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PART I – THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 GENERAL INFORMATION:

Proposals shall be valid for 60 days after the date of receipt for the solicitation. If additional time is needed, an extension will be requested. Refer to Section L for instructions on preparing your proposal and pricing.

Bonds: Bid Bonds, Payment Bonds, and Performance Bonds are not required for this project.

All Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://SAM.gov) to be eligible for award under this solicitation. If not actively registered by time of proposal evaluations, you will be found non-responsive. Registration in SAM is a free service – you do not need to pay to register in this system. If your registration is not active, you will not be considered for award.

B.2 SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

The Pricing for the IDIQ Contracts will be completed through the pricing on the attached task orders. See attachments. The task orders are real projects and will be awarded individually to the successful offeror (or offerors) at the time of contract award and used to determine price reasonableness. The award decision for these IDIQ contracts will be based on the evaluations in section M of this solicitation.

A total of up to Ten (10) IDIQ Contract awards will be made from this solicitation. Future Task Orders within the scope of this contract will be competitively solicited from the awardees of the IDIQ contracts.

There will be a $2,000.00 minimum guarantee for each IDIQ Contract awarded.

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B.2.1 TASK ORDER PRICING:

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

SUPPLIES/SERVICES & PRICES/COSTS

PROJECT Echo Stewardship IDIQ UNIT Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU)

SOLICITATION NO. 129JGP20R4006

TASK

ORDER DESCRIPTION TOTAL PRICE

SAMPLE TASK ORDERS:

0001 Burton Creek - Whole Tree (WT) $ 0002 Southeast - Cut to Length (CTL) $ 0003 Tahoe Pines - Cut to Length (CTL) $

TOTAL PRICE $

Pricing must be included on one of the Task Order forms included in this solicitation identified above.

Award of sample task orders will be based on Price, Technical Factors and Contractor Availability.

The Minimum Guarantee is $2000.00 Electronic Proposals may be submitted to:

Craig Ericson craig.ericson@usda.gov

NOTES 1. Responses for quantities less than those listed in the numbered items may be rejected.

2. Responses without prices for each item and sub-item may be rejected.

PRICE SUBMITTED BY:

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B.2.2 CONTRACTOR CAPABILITIES:

Contractor Name

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1 Cut to Length (CTL) Harvesting:

All products shall be removed by a rubber tired all-wheel drive machine capable of carrying products free of the ground and able to self-load and unload and operate on slopes up to 30 percent in the loaded direction downhill and 25 percent in the loaded direction uphill. The log forwarder shall operate over the slash mat. Trails for removal shall be at least 40 feet apart. All forwarding trails shall be designated and approved in advance by the Contracting Officer Representative. When operations are conducted during the winter, CTL processor and forwarder shall operate on a slash mat over the snow.

Trees felled within SEZ's may be removed by endlining where equipment exclusion zone exists. Directionally fell trees away from stream channels.

2 Whole Tree/Skidding

All trees are felled and transported to a landing using a ground-based skidder with top and limbs intact. All skidders shall be capable of operating on slopes up to 30 percent. The trees are then processed (delimbed, topped, and bucked) at the landing. All material shall be transported to a landing with one end free of the ground. All skid trails shall be designated and approved in advance by the COR/SA. Trees felled within SEZ's may be removed by endlining where equipment exclusion zone exists. Directionally fell trees away from stream channels. Incidental slash that remains in the unit from break off or from material not yardable, should be lopped and scattered.

3 Cable/Skyline

All trees will be manually felled. Skyline corridors will be agreed upon by the COR/SA. All material will be fully suspended except when initially leaving the ground and upon entering the landing. Trees felled within SEZ's may be removed by endlining where equipment exclusion zone exists. Directionally fell trees away from stream channels.

Felling shall be done on slopes up to 70 percent. Cable/skyline system shall be capable of a minimum of a 1500-foot span to access material.

NOTE: This schedule is to determine the capability of the contractors to perform the three methods of timber harvesting to be used in the task order requirements. The method of timber harvesting to be used will be specified in each task order requirement solicitation.

NOTE: The contractor capabilities table MUST be completed and provided with the Technical Proposal.

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B.3 LAND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

Performance of land management activities shall be in accordance with task orders that are issued during the IDIQ contracts. Payment for Land Management Work Activities in the Task Order Pricing Schedules, will be made with either appropriated dollars or in Stewardship Credits in lieu of cash, as defined in Section G. All Mandatory Work Activities shall be performed. When optional activities are included, they are listed in order of planned priority. Award may be made for option items in any order that the Contracting Officer determines is in the best interest of the Government.

B.4 AGAR 452.216-73 Minimum and Maximum Contract Amounts (FEB 1988)

During the period specified in FAR clause 52.216-18, ORDERING, the Government shall place orders totaling a minimum of $2,000.00 per awarded contract over the life of the IDIQ Contract, but not in excess of $15,000,000.00 for all awards for all contracts combined.

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SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/ SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

C.1 AGAR 452.211-72 Statement of Work/Specifications (FEB 1988) The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services and facilities (except as otherwise specified), to perform the Statement of Work/Specifications referenced in Section J.

C.2 Project Description

The Government intends to award up to ten (10) Integrated Resource Stewardship Contract (IRSC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts for the performance of land management activities and related services in the Lake Tahoe Management Unit (LTBMU) of the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5). Project areas are reforestation areas, natural and managed stands of timber/woodlands of all ages, sizes, and species, shrub fields or grass areas. Successful offerors are not required to be capable of performing all activities described and outline in this solicitation.

C.2.1 Land Management Activities:

Task Orders may include one or more type of vegetation manipulation or treatment in compliance with its terms, specification and provisions. Specifications may include but are not limited to work necessary to conduct tree thinning, the reduction of standing vegetation fuel ladders, treatment of standing dead and down material, tree felling of various diameters, skidding and yarding of merchantable material, fire line construction and maintenance, snag felling, mastication, chipping, piling, or lopping and scattering of slash, removal of biomass and sawlog material, and associated erosion control and road maintenance work. Utilizable material shall be purchased from the Government under the terms of the FS-2400-2 Contract for Sale of Decked Timber.

The task orders against these contracts will be competed amongst the IDIQ contract awardees over the life of the contracts. The Maximum allowed to be ordered against all contracts is an aggregate total of $15 million, and the expected IDIQ term is a continuous ten-year period or until the maximum is met. The Government expects to award up to ten (10) IDIQ contracts resulting from this solicitation.

C.3 Specifications

Specifications for each Stewardship Activity can be found in the Task Order Appendix A. Specifications for timber removal can be found in the Task Order Appendix B. Road Maintenance plans and specifications can be found in the Task Order Appendix C.

C.4 Contract Area Map

The work will be performed on the U.S. Forest Service administered lands within the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU). Site-specific project location(s) will be shown on maps accompanying individual Task Order(s).

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C.5 Government-Furnished Property

The Government will provide the following item(s) of Government property to the Contractor for use in the performance of this contract. This property shall be used and maintained by the Contractor in accordance with the provisions of the "Government Property" FAR clause(s) contained in Section I of the contract.

Description of Property Value Quantity Return/Consumable

To Be Determined by each individual Task Order

C.6 Operating Plan and Schedule:

The Contractor will provide, as part of the technical proposal for each task order, a detailed timeline of when the contract requirements will be accomplished while conforming to the requirements within Section F.5. The operating plan should indicate the sequence of activities that will take place to accomplish the tasks described within the solicitation, Appendix A, Appendix B, and Appendix C including proposed start and completion dates.

Depending upon how the contractor proposes accomplishing the activities within the solicitation, the Operating Plan and Schedule may be developed by indicating when and how all work activities within individual units will be completed, when and how individual tasks will be completed, or a combination of when and how units or tasks will be completed. The contractor should be able to display through an operating plan and schedule that all of the contract activities will be accomplished in a timeline that will meet the contract requirements.

Key Personnel

The Key Personnel requirements will be shown on each individual Task Order.

C.7 Sustainable Acquisition

The Contractor shall comply with the Agricultural Act of 2014; the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA), 7 U.S.C. 8102; the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA), 7 U.S.C.

8102; the Federal Acquisition Regulation; Executive Order (EO) 13514, “Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance,” dated October 5, 2009; EO 13423, “Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management,” dated January 24, 2007; and Presidential Memorandum, “Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America through Biobased and Sustainable Product Procurement,” dated February, 2012 to provide biobased products.

In compliance with FAR Part 23.4 through performance of this contract, the Contractor shall make maximum use of EPA designated and USDA designated biobased in accordance with FAR clause 52.223- 2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products under Service and Construction Contracts and 52.223- 17 Affirmative Procurement of EPA-designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts

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The Contractor shall utilize products and material made from biobased materials (e.g. biobased greases, biobased hydraulic fluids, biobased absorbents) to the maximum extent possible in the performance of this contract without jeopardizing the intended end use or detracting from the overall quality delivered to the end user. All supplies and materials shall be of a type and quality that conform to applicable Federal specifications and standards. Information about this requirement and a catalog of products are available at the BioPreferred Web Site.

The Contractor shall utilize products and material to the maximum extent possible in the performance of this contract from EPA’s list of designated products and the accompanying recommendations for post-consumer content and recovered materials content in the following eight categories: Construction products, Landscaping products, Nonpaper Office Products, Paper and Paper Products, Park and Recreation products, Transportation Products, Vehicular Products, and Miscellaneous Products.

Compliance with the USDA Biobased requirements requires Contractors to report the purchase of biobased products under service and construction contracts through the System for Award Management (https://SAM.gov) and provide a copy of the report to the Contracting Officer.

7.1 Sustainable products identified for this solicitation:

The following is a list of categories for biopreferred products and EPA products that that may be used i n t h e performance of this contract. The list is not all inclusive; the Contractor shall research for available products.

7.1.1 BioPreferredProducts:

a Diesel Fuel Additives

(1) Any substance, other than one composed solely of carbon and/or hydrogen, that is intentionally added to diesel fuel (including any added to a motor vehicle's fuel system) and that is not intentionally removed prior to sale or use.

(2) Neat biodiesel, also referred to as B100, when used as an additive. Diesel fuel additive does not mean neat biodiesel when used as a fuel or blended biodiesel fuel (e.g., B20).

90% - Minimum Biobased Content.

b Hydraulic Fluids - Mobile Equipment Hydraulic fluids formulated for general use in nonstationary equipment, such as tractors, end loaders, or backhoes. 44% - Minimum Biobased Content.

c Penetrating Lubricants Products formulated to provide light lubrication and corrosion resistance in close tolerant internal and external applications including frozen nuts and bolts, power tools, gears, valves, chains, and cables. 68% - Minimum Biobased Content.

d Greases - Truck Lubricants composed of oils thickened to a semisolid or solid consistency using soaps, polymers or other solids, or other thickeners. Lubricants that are designed for use on the fifth wheel of tractor trailer trucks onto which the semi-trailer rests and pivots. 71% - Minimum Biobased Content.

e Gear Lubricants Products, such as greases or oils, that are designed to reduce friction when applied to a toothed machine part (such as a wheel or cylinder) that meshes with another toothed part to transmit motion or to change speed or direction. 58% - Minimum Biobased Content.

http://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/ http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/index.htm https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/%231 https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/%231 http://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/faces/pages/ProductCategories.xhtml

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64% - Minimum Biobased Content.

h Erosion Control Woven or non-woven fiber materials manufactured for use on construction, demolition, or other sites to prevent wind or water erosion of loose earth surfaces, which may be combined with seed and/or fertilizer to promote growth. 77% - Minimum Biobased Content.

g 2-Cycle Engine Oils Lubricants designed for use in 2-cycle engines to provide lubrication, decreased spark plug fouling, reduced deposit formation, and/or reduced engine wear. 34% - Minimum Biobased Content.

7.1.2 EPA Designated Products:

Plastic trash bags, printer ribbons, toner cartridges, print & writing papers, Traffic Barricades, Traffic Cones, Engine Coolants, Rebuilt Vehicular Parts, Re-refined lubricating oils, retread tires, manual grade strapping, signage, sorbents.

C.8 Definitions

Acceptable Quality Level: The allowable leeway or variance from a standard before the government will reject the specific service. An AQL does not say that the contractor may knowingly offer defective service. It implies that the government recognizes that defective performance sometimes happens unintentionally. As long as the percent of defective performance does not exceed the AQL, the service will not be rejected by the government. The contractor, however, must re-perform the defective service when possible.

Best Management Practice (BMP): An alternative structural or nonstructural practice approved by the California Regional Water Quality Board for the effective manual erosion control and management of surface runoff. BMPs are specified in: Water Quality Management for National Forest System Lands in California – Best Management Practices, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest (PSW) Region, 2011 – Region 5 Forest Service Handbook 2509.22, Chapter 10 found at:

http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5399662.pdf

Biobased Products: See Sustainable Acquisitions

Biomass: Any portion of any tree or down log, designated for cutting, which does not meet the utilization standards for Sawlog set forth in the contract, but has minimum small end diameter of 3 inches and 6 feet minimum length. The anticipated product of this material is wood chip for fuel or mulch. This material includes non-sawlog quality products.

Cable/Skyline Harvesting: a system in which felled trees are transported to a landing fully suspended except when initially leaving he ground and upon entering the landing.

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/index.htm http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5399662.pdf

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Contracting Officer (CO): Individual with authority to bind the government with their signature on the contract.

Contracting Officer Representative (COR): Individual(s) designated to act on the behalf of the CO within the delegation given them in writing.

Cut-to-Length Harvesting (CTL): a system in which felled trees are processed into log lengths at the stump before they are carried to the road or landing.

Forwarding: An all-wheel drive machine capable of self-loading, unloading, and carrying products free of the ground.

Period of performance (also Performance period or Contract time): All calendar days allowed for completion of contract work. Includes all days of the week including weekends and holidays.

Quality Assurance: Those actions taken by the government to check goods or services to determine that they meet the requirements of the SOW.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized written document used for quality assurance surveillance. The document contains information about how the government will assess performance, checklists, and may contain decision tables.

Quality Control: Those actions taken by a contractor to control the production of goods or services so that they will meet the requirements of the Performance Statement of Work. Refer to Inspection and Acceptance in clause 52.212-4 and Contractors Quality Control Plan as described in Section E.

Quality Control Plan: Contractors plan for self-monitoring work prior to Government inspection and acceptance. See Section E.

Random Sampling: A method of looking at a few individual items in a lot to determine the quality of that lot against a standard.

Rutting: When use of roads during wet conditions results in the travel way being rutted to a depth of two inches or more for a distance of 25 feet or more.

(Acceptable) Service: A job performed to the standard and within the acceptable quality level. The contractor must do the specific job, and meet the standard, and meet the acceptable quality level before one can say that performance has been acceptable and that he/she should be paid.

Standard: An acknowledged measure of comparison.

Stewardship Contracting: An exchange of goods/products for services including construction.

Sustainable Acquisitions (FAR Part 23.4 – Use of recovered materials and biobased products)

a. Biobased Products: Managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the goal of the BioPreferred program is to increase the purchase and use of biobased products. The

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BioPreferred program was created by the 2002 Farm Bill and reauthorized and expanded as part of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill). The program's purpose is to spur economic development, create new jobs and provide new markets for farm commodities.

The increased development, purchase, and use of biobased products reduce our nation's reliance on petroleum, increase the use of renewable agricultural resources, and contribute to reducing adverse environmental and health impacts. Information on biobased/biopreferred products can be found at the BioPreferred Site . The Contractor shall comply with the clause at FAR 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts and the provision at FAR 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification.

b. EPA-designated items: Products that are or can be made with recovered material. The Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) program is part of EPA's continuing effort to promote the use of materials recovered from solid waste. Buying recycled-content products ensures that the materials collected in recycling programs will be used again in the manufacture of new products. See FAR 52.223-17 Affirmative Procurement of EPA-designated items in Service and Construction Contracts.

Whole Tree/Skidding Harvesting: a system in which felled trees are transported to a landing using a ground-based skidder with top and limbs intact.

C.8.1 Technical Definitions – See Appendices.

http://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/faces/pages/AboutBioPreferred.xhtml http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr2642enr/pdf/BILLS-113hr2642enr.pdf http://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/ http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/index.htm

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SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

There are no clauses in this section.

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SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

General Clauses and Provisions Pertaining To All Items

E.1 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):

http://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

E.2 Contractor Quality Control Inspection System

The Contractor shall identify the quality control inspection system it will use to ensure that contract specifications will be achieved. At no time shall the contractor rely upon Government inspections to provide notification of unsatisfactory performance. The Contractor shall produce written inspection records in a format and at times and places satisfactory to the Contracting Officer. Inspection records shall be made available upon request of the Contracting Officer and be maintained until the date of contract closure. The Contracting Officer may observe the Contractor's inspection at any time and shall otherwise have unlimited access to the inspection data.

E.2.1 Quality Control Plan. The Contractor shall provide a general Quality Control Plan (QCP) with the technical proposal. The Contractor shall supplement the QCP within 7 days before start work based on items awarded to the Contractor and Government comments. The contractor shall conduct quality control inspections on all aspects of work. The field inspections shall be performed on each sub-item listed in each task order.

E.3 Acceptance

The Contractor’s shall provide a written request for inspection and submit inspection sheets in accordance with the QCP. The Government will conduct an inspection and up to one re-inspection for each unit. If the contractor fails to meet the minimum AQL, the contractor shall rework the unit. Anytime more than two inspections are required per unit, the contractor may be assessed for additional inspections, which will include mileage and hourly rate of the COR. If follow-up inspections indicate that the minimum AQL was not met, the work will be deemed unsatisfactory. Acceptance may be made for all or portions of work.

E.4 Government Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

Quality assurance specific to individual items will be found in Appendix A.

http://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

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SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1 52.252-2 Clause 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 address:

http://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1) CLAUSES

52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989) 52.247-55 F.O.B. Point for Delivery of Government-Furnished Property (JUN 2003)

F. 2 Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work

The Contractor shall be required to

(a) commence work under this contract within See Task Orders calendar days after the date the

Contractor receives the notice to proceed,

(b) prosecute the work diligently, and

(c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than See Task Orders. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

The completion date is based on the assumption that the successful offeror will receive the notice to proceed by See Task Orders. The completion date will be extended by the number of calendar days after the above date that the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, except to the extent that the delay in issuance of the notice to proceed results from the failure of the Contractor to execute the contract and give the required performance and payment bonds within the time specified in the offer.

F.2.1 Additional information for Issuance of Task Orders

Performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clauses. Except as this contract otherwise provides, the Government shall order all services within the scope that are required by Government activities specified in the Schedule only with the vendor holding this contract for the specified services. Timber or other products Removal activities shall be scheduled and carried out in accordance with the Timber or other products Removal Specifications in Appendix B and as approved by the Contracting Officer.

F.2.2 Estimated start work date.

It is estimated that work will begin as addressed in the task order. Actual date is negotiable based upon actual award date, prospective work and weather conditions.

See Section F.4 below for special contract time and performance restrictions concerning the performance of work on this contract. Additional restrictions on the Scheduling of Work for resource protection, etc.

may be addressed in the Technical Specifications.

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F.3 AGAR 452.211-74 Period of Performance (FEB 1988)

The effective period of this contract is from Date of Contract Award through Ten Years.

(End of Clause)

F.4 Special Contract Time and Performance Restrictions

The Contractor shall perform this contract according to the following restrictions. Additional performance restrictions may also be found in the Technical Specifications and/or in task order specifications and maps.

a. In accordance with the fire plan

b. When the Contracting Officer determines that adverse weather has made access or project production, unacceptable, too dangerous or ground damaging, or continued vehicular travel would cause unacceptable road damage.

c. Between dusk and dawn (unless otherwise agreed upon by the Contracting Officer and the Contractor).

d. On Sunday (unless otherwise agreed upon by the Contracting Officer and the Contractor).

e. Controlled Areas and Limited Operating Periods:

Contract Item or Area Description Description of Restriction Task Orders will specify Contract Time or Performance Restrictions in the Task Orders themselves.

F.5 Schedules and Reports

Contractor shall provide the following submittals as stated below unless otherwise mutually agreed upon.

The Contractor shall update all submittals as needed, or as required by the CO, but in no case less than once per calendar year on a date specified by the Contracting Officer:

ITEM DESCRIPTION SUMBITAL

DUE

COPIES

REQUIRED

Proposed Operation Plan (Overall Schedule): The Contractor shall prepare and submit two copies (or one electronic copy) of a practicable schedule showing the order in which the Contractor proposes to perform the work, and the starting and completion dates of various phases of the work. The schedule shall comply with the contract time requirements in the contract (or Task Order), including, but not limited to Paragraphs F.2 and F.5. The schedule shall be provided in either 8.5’x11’ or 11’x17’ format.

With Proposal 1

Subcontractors: List of proposed sub-contractors and their intended work.

Sub-contractors must have Contracting Officer’s written approval prior to starting work on the project.

With Proposal 1

Traffic Control Plan. The Contractor shall prepare and submit a Traffic Control Plan detailing conformance with OSHA requirements, MUTCD

10 days after issuance of 1

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Notice to Proceed

Soil Erosion and Water Pollution Control Plan. The Contractor shall prepare and submit an Erosion Control Plan detailing permanent and temporary control measures to minimize erosion and sedimentation during and after contract performance. Plan shall conform to all contract requirements, including but not limited to Paragraph H.18, “Erosion Prevention and Control”, and the requirements in the Appendices, if any.

10 days after issuance of Notice to Proceed 1

Safety Plan. The Contractor shall comply with the requirements. With Proposal 1

Quality Control Plan. Submit original with proposal. Any updates need to be provided for approval to the CO. Refer to E.2

With Proposal

Designation of Contractor personnel describing responsibilities and authorities

At prework Meeting 2

BioBased Report. Submit annually. Refer Section C.7 October 31

All schedules and reports shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer’s Representative identified by the CO, unless the Contracting Officer directs the Contractor to submit any schedules or reports directly to the CO.

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SECTION G – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

General Clauses Pertaining To All Items

G. 1. Ordering Procedure - Issuance of Task Orders

Task Orders will be issued in accordance with FAR 52.216-18, FAR 52.216-19, FAR 52.216-22 and

AGAR 452.216-73.

Warranted Contracting Officers of the USDA Forest Service are authorized to place task orders against this contract within their delegated warrant authority.

Copies of all Task Orders and any modifications issued will be submitted to the Contracting Officer. Task Order amounts will be tracked to ensure the ceiling amount of the contract is not exceeded.

The Task Order will address specific requirements of a project, schedule of items, specific supplemental specifications within the Scope of the Work, specific site locations, and may include seasonal limitations and resource protection requirements in addition to those listed in Section H. Task Orders:

a) may be issued by facsimile or by electronic commerce methods. The Contracting Officer will email the “E-mail Request for Quotation”, Task Order supplemental specifications, and maps to the contractors.

b) will be issued during the performance period of this contract.

c) will be issued to those individuals awarded a contract under this program of work.

d) will include the required due date, specific instructions for the submission for quotes, and other information deemed appropriate.

e) will be competitive in nature. All contractors who are awarded a contract will be required to submit a quote on every task order. If a contractor cannot meet the “Desired Start Date” and the “Contract Completion Time” identified by number of calendar days referenced on the task order, an alternate schedule can be submitted by the contractor and will be considered for award.

f) will generally allow 14 working days for contractors to prepare and submit quotes. However, more or less time may be necessary based on the requirements and will be stated in the task order. The Contractor is encouraged to visit the site. The Contractor will email their quote on the “E-mail Request for Quotation” response form to CO by due date and time indicated therein. If the emailed electronic .pdf versions of the Task Order maps are inadequate, larger maps can be provided to each contractor if pre-arranged.

g) will be issued on a firm-fixed-price basis.

The following procedures will be utilized to provide awardees a fair opportunity in accordance with FAR Part 16.505(b). Method for selecting a contractor to award a task order will be in descending order as shown in “a” through “c” below for each task order exceeding the minimum order amount.

a) Exceptions to the fair opportunity process as provided by FAR 16.505(b)(2). If a Fair Opportunity Exception applies, the task order quote request will be issued to one contractor.

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Note: At certain times during the contracting period, there may be a need for the Forest Service to issue multiple Task Orders on or about the same date. If contractors’ capacity capabilities indicate that they are currently performing at their individual capacity levels on this contract (determined through consultation with the contractors), the Contracting Officer may decide to forgo the customary procedures for re-competition and negotiate directly with one contractor.

b) The Government will determine the best value based on price, timeframe, and past performance. Single or multiple awards may be made for individual task orders, as specified on the task order. The Contracting Officer selects contractor based upon the following:

1. The contractor will be given the opportunity to quote on the individual task orders. The Task Order pricing should include all associated costs for requested work (you will now have a location and the actual work required for this task to price the work according to the needs of the task). Lower prices enhance the chances to be awarded a task order.

i. Failure to provide quotes on issued task orders will be considered under past performance. Failure to respond to three consecutive orders may result in contract termination.

2. Alternate timeframes for each individual task order may be suggested by the Contractor (this allows you the flexibility to schedule your work to ensure you can meet task order timeframes). The Government may award at a higher price between the contractors if the alternate timeframe does not meet government’s need.

3. Evaluation of past performance will be based on each awardee original past performance data until such a time that they have completed at least two tasks. Then the original contract proposal will be disregarded for current performance reports received on task orders performed under this contract. In addition, individual task order selection criteria may include other factor(s) relevant to the task order.

c) The Contracting Officer will email the task order award document with confirming Task Order delivery time frame to successful Contractor and the COR.

d) The Contracting Officer will notify unsuccessful contractors of the final award decision.

Ombudsman Description. In accordance with FAR 16.505(a)(8), no protest under FAR subpart 33.1 is authorized in connection with the issuance or proposed issuance of a Task Order under this contract, except for a protest on the grounds that a task order increases the scope, period, or maximum value of the contract. The Ombudsman will review complaints from the contractors and ensure that all contractors are afforded a fair opportunity to be considered consistent with the procedures in the contract. Complaints to the USDA Forest Service Ombudsman must be forwarded to:

Procurement Policy Branch Chief Acquisition Management, Washington Office Email to: wo_proc_policy@fs.fed.us mailto:wo_proc_policy@fs.fed.us

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G.2 Measurement

All linear and area measurements under this contract are measured on a horizontal plane.

G.3 Payment

It is anticipated that funds will be exchanged in the performance of this contract because the value of the timber or other products will not completely offset the value of the work to be performed. Payment shall only be made under this clause to the extent that the work performed will not be offset by the timber or other products value during the contract period. When payment is made to the contractor for work performed, it will be made in accordance with FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (i) – Payments and 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management (See clause 52.212-5). Submit certification G.8 with all invoices.

Invoices are to be submitted to:

Payment will be made from the contractor’s invoice. All invoices are to be submitted via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury and you can find more information at this website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm. This is no pre-award registration.

After award of a contract, please make sure that your company registers promptly at http://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish your account. PRIOR to starting the IPP enrollment process, please verify that the point of contact’s (POC’s) email address is up to date in your company’s System for Award Management (SAM) account at www.sam.gov, and that any recent update(s) have been allowed time to process resulting in an “Active” status on the SAM account. The one-time enrollment in IPP means a series of emails will be sent to the SAM POC. If you have questions on the IPP enrollment process, call IPP Customer Support at (866) 973-3131. IPP customer support is available to assist users from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays). A user ID and password are required to view payment information.

The value of work completed and timber or other products removed will be documented in a Stewardship Statement of Account produced by Timber Sale Accounting (TSA) monthly when harvesting operations are underway.

G.3.1 Payment Reductions

G.3.1.1 Payments for tasks meeting stated minimum AQL or above

The Government expects to receive quality services. The minimum AQL is required to achieve a satisfactory performance rating. Full payment will be made for final work meeting at least identified AQL and above (As identified in Appendix A of the Task Orders).

G.3.2 Re-Inspection Costs

If rework of task(s) is required, the Contractor will be assessed the costs incurred by the Government in performing such activities. One inspection will be authorized at each of the draft stages and one at the final report stage.

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• Any resubmittals of drafts will be re-inspected and will accrue re-inspection costs.

• If final report requires rework the resubmittal will be re-inspected and will accrue re-inspection costs.

The table below lists charge rates for Government re-inspection of work.

Activity Charge rate

Government wages (per employee performing re-inspection)

$50.00/hour

*Government mileage $0.58/mile

*Mileage reimbursement rate in effect January 1, 2019 is $.58 per mile. Mileage rates change periodically and the most current mileage rates for assessed damages at the time will be used. Most current mileage rates can be found at the General Services Administration website.

G.3.3 FINAL PAYMENT - RELEASE OF CLAIMS

The Government shall pay the amount due the Contractor under this contract after—

(1) Completion and acceptance of all work;

(2) Presentation of a properly executed invoice; and

(3) Presentation of release of all claims against the Government arising by virtue of this contract, other than claims, in stated amounts, that the Contractor has specifically excepted from the operation of the release.

G.4 Incidental Payment Items

The intent of the contract is to provide for the complete performance of the project described in the contract. Unless otherwise provided, the Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, and supplies and perform all work required to complete the project in accordance with drawings, specifications, and provisions of the contract. Payment for contract work will be made only for and under those pay items included in the Schedule of Items. All other work and materials will be considered as incidental to and included in the payment for items shown.

G.5 Product Payment Guarantee

To guarantee payment for product in advance of cutting, Contractor may earn Stewardship Credits in advance of cutting, or provide a product payment guarantee in the form of an acceptable surety payment bond, irrevocable letter of credit (ILOC), cash, or a deposit in a Federal Depository negotiable securities of the United States.

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For Task Orders utilizing Scaled Contracts methods any earned stewardship credits and product payment guarantee together will maintain a minimum unobligated balance equal to the applicable charges for product the Forest Service estimates will be cut or removed in not less than 30 calendar days and not more than 60 calendar days, plus the value of any outstanding charges for product removed.

For Task Orders utilizing Tree Measurement Contracts methods any earned stewardship credits and product payment guarantee together will maintain a minimum unobligated balance equal to the total value of product that has not been paid for from stewardship units released for cutting.

Securities shall be deposited through the Contracting Officer accompanied by a power of attorney and agreement authorizing the bond-approving officer to sell or collect such securities if payment is not made within 15 days of billing by Forest Service. The penal sum of such surety bond or the market value at time of deposit of such negotiable securities shall be the maximum amount of the payment guaranteed.

Product payment guarantee for a single contract shall be provided utilizing Form FS6500-12 Payment Bond.

Blanket Payment Bond:

a. Contractor may furnish an acceptable bond, or deposits securities, to guarantee payment for product from multiple contracts. Contractor shall not start cutting hereunder until this contract receives an allocation that will meet the obligation for product payment guarantee.

b. The amount of such bond or deposited securities shall be allocated to such contracts by the Forest Service. The Contractor shall provide the contact information for the Forest Service representative administering the blanket payment bond to the Contracting Officer. The Forest Service representative administering the blanket payment bond will provide the Contracting Officer with documentation showing the allocation to this contract.

c. When there is to be no product cutting or removal hereunder for 30 days or more and payment of current charges has been made, the allocation to this contract may be reallocated to other contracts at Contractor’s request.

d. Payment guaranteed with acceptable blanket payment bond for multiple contracts shall be provided utilizing Form FS-6500-12a Blanket Payment Bond.

G.6 Stewardship Credits

Stewardship Credits are credits that are earned and established when work listed in the Schedule of Supplies/Services has been performed and accepted. Stewardship credits shall be earned at the rate as shown in the Schedule. Earned credits may be used to pay for timber or other products value included in Task Order Schedule. Unless otherwise indicated in the Schedules, credits will be earned based upon Actual Quantities accomplished and accepted.

G.7 Establishment of Stewardship Credits

Notwithstanding references to payments in “Payment” clauses of this contract, payment for Stewardship Activities will be made with Product Value or other funding as indicated in the award document.

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Stewardship Credits will be established on a monthly basis. Stewardship credits will be established for the number of units of each activity that have been completed and accepted. Acceptance may be for all, or a reasonable portion of, any specific activity.

Stewardship credits will not be established for work that is in progress that has not been accepted by the Forest Service. No credits will be established for work performed under terms of Task Order Schedule B.2.3.

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G.8 Contractor Certification

Contractor will submit certification with every invoice and monthly, as Stewardship Credits are established. The Contractor shall furnish the following certification indicating if for invoice, stewardship credit or both.