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SERVICE OF TREE MARK AND TALLYING IDIQ SOLICITATION NO. 140L4324R0003

COOS BAY, LAKEVIEW, MEDFORD, NORTHWEST OREGON, & ROSEBURG DISTRICTS

SECTION B – SERVICES AND PRICES

This requirement is for a 5 Year Multiple-Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for Firm

Fixed Price Commercial Servicest for Mark and Tallying on Western Oregon BLM districts, including, Coos Bay, Medford, Northwest Oregon, Roseburg District Offices and the Klamath Falls Field Office on the Lakeview District.

The maximum value quantity of this contract is $10,000,000.00.

When multiple awards are made, the maximum value quantity will be divided amongst the awardees, rounded up to the nearest million ($)

There will be a single minimum guarantee per contract. The minimum guarantee quantity per contract is $2,500.00.

This value represents the promise of the minimum quantity of work guaranteed under the contract. The minimum guarantee may be satisfied by one (1) task order or the cumulative value of multiple task orders and/or modifications. The minimum guarantee shall not to be misconstrued as a lump sum payment if the minimum guarantee is not satisfied.

4/1/2024 – 3/31/2025

Item no.

Item Description Est

Quantity

Unit Coos Bay Medford Northwest Roseburg Lakeview

1 Tree Marking –

Selection Harvest

1a Selection Harvest 1500 AC $ $ $ $ $

1b Selection Harvest 1500 AC $ $ $ $ $

With Skips and Gaps $ $ $ $ $

2 Tree Marking –

Regeneration

Harvest

2a Regen Harvest – 5-

15% retention of BA in live trees or 1-15

TPA retention

800 AC $ $ $ $ $

2b Regen Harvest – 15-

30% retention of BA in live trees or 16+

TPA retention

800 AC $ $ $ $ $

2c GPS retention trees:

1-15 tpa

1 AC $ $ $ $ $

2d GPS retention trees:

16+ tpa

1 AC $ $ $ $ $

3 Tree Marking –

Commercial Thin

3a Constant Basal Area per Acre

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

3b Variable-density

Basal Area

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

3c Diameter Cut Limit

Prescription

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

3d Average Spacing

Prescription

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

4 Tree Marking -

Salvage

4a Tree Marking - Fire

2000 AC $ $ $ $ $

4b Tree Marking Insect

& Disease/Climate

Induced Salvage

2000 AC $ $ $ $ $

5 Tree Marking -

Roadside

5a Roadside Tree

Marking -

Commerical

30 MI $ $ $ $ $

5b Tree Marking –

Blackout Previously

Marked

30 MI $ $ $ $ $

6 Tree Marking and

Flagging - Special

Marking Areas

6a Special Marking

Area Boundary

(Flagging)

1000 FT $ $ $ $ $

6b Special Marking

Area Boundary (Tree

Marking)

100 AC $ $ $ $ $

7 Tree Marking and

Boundary

Designation

7a Tree Marking – Mark all trees

100 AC $ $ $ $ $

7b Tree Marking –

Blackout Previously

Marked

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

7c Unit Boundary

Marking (flagging)

5000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7d Unit Boundary

Marking (painting)

5000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7e Unit Boundary

Marking (tagging)

5000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7f GAP Boundary

(flagging)

2000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7g DTR Boundary

(flagging)

1000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7h Prescription Area

Boundary (flagging)

2000 FT $ $ $ $ $

8 Tree Tallying

8a Tree Tallying - Tally all retention trees

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

8b Tree Tallying - Tally by Presciption Area

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

8c Tree Tallying - Tally all hardwood trees

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

AC = Acre

BA = Basal Area

DTR = Dominant Tree Retention

EA = Each

Est. = Estimated

FT = Feet

MI = Mile

Qty - Quantity

TPA = Trees per Acre

4/1/2025 – 3/31/2026 no.

Item Description Est

Quantity

Unit Coos Bay Medford Northwest Roseburg Lakeview

With Skips and Gaps $ $ $ $ $

2 Tree Marking – in live trees or 1-15

TPA retention

800 AC $ $ $ $ $

2b Regen Harvest – 15-

30% retention of BA in live trees or 16+

TPA retention

800 AC $ $ $ $ $

2c GPS retention trees:

1-15 tpa

1 AC $ $ $ $ $

2d GPS retention trees:

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

3b Variable-density

Basal Area

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

3c Diameter Cut Limit

Prescription

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

3d Average Spacing

2000 AC $ $ $ $ $

4b Tree Marking Insect

& Disease/Climate

Commerical

30 MI $ $ $ $ $

5b Tree Marking –

Blackout Previously

Marked

6 Tree Marking and

(Flagging)

1000 FT $ $ $ $ $

6b Special Marking

Area Boundary (Tree

100 AC $ $ $ $ $

7b Tree Marking –

Blackout Previously

Marked

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

7c Unit Boundary

Marking (flagging)

5000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7d Unit Boundary

Marking (painting)

5000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7e Unit Boundary

Marking (tagging)

5000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7f GAP Boundary

(flagging)

2000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7g DTR Boundary

(flagging)

1000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7h Prescription Area all retention trees

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

8b Tree Tallying - Tally by Presciption Area

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

8c Tree Tallying - Tally

DTR = Dominant Tree Retention

EA = Each

Est. = Estimated

FT = Feet

MI = Mile

4/1/2026 – 3/31/2027 no.

Item Description Est

Quantity

Unit Coos Bay Medford Northwest Roseburg Lakeview

With Skips and Gaps $ $ $ $ $

2 Tree Marking – in live trees or 1-15

TPA retention

800 AC $ $ $ $ $

2b Regen Harvest – 15-

30% retention of BA in live trees or 16+

TPA retention

800 AC $ $ $ $ $

2c GPS retention trees:

1-15 tpa

1 AC $ $ $ $ $

2d GPS retention trees:

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

3b Variable-density

Basal Area

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

3c Diameter Cut Limit

Prescription

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

3d Average Spacing

2000 AC $ $ $ $ $

4b Tree Marking Insect

& Disease/Climate

Commerical

30 MI $ $ $ $ $

5b Tree Marking –

Blackout Previously

(Flagging)

1000 FT $ $ $ $ $

6b Special Marking

Area Boundary (Tree

100 AC $ $ $ $ $

7b Tree Marking –

Blackout Previously

Marked

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

7c Unit Boundary

Marking (flagging)

5000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7d Unit Boundary

Marking (painting)

5000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7e Unit Boundary

Marking (tagging)

5000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7f GAP Boundary

(flagging)

2000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7g DTR Boundary

(flagging)

1000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7h Prescription Area all retention trees

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

8b Tree Tallying - Tally by Presciption Area

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

8c Tree Tallying - Tally

DTR = Dominant Tree Retention

EA = Each

Est. = Estimated

FT = Feet

MI = Mile

4/1/2027 – 3/31/2028 no.

Item Description Est

Quantity

Unit Coos Bay Medford Northwest Roseburg Lakeview

With Skips and Gaps $ $ $ $ $

2 Tree Marking – in live trees or 1-15

TPA retention

800 AC $ $ $ $ $

2b Regen Harvest – 15-

30% retention of BA in live trees or 16+

TPA retention

800 AC $ $ $ $ $

2c GPS retention trees:

1-15 tpa

1 AC $ $ $ $ $

2d GPS retention trees:

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

3b Variable-density

Basal Area

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

3c Diameter Cut Limit

Prescription

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

3d Average Spacing

2000 AC $ $ $ $ $

4b Tree Marking Insect

& Disease/Climate

Commerical

30 MI $ $ $ $ $

5b Tree Marking –

Blackout Previously

(Flagging)

1000 FT $ $ $ $ $

6b Special Marking

Area Boundary (Tree

100 AC $ $ $ $ $

7b Tree Marking –

Blackout Previously

Marked

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

7c Unit Boundary

Marking (flagging)

5000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7d Unit Boundary

Marking (painting)

5000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7e Unit Boundary

Marking (tagging)

5000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7f GAP Boundary

(flagging)

2000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7g DTR Boundary

(flagging)

1000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7h Prescription Area all retention trees

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

8b Tree Tallying - Tally by Presciption Area

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

8c Tree Tallying - Tally

DTR = Dominant Tree Retention

EA = Each

Est. = Estimated

FT = Feet

MI = Mile

4/1/2028 – 3/31/2029 no.

Item Description Est

Quantity

Unit Coos Bay Medford Northwest Roseburg Lakeview

With Skips and Gaps $ $ $ $ $

2 Tree Marking – in live trees or 1-15

TPA retention

800 AC $ $ $ $ $

2b Regen Harvest – 15-

30% retention of BA in live trees or 16+

TPA retention

800 AC $ $ $ $ $

2c GPS retention trees:

1-15 tpa

1 AC $ $ $ $ $

2d GPS retention trees:

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

3b Variable-density

Basal Area

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

3c Diameter Cut Limit

Prescription

1600 AC $ $ $ $ $

3d Average Spacing

2000 AC $ $ $ $ $

4b Tree Marking Insect

& Disease/Climate

Commerical

30 MI $ $ $ $ $

5b Tree Marking –

Blackout Previously

(Flagging)

1000 FT $ $ $ $ $

6b Special Marking

Area Boundary (Tree

100 AC $ $ $ $ $

7b Tree Marking –

Blackout Previously

Marked

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

7c Unit Boundary

Marking (flagging)

5000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7d Unit Boundary

Marking (painting)

5000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7e Unit Boundary

Marking (tagging)

5000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7f GAP Boundary

(flagging)

2000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7g DTR Boundary

(flagging)

1000 FT $ $ $ $ $

7h Prescription Area all retention trees

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

8b Tree Tallying - Tally by Presciption Area

1000 AC $ $ $ $ $

8c Tree Tallying - Tally

DTR = Dominant Tree Retention

EA = Each

Est. = Estimated

FT = Feet

MI = Mile

THIS SOLICITATION IS RESTRICTED TO SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

(End of Section B)

SECTION C – STATEMENT OF WORK

SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL

Description of Work: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is contracting for the service of tree marking and tallying. The selection, marking, and tallying of leave trees will be within units proposed for commercial thin, density management, regeneration, and salvage type harvests. All marking shall be done in accordance to silvicultural marking prescriptions with specific objectives for various land use allocations. Leave tree marking shall be done with commercial forestry tree marking paint. Black mark may be necessary to adjust for changes in previous markings.

Description of Areas. This IDIQ can be used by the Coos Bay, Medford, Northwest Oregon, or Roseburg

District Offices and the Klamath Falls Field Office on the Lakeview District.

The proposed units will include a wide range of vegetative and topographical characteristics typical of forested lands in western Oregon.

Location of Project: The work will be performed primarily in western Oregon. General location maps are located in Section J. Unit specific maps will be provided with each Task Order.

Boundaries of Project Areas

The project area boundaries are identified with Timber Sale Boundary tags and/or flagging or paint. No marking shall occur outside of these boundaries. Examples of boundary markers will be presented at the pre-work conference.

Stream buffers may have been reserved within the project areas. If so, the boundaries are identified with

Boundary of Timber Reserve or Timber Cutting Boundary tags, flagging or paint. No marking shall occur within these areas.

Existing and proposed roads may be inside of the designated marking area. These areas are identified with right-of-way tags, existing road beds or flag lines. Clearing limits will be identified in the marking prescription. No trees shall be marked within the clearing limits described in the silvicultural prescription.

Special Interest Retention areas for fungi, lichens, bryophytes, red tree voles, mollusks, and/or untreated areas (skips) may be identified throughout project areas. These areas will be identified on the task order map. These areas may be identified on the ground by flagging and/or tags. It may be necessary to use a navigation program, such as Avenza™, to verify the location of skips.

Project acres as shown on the Task Order unit maps do not include special interest retention areas or stream buffers that are already posted.

Access

Access to project areas will be over County, State, BLM, and private logging road systems with a variety of road surfaces, i.e., gravel, oiled or natural/dirt.

Contractors accessing project areas are responsible for obtaining permission to access federal lands across non-federal lands. Documentation of permission shall be provided to the BLM upon request.

Standard Access: Access is defined as (1) passable with a 2-wheel drive vehicle although a 4-wheel drive may sometimes be required or (2) foot travel to the closest project area boundary is up to 0.5 miles. Foot travel over

0.5 miles to individual project areas will be compensated as follows:

0.51 – 1.0 miles 10% Compensation*

1.10 - 1.5 miles 15% Compensation*

1.51 - 2.0 miles 20% Compensation*

2.10 + miles 25% Compensation*

*Compensation percentage will be applied to the cost per acre for the unit(s) requiring foot travel.

Use of All Terrain Vehicle: All terrain vehicles shall stay on designated roads. The use of all-terrain vehicles shall be approved by Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) prior to use.

Use of Natural Surface Road: Use of 2-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive vehicles on natural surface roads is permitted only upon approval of the COR.

Gates: Some units may be behind locked gates. Gates shall remain locked at all times other than when the

Contractor is passing through them. A BLM key for access to locked gates will be issued to the Contractor when needed. If gates are privately owned and have no BLM lock, the contractor shall be responsible for obtaining access, including acquiring keys to unlock gates to access project areas. Contact information for private landowners will be provided.

Upon completion of the contract, all Government keys issued to the Contractor shall be returned to the

COR. Keys shall be returned in a usable condition within five calendar days of completing work on the specific project area(s). All keys shall be returned to the COR before final payment is made. The Contractor will be charged

$100.00 for each key lost or returned in an unusable condition.

For the Coos Bay District: Some private landowners require gate keys to be obtained directly from them with a key deposit up to $250.00, (i.e. Moore Mill Lumber Company.

Security of Materials: The Contractor may leave his equipment and Government-furnished material at the work site. However, the Contractor is responsible for materials left at the site should they be lost, stolen, or damaged.

Camping: Camping on Government administered lands will only be allowed in approved sites and with the prior written authorization of the Government. Requests for camping authorization shall be made in writing.

DEFINITIONS

Basal Area (BA): The cross-sectional area of trees at DBH stated in square feet on a per acre basis.

Basal Area Factor (BAF): A numerical factor used in variable radius plots which makes it possible to convert stem count per acre to basal area per acre.

Basal Area Prescription: A marking prescription based upon a specified basal area per acre retention target.

Bole: The main stem or trunk of a tree.

Black Mark: Covering the painted area of previously marked trees with black paint. The black paint shall completely cover the old paint bands.

Boundary Trees: Trees which are posted with boundary tags and/or painted on unit boundaries.

Borderline Tree: A term used for a tree that is difficult to judge as being ‘in’ or ‘out’ of the variable plot because it is located at a distance from plot center, which is nearly equal to the limiting distance for a given BAF. Final determination if the tree is ‘in’ or ‘out’ is calculated using a logger’s tape by measuring DBH to the nearest tenth of an inch and the limiting distance measurements.

Butt Mark: A butt mark is a horizontal band of paint that is placed within four (4) to six (6) inches of the bottom of each leave tree with at least one part of the mark contacting the ground. The band can be seen from all sides of the tree OR a spot of paint (> 5”x5”) applied to the tree bole within 6 inches of the ground on both the uphill and downhill side. Specific butt mark requirements will be provided by the Government for each Task Order.

Character Trees: Trees that have either structural or tree species specific interest for the particular project that might be prescribed to be marked in the silvicultural prescription.

Coarse Woody Debris (CWD): Portion of a tree that has fallen, or been cut, and left in the woods.

Co-dominant Tree: Tree with crown forming the general level of the crown canopy and receiving full light from above but comparatively little from the sides; usually with medium-size crown more or less crowded on the sides.

Commercial Thinning: Stand thinning in which some or all of the cut trees are removed from the stand for timber.

Conifer: An evergreen, cone bearing tree. Examples include: Douglas-fir, white fir, incense cedar, ponderosa pine, and sugar pine.

Crew Member: The individual responsible for performing the field work requirements of this contract.

Crew Supervisor: The individual who provides direction and supervision to crew members. This person is responsible for work accomplishments and performance in accordance with the specifications of the contract.

Crown Closure: proportion of a stand covered by the crowns of live trees.

Crown Ratio: The portion of the tree that contains live branches as a percent of total tree height.

Decomposition Class: The structural condition of snags describing the soundness of bark, wood, limbs, and position to the ground.

Designated boundary trees: Trees that mark the exterior of project area boundaries and interior reserve areas that are designated by paper tags which will read “Boundary of Timber Reserve”, “Timber Cutting Boundary”, “Boundary of Partial Cut”, “Right-of-way” etc.

Diameter at Breast Height (DBH): Diameter of a tree at breast height, measured at a point 4½ feet above ground level on the uphill side of the tree.

Diameter Limit: Diameter of the tree at breast height (DBH) to be cut (not marked) within a range of diameters as specified in the Silviculture Marking Prescription. For example, with a diameter limit of 7.0”-16.0”

DBH all conifer trees between and including 7.0” and 16.0” DBH will be cut (not marked).

Dominant Tree: Tree with crown extending above the general level of the crown canopy and receiving full light from above and partly from the side. Dominant trees are larger than the average trees in the stand.

Down wood: Trees that have fallen to the ground (synonymous with “Coarse Woody Debris”).

Drip Line: The line extending vertically from the exterior edge of a tree’s live crown to the ground.

Fixed Plot: A plot with a fixed area. As an example, a 1/10th acre fixed plot has an area of 4,356 square feet. A circular 1/10th acre fixed plot has a radius of 37.2 feet measured in horizontal distance.

Feathering: Progressively reducing stand basal area from existing to desired level. As an example, desired basal area at unit boundary is 130 square feet tapering to 110 square feet 4 to 5 trees into the unit.

Gap (aka Group Selection): An area within the unit boundary where either no trees are marked or a very few character trees that are outlined in the silviculture prescription will be marked.

Hardwood Tree: A broad-leaved tree which usually has a single well-defined trunk and attains a height of greater than 20 feet. Hardwood trees include, but are not limited to, black oak, Pacific madrone, golden chinquapin, tanoak, and big leaf maple.

Intermediate Tree: Tree with crown below but still extending into the general level of the forest canopy, receiving little direct light from above but none from the sides. These trees are usually with small crown and stem diameter.

Inter-Visible Flag Line: series of plastic ribbon/flagging pieces of sufficient size and placement of tree boles or branches to allow visibility of the next and last (two nearest adjacent on either side) flagging pieces from any flagged point along the flag line.

Leave, or Retention Tree: Trees that are marked for retention.

Limiting Distance: Limiting distance for a given BAF is the distance a tree of a given diameter can be away from plot center and still be within the plot. It may be used to determine whether a tree is “in’ or “out” of a plot.

Low-Vigor Tree: Tree that show signs of poor health for reasons such as infection with disease and/or attack by insects, competition from understory or overstory.

Overtopped Tree: Tree with crown entirely below the general forest canopy and receiving no direct light from above or from the sides. These trees usually have small, flat-topped crowns (synonymous with “suppressed tree”).

Pre-Dominant: Over-story trees remaining from an earlier stand. Crowns are well above the well-developed dominant crowns of the newer stand.

Quadratic Mean Diameter: The diameter of a tree of average basal area in a stand at breast height.

RA-32 Patches: Patches within a stand that resemble high quality habitat as described in Recovery Action

32 of the Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl in 2008. These patches are characterized as having large diameter trees, high amounts of canopy cover, and decadence components such as broken topped live trees, mistletoe, cavities, large snags, and fallen trees.

Regeneration: The process of reestablishing trees on a tract of forestland where harvest has removed existing trees.

Regeneration Harvest: Any removal of trees intended to assist regeneration already present or make regeneration possible.

Reserve tree: A tree reserved from cutting. Reserve trees will be further defined in the Task Order’s

Silvicultural Marking Prescription.

Right-of-Way: Location of future road construction. Proposed roads within units will be shown on unit maps and located on the ground using tags, flashers, or flagging that are visible to the tree markers. Alternatively, the

Silviculture Prescription will prescribe how far from the road centerline to not mark any trees where boundaries are not marked by the government.

Riparian Reserves: A land use designation that occurs at varied width distances along the stream channel. Streams that have riparian reserves that will have a change of prescription will be shown on project area maps. The widths of

Riparian Reserves will be specified for each project area.

Salvage Harvest: Removal of dead trees or of trees damaged or dying because of injurious agents other than competition, to recover their economic value.

Selection Harvest: A method of uneven-aged management involving the harvesting of single trees from stands

(single-tree selection) or in groups up to four (4) acres in size (group selection) without harvesting the entire stand at any one time.

Silvicultural Marking Prescriptions: The specific marking guidelines for selection of leave trees, snags and/or CWD outlining the selection criteria. This may include the number of trees and/or snags and basal area per acre to be marked for retention, the average desired spacing or trees per acre, specific tree characteristics (live crown ratio, deformities etc.), diameter limit cut ranges and/or species preferences, diameter limits, gaps/group selections, skips, boundary or special marking area designation, prescription change flagging, and any other site specific criteria.

Skips: Areas where all trees are retained for retention through exclusion of the designated area or painting all trees as leave trees.

Slope distance: The distance measured along or parallel to the slope.

Snag: Any standing dead, partially dead, or defective (cull) tree at least 6 feet tall. A hard snag is composed primarily of sound wood, generally merchantable. A soft snag is composed primarily of wood in advanced stages of decay and deterioration, generally not merchantable. See Table 3 for decomposition class descriptions.

Stump Diameter: The outside bark diameter of a tree measured four (4) inches above the ground on the uphill side of the tree.

Stream inception points: The point at which a stream begins. Stream inception points will be designated by the

Government in the field with flagging. The inception points and streams will be shown on unit maps.

Suppressed tree: See overtopped tree.

Thinning: A silvicultural treatment made to reduce the density of trees primarily to improve tree/stand growth and vigor, or recover potential mortality of trees, generally for commodity use.

Upland: Areas in units that are outside the Riparian Reserve boundaries as shown on project maps.

Variable Density Basal Area Prescription: A marking prescription using a mixture of variable thinning densities, creation of gaps (group selections), and skips.

Variable Density Thinning: A thinning method where two or more densities of retained trees are used to promote stand heterogeneity through the development of multi-layered canopies.

Variable Radius Plot: A sampling method where a tree's diameter and distance from plot center determines whether it is within the plot. A tree with a diameter large enough to subtend the fixed critical angle of the angle-gauge, Relaskop, wedge prism, or other device being used, is considered to be "in". The probability of a tree being "in" is proportional to the tree's basal area.

Wildlife Tree: A snag. Also for this contract a live tree retained to become future snag habitat where the minimum snag and CWD are not present in the unit.

Wolf tree: Generally, trees that have grown in open areas or edges and have developed without close neighbors. They are usually markedly tapered, have large limbs, occasionally have multiple leaders, and are desirable as wildlife trees.

CONTRACTOR-FURNISHED ITEMS

The Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, equipment (including personal protective equipment), transportation, supervision, materials (see C.3.4), except as provided by C.4.0, Government-Furnished Property, and incidentals necessary to complete the work as specified herein.

Crew Requirements

1) The Contractor shall maintain an adequate work force including a designated supervisor at all times to ensure timely completion of the work. The Contractor is responsible for the crew(s) knowing and performing the requirements of the contract.

2) The Contractor and crew supervisor shall attend a Task Order pre-work meeting and present a written performance plan, including crew size and scheduling. Prior notice shall be given to the COR at least 24 hours in advance if there is to be a change in a designated supervisor or working schedule.

3) Camping on BLM administered lands will only be allowed in approved sites and with the prior written authorization of the Field Office Manager. Requests for camping authorization shall be made in writing. Should such a work camp be authorized, the Contractor shall maintain the camp in an orderly and sanitary manner. All fire regulations and permits shall be followed. All garbage and refuse shall be removed from the camp site(s) by the

Contractor and disposed of properly before final payment is made.

4) All refuse debris or garbage (including empty or partially empty paint cans) shall be cleaned up by the

Contractor daily. To minimize the risk of attracting predators to activity areas, all garbage (especially food products) shall be contained or removed daily from the vicinity of any contractual activities. All such refuse, debris, or garbage shall be removed from the project area by the Contractor and disposed of legally before the final Task

Order payment is made.

Supervisor Requirements

Persons designated by the Contractor as supervisors must actually perform in that capacity. The supervisor must, therefore, effectively direct the crew by (1) making periodic inspections of the crew's work, such as establishing check plots throughout the project area, (2) advising them as to deficient work, and (3) providing instructions for correcting such deficiencies. In order to do this, the supervisor must be capable of speaking the language of all crew members. This person shall be capable of speaking and reading English well enough to ensure good communications with the Project Inspector (PI). There shall be one supervisor for each ten or fewer crew members. Any group of people without such an individual will not be considered a crew.

The Contractor shall provide a supervisor that can demonstrate knowledge and proficiency in using a basal area-measuring device (i.e..Relaskop), tree species identification, crown ratio, crown class, knowledge of regionally common diseases and damage indicators, and general knowledge of marking commercial timber harvests.

Qualifications and the experience of the supervisor shall be submitted in Section K. The government has the right to refuse a foreman if these skills cannot be demonstrated.

Equipment and Supplies - The Contractor shall provide the following:

1) Wedge Prism, Spiegel-Relaskop or other instruments shall measure the desired basal area factor (BAF).

The contractor shall provide wedge prisms and diameter tapes to crew members as needed to assure that the required prescription is being met. Instruments to be used shall be approved by the COR.

2) Hip chain, range finder, or similar measuring device to measure the distances for designating boundaries.

The Contractor shall specify the instrument that will be used during the contract at the pre-work conference and be approved by the COR.

3) All equipment or tools required to apply the tree marking paint to the trees.

4) Flagging to identify quality control check plots and waterproof markers to mark on flagging and designate plots

5) Flagging colors as designated in individual silviculture prescriptions.

6) Paint

a) Commercially produced standard tree marking paint which shall effectively stick to tree bark. Tree marking paint shall be used for leave tree marking as designated on the Task Order. Black tree marking paint shall be used for covering paint bands on previously marked trees and Contractor corrections. The Contractor shall provide detailed description of the type and product name of paint to be used at the pre-work conference.

b) Tree marking paints are intended to provide a service life of four to five years after application. The paint should be suitable for application through a temperature range of -20 oF. (-29 oC.) through 104 oF. (40 oC.).

c) Tree marking paint shall have good adhesion to cold and damp wood surfaces and shall show no evidence of excessive bleeding/running in the rain, blistering, fading, or film failure.

d) The tree marking paint shall match the central color specified on the Highway Color Tolerance Chart.

Other colors may be used with written approval from the COR.

e) Acceptable tree marking paint and applicators shall be similar to those paints and applicators made available through forestry supply catalogs and stores.

7) All equipment or tools required to apply the tree marking paint to the trees.

8) Use COR approved color flagging to identify quality control check plots.

9) Grease pen or waterproof permanent marker to number self-inspection plots on flagging.

10) Write-in-the-rain paper (grid lined 4.5”x 7”) tally cards.

11) Tablet or GPS device capable of geo-referencing PDF maps using Avenza Map™ or an app with similar geo-referencing capabilities.

Personnel requirements:

1) Project Leader, Supervisor - Supervises the crew and is ultimately responsible for the performance of the crew. Minimum Requirements:

a) Must be capable of speaking and reading English well enough to ensure good communications with the

COR/PI.

b) The supervisor shall have a copy of the contract, Task Order, and know the requirements of the contract including technical requirements and project locations. The Contractor’s supervisor is responsible for the crew(s) knowing the requirements of the contract. The Government PI will not act as a supervisor to the crews.

c) Demonstrates knowledge of implementing a silviculture marking prescription by tree marking commercial tree thinning projects.

d) Demonstrates knowledge and proficiency with basal area factor (BAF) and prisms diopters, distance measuring devices, and knowledge of slope distance adjustments.

e) Demonstrates knowledge of western Oregon tree species.

f) Knowledge of the region’s common disease and damage indicators, crown class and crown ratio.

2) Crew - Minimum Requirements:

a) Proficiency with at least a prism wedge and distance and tree diameter measuring instruments.

b) Demonstrates knowledge of western Oregon tree species.

c) Demonstrates knowledge of the region’s common disease and damage indicators, crown class and crown ratio.

GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY

The government will provide the following items for each Task Order:

1) Vicinity map

2) Project area maps.

3) Silvicultural marking prescription(s) to be used for each project area.

4) Government issued gate keys as needed.

5) Forms to record the Contractor’s inspection, printed on waterproof paper.

All Government-furnished property must be returned to the Government prior to final payment.

SPECIFIC TASKS

Tree Marking

Marking prescriptions vary for commercial thin, selection harvest, regeneration, and salvage harvest systems. Specific marking prescriptions will be provided by the Government for each Task Order. In general, marking prescriptions shall require specific trees per acre to be marked, specific basal areas to be retained, specific retention of crown closure, and/or specific spacing requirements which may vary between units or between Task

Orders (see Tables 1 and 2 for tree spacing guide). Criteria for selection of snags, CWD, hardwood or wildlife trees to be marked may also be included within the trees per acre range ordered. (See Table 3 for decay stage of snags guide and Table 4 for linear feet of CWD). Individual units may contain special mark areas with different prescriptions for the special mark area. In addition, prescriptions may include requirements such as marking all trees over certain sizes or maximum permitted spacing between trees. These requirements will be described specifically in the Silviculture Prescription or individual Task Order or already marked. See Section J for examples of Silvicultural Marking Prescriptions.

Mixed Prescriptions - Some units may include components from two subitems. For example, diameter limit prescriptions (subitem 3c) may be applied to one species in a unit and basal area prescriptions (subitems 3a or

3b) may be applied to another species in the same unit. In areas with mixed prescriptions, the unit will be assigned to the dominant prescription, and prescriptions will specify prescription priorities.

Item 1- Selection Harvest: The removal of generally merchantable trees from uneven-aged stands, usually done to encourage growth and vigor of the remaining trees.

1) Subitem 1a – Selection Harvest: Harvesting may include single tree selection or in groups up to four acres in size without harvesting the entire stand at any one time. The Contractor shall mark to leave stand densities to target levels (basal area). The Contractor shall use a combination of thinning, retaining untreated patches, creating open patches, retaining small clusters of individual trees, and treating around older trees. Prescription breaks within a contiguous unit may be identified by a physical flag line or represented digitally using geo-referenced PDF maps.

Use of geo-referenced PDF maps will require the Avenza Map™ app or an app with similar geo-referencing capabilities.

2) Subitem 1b – Selection Harvest with Skips and Group Selection Openings: This subitem can be described the same as Subitem 1a except the location of the untreated and open patches will be predetermined by the

Government.

3) Average stand diameters vary between and within commercial thin/selection harvest units. The Contractor shall adjust spacing of leave trees depending on changes of average size of trees within each unit. Refer to Table 1 for a reference to square feet basal area per acre by diameter class. The trees per acre and approximate spacing will vary, dependent on DBH.

Item 2 - Regeneration Harvest: Timber harvest conducted to assist regeneration already present or making regeneration possible. A minimum number of trees per acre will be prescribed for retention.

1) Subitem 2a - Regeneration harvest with retention level of 5-15% of live basal area, or 1-15 TPA retention.

Contractor will select for retention 5-15% or 1-15 TPA trees meeting characteristics, location, and arrangement specified in the Silvicultural Prescription.

2) Subitem 2b - Regeneration harvest with retention level of 15-30% of live basal area, or 16+ TPA retention:

Contractor will select for retention 15-30% or 16+ TPA, selecting trees meeting characteristics, location, and arrangement specified in the Silvicultural Prescription.

3) Subitem 2c - GPS retention trees: 1-15 tpa: The contractor would GPS and collect basic attributes on retention trees on a per acre basis. While the contractor is GPS’ing each tree, they would also collect two attributes on each tree, which would be tree species and diameter at breast height (dbh). The BLM uses a feature service hosted through ArcGIS Online to collect retention data on trees. The BLM will share this feature with outside contractors through the BLM GeoPlatform (https://geoplatform.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html), which is a workspace used to share data with non-Federal entities. Contractors would be granted GeoPlatform accounts through

ArcGIS Online, with appropriate cooperator permissions, and sign in on their work phones or other mobile devices.

Contractors then can go in the field and collect data, and sync the data to the feature service.

4) Subitem 2d - GPS retention trees: 16+ tpa: The contractor would GPS and collect basic attributes on retention trees on a per acre basis. While the contractor is GPS’ing each tree, they would also collect two attributes on each tree, which would be tree species and diameter at breast height (dbh). The BLM uses a feature service hosted through ArcGIS Online to collect retention data on trees. The BLM will share this feature with outside contractors through the BLM GeoPlatform (https://geoplatform.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html), which is a workspace used to share data with non-Federal entities. Contractors would be granted GeoPlatform accounts through

ArcGIS Online, with appropriate cooperator permissions, and sign in on their work phones or other mobile devices.

Contractors then can go in the field and collect data, and sync the data to the feature service.

Item 3 – Commercial Thin: Stand thinning in which some or all of the cut trees are removed from the stand for timber.

1) Subitem 3a - Commercial Thin, Constant Basal Area: This silviculture system is used when the primary purpose is to control stocking to provide increased and redistributed growth. The treatments intent is to enhance stand yield/quality. Commercial thinning is to release the dominant and codominant trees. The Silvicultural

Marking Prescriptions shall specify marking leave trees to a single specific residual basal area for each unit, though exceptions to that basal area may be specified in the Silvicultural Marking Prescription for specific conditions.

Some species and/or sizes of trees will be required to be marked but will not count towards the basal area per acre retention target.

2) Subitem 3b – Commercial Thin, Variable-density Basal Area: Canopy gaps and skips may be prescribed.

Placement of these canopy gaps and skips will be focused on unique structural and habitat components stated in the prescription. These areas may be located by the contractor or the government. In areas not selected as skips or gaps, marking of varied densities will be applied. Silvicultural Marking Prescriptions shall specify marking leave trees to a single specific overall average residual basal area for each unit, but with up to 50 % variation from the average at scales ranging from individual 20 basal area factor plots up to one-half acre. Other areas of variation could also be prescribed as designated on-the-ground by flagging, roads, streams and other features and displayed on maps provided with the Silvicultural Marking Prescriptions. Exceptions to overall average basal area or exceptions to its variation may be noted for specific conditions. Some species and/or sizes of trees will be required to be marked but will not count towards the basal area per acre retention target.

3) Subitem 3c – Diameter Cut Limit Prescription: Silvicultural Marking Prescriptions shall specify marking leave trees whose DBH is within a numerical range or larger than a given size, though exceptions to that DBH limit or range may be specified in the Silvicultural Marking Prescription for specific conditions. Other areas of variation may also be prescribed as designated on-the-ground by flagging, roads, streams, or other features and displayed on maps provided with the silvicultural marking prescriptions

(see Attachment 6 for an example prescription of Diameter Limit Tree

Marking).

4) Subitem 3d – Average Spacing Prescription: Silvicultural Marking Prescriptions shall specify a desired average number of residual trees per acre. The Silvicultural Marking Prescriptions will provide the average between-tree spacing needed to achieve this goal. Silvicultural Marking Prescriptions may include up to a 50 % variation in trees per acre between individual plots while maintaining the overall average number of trees per acre.

Item 4 – Salvage Harvest: Removal of dead trees or of trees damaged or dying because of injurious agents other than competition, to recover their economic value.

1) Subitem 4a – Fire Salvage tree marking – marking of fire damaged or killed trees. Specific guidelines on identification of fire damaged trees will be included in individual task orders.

2) Subitem 4b – Insect & Disease/Climate Induced Salvage – marking of trees damaged, dead, or dying due to injurious agents other than fire, e.g., insect and diseases, drought, and climate change. Specific guidelines on identification of trees will be included in individual task orders.

Item 5 – Roadside Tree Marking – Marking of trees along the roadside. Prescriptions will be commercial harvest, selection harvest, regeneration, or salvage. Specific marking instructions will be provided in individual task orders.

1) Subitem 5a - Roadside Tree Marking – Commercial: marking of trees adjacent to road corridors for commercial removal. Marking prescriptions will vary for commercial thin, selection harvest, and regeneration systems. Specific marking guidelines will be provided in individual task orders.

2) Subitem 5b: - Roadside Tree Marking – Salvage: marking of dead and dying trees adjacent to road corridors for removal. Specific guidelines on identification of dead and dying trees for marking will be provided in individual task orders.

Item 4 – Special Marking Area

1) Subitem 4a – Special Marking Area Boundary (Flagging): This boundary shall be marked by the Contractor in the field by hanging flagging on trees which are closest to the SMA starting point and continuing along the prescription change boundary to the end point. Flags shall be intervisible for the full length of the SMA boundary.

The Contractor shall be required to make field determinations of the slope distance width of the SMA by measurement of distance from the designated boundary (typically 80-100 feet slope distance) or distance from the stream (an additional 120 feet slope distance) as specified in the marking prescription. Flagging color for the SMA boundaries will be designated in each task order prescription and approved by the COR.

2) Subitem 4b – Special Marking Area (Tree Marking): For project areas with a Special Mark Area (SMA) shown on the project area map, the Contractor shall be responsible for determining the boundary where the SMA begins and the prescription changes. SMA boundary will be defined in the silvicultural prescription and shown on the project maps issued with each Task Order. Each Silvicultural Marking Prescription will specify SMA width and the number of trees requiring leave tree marking based upon basal area, diameter class, or average spacing prescriptions. Special Marked areas are most often used adjacent to no-harvest riparian buffers.

Item 5 – Tree Marking, Tallying, and Boundary Designation

1) Subitem 5a - Mark All Trees Prescriptions: The silviculture prescription will specify areas where all trees shall be marked for retention and how it will be marked. Down wood may also be prescribed to be marked for retention. For example, all trees within 35 feet slope distance of streams will be marked for retention.

2) Subitem 5b - Blackout Previously Marked Treatment Areas: Mark all trees in areas that have been previously marked with tree marking paint but are no longer included in the sale area or were not selected for retention the second time the area was tree marked. All old paint, including butt marks, shall be completely covered with black paint.

3) Subitem 5c - Unit Boundary Marking (flagging): Use flagging to designate unit boundaries. Flagging color will be designated in each task order prescription and approved by the COR. Flagging should be close enough to be easily visible from one flag to the next.

4) Subitem 5d - Unit Boundary Marking (painting): Designated boundary trees will be marked with orange, pink or white paint as designated in the Task Order. If these trees have blazes on them then a five-inch diameter dot should be painted on each tree blaze on either side of the tree, one above the tag, and one butt mark in the butt blaze.

If there are no tree blazes the Contractor shall paint a five-inch (5”) dot on either side of the tree at the same height as the paper tag such that the painted dot can be seen from the next boundary tree in sequence along with the dot above the tag. All painted boundary trees will have a 4-inch butt mark painted on the uphill and downhill side of the tree regardless of where blaze marks are. Red painted property blazed marks will not be painted over.

5) Subitem 6e: Unit Boundary Marking (tagging): Designated boundary trees will be tagged with appropriate worded boundary sign posted at breast height (or higher in brushy areas) and facing the area to be cut. Tags will be painted with >1” band of orange paint around all sides. Contractor shall paint a 5” dot of paint on either side of tree above paper tag so that it can be seen form the next boundary tree in sequence.

6) Subitem 5e: GAP Boundary (flagging): Use flagging to designate GAP boundaries. Flagging should be close enough to be easily visible from one flag to the next. The flagging color to be used will be designated in the

Task Order.

7) Subitem 5f: DTR Boundary (flagging): Use flagging to designate DTR boundaries. Flagging should be close enough to be easily visible from one flag to the next. Flagging color will be approved by the COR.

8) Subitem 5g: Prescription Area Boundary (flagging): The silviculture prescription and map will specify areas and flagging color for the contractor to flag the boundary of changes in prescription. This will be done by using landmark features and compass bearings or georeferenced maps. Flagging color will be approved by the

COR.

Item 6 – Tree Tallying: As specified in individual Task Orders, tallying may be required for some or all individual units within a Task Order. If tallying is required, the Contractor shall compile a list of all trees selected and marked for retention, by individual unit or designated sub-unit/retention area. Tally cards shall follow the format listed below. For a tally card example see Form 1, Example Tally Card.

1) Write-in-the-rain paper (grid lined 4.5” x 7.0”) shall be used.

2) Tally cards shall be headed with the color of paint used, sale name, unit number, marker/recorder name and date.

3) The leave tree DBH shall be recorded in two-inch diameter classes for all species of conifer present.

Record each tree marked for retention by species and diameter class. Record each tree marked for retention within an un-thinned patch in a separate column.

4) Snags, wildlife, hardwoods, and Course Woody Debris (CWD) shall be recorded by diameter class and species in two-inch diameter classes.

5) Circle the total number of painted leave trees within each diameter class on the far right of each column.

Calculate a subtotal of each species and a total tree count for the entire stand. Include the painted leave trees in the un-thinned patches in the total counts.

6) All tally cards for each unit must be stapled together and labeled. Original tally cards must be submitted to the Government within three days of unit completion.

All Marking Subitems: Snags: Mark all snags as designated in the silviculture prescription. A minimum diameter and height will be prescribed in each project. The minimum diameter may be as low as 6” DBH. The prescription may require specific criteria of leave trees to be marked around the snags. Specific unit requirements will be provided on each individual Task Order.

Painting Requirements – All Items: Specific marking and paint requirements will be provided by the

Government for each individual Task Order. In general,

1) All paint colors will be approved by the Government prior to marking.

2) Tree marking shall not occur during heavy rain and/or snow conditions.

3) Leave trees shall be marked with tree marking paint (color to be specified on each Task Order) and shall be applied to each tree as follows:

a) Designated wildlife trees will be marked with a “W” on two (2) sides of the tree at DBH. Each tree shall also have a butt mark that consists of a solid horizontal band of paint that is placed within two (2) inches of the bottom of each leave tree with at least one part of the mark contacting the ground. The band shall be visible from all sides of the tree. Moss and other obstructions must be removed prior to paint application.

b) Designated CWD trees and snags shall be marked with a “C” (cull), “S” (snag creation), or “DW (down wood creation) on two (2) sides of the tree at DBH. Each tree shall also have a butt mark that consists of a solid horizontal band of paint that is placed within two (2) inches from the bottom of each leave tree with at least one part of the mark contacting the ground. The band shall be visible from all sides of the tree. Moss and other obstructions must be removed prior to paint application.

c) All other leave trees shall either have a horizontal band of paint approximately 2 inches wide applied around the entire DBH of the tree or ORANGE stripe two inches wide and between 12 to 18 inches long visible from all sides of the tree. Each tree shall also have a butt mark that consists of a solid horizontal band of paint that is placed within two (2) inches from the bottom of each leave tree with at least one part of the mark contacting the ground or a spot of paint (>5”x5”) applied to the tree bole within 2 inches of the ground on both uphill and downhill side. The band shall be visible from all sides of the tree. Moss and other obstructions must be removed prior to paint application. Specific butt mark requirements will be provided by the Government for each Task Order.

d) Paint on trees marked in error shall be completely obliterated with black tree marking paint.

e) Paint shall not be applied to any object other than designated trees.

4) When Black Mark is specified in the unit specific Task Order, previously marked trees that do not comply with the current marking guidelines shall be completely obliterated with black tree marking paint.

5) Do not mark hardwoods within the road prism (from the top of the cut bank to the lower shoulder)…