140L4320Q0132 Solicitation Package.pdf

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00010 Stewardship services for the Bureau of Land

Management, Lakeview District Office, Klamath

Falls Field Office.

Product/Service Code: F018

Product/Service Description: NATURAL

RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- OTHER FOREST/RANGE

IMPROVEMENTS (NON-CONSTRUCTION)

Period of Performance: 09/14/2020 to 09/13/2022

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GRINDING STEWARDSHIP PROJECT SOLICITATION NO. 140L4320Q0132

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SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

STEWARDSHIP CONTRACT: The Bureau of Land Management intends to enter into this Grinding Stewardship contracting project to perform services to achieve land management goals for public lands that meet local and rural community needs.

THIS REQUIREMENT IS SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

SCHEDULE A – SERVICE WORK

BASE

Item no.

Item Description Quantity

Unit of

Measure Unit Price Total

0001 Road Brushing 11 MI $ $

0002 Woody Debris Removal – Mixed Conifer –

Grinding Hog Fuel

3000 TN $ $

0003 Road Maintenance 10 MI $ $

TOTAL $

MI = Miles

TN = Ton

(End of Schedule A)

SCHEDULE B – COMMERCIAL FUELS VOLUME REMOVAL

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0004 Biomass/Hog Fuel 3000 TN $0.04 $ $

TOTAL $

TN = TN

(End of Schedule B)

NET TOTAL (Schedule A minus Schedule B) $

(ALL OR NONE)

Period of Performance: See Section F.

(End of Section B)

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SECTION C – STATEMENT OF WORK

Contractor is required to comply with the requirements of Section 508 standards, located at https://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?fuseAction=stdsdoc#Information, in the performance of the work associated with this Statement of Objectives and the resulting contract.

C.1.0 GENERAL

C.1.1 Description - Contractor shall furnish all necessary management, labor, supervision, equipment, materials, transportation, supplies, and incidental services to perform this requirement.

C.1.2 Objective - The objective of this project is to reach an end result that will reduce biomass material remaining from previous timber sales and clear road corridors.

• Road brushing- 11 miles of brushing along existing BLM roads

• Hog Fuel grinding- 3000 tons of biomass grinding of timber slash piles at various landings on the

KFRA

C.1.3 Location/Access - The project area is located within the Klamath Falls Resource Area.

C.1.4 Security of materials – The Contractor may leave equipment at the work site. However, the

Government is not responsible for the equipment if it should be lost, stolen, or damaged.

C.1.5 Boundaries – Project maps will be provided after award

C.1.6 Fire Precautions - If the COR/PI allows the Contractor to continue work during periods of Closed Fire

Season, the Contractor shall comply with all applicable State laws relating to fire prevention and with all special conditions of work as directed by the COR/PI.

C.1.7 Unique Features of Project Area - Mechanized equipment activities are normally allowed from May

15th to October 15th subject to weather conditions, fire restrictions, and nesting status of threatened and endangered species. Exceptions will be allowed for some non-ground disturbing activities or if moisture levels remain below 20%. Seasonal restrictions are listed in the applicable Environmental

Assessment (EA). Seasonal restrictions and buffers not identified in an EA will be listed on project unit maps.

Winter operations are allowed between October 15th and May 15th, when one of the following conditions is present:

(a) Snow depth in the cutting unit averages twenty (20) inches or more.

(b) The ground is frozen to a depth of six (6) inches or more

C.1.8 Soil Protection

C.1.8.1 All mechanical operations shall be limited to periods when the soil moisture content is less than 20% or when conditions allow logging on snow or frozen ground. Soil moisture will be determined by the

COR/PI using a soil moisture tester.

C.2.0 DEFINITIONS

Biomass - Any vegetative material that the Contractor removes that does not meet the Merchantable

Material Sawlog, firewood, or post definition below. Biomass material will be priced by weight and shall be measured by the green ton and with weight scale receipts.

https://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?fuseAction=stdsdoc#Information

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Conifer - An evergreen, cone-bearing tree, such as Douglas-fir, Western Red Cedar, Western White

Pine, Incense Cedar, Western Hemlock, Ponderosa Pine, Sugar Pine, Grand Fir, White Fir, Noble Fir, Western Juniper, and Pacific Yew.

Damaged Trees - Any Contractor-caused alteration or injury to the tree or root system which may cause death, loss of vigor, or will negatively affect growth, including, but not limited to, severance of the main stem or terminal leader, delimbing, scraping, debarking, or uprooting.

Deck - A stack of logs or the action of stacking logs.

Designated Skid Trail - A trail flagged by the Contractor prior to cutting and approved by the COR/PI to operate designated equipment on.

Diameter Breast Height (DBH) - The diameter of a tree measured at breast height, 4.5 feet above the ground on the uphill side.

Firewood - Wood that does meet the Minimum Merchantable, Biomass, or Post definitions described herein and/or that is transported off the site in lengths less than 8 feet long and intended for use as fuelwood. This material shall be priced in cords with volumes determined by the Government.

Hazardous trees - standing live or dead trees, with evidence of insect infestation, deterioration, or physical damage to the root system, trunk, or stem. The degree and direction of lean is also an important factor when determining if a tree is a hazard.

Landings - A loading point where logs are collected preparatory to further transportation, loaded on trucks and also any other location that became a destination for yarded woody material.

Large woody debris - dead and down pieces of wood.

Loading point - any landing or other area in which logs and biomass material are capable of being loaded for transportation out of the project area.

Lop - Trim by cutting off branches, twigs, or stems.

Mechanical Work – Work will primarily require the use of heavy tracked or tired equipment.

Merchantable Timber (Sawlog) - The Minimum Material Specification is as follows (this may be adjusted on a per task order basis):

Schedule of Minimum Material Specifications

Species and Products Length Diameter

(inside bark at small end)

Net Scale

Logs of all species 8 feet 5 inches 33 1/3% of gross volume of any log segment

Objectionable Material – Objectionable material is defined as debris or any foreign matter.

Project Area - The area identified on the task order for treatment using any of the items in this contract.

Reserve Area - An area where no activity is permitted.

Reserve Trees - Generally those trees designated by the Government to be left uncut. Each task order will include a specific description of reserve trees for that project.

Slash – All woody material that has been cut, but not removed from the contract area during the primary removal operation. Typically includes brush, broken tops, limbs, cull logs, pieces of logs damaged reproduction, saplings, and poles which were caused as a result of felling and yarding operations. This includes old slash existing prior to timber sale entry.

Station-In reference to road construction/maintenance a station is equal to 100 feet.

Stump - The lower end of a tree with roots attached remaining in the ground after the tree has been cut.

Timber - standing trees which are capable of being measured in board feet and cubic feet.

Trespass Trees - Any reserve trees which have been cut and/or removed from the woods.

Yarding – the conveyance of logs or trees or portions thereof, by ground based, cable, balloon, or helicopter yarding systems from the area of falling or cutting to the landing or loading point for removal. Yarding is generally accomplished using mechanical equipment.

C.3.0 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, labor, supervision, equipment with qualified operators, transportation, supplies (other than Government furnished property), and incidentals required to finish the project.

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C.3.1 Crew Requirements (Manual and Mechanical Work)

C.3.1.1 Crews must be kept together at all times, working as a crew under a supervisor rather than as individuals in separate areas. Approval must be given by the COR/PI if there is to be a significant change in crew personnel or working schedule. State Safety regulations require that crew members shall not work alone and that accessibility to emergency transportation is to be provided by the

Contractor at all times.

C.3.2 Supervisor Requirements (Manual and Mechanical Work)

C.3.2.1 The project supervisor(s) shall be named in writing at the pre-work conference. This person shall be capable of speaking and reading English with proficiency to have mutually effective communications with the Contracting Officer’s Representative and/or the Project Inspector (COR/PI). Any group of people without such an individual will not be considered a crew. One supervisor shall supervise no more than a maximum of nine crew members at any one time. The supervisor must actually perform in that capacity and at a minimum, effectively direct the crew by (1) making periodic inspections of the crew's work, (2) advising them as to deficient work, and (3) providing instructions for correcting such deficiencies. Any changes in supervisory designations must be submitted in writing to the COR/PI at least 24 hours prior to the change taking effect.

C.3.3 Equipment and Materials

Contractor will provide necessary equipment to perform tasks according to specifications.

C.3.3.1 The Contractor shall provide traffic control signs to provide for the safety of the general public along existing roadways in the project area.

C.3.3.2 The Contractor shall provide for erosion control which includes certified weed free straw, free from mold or other objectionable material.

C.3.4 Equipment

C.3.4.1 Due to resource concerns, any harvest system that causes excessive soil compaction from repeated passes over the same area will not be allowed.

C.3.4.2 Equipment Operator - Experienced and qualified operators in the operation and maintenance of all contractor furnished equipment is considered essential. The Government reserves the right to require the Contractor, in writing, to remove from the project any operator who, in the opinion of the COR/PI is found to be inexperienced or operates the equipment in an unsafe manner. The Contractor shall provide a replacement operator within 24 hours.

C.3.4.3 Operating Permits (All Items) – The Contractor shall apply for and acquire all permits required to accomplish the work. State law requires a permit to operate power driven machinery. The Contractor shall obtain a permit from the Oregon State Department of Forestry (ODF) prior to operation of power driven machinery. This requirement also applies to chainsaws and brush cutters. The Government will obtain DSL and COE permits.

C.3.6 Work/Camp Sites (All Items) - Obtain written authorization from the Resource Area Office prior to camping on BLM administered lands. Work camps can be established only in locations authorized by the COR/PI. Authorized camps and work sites shall be maintained in a sanitary and orderly condition by clearing the site(s) of all debris, refuse and garbage before leaving the area.

C.4.0 MATERIALS FURNISHED by the GOVERNMENT

C.4.1 Project maps showing features; i.e. boundaries, reserve areas, riparian areas, unique features, leave tree preference, and unit payment acreage based on horizontal distance.

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C.4.2 Product Removal Permits (load tags).

C.4.3 Gate keys to gain access to project units.

C.5.0 Common to Multiple Tasks

C.5.1 These tasks are common to all mechanical cutting, brushing, and yarding operations.

C.5.1.1 Modification Volume

C.5.1.2 If the need arises to cut, remove, and sell additional timber that was either reserved or not accounted for prior to operations, the following stipulations will be followed:

C.5.1.3 Additional timber that is obstructing needed skid roads, trees designated for cutting, cable yarding roads, hazardous to workers, needed for guyline, tailhold, and/or tieback trees, and severely damaged from the normal conduct of felling or yarding operations to meet all applicable State safety laws, codes or regulations. This timber must be cut or removed so that the contractor can continue active falling and yarding operations. The contractor will be authorized to cut and remove such additional timber provided, however, that:

C.5.1.4 Before cutting and removing any trees necessary to facilitate logging in units, the Contractor shall identify the location of the skid roads, landings, and danger trees on the ground in a manner approved by the COR/PI at the pre-work conference and documented in the Logging Plan. Said Contractor identification of trees to be cut and removed does not constitute authority to proceed with cutting and removal.

C.5.1.5 All skid roads upon which timber is identified by the contractor to be cut and removed in accordance with this special provision must be necessary for the safe and expeditious removal of timber sold under this contact and shall be limited to the minimum width necessary for yarding of logs with a minimum of damage to reserve trees, however, unless otherwise approved in writing by the COR/PI, the width of each skid road shall be limited to 14 feet.

C.5.1.6 The Contractor may immediately cut and remove additional timber to clear skid roads, landings, and danger trees when the trees have been marked with pink paint above and below stump height by the

COR/PI and thereby approved for cutting and removal by the COR/PI. The volume and value of the timber to be sold will be determined by the COR/PI in accordance with Bureau of Land Management prescribed procedures.

C.5.1.7 If a tree or snag is determined by the contractor to be an imminent threat to safety, the contractor may immediately fall the tree without prior approval. Once the tree has been felled, the contractor must immediately contact the COR/PI and notify them of the action. The tree will be left where it lays and the cut end of the tree and stump shall be marked with a large “X”, cut with a chainsaw, and the “X” will be painted with red paint. The felled tree cannot be removed until the COR/PI physically inspects it.

C.5.1.8 The Contractor agrees that sale of this additional timber shall be accomplished by a unilateral modification of the contract executed by the Contracting Officer.

C.5.1.9 This authorization for the Contractor to cut and remove additional timber prior to the execution of a modification may be withdrawn by the Contracting Officer if the COR/PI determines that the

Contractor has cut and removed any tree not previously marked and approved for cutting by the

COR/PI.

C.5.1.10 If authorization is withdrawn, the Contracting Officer shall issue a written notice to the Contractor that the sale of additional timber under this special provision is no longer approved. In this case, the

Contractor shall inform the COR/PI at least one (1) working day prior to the need for cutting and

BLM LAKEVIEW DISTRICT OFFICE, KLAMATH FALLS FIELD OFFICE Page 8 of 64 removing any additional timber. The Contracting Officer may issue a written order to the Contractor to suspend, delay, or interrupt any or all contract work for the period of time deemed necessary and appropriate for the Government to safely measure and mark additional timber.

C.5.1.11 Contractor’s operations shall facilitate BLM’s safe and practical inspection of Contractor’s operations and BLM’s conduct of other official duties on Contract Area. Contractor has all responsibility for compliance with safety requirements for Contractor's employees, contractors and subcontractors.

Unless otherwise specified in writing, when operations are in progress adjacent to or on roads and/or trails in the harvest unit area, Contractor shall furnish, install, and maintain all temporary traffic controls that provide the road or trail user with adequate warning of and protection from hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions associated with its operations. Contractor shall prepare a Traffic

Control Plan, which the Contractor has determined is compliant with state and local OSHA and

Transportation standards no later than the pre-work meeting and prior to commencing operations.

Traffic control devices shall be appropriate to current operating and/or weather conditions and shall be covered or removed when not needed., Flagmen and devices shall be as specified in state OSHA and

Transportation standards for logging roads or the “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for

Streets and Highways” (MUTCD) published by the U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal

Highway Administration. Included in the Traffic Control Plan, Contractor shall note traffic control device locations on a Contractor produced copy of the contract map.

C.5.1.12 Operations under dry conditions (soil moisture <20%) are allowed (generally May 15-Oct. 15).

Operation outside of dry conditions is allowed when approved by the COR/PI, when one of the following conditions is present:

a. Soil moisture is less than 20%.

b. Snow depth in the cutting unit averages 20 inches or more.

c. The ground is frozen to a depth of 6 inches or more.

C.6.0.0 Item 0003, Road Maintenance (Service Line Item)

C.6.0.1 The Contractor shall blade road surface of native or aggregate surfaces to facilitate traffic. Banks shall not be undercut. Back blading with tractors or similar equipment will be allowed only around landings and other areas when approved by the COR/PI. Provide proper drainage per BLM maintenance levels.

Blading shall be on the road surface and includes shaping the crown or slope of the traveled way, turnouts, berms, shoulders and reshaping water bars and/or drainage dips in accordance with this specification. Water and/or Compaction are required when shown on the road listing. Road shoulders are a part of this requirement when maintaining native and/or aggregate surfaces. The COR/PI may require surface course material that is graded/placed outside the traveled way to be recovered. See standard cross section drawings in Section C.

C.6.0.2 Where trash or debris is on the road surface, remove debris prior to blading so debris is not mixed into potholes or surfacing materials.

C.6.0.3 Blade and shape the existing traveled way and shoulders, including turnouts, unless otherwise ordered.

C.6.0.4 Blading shall produce a surface which is uniform, consistent to grade, and crowned or cross-sloped as indicated by the character of the existing surface, to at least 1/4 inch per 1 foot of width, but not more than 3/4 inch per 1 foot of width (2% to 6 %).

C.6.0.5 Thoroughly loosen surfacing material to no less than 2 inches depth or 1” below the bottom depth of potholes or washboards whichever is greater.

C.6.0.6 Scarification to facilitate cutting to below the bottom of potholes or corrugations will be considered incidental to blading. Do not scarify deep enough to cause contamination of the surfacing material.

Contaminated material created by the contractor shall be removed by the contractor and replaced with approved material at no additional cost to the government.

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C.6.0.7 When water application is included; apply water during blading when sufficient moisture is not present to prevent segregation of surface materials.

C.6.0.8 Blading when excessive moisture is on the surface that causes runoff of materials and surface water is prohibited.

C.6.0.9 Shape existing native rock or aggregate surfaced drainage dips to divert surface runoff to existing outlet devices, ditches, and discharge location.

C.6.0.10 Establish a blading pattern, which provides a uniform driving surface, retains the surfacing on the roadbed, and provides a thorough mixing of the materials within the completed surface width. Remove any oversized material (greater than the largest surfacing material dimension) from the road surface or shoulders and place outside the roadbed. Oversized material may be scattered off the roadbed if there is free drainage and material does not contain road grade rock. If oversized material does not meet the above criteria to be left, the oversized material must be removed and transported to an approved waste area.

Shape and compact the traveled way and shoulders using one of the following methods:

Method A – Compact the aggregate by operating spreading and hauling equipment over the full width of each layer of aggregate.

Method B – Moisten or dry the aggregate to uniform moisture content suitable for compaction.

Operate rollers over the full width of each layer until visual displacement ceases, making no fewer than three complete passes. (A pass is defined as a single complete coverage of the surface).

Method C – Ensure that materials produced by pit-run and grid rolling are visually moist and compacted using operating compaction equipment over the full width of each layer until visual displacement ceases.

C.6.0.11 Roads will be measured on centerline miles to the nearest tenth for single lane roads. Double lane miles must be at least 22 feet wide and will be counted as two single lane roads. Roads must be identified as double lane.

C.6.0.12 Drainage Culvert and Structure Maintenance Including Cross Drains: Maintain the uninterrupted flow of water through existing culverts or drainage structures. This work consists of cleaning and reconditioning culverts and other drainage structures.

C.6.0.13 Clean culvert inlets, catch basins and inlet ditches within five feet of the culvert/structure. Ditches and catch basin slopes shall be shaped in a manner to prevent raveling.

C.6.0.14 Culvert outlets will be cleaned to facilitate unobstructed drainage. Scour pockets and slope degradation will be repaired.

C.6.0.15 Material will be removed as necessary to ensure loose material does not fall within the five-foot area of the culvert /structure. The ditch line adjacent to the culvert inlet will be cleaned to match the existing ditch line.

C.6.0.16 Damaged culverts shall be repaired to provide for original drainage capacity of the culvert size.

Damage due to Contractor negligence shall be repaired at contractor’s expense. Repair will be inspected and shall be approved by the COR/PI.

C.6.0.17 Small amounts (2 cubic yards or less) of debris and vegetation may be removed and placed beyond the outside shoulder when authorized. Loose material shall not be placed so it could enter into streambeds or cause steep side slopes to fail.

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C.6.0.18 Large quantities (2 cubic yards or more) of material removed may require hauling to specified waste disposal area.

C.6.0.19 Hydraulic flushing of drainage structures is not allowed unless authorized by the COR/PI. If drainage structure is damaged due to hydraulic flushing action, contractor will be responsible for replacing the culvert.

C.6.0.20 Contractor shall be responsible for replacement or repair of any drainage structure damaged by

Contractor operations.

C.6.0.21 The Contractor shall provide for maintenance of various types of ditches and/or waterways. The work provides for removal of slough, silt, slash and other debris from drainage ditches to provide for unobstructed water flow in the ditch. Drainage ditch maintenance is limited to materials contained within the ditch below the elevation of the adjacent edge of the traveled way or shoulder.

C.6.0.22 Clean and shape ditch as needed to protect the traveled way, ditch, back slope or fill slopes.

C.6.0.23 Maintain ditches by removing rock, soil, wood, and other materials while retaining low growing vegetation cover where required or possible.

C.6.0.24 Maintained ditches shall function to meet the intent of the original design.

C.6.0.25 Undercutting back slopes during removal operations is not permitted.

C.6.0.26 Suitable material (as defined by Federal Highway Projets (FP-03)) up to 4 inches in greatest dimension removed from the ditches may be blended into existing native road surface and shoulder. Non-suitable material shall be hauled and disposed of in an approved location.

C.6.0.27 Do not blend material from ditch-cleaning operations into, nor blade across aggregate-surfaced roads or bituminous-surfaced roads. On natural surface roads, ditch material (non-vegetation materials) may be bladed across the surface and the ditch materials may be used for road fill or repair.

C.6.0.28 Remove excess materials temporarily stored on the ditch slope or edge of the shoulder daily.

C.6.0.29 Shape leadoff ditches to drain away from the traveled way.

C.7.0.0 Item 0002, Woody Debris Removal

C.7.0.1 Contractor transport of woody debris will be paid for under these line items. Adjust bids in accordance with the haul distance involved.

C.7.0.2 Distance will be calculated from Klamath Falls.

C.7.0.3 Woody debris removal will consist of utilization of 98% of the sub-merch material. When complete, landings will be free of woody debris. Use of a tub grinder or similar machine capable of 98% utilization will be required.

C.7.0.4 Any residual (<2%) material remaining on landing will be piled or spread as directed by the COR/PI.

C.7.0.5 Site Rehabilitation – Erosion control practices shall be applied to all bare soil areas, which could include application of straw mulch and grass seed.

C.8.0.0 Item 0001, Road Brushing

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C.8.0.1 This work shall consist of the removal of vegetation from the road prism-variable distance, and inside curves in accordance with these specifications and conforming to the lines, grades, dimensions, and typical cross sections shown on the Roadside Brushing Detail Sheet, at designated locations as shown in the plans or reference Standard Roadside Brushing Detail in Section C.

C.8.0.2 Roadside brushing may be performed mechanically with self-powered, self-propelled equipment and or manually with hand tools, including chain saws.

C.8.0.3 Vegetation cut manually and or mechanically less than 7 inches in diameter at DBH shall be cut to a maximum height of 2 inches above the ground surface or above obstructions such as rocks or stumps on cut and fill slopes and all limbs below the 2 inch area will be severed from the trunk.

C.8.0.4 Vegetation shall be cut and removed from the road bed between the outside shoulder(s) and the ditch centerline and such vegetation shall be cut to a maximum height of 2 inches above the ground and running surface. Limbs below the 2 inch area will be severed from the trunk. Sharp pointed ends will not be permitted. Cuts shall be parallel to the ground line or running surface.

C.8.0.5 Trees in excess of 7 inches in diameter at DBH shall be limbed, so that no limbs extend into the treated area or over the roadbed to a height of 14 feet above the subgrade of the roadway on cut and fill slopes, within the road prism-variable distance. Limbs shall be cut to within 1 inch of the trunk to produce a smooth vertical face. Removal of trees larger than 7 inches in diameter for sight distance or safety may be directed by the COR/PI.

C.8.0.6 Inside curves shall be brushed out for a sight distance of 200 feet chord distance. Overhanging limbs and vegetation in excess of 1 foot in height, shall be cut within these areas.

C.8.0.7 Self-propelled equipment shall not be permitted on cut and fill slopes or in ditches.

C.8.0.8 Debris resulting from this operation shall be scattered downslope from the roadway. Debris shall not be allowed to accumulate in concentrations. Debris in excess of 6 foot in length and 2 inches in diameter shall not be allowed to remain on cut slope, ditches, roadways or water courses, or as directed by the COR/PI.

C.8.0.9 Sections of roadway to have vegetation removed will be marked at start and stop points with pieces of red ribbon.

C.8.0.10 Mechanical brush cutters shall not be operated when there are people or occupied vehicles within 400 feet of the immediate operating area.

C.8.0.11 Traffic warning sign shall be required at each end of the work area. Signs shall meet the requirement of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices(MUTCD).

C.8.0.12 Levels of difficulty:

Level 1: Light. Brush that is on shoulder of travel way and does not encroach into road prism with standard lane width of 11 feet.

Level 2: Medium. Brush encroaching into travel way and brushing against full size vehicle on standard road prism of 11 ft.

Level 3: Heavy. Brush growing in travel way of a lane width of 11 ft.

C.9.0.0 SCHEDULE B, COMMERCIAL MATERIAL REMOVAL

C.9.0.1 No commercial volume may be cut or removed without the accumulation of Stewardship credits, payment protection, or required payment has been made.

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C.9.0.2 All bearing trees or any tree blazed or tagged to mark the line of any Government survey, or trees with reference tags, orange paint, orange flagging or posters identifying BLM projects shall not be cut or damaged.

C.9.0.3 Hazardous trees that are within the road prism of haul roads shall be felled and removed. No unmarked trees or snags shall be felled unless considered to be a safety hazard (OSHA requirements) to landings, riggings or work areas or needed for a yarding corridor. Removal of hazardous trees will be approved by the Government.

C.9.0.4 Protection of Improvements – The Contractor shall be held liable and is responsible for any damages caused by their personnel and/or equipment to any existing improvements. Repairs to these improvements shall be at the Contractor’s expense, at no additional cost to the Government, and shall be accomplished in a timely manner. Examples of improvements include:

• Posted survey monuments and bearing trees.

• Gates

• Culverts

• Road surfaces such as asphalt (Contractor and COR/PI shall review roads and their condition prior to work and determine necessary repairs at the conclusion of the project.)

C.9.0.5 Product Volume Determination

C.9.0.6 For biomass hog fuel, clean chips, and western juniper sawlogs, all material will be measured by green ton weight. Weight scale receipts shall be submitted by the Contractor for payment verification.

(End of Section C)

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SECTION E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.1.0 INSPECTION

E.1.1 Inspections will be made on 100% of work performed.

The Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) will be determined according to a pass/fail system based on the work being completed according to specifications.

E.2.0 ACCEPTANCE

E.2.1 Satisfactory Work – 100% of work must be completed

E.2.2 Unsatisfactory Work - Re-inspection – When units fall below 100% for that item, rework may be required.

In such cases, the Contractor shall rework the designated area, at their expense, for re-inspection by the

Government.

The Contractor shall provide quality control to assure that work complies with requirements of contract specifications.

E.3.0 PAYMENT

The value of the commercial fiber will offset some or all of the value of the service work to be performed.

If payment is to be made to the contractor for work performed, the payment will be made in accordance with FAR clause 52.212-4.

E.4.0 STEWARDSHIP CREDITS

Stewardship Credits (SC) are credits that are earned for Schedule A tasks that have been performed and accepted but not paid to the Contractor. The credits are applied to Schedule B forest products volume value as product is removed

E.5.0 ESTABLISHMENT OF STEWARDSHIP CREDITS

SC 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. SC will not be established for work that is in progress that has not been accepted by the Government.

E.6.0 EXCESS COMMERCIAL VALUE

After award, if the Contractor obtains approval from the Contracting Officer or their designated representative to perform the forest products Removal (Section B, Schedule B) in advance of the Service

Work (Section B, Schedule A), a one hundred percent (100%) payment of the forest products Volume value (Section B, Schedule B) intended to be removed shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer or their designated representative prior to commencing removal. The Contractor must have payment coverage for all product removal in advance of the service work. The removal work shall not exceed the payment value submitted. The payment may be in the form of (1) a bond of a corporate surety shown on the approved list issued by the United States Treasury Department and executed on an approved standard form; (2) personal surety bond, executed on an approved standard for if the authorized officer determines the principals and bondsmen are capable of carrying out the terms of the contract; (3) cash payment for future refund; (4) negotiable secruities of the United States; or (5) any guaranteed remittance approved by the authorized officer. The payment will be retained until service work equal to the value of the products removed has been completed and accepted.

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If at completion of the contract, the value of the included commercial volume (Section B, Schedule B) exceeds the total value of the service work (Section B, Schedule A) for which the contractor has completed services and no payment is available for the net revenue, the contractor shall be assessed a contract debt and make payment for the excess commercial volume value. A modification will be issued to reflect the net payment due to the Government and instruct the Contractor on how to make payment to the BLM

Collections and Billing System (CBS).

E.7.0 INVOICING

The Contractor shall provide a certified invoice to the Government for each portion of work for which credit/payment will be given. In addition to the contract number, contractor name, address, invoice number and invoice date, each invoice shall clearly identify the specific work being invoiced, the line item under which the work was required and performed, amount invoiced under each line item, and certification of the invoice. Invoices shall be processed and paid in accordance with FAR clause 52.212-4.

(End of Section E)

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SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The contract shall commence from date of award for a period up to two (2) years

F.2.0 PROGRESS PLAN

At the prework conference, the Contractor shall provide to the COR a written "work progress plan" that details its proposed work force and schedule to provide for orderly completion of the work within the contract performance time. This work schedule must be acceptable to the Government. At a minimum, the schedule must reflect a work progress rate equal to the available amount of contract performance time.

The following clause is incorporated by reference:

Clause Title Date

52.242-15 STOP WORK ORDER AUG 1989

(End of Section F)

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SECTION G – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G.1.0 The BLM is required to return the name, address, and tax identification number of each person/contractor that the agency enters into a contract with during the calendar year, to include any other information the

Secretary of the Treasury may require. Contractor will receive an IRS Form 1099-MISC entitled

“Miscellaneous Income” for each tax (calendar) year. All forms of income to the Contractor under a stewardship contract is anticipated to be taxable, including consideration received from forest products.

ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS – INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP)

(APR 2013)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Invoice

Processing Platform System (IPP).

“Payment request” means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable

Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions –

Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice:

1. Invoice billed according to contract line items and rates.

2. If partial payment is billed and the invoice states a lump sum, the invoice shall include an itemized breakdown and narrative progress summary of the work performed during this invoice period.

3. If final payment is billed, the last invoice shall state “FINAL”.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The

Contractor Government Business Point of Contract (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3 – 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP

Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the

Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

(End of Local Clause)

(End of Section G) https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:ippgroup@bos.frb.org

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SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1.0 WORK HOURS

Unless otherwise specified in Section C, Specifications, work hours under this contract shall be limited to the time between one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day. No work will be done on Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holidays unless authorized by the COR.

H.2.0 FIRE DANGER SEASON

If the COR allows the Contractor to continue work during periods of Closed Fire Season, the Contractor shall comply with all applicable State laws relating to fire prevention and with all special conditions of work as directed by the COR.

H.3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL INTERRUPTION OF WORK

H.3.1 Environmental - The Contracting Officer, by issuance of a suspend work order, may direct the Contractor to shut down any work that may be subject to damage due to weather conditions or fire danger. The

Contractor will be given a resume work order which will document the date the work suspension ends. An allowance has been included in the contract time for short term environmental delays up to one day at a time. The count of contract time will therefore continue during all periods of suspension due to normal weather conditions, including fire danger. The Contractor will not be entitled to additional contract time for any suspensions except to the extent that they are due to unusually severe weather conditions. The

Contractor will not be entitled to additional monetary compensation for such suspensions regardless of duration.

H.3.2 Endangered Species - The Government may direct the Contractor to discontinue all operations in the event that listed or proposed threatened or endangered plants or animals protected under the Endangered Species

Act of 1973, as amended, or Federal candidate (Category 1 and 2), sensitive or state listed species, identified under BLM Manual 6840, are discovered to be present in or adjacent to the project area.

H.4.0 PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES

H.4.1 Public Law 93-291, May 24, 1974, provides for the preservation of scientific, prehistorical, and archeological data (including relics and specimens) which might otherwise be lost due to alteration of the terrain as a result of any Federal construction project.

H.4.2 The Contractor agrees that should any contractor employee, in the performance of this contract, discover evidence of possible scientific, prehistorical, historical, or archeological data the contractor will notify the

Contracting Officer immediately in writing giving the location and nature of the findings.

H.4.3 Where appropriate by reason of discovery, the Contracting Officer may order delays in the time of performance and/or changes in the work. If such delays and/or changes are ordered, the time of performance and contract price shall be adjusted in accordance with the applicable clauses in the Contract

Clauses Section of this contract.

H.4.4 The Contractor agrees to insert this requirement in all subcontracts which involve the performance of work on the terrain of the site.

H.5.0 MINERAL MATERIALS/O&C ACT

Commercial product removed as required under this contract shall be in accordance with the authority of the Act of August 8, 1937 (50 Stat. 874), as amended (43 U.S.C. 1181a-f), relating to the re-vested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands, or under the Act of July 31, BLM LAKEVIEW DISTRICT OFFICE, KLAMATH FALLS FIELD OFFICE Page 18 of 64

1947 (61 Stat. 681), as amended (U.S.C. Sec’s. 601-604), relating to other lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and the regulations as set forth in 43 CFR Group 5400.

H.6.0 PROTECTION OF ROADS, UTILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS

H.6.1 Existing telephone, telegraph and transmission lines, fences, ditches, roads, trails, and other improvements shall be protected as far as practicable in all phases of Contractor's construction or logging operations. All such roads and ditches shall be kept free of logs, slash, and debris. Damage to roads, utilities and improvements shall be promptly paid for or repaired to a condition which is restored to its pre-existing condition just prior to such damage

H.6.2 For the purpose of protecting roads described herein, the Contractor shall immediately discontinue use of said roads upon receipt of written notice that the COR has determined that continued use will cause excessive damage to said roads.

H.7.0 WATERSHED PROTECTION: WATER QUALITY, EROSION CONTROL, AND SOIL DAMAGE

H.7.1 The Contractor shall comply with all applicable State and Federal laws and regulations pertaining to water quality in connection with any operations under this contract.

H.7.2 The Contractor shall take every reasonable precaution not to pollute or obstruct any stream, lake, or reservoir on or near the contract area in connection with any operations under this contract. If the

Contractor's operations cause pollution or obstruction of any stream, lake, or reservoir on or near the contract area, the Contractor shall correct the condition to the satisfaction of the COR.

H.7.3 The Contractor shall undertake every reasonable measure to minimize erosion and soil damage in connection with any operations under this contract, including but not limited to construction of water bars on yarding and spur roads as designated by the COR. The Contractor shall immediately discontinue any construction or commercial volume harvesting operations under this contract, upon receipt of written notice from the COR that due to weather or soil moisture conditions, such operations will cause excessive damage to the soil. The COR shall notify the Contractor, in writing, when such operations may be resumed.

H.8.0 REFUSE CONTROL AND DISPOSITION OF WASTE MATERIALS

H.8.1 The Contractor shall remove, or otherwise dispose of all garbage, temporary buildings, trash, litter, discarded equipment or parts, waste materials or other refuse resulting from Contractor's operations. Areas for disposal of waste material shall be subject to approval of the COR.

H.8.2 Waste materials, such as garbage, trash, oil, grease, chemicals and similar substances shall be disposed of in a manner that will prevent their entry by drainage, high water, or other means into any river, watercourse, lake, or reservoir in or near the Contractor's operations. Water used to wash down equipment used for petroleum products, industrial chemicals, cement or other toxic materials shall be disposed of in a manner that will prevent their entry into any watercourse or waterway.

H.9.0 STORAGE AND HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

H.9.1 All petroleum products, industrial chemicals and similar toxic or volatile materials stored by the Contractor on or near the contract area, in connection with operations under this contract, shall be stored in durable containers and shall be stored in areas, as determined by the COR, which are either located so that any accidental spillage will not drain into any watercourses, lakes, or reservoirs or, when such areas are not available, shall be stored in an area surrounded by impermeable containment dikes of sufficient capacity to contain the aggregate capacity of all tanks.

H.9.2 In addition, the Contractor shall comply with all applicable State and Federal laws and regulations concerning the storage, handling, use and disposal of industrial chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, and other hazardous substances.

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H.10.0 SIMULTANEOUS USE OF CONTRACT AREA BY OTHERS

The simultaneous use of the contract area by others may be authorized by the Government through issuance of permits, leases, or contracts, provided that the Contracting Officer first determines that such use of the contract area will not seriously interfere with the operations of the Contractor.

H.11.0 RECORDS AND REPORTS

Upon request of the COR, the Contractor shall furnish the following records and reports: (1) volume or quantity of commercial volume cut and removed from the contract area; (2) road costs including road use fees paid in connection with removing commercial volume from the contract area; and (3) prices received for lumber or other wood products.

H.12.0 TIME FOR REMOVAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

The Contractor shall have the right within one month after expiration of time for cutting and removal to remove his equipment, improvements, or…