SOW_San_Juan_Creek_CRI_0001.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

San Luis Valley Field Office

1313 E. Highway 160

Monte Vista, Colorado 81144

Section 1 Contract Terms & Conditions

1.1 Items Being Acquired

1.2 Deliverable of Services

Section 2 Statement of Work

2.1 Description of Project

2.2 Task I File Search, Historic Context, Inventory and Resource Identification

2.3 Task II Record and Evaluation

2.4 Task III Draft & Final Reports

2.5 Government Furnished Material

2.6 Deliverables/Performance Schedule

2.6a Payment Schedule

List of Attachments:

• Project Maps (Figures 1-2)

Section 1: Contract Terms & Conditions

1.1 ITEMS BEING ACQUIRED/TOTAL PRICE

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, and services (except otherwise expressed or set forth in this contract as furnished by the Government); and otherwise do all things necessary for, or incidents to the satisfactory performance of this contract. Under this contract, the

Contractor shall provide the items of work required to fulfill the Statement of Work (SOW) as called for under Tasks I - III issued hereunder. The SOW is setup for one contiguous unit.

1.2 DELIVERABLE OF SERVICES

A. Task I File Search & Class III Inventory 1,320 Acres

B. Task II Site Recording/Evaluation

C. Task III Write-up Draft and Final Report

SECTION 2: STATEMENT OF WORK

2.1 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

Complete an intensive Class III cultural inventory of public land administered by the Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) for a fuels reduction, rangeland improvement and habitat enhancement project in

Saguache County, Colorado (See Attachments: San Juan Creek Project Unit Map and San Juan Creek

Project Vicinity Map). The contract will consist of Tasks I thru III comprising a total of 1,320 acres to be inventoried.

The intent of this archeological inventory is to identify, record, and evaluate cultural resources for their potential eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places to aid the BLM in resource management, compile cultural and paleontological data for future research, and lastly to satisfy the BLM’s obligations to

Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Following the completion of field work the results will be prepared in draft and final report documents that include data synthesis of all cultural resources and analysis within the project area.

The project is located approximately ten miles southwest of Saguache, Colorado. The inventory units are located within the Cottonwood, Little Cottonwood, San Juan, and Red Rock drainages. These watersheds contain intermittent waters which flow east out of the foothills of the LaGarita Hills. The foothills are comprised of pinyon-juniper woodland with minimal amounts of Cottonwood, Ponderosa pine, and

Douglas fir. Some of these inventory units were previously chained in the late fifties and early sixties. The following legal descriptions are utilizing the New Mexico Principal Meridian.

Entire Project area: 1,320 acres

Legal description: T. 43N, R. 6E, sec 13, 14, 15 & T. 43N, R. 7E, Sec 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20

USGS 7.5’ Topo Map Reference: Lime Creek and Swede Corners

Unit Breakdown

Unit SJ1 SJ2 SJ3 SJ4 SJ5 SJ6 SJ7 BC1D

Acres 85.1 54 52.5 693.3 177.7 231 22 4.4

Total Acres 1320

The project area is in the pinyon-juniper zone and thus, has a moderate to high site density for both pre-contact and Euroamerican sites. The LaGarita Hills area has seen moderate to heavy disturbance through past grazing, vegetation treatments, wood collecting and other land use activities. Unit BC1D contains known gravesites dating to the late 19th century associated with mining encampments, and likely the townsite of Biedell.

2.2 TASK I-FILE SEARCH, HISTORIC CONTEXT, INVENTORY AND RESOURCE

IDENTIFICATION

Task I consists of two parts that can be completed simultaneously with each other. The first part consists of completing a file search overview with synthesis of data for known historic, ethnographic and archeological data that encompass the project area, and the area within one mile of the project boundary. This research is necessary to identify and compile all available known cultural data previously recorded and inventoried areas that includes recorded resources, isolates, and potential unrecorded resources to develop an interpretive narrative overview for understanding and writing the Historic Context of the project area.

Available existing cultural resource data shall include, but not limited to, BLM San Luis Valley Field Office cultural resource inventory records, Colorado State Institutional Archives, Repositories; listed properties in the State Historic Sites Inventory, National American Engineering Records, and Historic American

Buildings Survey records, and the Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation COMPASS cultural resource database. Other available sources of information may be obtained from, and not limited to, State and National Registers, published and unpublished manuscripts, aerial photographs, General Land

Office maps, Mining Ledgers, historical photographs, regional historical contexts, and Museums and library reference material. Data gathered will then be used to develop a Historic Context overview of the project area for prehistoric, historic and potential traditional cultural properties (TCP’s). At the time of submitting this contract no TCP’s have been identified by local tribes during consultation.

After completion of the file search and review, the results will need to disseminate the gathered data within summarized tables, maps, photographs, narrative, or other informative format. Historic Context will consider explicit types of resources that might be encountered, and evolve potential research questions based on prehistory, and ethnology of the San Luis Valley, and surrounding region. All discussions will need to be accurately identified and referenced in the bibliography.

The second part of Task I consists of completion of a Class III inventory spaced no more than 20 meters apart in accordance with the State Protocol Agreement (Protocol) with the Colorado State Historic

Preservation Office (SHPO) dated October 29, 2014. Inventory standards and guidelines are specified in the most current BLM Colorado Handbook of Guidelines and Procedures for Inventory, Evaluation, and

Mitigation of Cultural Resources and associated Digital Data Specifications Guide, Colorado SHPO standards, district and field office standards and procedures and other supplemental guidance. Emphasis shall be placed on complete and timely coverage of the area to identify all cultural properties within the project boundary.

2.2.a A file search shall gather known/documented historic and archeological data that is pertinent to the project area, and from the results develop an informative draft overview in table, and narrative format. This part of the draft will be sent to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). After review, the COR may suggest additional comments or directives to ensure a comprehensive overview and developed Historic Context.

2.2.b Previously recorded resources within one mile shall be presented in a table format. All sites shall be listed with their state trinomial number, site type, date recorded and the previous evaluation status of eligible, not eligible, or unevaluated/needs data to the National Register, and the report reference. Isolated finds and non-eligible resource data may remain in table format. National

Register eligible resources, and unevaluated resources, within and immediately adjacent to the APE shall be further described in brief narrative detail as discussion points in support of the historic context and anticipated inventory expectations.

2.2.c Upon submission and acceptance of the first draft part (file search, historic context, and draft research questions an invoice may be submitted for 25% of Task I.

2.2.d The COR will be notified either by phone or email with the dates and times fieldwork will proceed.

At the end of each the session, the results shall be sent to the COR and shall include, at a minimum:

a project map showing identified cultural resource locations accompanied with UTM coordinates and brief descriptions of site types accompanied with project site number.

2.2.e Although it is not anticipated, if there are areas identified that are too steep, vegetation or brush that is extensively thick, or other occurrences that prevent regular pedestrian intensive inventory transects feasible without risk to safety, or poor visibility, the COR will be notified immediately and consulted for further instructions. Such areas may need to be removed or alternative inventory methods to adequately cover the project area. The Contracting Officer will make the determination if areas are to be removed and any needed adjustments to the contract.

2.2.f Upon completion of the inventory and identification of cultural resources, the COR will review the results and may provide comments or recommendations to insure comprehensive coverage of identified resources.

2.2g If a paleontological resource, including but not limited to: fossilized flora or faunal remains (older than 50 years) is located during this inventory, the COR will be notified by an email that includes

UTMs and photograph(s).

2.2.h After completion of Part 2 of Task I for the Class III inventory and the submission of field notes, associated maps with identified resources, and shapefiles of site locations, an invoice may be submitted for 25% of Task I.

2.3 TASK II-RECORD AND EVALUATE IDENTIFIED HISTORIC/ARCHEOLOGICAL

RESOURCES.

Task II consists of two parts: part 1: recording identified cultural sites and part 2: evaluation of those sites.

All identified cultural resources shall be recorded in detail utilizing BLM Colorado Handbook of Guidelines and Procedures for Inventory and appropriate site forms. Following the BLM Guidelines for sites with relevant diagnostics, features, or other notable characteristics on each site shall be accompanied with a detailed site sketch map, feature sketch, and the site location identified on a USGS 1:24000 quadrangle map. In addition, all site forms shall have appropriate listed bibliographies of associated utilized/known references associated with site form. Incomplete site forms will be regarded as unfinished product.

Inconsistencies will be corrected prior to acceptance and given state trinomial numbers.

2.3.a The core data for each site shall consist of completed BLM Colorado forms defined in the

Handbook of Guidelines and Procedures for Inventory. All considerations should include pertinent attributes spatial, temporal, and stylistic characteristics of the resource, and will be discussed in detail within the narrative description summaries.

2.3.b Completed site forms will be sent, along with all GIS spatial data for review and comments to the

COR prior to requesting state trinomial numbers from SHPO. The BLM San Luis Valley Field

Office does not assign BLM numbers. The BLM will have twenty-one days to review site forms and provide notification to proceed with submission to SHPO.

2.4 TASK III-DRAFT AND FINAL INVENTORY REPORT

Task III consists of two parts: first part writing the draft report and the second part is completing the final report. This task consists of data synthesis of the results from previous Tasks to develop a final report. The report will reflect all fieldwork results accomplished during this contract.

2.4.a The final report shall follow an acceptable format that shall be discussed during pre-work meeting.

2.4.b The Contractor shall provide all final data as electronic (.pdf) files by Secure File Transfer Protocol with software compatible with Bureau of Land Management software, or encrypted USB flash drive. Theme tables shall conform to BLM guideline standards for attribute table database fields which will be discussed during pre-work meeting.

2.4.c All diagnostic artifacts shall list measurements, referenced to type, date, and shown either in photograph or sketch.

2.4.d Within 164 calendar days of contract award, one complete copy of a draft final inventory report presenting results, including appropriate maps, tables, photographs, sketches, and a final copy of electronic GIS site data.

2.4.e After submission of the draft, an invoice may be submitted for the first part of Task III for 25% of the Task.

2.4.f Within 30 days of submission of the initial report draft, the BLM shall provide comments on suggested revisions or modifications of the draft and electronic data.

2.4.g Within 30 days after receipt of BLM comments the contractor shall correct any revisions or modifications responsive to comments. The contractor shall submit one bound and one unbound copies of the final report and two (2) CD or other electronic copies with report and all electronic data.

2.4.h After delivery of the final report, and acceptance is approved, along with submission of electronic files, and any appropriate Government Furnished Material, and the final invoice may be submitted for the remaining 25% of contract.

2.3.c Evaluation results shall specify the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) criteria set forth in 36CFR60 that applied to determining a significance value and formulating a determination of eligibility. The NRHP criteria shall be applied to each component of a site. Results shall be summarized in a narrative format formulating the non-destructive data recovery measures applied during the evaluation process. Discussion should include sufficiency of the data recovered and detail reasons for the evaluation methods prescribed, and the potential for the need to conduct additional data recovery to support eligibility determinations. Minimal scrapings, probing, or subsurface testing will be allowed to support evaluations. For any properties recommended as eligible, additional recommendations shall be made for treatment, mitigation, fire sensitivity and discussion on notable adverse effects (erosion, cattle, looting, off road vehicles, etc.) to these properties for elevating their protection and management. If a site is identified as a landscape size scale, the COR shall be notified immediately for follow-up recommendations on how to proceed.

2.3.d All historic sites with identifiable features and structures shall include additional supportive architectural documentation with photographs, and sketch plan view maps. This documentation shall collaborate with the site sketch map.

2.3.e All prehistoric sites with significant identifiable features shall include additional supportive documentation including descriptions with photographs, and a plan view sketch diagram. This documented data shall collaborate with the site sketch map.

2.3.f If a site is located within the project boundary and extends beyond the inventory area, it will be recorded to a reasonable extent following the BLM Guidelines. The COR should be notified immediately about the site and discuss options to appropriately address the issue. The primary objective is to properly record the site to allow adequate assessment and evaluation of that portion of the site within the project area based on evaluation criteria.

2.3.g Field tours will be completed by the COR before end of field session.

2.3.h After completion of site recordings, and evaluations (Parts I & II) and submitted draft site forms to be reviewed by COR for comments and the sites assigned state trinomial site numbers, an invoice may be submitted for (25%) of contract.

2.5 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIAL

The government will make available or provide Contractor with the following:

1. Access to San Luis Valley Filed Office and Rio Grande National Forest Office cultural records, or other available associated documentation during regular office hours.

2.6 DELIVERABLES/PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Calendar Days

Task From Award

San Juan Project

1,320 Acres

1. Pre-work Conference 7

2. Task I-part 1 File Search, Historic Context 28

3. Task I-part 2 Inventory 60

4. Task II-part 1 Record and part 2 Evaluate 150

5. Task III-Draft Report 164

6. BLM Review 194

7. Task III Comment/Corrections-Final Report 224

2.6.a Payment Schedule

1. Completion of Task I- File Search, Historic Context, Inventory 25%

2. Completion of Task II- Recording and Evaluation & Receive State Trinomial No. 25%

3. Completion of part 1 of Task III- Draft Report 25%

4. Completion of part 2 of Task III- Final Report 25%

Attachments

Figure 1: San Juan Project Unit Map

Figure 2: San Juan Project Vicinity Map

Figure 1: San Juan Project Unit Map

Figure 2: San Juan Vicinity Map