedlings into

3.19

CONSOLIDATE

TRAYS

Consolidate tubes with

3.20

CONTAINER

PREP

FOR SOWING

Prepare containers for sowing by removing excess media

Est. Qty. 0-5,000

Styrofoam

3.21

PRUNE

SEEDLINGS

Prune seedlings in cells (sizes 20

3.22

REMOVE

NEEDLES FROM

LARCH

Remove needles from larch prior to packing.

Est. Qty. 0-5,000

Styrofoam or

Ordering Year Four 2026 February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027

4.1

CLEANING

CONTAINERS

Clean container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty. 5,000-35,000

Styrofoam or

4.2

Extract, grade, bag, and box

4.3

SEEDLINGS

WBP

Extract, grade, bag, and box

4.4

NATIVE

SEEDLINGS

Extract, grade, bag, and box

4.5

MOVING

CONTAINERS

Move container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty 0-1000

Styrofoam or

4.6

RELOCATE

CONTAINERS

Relocate container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty 0-1000

Styrofoam or

4.7

DUMPING

CONTAINERS

Dump container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty 0-5000

Styrofoam or

4.8

LAYOUT

BENCH TOPS

Layout bench tops in emptied

4.9

ROOT PLUG

PRUNING

Prune root plugs with pruning

4.10

(D40’s–160’S)

Remove multiple germinates from cells (sizes 20 cells-160 cells) and leave 1 healthy growing

4.11

(240’S)

Remove multiple germinates from cells (size 240) and leave 1

4.12

WEEDING

BLOCKS

Weeding seedling cells within container blocks.

Est. Qty. 500-2,000

Styrofoam

4.13

WEEDING

TRAYS

Weeding seedling cells within container trays.

Est. Qty. 1,000-10,000

Plastic

4.14

WEEDING

GALLON POTS

Weeding seedling/native plants within gallon pots.

Est. Qty. 0-1,000

Gallon

4.15

FILLING TRAYS

WITH

MEDIA

Filling plastic trays with growing media.

Est. Qty. 3,000-10,000

Plastic

4.16

FILLING

4.17

FILL

POTS/D40’s/D25’s

WITH MEDIA

Fill individual pots/ D40’s/D25’s with

4.18

TRANSPLANT

SEEDLINGS

Transplant seedlings into

4.19

CONSOLIDATE

TRAYS

Consolidate tubes with

4.20

CONTAINER

PREP

FOR SOWING

Prepare containers for sowing by removing excess media

Est. Qty. 0-5,000

Styrofoam

4.21

PRUNE

SEEDLINGS

Prune seedlings in cells (sizes 20

4.22

REMOVE

NEEDLES FROM

LARCH

Remove needles from larch prior to packing.

Est. Qty. 0-5,000

Styrofoam or

Ordering Year Five 2027 February 1, 2027 through January 31, 2028

5.1

CLEANING

CONTAINERS

Clean container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty. 5,000-35,000

Styrofoam or

5.2

Extract, grade, bag, and box

5.3

SEEDLINGS

WBP

Extract, grade, bag, and box

5.4

NATIVE

SEEDLINGS

Extract, grade, bag, and box

5.5

MOVING

CONTAINERS

Move container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty 0-1000

Styrofoam or

5.6

RELOCATE

CONTAINERS

Relocate container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty 0-1000

Styrofoam or

5.7

DUMPING

CONTAINERS

Dump container blocks or plastic.

Est. Qty 0-5000

Styrofoam or

5.8

LAYOUT

BENCH TOPS

Layout bench tops in emptied

5.9

ROOT PLUG

PRUNING

Prune root plugs with pruning

20M

5.10

(D40’s–160’S)

Remove multiple germinates from cells (sizes 20 cells-160 cells) and leave 1 healthy growing

5.11

(240’S)

Remove multiple germinates from cells (size 240) and leave 1

5.12

WEEDING

BLOCKS

Weeding seedling cells within container blocks.

Est. Qty. 500-2,000

Styrofoam

5.13

WEEDING

TRAYS

Weeding seedling cells within container trays.

Est. Qty. 1,000-10,000

Plastic

5.14

WEEDING

GALLON POTS

Weeding seedling/native plants within gallon pots.

Est. Qty. 0-1,000

Gallon

5.15

FILLING TRAYS

WITH

MEDIA

Filling plastic trays with growing media.

Est. Qty. 3,000-10,000

Plastic

5.16

FILLING

5.17

FILL

POTS/D40’s/D25’s

WITH MEDIA

Fill individual pots/ D40’s/D25’s with

5.18

TRANSPLANT

SEEDLINGS

Transplant seedlings into

5.19

CONSOLIDATE

TRAYS

Consolidate tubes with

5.20

CONTAINER

PREP

FOR SOWING

Prepare containers for sowing by removing excess media

Est. Qty. 0-5,000

Styrofoam

5.21

PRUNE

SEEDLINGS

Prune seedlings in cells (sizes 20

5.22

REMOVE

NEEDLES FROM

LARCH

Remove needles from larch prior to packing.

Est. Qty. 0-5,000

Styrofoam or

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

1. INTRODUCTION

Description This solicitation is for (1.1) cleaning (dipping) of containers, (1.2-1.3-1.4) moving containers from growing areas (greenhouses and shelter houses) to the packing area, the extraction, grading and packing of seedlings and native plant species into boxes, sorting and palletizing, (1.5-1.6) moving containers, (1.7) dumping containers, (1.8) the layout of benchtops in emptied greenhouse and areas, (1.9) root pruning plugs prior to transplanting. (1.10) Removing multiple germinates from cells (sizes 20-160) to leave one live, healthy seedling (rogueing), (1.11) removing multiple germinates from cells (size 240) to leave one live, healthy seedling (rogueing). (1.12-1.13-1.14) Removing weeds from containers, (1.15-1.16-1.17) filling containers with growing media in preparation for sowing or transplanting, (1.18) transplant seedlings into larger containers to promote seedling growth. (1.19) consolidating tubes of seedlings into full trays of live seedlings and removal of trays with no seedlings. (1.20) Preparing blocks for sowing by removing any access media from containers and ensuring all cells are filled. (1.21) Pruning seedlings in containers in preparation for packing or for plant health. (1.22) Remove dead larch needles prior to packing.

Items 1.2–1.4 are typically performed November through January, however, there could be some late summer extraction/packing involved in this contract. Items 1.1, 1.5-1.22 are typically performed January through October. Contractor will be notified of dates and amounts. Daily working time frames will be between the hours of 7:00 AM and 3:30 PM Monday through Friday or times mutually agreed upon between the government and contractor.

Location.

The project is located at the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Coeur d‘Alene Nursery, 3600 Nursery Road, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Kootenai County.

2. DEFINITIONS

a. Container: Styrofoam block, polyethylene plastic tray or any other container in which seedlings are grown (Table 2).

b. Bin: A plastic tub to hold dirt or cull trees.

c. Bag: A thirty-gallon size plastic bag used to line the seedling boxes for shipping.

d. Baggie: A 10”x10” size bag used for packaging seedlings for shipping in boxes.

e. Box: A cardboard container used to store or ship trees.

f. Hand extracting stands used for manually pulling seedlings from Styrofoam containers.

g. Ore cart: A large metal cart moved by government forklift to store dirt and culled trees.

h. Plugs: Seedling root system.

i. Belt: Moving conveyance for moving plugs in baggies during the packing process.

j. Grading: Evaluating each plug for quality.

i. Height: length of seedling

ii. Caliper: the diameter of the stem of the seedling measured at the cotyledon needles or scar.

iii. Damage: a cut greater than ¼ inch in length and/or greater than ¼ the circumference of the stem, broken top, dead top, stripped needles or roots.

iv. Disease: any fungus, blistering or abnormal growth in the tree.

v. Color: brown or yellow foliage in the upper two thirds of the tree.

vi. Adequate roots: see specifications

vii. Fork or bottlebrush top: more than 1 leader of equal or similar lengths.

viii. Doubles: more than 1 healthy seedling per cell.

k. Conveyors: conveyance system for moving blocks from growing areas to the packing area.

l. Trailers: flat-bed wheeled units moved by hand or machine for loading, unloading, and moving blocks.

m. Media: planting mix in which the trees are growing in the blocks/trays.

n. Stapler: pneumatic or hand operated staple gun for constructing and closing boxes.

o. Seedling: any plant material grown in a container.

p. M: is the quantity of 1000 individuals.

3. GOVERNMENT –FURNISHED PROPERTY

a. Packing material (cardboard boxes, plastic bags, 10”x10” baggies, printed labels)

b. Seed lot specifications will be written on individual PACK CARDS.

c. Cleaning equipment (push brooms, shovels, mops, trash can liners, paper towels, toilet paper and cleaning supplies)

d. Measuring equipment (calipers and rulers)

e. Pneumatic and manual staplers, staples, compressor, wood sticks for separating rows of boxes on storage pallets

f. Baggers (blowers for baggies)

g. Ore carts for placement of cull seedlings and soil

h. Hand extracting stands

i. Conveyor rollers

j. Plastic and/or wooden storage pallets (for stacking filled seedling boxes and empty container blocks)

k. Plastic bins for disposing of cull seedlings, media and grit

l. Pallet jack

m. Tractors, trailers, and forklifts

n. Container sterilizer-dip tank

o. Flat filler, dirt filling machine.

p. Root Pruning tables (manual root pruners, paper cutters on stands)

q. Seedling containers – generally 1 foot by 2 feet and can have between 20 and 240 cells.

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS

Contractor will furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies, first aid kit, and incidentals to perform all work necessary. Contractor will come prepared with any personal protection equipment and special tools approved by the government to accomplish all tasks.

C.3 CONTRACTOR WORK REQUIREMENTS and STANDARDS General Requirements

(1) THE CONTRACTOR WILL PACK AN AVERAGE OF 60,000 SEEDLINGS PER

DAY DURING THE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER PACK EACH YEAR WITH THE

EXCEPTION OF SEEDLINGS IN PLASIC CONTAINERS. THE CONTRACTOR

WILL PACK AN AVERAGE OF 100,000 SEEDLINGS PER DAY DURING THE

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER PACK EACH YEAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF

SEEDLINGS IN PLASIC CONTAINERS.

(2) The contractor’s employees will park their vehicles in the designated parking area located to the west of the packing area. CONTRACTOR WILL NOT EXCEED 25 MPH MAXIMUM

SPEED LIMIT.

(3) The contractor will be permitted to use the restrooms adjacent to the container packing area.

The contractor will be required to clean and restock the restrooms daily.

(4) The contractor’s employees will perform the work in a safe manner. Failure by the contractor to work in a safe manner may result in a stop work order.

(5) No smoking will be permitted in the container packing shed or restrooms of the facility.

Smoking is permitted outside the building to the west of the container packing shed.

(6) No firearms, alcohol, or controlled substances are permitted on the nursery site. No warming or cooking fires will be permitted on the nursery site.

(7) Only the contractor and their employees will be permitted in the designated work areas.

Non-working family members and acquaintances of the contractor or their employees are not permitted to loiter anywhere on the nursery site.

(8) The Forest Service telephone will not be available for use by the contractor or his/her employees. The receptionist will not take phone messages for contract employees.

(9) The contractor will provide a first aid kit for their employees to use in the case of an injury.

The contractor will also be responsible for administering first aid to injured employees or providing someone who is trained to administer first aid.

(10) Government furnished property will not be misused or abused by contractor or employees.

(11) The COR may require dismissal of any contract employees whom he/she deems incompetent, insubordinate, or otherwise objectionable.

(12) The contractor’s employees working in container cleaning-hot water dipping area will use restrooms located in the pack shed adjacent to the dipping area.

(13) There will be at least one (1) English speaking representative for each task.

(14) In the event of a mechanical breakdown in all phases of this contract, downtime will begin when all seedlings have been placed in a box. A maximum of fifteen (15) minutes will be allowed, at no cost to the government, for downtime to fix the mechanical problem or replace the equipment. The contractor will be required to keep their crews available for up to a maximum of 2 hours at no cost to the government, or until it has been determined by the COR that repairs cannot be made within the two (2) hour period.

PRIMARY TASKS

ITEM 1.1 CONTAINER CLEANING

Cleaning (dipping) of empty containers is for sanitation and reuse. An English-speaking contract foreman will remain with the container sorting and dipping crew. At the cleaning/dipping area, the contractor will place blocks/plastics into the dipping basket for dunking in the hot water tank.

As a note some of the plastic containers are dipped as loose individuals, such as gallon pots and D40’s, 20 of these individual plastics will equate to the same as 1 Styrofoam block or 1 plastic tray for counting purposes. After the blocks/plastics have soaked for the specified period of time they will be removed and stacked by the contractor on clean pallets and tied to pallets for removal to storage area. When water temperature falls below the minimum required to kill pathogens, (see Table 1) and/or the water level in the tank is too low for efficient submersion or block/plastic numbers are below efficient tank dipping, this work will be stopped.

ITEM 1.2-1.3-1.4 EXTRACT, GRADE, BAG AND BOX SEEDLINGS AND NATIVE

PLANTS

CONTRACTOR WILL HANDLE SEEDLINGS AS QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY AS

POSSIBLE.

A.-Containers of seedlings will be moved from greenhouses to the grading area on conveyors or trailers provided by the government. The government will designate the order in which the seed lots will be moved. Containers of seedlings will be handled by the contractors using the following criteria: Containers of seedlings will be loaded on the conveyors or trailers to ensure seed lot integrity, containers of seedlings will be handled with care to ensure no damage to roots or tops of seedlings occur, containers of seedlings will not be thrown, containers of seedlings will be removed from trailers upon reaching the unloading area. Containers of seedlings will not be moved to the grading area until they are needed, a backlog of trees to be processed will not be allowed. No materials will be placed on top of the containers of seedlings, nor will containers of seedlings be stacked (unless approved by COR or government inspector).

B.-Seedlings or native plants will be extracted from containers using hand pulling stands or tabletops. Government inspectors will visually inspect extracted containers and measure discarded seedlings.

C.-Seedlings will be individually graded for height, diameter, damage, disease, color, fork top, doubles and adequate root systems (see Table 3 and Table 4). Native plants will be individually graded for disease, insect damage, color, and adequate root systems (adequate root systems will be defined at the time of packing). The unacceptable seedlings and/or native plants will be placed in tubs and/or ore carts provided. Government inspectors will visually inspect ore carts and measure discarded seedlings and native plants.

D.-Once graded, the seedlings and/or native plants will be placed on the conveyor in groups of 5, 10 or 15 (as determined by the COR or government inspector) in 10”x10” baggies.

E.-Boxes for packing seedlings and native plants will be pre-assembled by the contractor. Due to minimal space, an overabundance of boxes will not be assembled ahead of needs. Three (3) staples will be placed in the bottom of the box. Each box will be lined with a large plastic bag for seedling protection. Baggies of seedlings and/or native plants will be placed in the lined boxes in the quantity and arrangement specified by the government. Three (3) staples will be placed in the top of the box at closing. Closed boxes will be placed on a pallet on a trailer for government labeling and transport to the freezer storage area. Four (4) wooden stickers (boards) will be placed between boxes of every row.

F.-The contractor will remove any remaining soil and/or culled seedlings to ensure the containers are free from old media before palletizing. Tubs and ore carts will be available for collecting media and culls. The contractor will sort empty containers by size on each pallet. Contractor will tie stacked, empty containers to the pallet in the packing area for government transport to dipping area. The contractor will conduct periodic and daily cleaning and removal of empty containers and debris from the packing and grading areas.

G. The contractor will replace any benchtops that were removed or moved by the contractor, for convenience of moving containers, during the extract and packing task. Occasionally (as determined by the COR or government official) these benchtops can remain stacked if the correct size and number have been replaced in their respective bays in the greenhouses.

ITEM 1.5 MOVING CONTAINERS

Containers of seedlings will be moved from one greenhouse/bay to another greenhouse/bay on conveyors, carts or trailers provided by the government. The government will designate the seed lots that will be moved. Containers of seedlings will be handled using the following criteria:

Containers of seedlings will be loaded on the conveyors, carts or trailers to ensure seed lot integrity, containers of seedlings will be handled with care to ensure no damage to roots or tops of seedlings occur, containers of seedlings will not be thrown, containers of seedlings will be removed from trailers immediately upon reaching the unloading area, no containers will be left on trailers during breaks. No materials will be placed on top of the containers of seedlings, nor will containers of seedlings be stacked (unless approved by COR or government inspector).

ITEM 1.6 RELOCATING CONTAINERS

Containers of seedlings will be moved within a greenhouse, typically for the condensing and organizing of greenhouse space. The government will designate the seed lots that will be moved.

Containers of seedlings will be handled using the following criteria: Containers of seedlings will be moved to ensure seed lot integrity, containers of seedlings will be handled with care to ensure no damage to roots or tops of seedlings occur, containers of seedlings will not be thrown. No materials will be placed on top of the containers of seedlings, nor will containers of seedlings be stacked (unless approved by COR or government inspector).

ITEM 1.7 DUMPING CONTAINERS

Containers of seedlings or media will be moved from greenhouses to the dumping area. The contractor will remove any remaining soil and/or culled seedlings to ensure the containers are free from old media before palletizing. Tubs and ore carts will be available for collecting media and culls. The contractor will sort empty containers by growing size on each pallet. Contractor will tie stacked, empty containers to the pallet for government transport to dipping area.

ITEM 1.8 LAYOUT BENCHTOPS

The contractor will move/layout empty benchtops in greenhouse areas. Contractor will not cause damage to any portion of the greenhouse while moving benchtops.

ITEM 1.9 ROOT PLUG PRUNING

Clients occasionally require that seedlings be transplanted in the bare root fields OR into a plastic container at the Nursery. This requires that root plugs must be pruned to a specific length, which is generally four (4) inches. Government will provide root-pruning tables, number of seedlings to prune and exact pruning specifications. Contractors will provide workers to prune root plugs prior to bagging and placing in boxes for storage or transplant.

ITEM 1.10 ROGUEING (SIZES 20-160) & ITEM 1.11 ROGUEING (SIZE 240)

The Contracting Officer’s Representative will determine the exact start and stop time. This determination will be based on container crop sowing dates and the rate of germination of seedlings. Containers are growing areas for seedlings. An individual container is approximately 2 feet by 1 foot and can have (ITEM 1.10) - 20 to 160 cells per Styrofoam block or plastic tray (ITEM 1.11) – 240 cells per Styrofoam block. The number of containers and the densities will vary with crops and seed lots throughout the greenhouses.

A. - Contractor is required to rogue multiple seedlings from each cell to leave one (1) single healthy growing seedling in each cell.

B.-There will be no method used that will disrupt the root or top growth of the single healthy remaining seedling.

C.-There are no circumstances in which transplanting will be allowed.

D.-Containers will not be removed from bench tops during any operation or task.

E.-Any observation of insect or disease damage to seedlings is to be brought to the governments’ attention immediately.

F.-Protection of government seedlings, irrigation system and greenhouse equipment and structures are paramount.

G.-Rogueing must be coordinated with the routine irrigation schedule.

ITEM 1.12-1.13-1.14 WEEDING

A.-All weeds will be manually removed from containers of growing seedlings without displacing or damaging seedlings.

B.-All portions of weeds including liverwort, leaves, stems, flowers and roots will be removed.

C.-Labels, flagging, other identifying markers and irrigation equipment will not be disturbed by Contractor's employees during weeding operations.

D.-Any observation of insect or disease damage to seedlings will be brought to the governments’ attention immediately.

E.-Upon completion of work for the day, Contractor's employees will remove from greenhouses any tools, bags of weeds and other implements or debris. Contractors will return tabletops/benches back to original position. Occasionally (as determined by the COR or government official) these benchtops can remain spaced.

F.-Contractor and their employees will not move any containers from benches.

G.-Contractor may use any receptacle to transport weeds. However, no garbage or debris items will be placed in the Government-furnished receptacles. Receptacles used for holding weeds and rogued seedlings will be taken to the ore cart/weed trailer at the end of the day.

H.-Weeding must be coordinated with the routine irrigation schedule.

ITEM 1.15-1.16 FILLING CONTAINERS WITH MEDIA

Contract employees will use the dirt filling machine to fill plastic trays and/or Styrofoam blocks with media in preparation for sowing seeds. 95% of the cells within each tray and/or block will be filled to no less than 1 inch from the top. There will be no voids (air pockets) within the cell.

Light tamping of blocks with the addition of more media may be required to close voids within cells. Contractors will dust off any excess media from containers before placing on to pallet.

Contractors will repalletize and tie the filled containers for government official to move to the sowing area.

ITEM 1.17 FILLING POTS/ D40’s/D25’s CONTAINERS WITH MEDIA Contract employees will fill individual plastic gallon pots or individual D40’s/D25’s tubes with growing media by hand in preparation for transplanting or sowing seeds. 95% of the growing container will be filled to no less than 1 inch from the top. There will be no voids (air pockets) within the container. Light tamping of containers with the addition of more media may be required to close voids within pots or tubes. Pots and tubes will be placed on pallets or into holding trays.

ITEM 1.18 TRANSPLANT SEEDLINGS

Contract employees will transplant seedlings into a growing container. Contractor shall fill container with grow media during the transplant process. Seedlings are typically transplanted into a larger container (D16, D25, and D40, gallon pot) to promote seedling growth.

ITEM 1.19 CONSOLIDATE SUPERCELL TRAYS

Contract employees will consolidate supercell tubes with live seedlings into full trays. The trays with no live seedlings will be removed, dumped, and tied on pallets to be moved to the cleaning (dipping) area.

ITEM 1.20 CONTAINER PREP FOR SOWING

Contract employees will prepare Styrofoam blocks by removing any excess media from the top of filled, and palatized blocks and ensure that all cells are free of voids. The prepared blocks will be repalletized without tying and moved to the sowing area.

ITEM 1.21 PRUNE SEEDLINGS

Contract employees will top prune seedlings in container cells (sizes 20 cells-160 cells) to height specified by the COR or government official, to promote seedling health or to meet customer specification.

ITEM 1.22 REMOVE NEEDLES FROM LARCH

Contract employees will remove dead needles from container larch prior to extraction and packing.

This is to prevent molding of dead needles while in winter storage.

5.13.2 Reports and Documentation. Contractor shall provide a Quality Control Plan (QCP) as part of their Technical Ability Response with their quote. The general QCP must demonstrate how the Contractor will assure quality meets the requirements and specifications of the contract.

It will specify how quality will be monitored to assure the performance standards are met; the supervision of crew and work; and the personnel that will be performing the quality control.

5.13.3 Communication. The Contractor shall keep the Contracting Officer advised as to where the Contractor or Contractor's representative may be reached by phone during periods of work suspension and periods of time without work.

5.13.4 Key Personnel. The Contractor’s on-site representative will be fully conversant and literate in the English language and will be in the work area whenever work is in progress. The Contractor shall assign the key personnel identified in their Experience Questionnaire/Technical Ability Response:

▪ CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE/FOREMAN

The Contractor will make no substitutions of key personnel without notifying the Contracting Officer within a reasonable timeframe and in advance and will submit justification (including proposed substitutions) in sufficient detail to permit evaluation of the impact on the contract.

Proposed substitutes should have comparable qualifications to those of the persons being replaced. The Contractor will make no diversion of personnel without the written consent of the Contracting Officer. The contract will be modified to reflect any approved changes of key personnel. The Contractor or the Contractor's designated representative will remain on the Nursery work site while seedling packing is in progress. Crew supervisors shall remain with their designated crews at all times.

7. DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE.

7.1. Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work. (FAR 52.211-10) (APR 1984).

The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract on the effective date of Notice to Proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than 30 days after notice of an order for services. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

7.2 Estimated performance:

ITEMS 1.2 – 1.4: Monday through Friday for 4 weeks = 20 days.

Approximate start date is December 1st

8. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Government Inspections. The Contracting Officer's Representative or designated inspectors will conduct all inspections. The Contractor (or designated representative) is encouraged to be present to observe inspections. Summary results will be made available on request. Government inspections are for the purpose of satisfying the Government that the services are acceptable and do not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for maintaining quality control.

ITEM 1.1 Requirements for cleaning (dipping) containers.

The Government will determine and record the contractor’s daily accomplishment by number of containers cleaned and by the quality of handling. Unacceptable actions by the contractor’s crew include handling empty containers in a manner that would cause damage to the containers.

ITEMS 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 Requirements of Grading and Packing Seedlings/Natives a). Quality Inspection Requirements – Moving containers will be measured by visual means to determine if the work is being done properly and is within compliance of the technical provisions of the contract. Unacceptable actions by the contractor’s crew include: dropping containers, allowing containers to slide off conveyors or trailers, stacking containers improperly, handling containers by grabbing seedlings, handling or transporting filled or empty containers in a manner that would cause damage to the containers or seedlings.

b). Inspection of the sorted and graded seedlings/natives will be done by designated government inspectors. A 5% sample will be taken from each seed lot. The root system plug, stem and foliage of the seedlings/natives will be visually inspected for compliance with the nursery grading standards. The root plugs will be measured for compliance with the specified plug length and percentage. Stem caliper and top height will also be measured for compliance with the grading standards for the product age and species. The number of seedlings in packed boxes will be counted to ensure contractor box counts are accurate, if the counts are more or less than the amount posted on the label, that amount will also be recorded as a defect for the seed lot.

Seedlings that have defects will be counted and recorded by defect type. The number of defective seedlings will be divided by the total number of seedlings packed to determine the percentage of acceptable seedlings in the seed lot. Payment will be based on the percentage of acceptable seedlings in each seed lot, as displayed in the following table:

Percent Acceptable Seedlings

Payment

95% - 100% Full Pay 90% - 94.9% Partial Payment ** <90% No Pay ++

**The partial payment will be calculated using the following formula:

Total seedlings sorted in the seed lot X (price X actual percentage acceptable seedlings) = payment.

++ The Contractor or his/her representative will be immediately notified of the seed lots found to be below 95% acceptable. Contractor after inspection, shall be given a chance to correct the seed lots for full payment or from a no pay status to a partial payment. Work deemed unacceptable will be reworked to the standard established in the specifications before payment will be made. The cost of re-inspection will be borne by the contractor.

ITEM 1.5-1.6 Requirements for Moving/Relocating Moving containers will be measured by visual means to determine if the work is being done properly and is within compliance of the technical provisions of the contract. Unacceptable actions by the contractor’s crew include: dropping containers, allowing containers to slide off conveyors or trailers, stacking containers improperly, handling containers by grabbing seedlings, handling or transporting filled or empty containers in a manner that would cause damage to the containers or seedlings.

ITEM 1.7 Requirements for Dumping Containers The Government will determine and record the contractor’s daily accomplishment by number of containers dumped and by the quality of handling. Unacceptable actions by the contractor’s crew include handling containers in a manner that would cause damage to the containers.

ITEM 1.8 Requirements for Layout of Benchtops.

The government will notify the contractor when the layout of benchtops is ready to be worked in the greenhouse areas. The contractor will notify the government inspector when layout is complete, the area will be visually inspected by the government inspector to determine acceptability. The total number of benchtops moved will be recorded. The Contractor or his/her representative will receive inspection summaries upon request.

ITEM 1.9 Requirements for Root Plug Pruning Government will inspect a 5% sample of pruned root plugs for length (usually 4”). Seedlings will be bagged and boxed for storage until transplanting occurs or will be transplanted directly after root pruning.

ITEMS 1.10 & 1.11 Requirements for Rogueing Government inspectors will take a random pre-rogueing inventory of lots to be rogued. After contractor has completed either a lot or a greenhouse the government will be notified by the contractor to inspect. No transplanting of seedlings is allowed. Areas not passing inspection requirements of 95% will be reworked by the contractor, at no cost to the government.

Transplanted or damaged seedlings found will be recorded and deducted from invoice. Written inspection summaries will be available to the contractor upon request.

ITEMS 1.12, 1.13, 1.14 Requirements for weeding blocks/trays/pots Government inspectors will make a visual inspection of weeded blocks/trays/pots. Areas not weeded to acceptance standard will be reworked by the contractor, at no cost to the government.

ITEMS 1.15 & 1.16 Requirements for Filling Plastic trays/Styrofoam blocks with Growing Media Government inspectors will make a visual inspection of filled trays. Trays/blocks will be filled to within 1 inch of the top of the cells with media. Trays/blocks will be inspected for proper media depth and voids (air pockets). Trays/blocks not meeting acceptance standard will be reworked by the contractor.

ITEM 1.17 Requirements for Filling Pots/D40’s/D25’s with Growing Media Government inspectors will make a visual inspection of filled containers. Containers will be filled to within 1 inch of the top of the cells with media. Containers will be inspected for proper media depth and voids (air pockets). Containers not meeting acceptance standard will be reworked by the contractor.

ITEM 1.18 Requirements for Transplanting Seedlings into Larger Plastic Tubes or Pots Government inspectors will make a visual inspection of transplanted seedlings and containers.

Containers will be filled to within 1 inch of the top of the cells with media. Containers will be checked for proper media depth and voids (air pockets). Containers not meeting acceptance standard will be reworked by the contractor, at no cost to the government.

ITEM 1.19 Requirements for consolidating tubes with live seedlings.

Government inspectors will take a pre-inventory of all of lots to be consolidated before work begins.

Government inspectors will take a post-inventory of all of lots that were consolidated and check to make sure all seedlings were moved. Any work not meeting 95% standard will be reworked by the contractor, at no cost to the government.

ITEM 1.20 Requirements for Container Prep for Sowing Government inspectors will make a visual inspection of the containers that have been prepared for sowing operations. Containers not meeting acceptance standard will be reworked by the contractor, at no cost to the government.

ITEM1.21 Prune Seedlings Inspection of the pruned seedlings will be done by designated government inspectors. A 5% sample will be taken from each seed lot and measured for length of the pruned tops. Any damaged seedlings found will be recorded and deducted from invoice. Written inspection summaries will be available to the contractor upon request. Payment will be based on the percentage of acceptable seedlings in each seed lot, as displayed in the following table:

Percent Acceptable Seedlings

Payment

95% - 100% Full Pay 90% - 94.9% Partial Payment ** <90% No Pay ++

**The partial payment will be calculated using the following formula:

Total seedlings sorted in the seed lot X (price X actual percentage acceptable seedlings) = payment.

++ The Contractor or his/her representative will be immediately notified of the seed lots found to be below 95% acceptable. Contractor after inspection, shall be given a chance to correct the seed lots for full payment or from a no pay status to a partial payment. Work deemed unacceptable will be reworked to the standard established in the specifications before payment will be made. The cost of re-inspection will be borne by the contractor.

ITEM 1.22 Remove Needles from Larch Government inspectors will make a visual inspection of larch after needle removal. Needles not removed to acceptance standard will be reworked by the contractor, at no cost to the government.

8.3 PERFORMANCE PERIOD

8.3.1 AGAR 452.211-74 Period of Performance (FEB 1988). The period of performance of this contract for all items is from 01 February 2023 through 31 January 2028.

8.3.2 Items 1.2–1.4 are typically required to be performed November through December and will run concurrently. Items 1.1, 1.5–1.22 will be performed January through October and will also run concurrently. The Contractor will maintain a progress rate, which will assure completion of work within the time specified. The Government reserves the right to direct the sequence in which work is performed. The count of contract time will start on the date specified on the Notice to Proceed.

TABLE 1

CONTAINER DIPPING TEMPERATURES AND TIME SPECIFICATIONS

Temperature range in Fahrenheit High density plastic block Styrofoam block

BELOW 155 degrees F Don’t dip – not effective Don’t dip - not effective

155-159 30 seconds 2 minutes

160-164 15 seconds 2 minutes

165-190 15 seconds 1 minute

ABOVE 190 degrees F WILL DAMAGE TRAYS DAMAGES COATING

TABLE 2

Block Container Sizes BLOCK name BLOCK

MODEL METRIC

# CELLS PER VOLUME/

CELL CELL

DEPTH CELL TOP

DIAMETER Block size dimensions cells/ml sq.ft. m2 cu in. ml in. cm in. cm Length x width In.

240 Styrofoam block 240/40 211A 105.4 2.4 40 4.5 0.9 23.6 x 13.8

160 Styrofoam block 160/90 315B 70.6 756 5.5 90 6.0 15.2 1.2 3.0 23.6 x 13.8

112 standard Styrofoam block 112/105 415B 49.4 530 6.6 105 5.9 14.9 1.4 3.6 23.6 x 13.8

112 long Styrofoam block 112/164 412A 10.0 164 8.0 20.3 1.4 3.6 23.6 x 13.8

91 Styrofoam block 91/130 415C 40.1 430 7.9 130 6.0 15.2 1.5 3.9 23.6 x 13.8

98 Supercell SC10 N/A 49 10.0 164 8.25 1.5 24 x 12

98 Stubby SC7 N/A 49 6.5 107 5.5 1.5 24 x 12

D16 D16L N/A 25 16 262 7.0 2.0 24 x 12

D25 D25L N/A 25 25 410 10.0 2.0 24 x 12

D40 D40L N/A 18.2 40 656 10.0 2.7 14 x 14

Tall-1 TP414 N/A 0.8 gal 2,830 14.0 4.0

TABLE 3

CONTAINER SEEDLING SPECIFICATIONS

for all container types

Min Max Min Min Shoot Shoot Caliper Root plug Species (in.) (in.) (mm) (bottom%)

DF 4.0 15.0 3.0 75%

ES 4.0 15.0 3.0 75%

LP 4.0 15.0 3.0 75%

PP 4.0 15.0 3.0 75%

WL 4.0 15.0 3.0 75%

WP 3.0 15.0 3.0 75%

WRC 4.0 15.0 3.0 75%

TABLE 4

CONTAINER STOCK CONDITION SPECIFICATIONS

Seedlings with:

1.) Forked branch with no definite leader will be culled. This includes seedlings with main stem less than 1” longer than a lateral branch and trees that are forked resulting in 2 terminals shoots.

2.) For all species, if more than 25% of the media is missing off the bottom of the root plug, the seedling will be culled.

3.) For Douglas-fir, if more than 25% of the media is missing from the top of the root plug, the seedling will be culled.

4.) Seedlings with brown (dead) foliage will be culled. Check with COR for foliage color clarification.

5.) Seedlings with obvious fungus (Botrytis mold) or insect damage will be culled. Check with COR for specific damage clarification.

SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far (FAR clauses begin with 52) Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) Clauses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/agar (AGAR clauses begin with 452) Deviations to clauses may be viewed at: Policies & Regulations | USDA

52.203-3 Gratuities (APR 1984)

52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest (JUN 2020)

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011)

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018)

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(NOV 2021) (DEVIATION 2017-1)

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders– Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2022) (DEVIATION 2017- 1, DEVIATION APR 2020, and DEVIATION JUL 2020)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021) (Section 1634 of Pub. L.

115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or…