Attachment_1_-_Statement_of_Objective.pdf

Statement of Objective (SOO)

WET MEADOW RESTORATION

GUNNISON FIELD OFFICE

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT - COLORADO

Part 1

General Information

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personnel services contract to restore riparian habitat in Gunnison Field

Office in the vicinity of Gunnison. The Government shall not exercise any direct supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform all services as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services (Part 3). The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract only taking exception to maintain conformance with state and federal law.

1.2 Background:

1.2.1 History: Gunnison Sage Grouse (GUSG) is a listed threatened species under the Endangered Species

Act that are dependent on wet meadow riparian habitat for brood rearing success. Previous practices have resulted in channelized streams in GUSG habitat that require intervention to restore the wet meadow habitat. The BLM has approved the use of low-tech stream and aquatic habitat restoration methods, headcut control features, sheet flow restoration features, and grade control features that slows water movement down and improves the quality of wet meadow habitat in GFO lands. (See DOI-BLM-CO-0000-2023-

0003-EA)

1.2.2. Location(s): Green are new project sites, orange are maintenance sites.

Project Site Description Access Status

Gold Basin 5.5 miles south of

Hartman Rocks Base parking area on County

Road 38A

BLM Road 3065 New Project

Long Gulch 6 miles south of the intersection of US50 and

County Road 42

BLM road 3073 Maintenance

Sagehen and Chance

Gulch

4 miles southwest of the intersection of US50 and

County Road 42

BLM Road 3069

BLM Road 3070

Maintenance

Signal Peak 2.5 miles north of the intersection of US50 and

Ute Lane

BLM Road 3123 Maintenance

Upper Willow 0.5 miles east of the intersection of BLM

Road 3135 and CO-149

BLM Road 3135 Maintenance

Wolf Creek 3.6 miles from the intersection of CO-149 and BLM Road 3038

At the end of BLM

Road 3038A

Maintenance

1.2.3. Objectives, Dates and Details:

1.2.3.1.

1.3 Objectives: Design and installation of sufficient Zeedyk habitat restoration features or low-tech process-based restoration features to restore 200 acres of wet meadows. Design will include a monitoring plan to assess the success of the structure installation annually for three years after installation.

The government will provide the contractor with site access dependent on site conditions including but not limited to weather, road integrity, and other governmental purposes. Neither the contractor nor the government shall be responsible for excusable delays as provided in the terms and conditions of this contract.

Maintenance of previously installed features consists of adding material to previously installed features, recovering material that is already onsite to repair damage from high flow events, wildlife and livestock.

After installation of features, they will be inventoried with GPS coordinates and dimensions of the features, as well as digital photos.

Success of the project will be measured by the increase in riparian species occurrence and decrease in upland species within the treatment area, and the increase in soil moisture. Species occurrence will be measured by vegetation transects and repeat photo points each year for three years after installation. Lentic

Aquatic AIM (Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring) methodology could be used as well. The contractor will be responsible for installing the transects after BLM approval of the monitoring plan. Soil moisture will be measured by sensors installed in approximately the same location but adjacent to transects. Control points for transects, photo points, and soil moisture sensors will be installed outside the treated area.

1.5 Period of Performance: The period of performance for this contract shall be 3 calendar years after the receipt of a signed order by the government’s contracting officer.

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 Quality Control: The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this SOO. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s quality control program is the means by which the contractor assures themself that the work complies with the requirement of the contract. The contractor shall submit their quality control plan to the contracting officer with their proposal. It will be evaluated for technical acceptability as an evaluation factor. If changes are proposed, they must be submitted to the contracting officer and contracting officers’ representative pursuant to technical exhibit 2. After acceptance of the quality control plan the contractor shall receive the contracting officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to their QC system.

1.6.1.1 Risk Assessment: The contractor is required to perform a risk assessment to identify risks to performance quality, safety, and schedule. The contractor may use qualitative or quantitative methodologies to assign and mitigate risk magnitude against likelihood. Risks assessed as high or extremely high shall be addressed to the COR prior to performance beginning. The risk assessment shall address the following areas at a minimum: fall protection, hazard communication, ladder and climbing, respiratory protection, scaffolding, control of hazardous energy, powered industrial equipment, fall protection and training, eye and face protection, and machinery and machine guarding. Contractors shall reference OSHA standards to identify additional risk areas applicable to their performance requirements.

1.6.2 Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the

Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6.3 Safety: The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective safety program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this SOO. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of safety related incidents that compromise the safety of any person on or in the vicinity of the worksite. The contractor’s safety program is the means by which the government will validate compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and the welfare of the general public. The contractor shall submit their safety plan to the contracting officer with their quotation. It will be evaluated for technical acceptability as an evaluation factor. If changes are proposed, they must be submitted to the contracting officer and contracting officer’s representative pursuant to technical exhibit 2. After acceptance of the quality control plan the contractor shall receive the contracting officer’s acceptance in writing of any proposed change to his safety system. At the minimum, safety plans shall include the following subjects:

1.6.3.1 PPE: The contractor shall require all employees to wear appropriate PPE throughout the on-site execution of performance based on the contractor’s risk assessment.

1.6.3.2 First Aid and Evacuation: The contractor shall ensure that a first aid kit is present and stocked appropriately pursuant to the contractor’s risk assessment. The contractor shall obtain and maintain cellular communications capability throughout the performance of this contract in order to obtain emergency services as needed.

1.6.3.3 Fire Protection: The contractor shall perform adequate inspection of all equipment to identify and reduce the risk of ignition sources on and surrounding the worksite. The contractor shall provide adequate fire extinguishers, training, and PPE to address potential for fire and reduce the likelihood of such incidents.

1.6.3.4 Safety Briefing: The contractor shall provide start-of-day safety briefings for all days where on-site performance is conducted. Safety briefings shall address risks identified in the contractor’s risk assessment and industry best practices. The contractor and employees will conduct a terrain walk to identify hazards to employee health on and around the immediate site.

1.6.4 Recognized Holidays: The contractor shall not perform work on the following federal holidays:

New Year’s Day Labor Day

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day

President’s Day Veteran’s Day

Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day

Juneteenth National Independence Day Christmas Day

Independence Day

With previous notification the contractor may conduct operations with COR approval on these days.

1.6.5 Hours of Operation: The contractor is responsible for conducting business, between the hours of

0800-1700 MT Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings.

The contractor will not be reimbursed when the government facility is closed for the above reasons. The

Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this SOO when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

All Federal and State of Colorado wildlife and seasonal restrictions shall be adhered to by the contractor.

Restrictions include but are not limited to inclement weather conditions. Any resultant delay to the progress schedule unforeseeable by the parties shall be communicated and definitized without expense to either party.

1.6.6 Site Visit: BLM will provide a pre-award site visit upon request. Contact the Contracting Officer to request and coordinate a schedule.

1.6.7 Type of Contract: The government intends to make award of a Good Neighbor Authority Firm-

Fixed-Price Service Contract pursuant to FAR 12 and FAR 15 including agency supplements.

1.6.8 Special Qualifications: N/A

1.6.9 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with

Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The contracting officer, Contracting Officers Representative

(COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance virtually via MS Teams or at the work site. At these meetings the contracting officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

1.6.10 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The (COR) will be identified by separate letter. The

COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract: perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance:

maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract:

issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of

Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6.11 Key Personnel: The follow personnel are considered key personnel by the government:

Contracting Officer:

Name: Robert Hall

E-mail: rhall@blm.gov

Phone: 762-329-0002

Contracting Officers Representative:

Name: Brian Stevens

E-mail: bwstevens@blm.gov

Phone: 970-596-3635

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 contract 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 during all on-site performance periods and between 09:00am to 03:00pm MT, Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons.

Qualifications for all key personnel : RESERVED

1.6.12 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract personnel attending meetings, answering

Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. Contractors shall provide identifying badging, nametags, or uniforms in accordance with the contractors uniform guidance and shall not allocate uniform cost directly to this contract.

1.6.13 Contractor Travel: Contractor will be required to travel during the performance of this contract to the work site. Contractor will not be provided specific cost reimbursement for travel and incorporate all travel cost into the unit level pricing of allocable line items.

1.6.14 Other Direct Costs: RESERVED

1.6.15 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the Contracting Officer. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

1.6.16 Organizational Conflict of Interest: Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent

Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the

Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such

OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may effect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.6.17 PHASE IN /PHASE OUT PERIOD: RESERVED

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1. DEFINITIONS:

2.1.1. CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2. CONTRACTING OFFICER. A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the government.

2.1.3. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.4. DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

2.1.5. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.6. KEY PERSONNEL. Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the SOO. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.7. PHYSICAL SECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.8. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.9. QUALITY ASSURANCE Surveillance Plan (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.10. QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.11. SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.12. WORK DAY. The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.12. WORK WEEK. Monday through Friday, unless specified otherwise.

2.2. ACRONYMS:

ACOR Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative

BLM Bureau of Land Management

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CO Contracting Officer

COR Contracting Officer Representative

COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative

COTS Commercial-Off-the-Shelf

DIAR Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation

HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest

ODC Other Direct Costs

OSHA Occupational Health and Safety Administration

PIPO Phase In/Phase Out

POC Point of Contact

PPE Personal Protective Equipment

PRS Performance Requirements Summary

PWS Performance Work Statement

QA Quality Assurance

QAP Quality Assurance Program

QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

QC Quality Control

QCP Quality Control Program

SOO Statement of Objectives

TE Technical Exhibit

TSDF Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES: No government furnished equipment or supplies.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks:

5.1. Basic Services. The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, permits, and expertise for the design and installation of restoration features. Design will include a monitoring plan to measure the success of the features.

5.2. Reserved

5.2.1. Reserved

5.2.2. Reserved

5.3. Reserved

5.3.1. Reserved

5.3.2. Reserved

5.4. Submittals. All submittals shall be signed and dated by the Contractor, furnished electronically, and be identified by the contract number. Submittals requiring BLM approval will be returned to the Contractor within five business days of receipt.

5.4.1. Records: A daily tour sheet shall be kept on the work site. This sheet must keep a current description of all activities conducted during each 24-hour period. All service company's reports must also be kept at the work site. All records shall be available for inspection during the job and shall be submitted to the Contacting Officer’s Representative (COR) at the conclusion of performance.

5.4.2. Operational Plan: The Contractor shall provide a work schedule with their quotation for evaluation of technical acceptance. Changes to the work schedule shall be communicated to and approved by the contracting officer no less than 24 hours prior to the subject change. The BLM Project Inspector (PI) will be on the work site to ensure that contracting officer approvals for changed conditions can be expedited.

5.4.3. Changes in the Method: All changes the Contractor proposes to the design and installation shall require approval prior to implementation. If unexpected conditions occur at the time of operations shall be immediately shut down and the BLM COR and PI immediately notified. The BLM PI may be on the work site during operations to provide the COR information to provide prompt approval of the needed changes.

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

6. APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS)

6.1. The Contractor should be guided by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures below.

1. Occupational Safety and Health Standards (29 CFR 1915), Dated 13 March 2024

2. Let the Water Do the Work, Induced Meandering an Evolving Method for Restoring Incised

Channels, Zeedyk and Clothier, 3rd Printing, 2022

3. Erosion Control Field Guide, Sponholtz and Anderson, 2010, https://quiviracoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Erosion-Control-Field-Guide.pdf accessed 2024.

4. Zeedyk, William (Bill) D. (2015) The Plug and Spread Treatment: Achieving erosion control, soil health, and biological diversity. Sapello, NM: Zeedyk Ecological Consulting, LLC.

5. BLM Technical Reference 1735-3 (March 2024) AIM National Aquatic Monitoring Framework:

Field Protocol for Lentic Riparian and Wetland Systems. https://www.blm.gov/noc/blm-library/technical-reference/aim-national-aquatic-monitoring-framework-field-protocol-lentic

Accessed 7/16/2024 https://quiviracoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Erosion-Control-Field-Guide.pdf%20accessed%202024 https://quiviracoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Erosion-Control-Field-Guide.pdf%20accessed%202024 https://www.blm.gov/noc/blm-library/technical-reference/aim-national-aquatic-monitoring-framework-field-protocol-lentic https://www.blm.gov/noc/blm-library/technical-reference/aim-national-aquatic-monitoring-framework-field-protocol-lentic

PART 7

ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

7. Attachment/Technical Exhibit List:

7.1. Attachment 1/Technical Exhibit 1 – Performance Requirements Summary

7.2. Attachment 2/Technical Exhibit 2 – Deliverables Schedule

7.3 Attachment 3/Technical Exhibit 3 – Site Data

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary

The contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Performance Objective

(The Service required—usually a shall statement)

Standard Performance Threshold

(This is the maximum error rate. It could possibly be

“Zero deviation from standard”)

Method of

Surveillance

PRS#1. Pre-Installation Assessment of work site.

The Contractor

Zero Deviation 100%

Inspection

PRS # 1.

5.2.1 Design of Wet Meadow

Restoration projects pre-installation report. Report will include monitoring plan.

The Contractor

PRS # 2

5.3.1 Installation of Wet Meadow

Features

Sufficient features installed on specified project sites. Features perform as specified in the pre-construction report.

PRS # 3

1.6.3 Safety

The contractor shall provide a daily safety briefing prior to the commencement of work to all on-site personnel; provide a terrain walk to identify physical hazards, and inspect PPE, and machinery for proper function.

Zero Deviation Validated compliant

PRS#4 Report of accomplishments and monitoring annually.

Contractor shall provide annual report detailing design, installation, and monitoring work completed that year.

Zero Deviation 100%

Inspection

PRS # 5

1.6.1.1 post-installation assessment of efficacy and durability of features

Sites are assessed for future maintenance needs one year after installation.

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

DELIVERABLES SCHEDULE

Deliverable Frequency # of Copies Medium/Format Submit To

Quality Control Plan Provided upon delivery of quotation; provided

5 working days prior to implementation of proposed changes.

Provide 1 copy via e-mail.

The contractor shall provide their quality control plan as a

Adobe (.pdf) file

Provide via e-mail to all points of contact indicated in paragraph 1.6.11.

Safety Plan Provided upon delivery of quotation; provided

5 working days prior to implementation of proposed changes.

Provide 1 copy via e-mail.

The contractor shall provide their quality control plan as a

Adobe (.pdf) file

Provide via e-mail to all points of contact indicated in paragraph 1.6.11.

Design of

Restoration Features and monitoring plan.

Upon completion Provide 1 copy via e-mail.

The contractor shall provide their design as an Adobe (.pdf) file

Provide via e-mail to all points of contact indicated in paragraph 1.6.11.

Installation of

Restoration Features

Upon completion N/A N/A N/A

Operational Plan Daily, as applicable Provide 1 copy via e-mail.

The contractor shall provide their quality control plan as a

Adobe (.pdf) file

Provide via e-mail to all points of contact indicated in paragraph 1.6.11.