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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

B.2.1 MANDATORY WORK ACTIVITIES:

Contractor Name

ITEM

NO.

Description OF Unit

ESTIMATED UNIT

PRICE TOTAL

Mandatory work activities QUANTITY

Dead Tree Cutting and Machine Piling

1.1 Unit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 26 *Required Completion Date 12/31/2020*

Acres 323 $ $

1.2 Unit 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

*Required Completion Date 12/31/2021* Acres 138 $ $

Grapple Piling Unit 31, 32, 34, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 *Required Completion Date 12/31/2020*

Acres 372 $ $

Pushing or Falling; and Machine Piling

3.1 Unit 42, 43, 44, 46

*Required Completion Date 12/31/2020* Acres 512 $ $

3.2 Unit 14, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68 *Required Completion Date 12/31/2021*

Acres 905 $ $

Skidding and Decking for Removal 5,000 Tons of Bio-mass Material *Required Completion Date 12/31/2020*

Green Tons 5,000 $ $

Loading and Removal of 5,000 Tons of Bio-mass Material *Required Completion Date 12/31/2020*

Green Tons 5,000 $ $

6 Pushing or Falling; and Machine Piling *Required Completion Date 12/31/2020* Acres 149 $ $

Total All Mandatory Service Items $

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NOTE: The operating plan and schedule for items 1.1, 2, 3.1, 4, 5, and 6 are critical to the successful completion of this project, these items shall be completed by 12/31/2020. The minimum acceptable, daily rate of progress for this contract is 10 acres per day for Items 1.1, 2, 3.1, and 6. Items 4 and 5 shall have a production rate that will allow for completion by 12/31/2020.

If the Contractor’s acceptable rate of progress above is not achieved the Government may terminate the remaining work for that item in accordance with the FAR clause at 52.212-4. Once an item is terminated the government’s preferred remedy will be to re-procure the service item from another contractor that can meet the required completion date. The defaulted contractor will be charged by the government for any excess re-procurement costs together with any incidental or consequential damages incurred because of the termination.

Excess Re-Procurement Costs: include any additional cost to the government charged by a new contractor above the original item costs for getting the work completed on schedule. It is possible that this could be double in price or more to get the work completed by a new contractor.

B.2.2 OPTIONAL WORK ACTIVITIES:

Contractor Name

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7 Pushing or Falling; and Machine Piling Acres 509 $ $

8 Placing coverings on machine piles and or windrows. Acres 3,327 $ $

9 Grapple Piling Acres 419 $ $

B.2.3 TIMBER/PRODUCT REMOVAL PRICE SCHEDULE:

NOTE: These schedules are for pricing/payment purposes. See Instructions to Offerors for business proposal requirements.

NOTE: Price Proposals MUST be provided on ALL Items in Schedules: Mandatory Work and Option Work Activities and Timber or other products Removal Price Schedule. Unit prices prevail.

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Biomass/Cull Logs 5,000 Ton $0.10 $ $

Timber Subject to Agreement

Combined Softwood Sawtimber Unestimated Ton $0.10 $ Unestimated

Total – All Products $

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B.3 LAND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

Performance of land management activities shall be in accordance with Section C – Project Description and Work Specifications. Payment for Land Management Work Activities in Schedule B-2.1 will be made in Stewardship Credits in lieu of cash, as defined in Section G. All Base (Mandatory) Work Activities shall be performed. Option activities are not listed in order of planned priority. Award may be made for option items or portions of individual option items, in any order that the Contracting Officer determines is in the best interest of the Government.

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

(a) Description of Work – The Longshanks Project is located on the Georgetown Ranger District, Eldorado National Forest and is within the footprint of the King Fire which occurred in the fall of 2014. The objectives for this project are as follows:

• Post fire site preparation for the establishment of conifer forests after a stand replacing wildfire;

• Reduction of greenhouse gases by the removal of and payment for 5,000 tons of biomass material to a cogeneration processing facility;

• Optional timber and additional biomass removal at a fixed rate of $0.10/green ton.

To accomplish these objectives, the contract includes the following components: a combination of dead tree cutting or pushing of trees and machine piling (tractor and grapple) in units, skidding and decking of material to facilitate removal, and hauling of decked material to a biomass processing facility.

(b) Resulting Contract – Any resultant contract will be a commercial services contract with requirements for biomass removal.

(c) Project Location – Project is located in T. 13 N., R. 13 E., Sections 1, 2, 10-15, 20-23 and 26-33; T. 13 N., R. 14 E., Section 6; T. 14 N., R. 13 E., Section 36; T. 13 N., R. 14 E., Section 31; MDB&M

C.3 Specifications

Specifications for each Stewardship Activity individually described by an item number in Schedule B pages can be found in Appendix A. Specifications for timber removal can be found in Appendix B. Road Maintenance plans and specifications can be found in Appendix C and the Standard TS Road Maintenance Specs July 2012.

C.4 Contract Area Map

The boundaries of Subdivisions or Payment Units and any cutting units thereof, are as shown on the attached "Contract Area Map," which is made a part hereof, and were, before solicitation, designated on the ground by Forest Service to meet the anticipated needs of the parties. The location of the Subdivisions or Payment Units and their approximate acreage are stated in Division A/AT. Subdivisions or Payment Units may be revised, and additional ones may be established only by written agreement of both parties. Where applicable, the following are also identified on Contract Area Map:

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(a) Identified claims limiting Contractor's rights;

(b) Boundaries of cutting units;

(c) Areas where leave trees are marked to be left uncut;

(d) Roads listed

(e) Sources of base course, rock riprap and surface rock;

(f) Roads where log hauling is prohibited or restricted;

(g) Roads and trails to be kept open;

(h) Improvements to be protected;

(i) Locations of known historical sites;

(j) Maximum stump heights when more than one height is listed by areas;

(k) Skidding or yarding methods specified;

(l) Streamcourses to be protected;

(m) Other features required by Appendix B; and

(n) Boundaries of stewardship work activities.

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

• NONE

C.6 Operating Plan and Schedule:

The Contractor will provide 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. The operating plan and schedule should contain the following elements:

• A list of employees/personnel working on this contract identifying each by the Occupational Code/Job Title for the work as it applies to this contract under the applicable Service Contract Act wage rate.

• All Subcontractors must also provide a list of all employees/personnel working on this contract identifying each by their Occupational Code/Job Title as it applies to this contract under the applicable Service Contract Act wage rate.

• A proposed communication plan regarding findings, progress, information exchange, questions, and concerns of both parties.

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 follow personnel are considered key personnel by the government:

Longshanks Stewardship IRSC Page 7 of 82 Project Manager who will serve as the Fuels Treatment Supervisor

The contractor shall provide a Project Manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer. The Project Manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The Project Manager or alternate shall be available between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m., Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons. Qualifications for all key personnel are listed below:

The Project Manager should have experience with the use and capabilities of logging equipment and timber falling.

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

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 http://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/ 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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(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.

f Fuel Conditioners Products formulated to improve the performance and efficiency of engines by providing benefits such as removing accumulated deposits, increasing lubricity, removing moisture, increasing the cetane number, and/or preventing microbial growths within the fuel system. 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.

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/index.htm

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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.

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.

(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 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 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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C.8.1 Technical Definitions – See Appendices.

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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/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.

The general Quality Control Plan must demonstrate how the Contractor will assure quality meets the requirements and specifications of the contract. The Plan shall describe how quality will be monitored to assure the performance standards are met, the supervision of crew and work, and personnel that will be performing the quality control. Quality control shall include monitoring quality while work is in progress, residiual tree care and other associated tasks, an unbiased sample of items listed in Appendix A.

E.2.2 Contractor Quality Control Inspection At no time shall the contractor rely upon Government inspections to provide notification of unsatisfactory performance. The Contracting Officer may observe the Contractor's inspection at any time and shall otherwise have unlimited access to the inspection data.

Inspection procedures must provide the following information:

E.2.2.1 Plot Inspections. Where the unit of measure is per acre, the Contractor shall maintain a plot system that provides an unbiased sample of

1. Stump height

2. Compactness and size of piles. (no maximum size)

3. Pile placement relative to property lines, residual living trees, system roads, protected snag patches, retained down logs, streamcourse buffer zones, and sensitive areas

4. Avoidance of slopes in excess of 40%

5. Amount of soil displacement, and amount of remaining ground cover left intact

6. Amount of soil in piles

7. Quantity, size and placement of retained down logs

8. Adequacy of pile covering in terms of location on pile and size of covered area/pile.

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The plot system shall be consistent with method of work. The Contractor shall sample at least 1-percent of the unit, with a minimum of 5 plots per unit.

a) Plots shall be marked and identifiable on the ground, this includes plot numbers and visible flagging.

b) The Contractor shall provide inspection sheets and a sketch map of the unit with plot locations to the Government. Inspection sheets shall be signed and dated by the person who conducted the inspection and shall certify that the inspection records are complete and accurate.

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 and a deduction in payment may result (Section G-3.4).

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.

a. 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.

b. The Contracting Officer's Representative or designated inspector 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. The following are types of inspections used:

Compliance Inspections. Visual compliance inspections will be made on a periodic basis. Such inspections may be considered final if the work is deemed acceptable and they may be used to constitute acceptance by the Government.

Final Inspections will be made using the same specifications listed in E.2.2.1. Final (formal) inspections for payment will be made on completed sub-items only. Contractor shall request final inspections in writing and give the Forest Service at least two working days advanced notice. Inspections will be completed within four working days after the notice is received. If the work is not ready for inspection at the time specified by the Contractor, the cost associated with the inspection attempt may be charged to the Contractor.

Disputed Inspection. The Contractor may request re-inspection without rework if the results are unacceptable. Re-inspection must be requested in writing within 48 hours after receiving written notice of the inspection results. Re-inspection will be accomplished within five working days after receipt of the contractor's written request.

c. The same sampling and inspection procedures will be used, but new samples will be taken. The inspection pattern will be shifted so that new samples will not overlap previously inspected samples. Results will be rounded to the nearest whole percent.

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d. If re-inspection results are within five percentage points of the first inspection, the original inspection result will be used in determining acceptability and payment. If re-inspection results are greater than five percentage points above or below the first inspection, the re-inspection results will be used. If the re-inspection results are within five percentage points of the first inspection, the Contractor shall pay the actual costs of the re-inspection.

e. Re-inspection after Rework. Where rework after a failed inspection may improve the inspection results, the Contractor may rework the area and request (in writing) a second inspection. The Government will charge to the Contractor the cost of this additional inspection. Re-inspection will be accomplished within five working days after the notice is received. The results of the second inspection will be final, and no further rework will be permitted. Areas not ready for re-inspection at the time specified by the Contractor will not be re-inspected, and the results of the first inspection will be final.

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SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

General Clauses and Provisions Pertaining To All Items

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/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 in accordance with the accepted operation plan; starting work when the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire project including final cleanup of the premises by December 31st, 2021.

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.

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

The effective period of this contract is from the date of contract award through December 31st, 2021.

(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 on contract maps.

In accordance with Section H.18 the normal seasonal period of precipitation or runoff is considered to be from October 16 thru April 14 of each calendar year. Contractor is required to schedule and complete the following Work Items from April 15 thru October 15.

Contract Item or Area Description Description of Restriction Item 1 – Units 1 thru 19 and 26 - Remaining Units -

Work must be completed in 2020, Total of 323 acres.

Work must be completed by contract termination

Item 2 – Units: All Units - Work must be completed in 2020, Total of 372 acres.

Item 3 – Units 42, 43, 44 and 46 - Remaining Units -

Work must be completed in 2020, Total of 512 acres.

Work must be completed by contract termination.

Item 4 – Project area Work must be completed in 2020, Total of 5000 tons.

Item 5 – Project area Work must be completed in 2020, Total 5000 tons.

Item 6 – Units 71 thru 76 - Work must be completed in 2020, Total 149 acres.

Optional Item 7- If awarded: All Awarded Units

Work must be complete by Contract Termination, Total of 509 acres.

http://www.arnet.gov/far

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Work must be completed as follows: All piles and or windrows created between award date up to 10/15/2020 shall be covered by 10/15/2020.

After 10/15/2020 all new piles created must be covered daily until 12/31/2020. Piles created between 1/1/2021 and 10/15/2021 must be covered by 10/15/2021. Piles created after 10/15/2021 must be covered daily until contract termination.

Optional Item 9- If awarded: All Awarded Units

Work must be completed by contract termination, Total of 419 acres.

Item 3, Mandatory Units: 14, 42- 44, 57, 62, 63, Item 7, Optional Units: 64, 65, 69, 70, 77, 78-88, 91, 92

No operations permitted within the specified units until June 1, 2020 because of potential conflicts with existing and on-going Shortshanks Fire Salvage timber sale, unless otherwise agreed.

Road Use Within Contract Area Contractor will avoid interrupting or interfering with on-going log haul in the existing and on-going Shortshanks Fire Salvage timber sale.

Contractor will perform road maintenance commensurate with use if Contractor is hauling biomass in accordance with Item 5 or sawtimber/cull logs in accordance with Appendix B.

Water Holes All water sources must be approved before use. Forest Service will be given 5 days notification prior to using waterhole sites for drafting water. Unless otherwise agreed, in perennial and intermittent streams, pump intake screens shall have openings not exceeding 3/32 inch and be sized according to pump intake capacity. Pump shall be a low velocity pump. Hose shall be placed in a bucket at the deepest part of the pool.

Units 16, 18, 19, 21, 26, 27, 28, 46, 50 thru 53, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 69 and 70

See H.17 Equipment Cleaning

Contract Area H.18 Erosion Prevention and Control, Contractor shall spread slash; or by agreement perform other treatments, to skid trails, landings and other areas disturbed by Contractor’s Operations as identified by Forest Service. In no event will Contractor be required to treat more acres than shown on Contract Map. These erosion prevention measures shall be done concurrently as operations proceed.

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 2

Longshanks Stewardship IRSC Page 17 of 82 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 2

Traffic Control Plan. The Contractor shall prepare and submit a Traffic Control Plan detailing conformance with OSHA requirements, MUTCD requirements, and all other contract requirements, including, but not limited to Paragraph H.9, “Traffic Control Plan” and the requirements included in the Appendices, if any.

10 days after issuance of 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 F.4 “Special Contract Time and Performance Restrictions”, H.18, “Erosion Prevention and Control”, and the requirements in the Appendices, if any.

10 days after issuance of Notice to Proceed 2

Safety Plan. The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of FAR 52.236-13 – Accident Prevention, for all activities under this contract.

(Paragraph I.2)

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. Reserved

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: IPP

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. There are no pre-award registrations.

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.

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.)

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.

• 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.

http://www.ipp.gov/index.htm http://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm

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Government wages (per employee performing re-inspection)

$50.00/hour

*Government mileage $0.545/mile

*Mileage reimbursement rate in effect January 1, 2016 is $.54 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 GSA Mileage.

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.

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.

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.

http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/104715

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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 B.1 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 Schedule B.2.

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.

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 Schedule B.2.3.

Longshanks Stewardship IRSC Page 21 of 82 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.

Credit will not be received if certification is not submitted.

CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION

- Invoice and/or Stewardship Credit Earned

Page of Unit (Region, Forest, District)

Project: Contract No.

Name and Address of Contractor:

Invoice No. Invoice Date:

I hereby certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that--

(1) The amounts requested are only for performance in accordance with the specifications, terms, and conditions of the contract;

(2) Payments to subcontractors and suppliers have been made, and timely payments will be made for the work activities covered by this certification, in accordance with subcontract agreements and the requirements of Chapter 39 of Title 31, United States Code;

(3) This request for progress payments/credits does not include any amounts which the prime contractor intends to withhold or retain from a subcontractor or supplier in accordance with the terms and conditions of the subcontract; and

(4) This certification is not to be construed as final acceptance of a subcontractor's performance.

(Name)

(Title)

(Date)

Longshanks Stewardship IRSC Page 22 of 82 G.9 Excess Stewardship Credits

In the event there are excess (unused) established Stewardship Credits when all of the included timber or other products has been cut and removed the Forest Service, at its option, shall either add more timber or other products or make cash payment for the unused credits.

G.10 Excess Timber or Other Products Value

In the event the value of the included timber or other products exceeds the total value of all of the mandatory activities plus the ordered optional activities, the Contractor shall make cash payment for the excess timber or other products value.

G.11 Refund of Excess Cash

If at any time the credit balance of the Stewardship Statement of Account exceeds the charges for timber or other products removed to date and for timber or other products that the Forest Service estimates will be cut within the next 60 calendar days, any portion of such excess from cash in the account shall be refunded if requested by Contractor.