J-1 Seed TO 1 Crestline.pdf

DIXIE NATIONAL FOREST

Pine Valley Ranger District

Statement of Work

Dixie N.F. Crestline Mastication FY Seed Task Order #1

1. SUMMARY: This Seed task order will be made in conjunction with the Region 1/4

Mechanical Thinning IDIQ contract solicitation no. 1284LM22R0006.

A. Description of Work: Services in this task order will be to remove pinyon and juniper (P-J) trees and thin dense pockets of late seral shrub species by mechanized thinning (mechanical mastication and/or chainsaw cutting with lop and scattering of slash), within the 3,485-acre Crestline Chaining Project area. For details see element

6- PRESCRIPTION. The acreage has been broken down into four areas consisting of

38 to 67 acres units. The contractor will furnish labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals to complete the work within the units. The project vicinity and treatment area is identified on the project map.

B. Location: The project area lies 15 to 20 air miles west of the town of Enterprise, Utah. Please see attached map. The project area is comprised of 3,485 acres of land located within the boundaries of the Crestline Chaining Project.

Township 36 South, Range 19 West, Sections 8, 16-19, 20-22, and 27-29

Township 36 South, Range 20 West, Sections 13, 14, 23, 24

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTORS INSPECT

THE WORK AREAS AND SPEND THE TIME AND EFFORT NECESSARY TO

DETERMINE THE COST, TIME, AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED IN ORDER

TO DETERMINE A BID PRICE.

C. Period of Performance: August 15, 2022, through September 31, 2022

D. Work Limits: Project map identifies areas that will be treated. Treatment unit will be generally identifiable with GIS data loaded into a GPS or on Avenza Maps (or similar program) with a smart device; however, flagging, fence lines, and roads may also be used to mark work boundaries.

E. Schedule of Items (refer to Schedule of Items form below requiring Contractor to fill in pricing)

Project Name Line Item Acres

Required Unit

Crestline Area A- Unit1A 8C. Mastication of pinyon and juniper trees 50

Optional Units

Crestline Area A- Units 2A-12A 8C. Mastication of pinyon and juniper trees 549

Crestline Area B- Units B1-B16 8C. Mastication of pinyon and juniper trees 847

Crestline Area C- Units C1-C20 8C. Mastication of pinyon and juniper trees 1086

Crestline Area D- Units D1-D19 8C. Mastication of pinyon and juniper trees 953

Total→ 3,485

The 66 optional units are broken down into four areas consisting of 38–67-acre units. See map and schedule of items below for details. Optional units will be awarded dependent upon funding availability.

PROJECT/SITE CONDITIONS: More project information can be obtained by contacting

Micah Suwyn (435)652-3172 or email thomas.suwyn@usda.gov , or Skeet Houston (435)652-

3173 or email skeet.houston@usda.gov .

A. Access to the Work: Travel highway 219 (Crestline Rd) west through Enterprise for approximately 16 miles to the project boundary. The Crestline Chaining project area can be directly accessed from Forest Road 875 as well the following roads:

FS877 FS880 FS875 FS1003

FS911 FS1014 FS019 FS015

B. Site Description: The Crestline Chaining project area is located between Terry

Springs and the Nevada/Utah Stateline in a mixed environment of Pinyon-Juniper, mountain brush (oak, bitterbrush, service berry and sagebrush). Other species present includes cliffrose, Mormon tea rabbit brush, crested wheat grass, rice grass and sheep fescue. Forest System Roads run throughout most of the project area.

C. Environmental Consideration:

1. Traffic Control: Public safety is the top priority for this project. It is the contractor’s responsibility to provide for traffic control needs on roads during operations, including road guards and signs. Area roads can be busy with recreationists.

2. Clean-Up: Project sites shall be cleaned up of all project-related refuse and all refuse will be removed by the contractor. Contractor will be responsible for disposal of materials in a manner consistent with State, Federal, and local laws and for all expenses incurred with disposal.

mailto:thomas.suwyn@usda.gov mailto:skeet.houston@usda.gov

3. Motor Vehicle Use: Motor vehicle travel is permitted on existing open roads

(see map). Machine thinning/masticating equipment may operate throughout the project area on slopes less than 35%.

4. Ground Surface: Treatment units contain areas that may be rocky, sparsely vegetated, and range from level to slopes greater than 35%.

5. Noxious Weeds: Before coming on site initially, all contractor-furnished trucks and other vehicles must be washed in order to remove all dirt, debris, and plant material that could result in the transfer of noxious weeds. Vehicles must be washed any time they are used on a different project before being brought back into the project area.

6. Elevation: The project area elevation is approximately 5,950 feet. Roads are typically passable throughout the period of performance but can receive enough snow or rain to make travel impossible.

7. Surface Disturbance: Legal public or private access roads damaged by the contractor shall be restored at the contractor’s expense to the same condition they were in at the commencement of work. Debris from the treatment will be completely removed from all roads within and around the project area.

2. SEQUENCING AND SCHEDULING:

A. Work Schedule: The work schedules shall be submitted at the pre-work conference.

Work may occur from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on any day of the week. Work will not occur on holidays and holiday weekends.

3. CONTRACTOR FUNISHED MATERIAL:

A. Property and Services: Contractor will furnish labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies (such as safety equipment), and incidentals necessary to complete the project in a timely manner.

B. Crew Supervision:

1. Contractor shall maintain an adequate workforce at all times to ensure timely completion of the work.

2. Contractor shall designate one fluent English speaker as supervisor for each crew.

Supervisors shall be identified in writing during the pre-work conference. Any changes in supervisory designations must be submitted in writing to the

Contracting Officers Representative (COR) at least 24 hours prior to the change taking effect.

3. Persons designated by the contractor as supervisor must remain with and effectively direct the crew by (1) making periodic inspections of the crew’s work,

(2) advising them as to improper and unsafe work methods, (3) providing instructions for correcting any improper work methods encountered.

4. Emergency transportation will be provided by the contractor at all times. Crew members shall not be allowed to work alone.

C. Work Camps: Work camps may be established only in locations authorized in advance by the COR. Should such a camp be authorized, the contractor shall maintain the camp in an orderly and sanitary manner. Upon vacating a camp and prior to the final payment, the contractor shall remove all refuse and other signs of occupancy to the satisfaction of the COR or Project Inspector.

5. NOTIFICATION OF CESSATION OR RESTART OF WORK:

A. The contractor will notify the COR whenever contractor intends to cease operations of three or more days and will notify the COR before starting operations after a shutdown of three or more days.

6. PRESCRIPTION:

A. Thinning: Masticate ALL Pinyon Pine and Juniper from the entire project area and thin dense pockets of Service Berry and Oak Brush up to 25%.

• Method of treatment will be mechanical mastication.

• Slash will be masticated and dispersed to a depth of less than 6 inches.

• Stump heights should be 6 inches or less on the uphill side.

B. Machine Operation:

• Machine operations will cease under moist ground conditions where machine tires or tracks sink into the ground two inches or more while tracking or turning in the project area.

• Equipment will not travel on slopes greater than 35%.

C. Post Treatment Repair

The following areas shall be free from treatment slash created by this project:

• Roadways and road edges; slash and tree trunks will not be left within 10 feet of any road edge.

• Perennial streams for a distance of 15 feet.

• Cut and fill slopes.

• Ditches, rolling dips, water bars, and other water management features.

• Culverts for a distance of 15 feet.

• Improvements such as roads, established trails, telephone, power line, stock driveways, fences, established land corners, etc.

7. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE:

A. Inspection:

1. Quality Control: The contractor will perform inspections on their work and provide those results to the Government before Government inspections take place.

2. The Government will make periodic inspections as a basis for acceptance and payment and discuss recommendations for adjustments as needed.

3. As the basis for payment, inspections for compliance with specifications will be made for work units reported as completed by the contractor.

4. Inspections will be made on each work unit and throughout the project area.

5. The following information will be recorded for each plot inspected:

A. Any pinyon-juniper remaining.

B. Stump heights.

C. Masticated “chips” depth.

D. Soil compaction.

E. Post treatment repair

B. Acceptance:

1. Satisfactory Work Quality: The contractor shall rework areas designated by the Government until satisfactory work quality is obtained. (See Crestline

QASP)

2. Unsatisfactory Work Quality: Based on inspection results, if the work quality is unsatisfactory, the Contracting Officer will immediately notify the contractor in writing and instruct the contractor to improve the quality of the work. If the quality of the work is not raised to an acceptable level within five consecutive workdays after written notification, the Contracting Officer may issue a stop work order. (See Crestline QASP)

8. BASIS OF PAYMENT:

A. Payment: Payment will be made for the actual number of acres completed to contract specifications, inspected and accepted by the Government.

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS: Fuels reduction IDIQ-Mechanical thinning line item 8C

Work Item

Description

Unit of

Measure

Quantity

Price/Acre

Sub Total

8C Mastication Unit 1A (Required Unit)

Acres 50 $ $

TOTAL REQUIRED→ $

Optional Items

Optional Area A (Units A2 Through A12)

8C

Mastication

Unit A2 (Optional Unit) Acres 48

Unit A3 (Optional Unit) Acres 51 $ $

Unit A4 (Optional Unit) Acres 50 $ $

Unit A5 (Optional Unit) Acres 47 $ $

Unit A6 (Optional Unit) Acres 48 $ $

Unit A7 (Optional Unit)

Acres 53 $ $

Unit A8 (Optional Unit)

Unit A9 (Optional Unit)

Acres 54 $ $

Unit A10 (Optional Unit)

Acres 43 $ $

Unit A11 (Optional Unit)

Acres 58 $ $

Unit A12 (Optional Unit)

Acres 45 $ $

Optional Area B (Units B1 Through B16)

Unit B1 (Optional Unit)

Acres 56 $ $

Unit B2 (Optional Unit)

Acres 51 $ $

Unit B3 (Optional Unit)

Unit B4 (Optional Unit)

Acres 55 $ $

Unit B5 (Optional Unit)

Unit B6 (Optional Unit)

Unit B7 (Optional Unit)

Acres 50 $ $

Unit B8 (Optional Unit)

Acres 49 $ $

Unit B9 (Optional Unit)

Unit B10 (Optional Unit)

Acres 57 $ $

Unit B11 (Optional Unit)

Acres 67 $ $

Unit B12 (Optional Unit)

Acres 39 $ $

Unit B13 (Optional Unit)

Acres 52 $ $

Unit B14 (Optional Unit) Acres 45 $ $

Unit B15 (Optional Unit) Acres 54 $ $

Unit B16 (Optional Unit)

Acres 46 $

Optional Area C (Units C1 Through C20)

Unit C1 (Optional Unit) Acres 52 $ $

Unit C2 (Optional Unit)

Unit C3 (Optional Unit)

Unit C4 (Optional Unit)

Unit C5 (Optional Unit)

Unit C6 (Optional Unit)

Unit C7 (Optional Unit)

Acres 66 $ $

Unit C8 (Optional Unit)

Unit C9 (Optional Unit)

Unit C10 (Optional Unit)

Unit C11 (Optional Unit)

Unit C12 (Optional Unit)

Unit C13 (Optional Unit)

Unit C14 (Optional Unit) Acres 60 $ $

Unit C15 (Optional Unit) Acres 56 $ $

Unit C16 (Optional Unit) Acres 59 $ $

Unit C17 (Optional Unit)

Unit C18 (Optional Unit)

Unit C19 (Optional Unit)

Acres 45 $ $

Unit C20 (Optional Unit)

Acres 42 $ $

Optional Area D (Units D1 Through D19)

Unit D1 (Optional Unit)

Unit D2 (Optional Unit)

Unit D3 (Optional Unit)

Unit D4 (Optional Unit)

Unit D5 (Optional Unit)

Acres 46 $ $

Unit D6 (Optional Unit)

Acres 58 $ $

Unit D7 (Optional Unit)

Acres 46 $ $

Unit D8 (Optional Unit)

Unit D9 (Optional Unit)

Acres 38 $ $

Unit D10 (Optional Unit) Acres 46 $ $

Unit D11 (Optional Unit) Acres 49 $ $

Company Name:__________________________________________ Date:_____________________

Print Name of Authorized Official:____________________________ Duns Number:______________

Phone Number _______________________

Unit D12 (Optional Unit) Acres 54 $ $

Unit D13 (Optional Unit) Acres 47 $ $

Unit D14 (Optional Unit) Acres 44 $ $

Unit D15 (Optional Unit) Acres 51 $ $

Unit D16 (Optional Unit) Acres 57 $ $

Unit D17 (Optional Unit) Acres 47 $ $

Unit D18 (Optional Unit) Acres 52 $ $

Unit D19 (Optional Unit) Acres 52 $ $

TOTAL OPTIONAL→ $

PROJECT TOTAL ESTIMATE→ $