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Revegetation Plan

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00020 Schaake Revegetation pursuant to attached

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Continuation of 1449, Block 20, Schedule of Supplies/Services

Schaake Habitat Improvement Project Revegetation

Performance Work Statement

SECTION A PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT A-1 thru A-3

ATTACHMENTS CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS OR ATTACHMENTS

DELIVERABLES……….…………………………………………………………. B-1

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY……………………………. C-1

PUMP OPERATION SCHEDULE…………………………………………………. D-1

FINAL REVEGETATION PLAN……………….………………………………… E-1

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SECTION A – PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

A.1. INTRODUCTION

A.1.1 MISSION

The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public. The goal for the

Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region (CPN) is to meet the increasing water demands of the Pacific

Northwest while protecting the environment and the public's investment.

A.1.2 Background

The purpose of this acquisition is to provide professional vegetation restoration services to restore and enhance fish, riparian and upland habitat on the Yakima River near Ellensburg, Washington.

The Schaake reach of the Yakima River has a series of levees on both sides of the river. The construction of these levees has confined the river and prevented regular interaction between the river and the floodplain.

This has caused some incision of the river channel and a coarsening of the bed material in this reach. The disconnection of the floodplain from the river has significantly decreased the ability of the river to build and maintain side channel habitat, critical to the existence of salmonid fish species in the Yakima River Basin.

This type of habitat is needed for fish to escape high velocities during flood events and provides rearing habitat throughout the year for juvenile fish. Food is typically more abundant inside channels due to increased vegetative cover and reduced flow velocities. Temperatures in the side channels are generally cooler in summer and warmer in winter due to groundwater interaction.

The project is located on, and in the vicinity of a 285-acre parcel of land that Bureau of Reclamation

(Reclamation) purchased in 2003 because of the high potential for salmonid and in particular, steelhead, habitat improvement. The property lies south and west of the city of Ellensburg, WA. Reclamation constructed a flood protection berm, side channels and alcoves, floodplain contours and removed much of the existing levee. Construction began in 2019 and was completed in 2021. Implementation of the Planting

Plan began in 2019 and permitting requirements obligate Reclamation to maintain the plants for 10 years. In addition, Reclamation completed a recent land exchange with the City of Ellensburg that transferred 90 acres to Reclamation. Reclamation will need to implement the Planting Plan on these 90 acres. In addition to implementation of Planting Plan on the 90 acres of transferred lands, irrigation of previously planted areas will need to be maintained.

A.1.3. SCOPE

The contractor shall provide all labor, material, supplies and equipment necessary to continue implementation of the Restoration and Planting Plan for the project area. The Plan includes the details of seed mixes, soil treatments, weed control, and watering necessary to continue to implement and monitor an aggressive re-vegetation plan for the Project. The anticipated minimum primary tasks necessary to meet the

Government’s performance objectives are site preparation, invasive species control, seeding, tree and shrub planting, and revegetation monitoring.

A.1.4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The work shall consist of:

1. Implementation of the Restoration and Planting Plan through 2026: Implement the planting plan to include site preparation, seeding, tree and shrub planting, weed control, and irrigation. See attachment

“Schaake Habitat Improvement Project Final Revegetation Plan” (Planting Plan) for additional details.

2. Continued site monitoring through 2026: The goal of monitoring is to document planting success, identify maintenance needs including additional planting. Monitoring shall include weed control and replacement of failed plantings.

3. Installation, operation, and maintenance of temporary irrigation infrastructure as necessary.

4. Post-planting Surveys: Post-planting surveys shall document survivability, species composition, invasive species, animal damage, watering needs, maintenance intensity, and other factors. At a minimum, monitoring reports shall include the following components:

a. Updated GIS map of the restoration site identifying areas of plant mortality or damage and other issues.

b. Census of planted species, including survival and mortality. Transect surveys for large areas.

c. A summary of needed corrective measures or future maintenance needs and a schedule of when those actions will take place.

d. Photo-point monitoring

e. The final monitoring report be submitted once the following criteria have been met:

i. The site has an appropriate number (as defined in the Planting Plan) of stems per acre of woody plants.

ii. The site has no fewer than five woody species and no single species represents more than fifty percent of the woody plants.

iii. Neither trees nor shrubs represent less than twenty percent of the total stems per acre.

iv. Plantings will be maintained as necessary until the end of the contract.

A.2. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

The Contractor shall establish clear organizational lines of authority and responsibility to ensure effective management of the resources assigned to the requirement.

A.3. TASKS

A.3.1. IRRIGATION AND THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM

A.3.1.1. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:

A.3.1.2. Irrigation:

The desired outcome of the irrigation operation is that the Contractor operate and maintain the system in such a way as to supply enough water that sustains vigorous, healthy plant growth without over-watering or excessive use of water.

A.3.1.2.1. Irrigation Operations:

In Contract Base Year the Contractor will install and begin operation and maintenance of the irrigation system for areas as shown in the Planting Plan to include all new plantings and prior planting areas across the 285-acre parcel. The Contractor will be responsible for pump and all materials necessary for irrigation. Live plantings from 2023 to be watered include polygon 27 and 28 and along Wilson Creek, approximately 20 acres. It is recommended that the contractor water each plant individually instead of broadcast watering to keep weeds down. The Contractor shall assure that the irrigation systems are operational during the normal irrigation season.

Daily watering periods required are weather-dependent. It will be the responsibility of the Contractor to determine appropriate watering timing and duration based on weather conditions and plant requirements.

The Contractor shall notify the COR within 4 hours if the irrigation system is inoperable due to any cause.

Acceptable Quality Level (AQL): Evidence of unacceptable performance of irrigation services due to under-watering would be dry, withered plants showing poor growth and evidence of over-watering would be erosion of soils, yellowing of plants, and the growth of molds, mosses, or fungi.

Deliverables: A01 Pump Operation and Irrigation Logs Due: At the end of each month.

A.3.1.3. Irrigation System:

The desired outcome of the Contractor’s maintenance of the irrigation system is fully functional, reliable operation of the system without excessive water leaks and line breaks/failures. This includes fully pressurized system with the ability to reach all area.

A.3.1.3.1. Irrigation System Maintenance:

The Contractor shall operate and maintain the irrigation system. The Contractor shall monitor the rest of the system for leakage and make replacements or repairs of the components when needed. The Contractor shall replace or add irrigation components as needed. The Contractor shall also adjust irrigation line locations to allow for weed control, fertilizing, seeding of native grasses, forbs, and other land management activities.

The Contractor shall be responsible for completing Pump Operation and Irrigation Logs (see Page D-1). The

Contractor shall record daily: the date and time the pump is turned on, the number of hours the pump operates, and identify the specific plot(s) or portion of a plot(s) or areas being watered. The Contractor shall record in the log when the irrigation system is not operating as the result of maintenance or other causes. The

Contractor shall submit the completed log at the end of each month to the COR.

AQL: Inadequate maintenance will be evidenced by obvious excessive leaks and breaks in the system lines or symptoms of over-watering or under-watering.

A.3.1.3.2 Measurement of Performance:

Performance will be measured by visual and physical inspection of the vegetation in the irrigation areas and by Reclamation’s review of the Contractor’s completed pump operation and irrigation logs.

A.3.1.4.1. Spring Startup and Annual Winterizing:

At the beginning of each contract period the Contractor shall be responsible for initial startup of the irrigation system. The Contractor’s startup of the irrigation system is to adequately prepare the system for efficient use during the growing season. The seasonal preparation includes the repair and replacement of any damaged or worn-out parts.

At the end of the irrigation season of each contract period the entire irrigation system shall be winterized. The

Contractor shall drain all piping, fittings, valves, and irrigation lines.

AQL: The desired outcome of the Contractor’s winterizing activities is to assure that system is drained of all water, and therefor protected from freezing, or other damage during the winter months.

A.3.1.4.2 Measurement of Performance:

Performance will be measured by visual and physical inspection of the irrigation system components by the

COR.

A.3.2. Noxious Weed Control

A.3.2.1. Performance Requirements:

The control of undesirable growths of grasses and noxious weeds within the Project area will be in accordance with the contractor's approved Work Plan. The Contractor shall control weeds, noxious weeds, and unwanted grasses in accordance with the Schaake Habitat Improvement Project Planting Plan. The Contractor shall provide spraying equipment and concentrated herbicide materials. All areas manually or chemically treated for noxious weeds shall be identified in the monthly Work Completion Report. Only licensed Washington State

Commercial Applicator’s shall be allowed to perform pesticide applications under this contract. A current copy of each WSDA Commercial Applicator License shall be submitted to the COR for approval before spray work is started; licenses are renewed on an annual basis and a copy must be submitted each year. All herbicides shall be applied in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and any applicable Washington

State and Federal laws. All pesticides (include herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, fumigants, etc.) will be approved by the Project Manager prior to being allowed to be used on Government property.

Submit a copy of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) to the COR 1 month prior to expected use for each chemical;

approval of the herbicide/pesticide can take up to 30 days to go through the Safety Data Sheets (SDS) online chemical management system. Record all herbicides applied to the Herbicide Application Record within one week of application.

AQL: Acceptable weed control efforts will be evidenced by a lack of matured or actively growing weeds;

the total eradication of all weeds is not possible nor expected. The Contractor will be expected to pursue the removal of existing weeds and make efforts to prevent the appearance of new weed growth, so that desired native vegetation is not choked out, by or forced to compete with, weeds actively and persistently.

Deliverables:

A02 Work Plan Due: Annually

A03 Work Completion Report Due: End of the Month

A04 WSDA Commercial Applicator License Due: Annually upon Renewal

A05 Herbicide Application Records Due: Within one week of application

A06 Pesticide Application Log Due: At the beginning of each month

A.3.2.2. Measurement of Performance:

Performance will be measured by visual and physical inspection of the Schaake Habitat and by COR’s review of the Contractor’s completed Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Pesticide

Application Log, see WSDA website for record keeping forms (see:

https://agr.wa.gov/PestFert/LicensingEd/Licensing.aspx#InfoNewLicensees). The Contractor shall complete the spray log for each application event, per WSDA requirements, and submit each spray log to the COR at the end of each month of operation. Pursuant to the FAR clause 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data, copies of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for all hazardous chemicals provided and used by the Contractor shall be furnished to the COR and additional copies maintained on file at the Project site for inspection.

A.3.3. Seeding Native Grasses and Forbs

A.3.3.1. Performance Requirements:

A.3.3.1.1. Base Seeding Requirement:

The Contractor shall be responsible for plot preparation, tilling, weed control, topsoil integration, seed purchase, as specified in the Planting Plan and approved by the COR.

The Contractor shall prepare the planting areas to normal planting standards as defined in the Planting Plan and correctly apply herbicides to achieve a reasonably weed and grass free planting surface. Multiple passes with the tiller disk, rotavator, roller, mower or herbicides may be required to effectively control the unwanted growth and achieve a satisfactory seedbed. The native seed mix will be sown at the rates indicated as defined in the Planting Plan and/or as generally accepted and recommended for the seed type.

Work shall be performed within a timeframe that would insure normal growth and maturity by the end of the growing season.

Deliverables:

A08 Seeding Plan Due: Annually

A.3.3.1.2. Contract Year Seeding:

Contract year seeding will be carried out in accordance with the Planting plan. It is the Contractor's responsibility to follow the Planting Plan and analyze the amount and type of grass seed needed and what preparation is necessary to plant each designated area and if necessary, suggest alternative seeding rates/mixes for consideration by the Project Manager and COR.

A.3.3.3. Measurement of Performance:

Performance will be measured by visual and physical inspection of the Project area as well as by COR’s review of the Contractor’s Work Completion Report of work completed.

A.3.4. Planting of Trees and Shrubs

A.3.4.1. Performance Requirement:

Planting of trees and shrubs will occur throughout the contract period. During Year 1 live plants will be installed in areas where grasses have been established. In Option year 2, live plants will be planted to replace plants that did not survive from previous planting years.

The contractor shall furnish and plant native trees and shrubs according to the Table 5 – Grass Seed & Live

Plants, in the Planting Plan. The nursery stock shall be pest and disease free and planted according to the

Planting Plan or when conditions are suitable, as determined by the Contractor and COR, and as per the planting procedures identified in the Contractor's work plan.

The Contractor shall identify and locate appropriate species of plants for the approval of the COR, prior to purchase. Upon approval, the Contractor shall purchase and deliver the plants, and be responsible for protecting and keeping plants in good condition prior to planting. The COR will identify locations of general areas and plots requiring planting. The spacing between plants of specific species will be identified by the

Contractor and approved by the COR. Plants shall be planted individually unless otherwise specified.

It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to prepare each area for planting, including tilling, fertilizing, and controlling pests and weeds according to the Planting Plan. Weed control includes the placement and stapling of a 3-foot-by-3-foot mulch mat (weed barrier landscape fabric) at the base of each planted tree or shrub. The

Contractor shall purchase, deliver, and install the mulch mats. Pest control may include the application of pesticides. Protect plantings from predation to ensure adequate growth (see Planting Plan for additional information). The contractor is required to report annually on the condition of the plantings i.e. survival, number of replanting’s, types and quantities of plants or seeds planted on the Trees and Shrubs Statement.

Deliverables:

A09 Trees and Shrubs Statement Annually

A.3.4.1.1. General Planting Requirements

All planting sites shall be prepared according to the Planting Plan. The Contractor shall assure that planting pits are backfilled carefully to fill all voids and to avoid breaking or bruising roots. Soil shall be carefully backfilled in layers of not over 10 inches in depth and each layer watered sufficiently to settle before the next layer is put in place. Enough soil shall be used to bring the surface to finished grade when settled.

Immediately after planting the Contractor shall water in the plantings that do not reach groundwater as directed in the Planting Plan. Any settling of soil caused by the watering in shall be refilled to surrounding grade with soil.

The Contractor, for several days after planting, shall inspect the new plants to ensure that they are upright/vertical and fill in any voids that may have developed around the plants. All newly planted trees, shrubs, and seedlings shall have ground cover mats installed.

Acceptable Quality Level: Revegetation will be considered successful, if, upon quantitative monitoring, treatment areas meet the Army Corps of Engineers Biological Opinion monitoring criteria. Quantitative monitoring shall take place three years after plantings takes place and indicate

50% native herbaceous and/or 70% native woody cover in year three. Performance criteria will be measured separately for each revegetation type. Additionally, because of the stratified timeline of this

Project, performance criteria associated with the different treatment areas and revegetation types will be measured in stages throughout the contract period. Once this performance criteria have been met for all treatment areas, the contract will be complete.

A.3.4.1.2. Plant Replacement

Plants that die during the contract performance period they were planted in shall be replaced and planted at the Contractor’s expense if it is evident that plants were not viable at the time they were planted, plants were improperly planted, or lack of reasonable care after planting was the cause.

A.3.5.2. Measurement of Performance:

Performance will be measured by visual inspection of planting areas and receipt of supporting documents stating the number of plants purchased and planted.

A.3.6. General Maintenance

A.3.6.1. Project Area

The Contractor shall be responsible to maintain the Project area in a clean and well-maintained order. This shall include trash collection. The gate to the Project area will be kept closed and locked except when the

Contractor or other authorized personnel are entering or exiting. No unauthorized motor vehicles will be allowed in the Project Area and the Contractor shall immediately notify the COR and/or GCPO Security if an unauthorized vehicle(s) is observed.

The Contractor will not drive on roads that are saturated to avoid damaging the road surface.

A.3.7. Pest Control

A.3.7.1. Performance Requirement:

The Contractor shall monitor for tree/shrub damage, recommend, provide, and install pre-approved effective physical barriers, as identified in the Contractor's work plan, to protect existing and newly planted trees, shrubs from significant damages by animals and insects.

Acceptable Quality Level: The desired outcome of the Contractor’s pest control efforts is sufficient control of insect and animal pests in the Project Area to preserve and protect native vegetation from significant damage.

Deliverables:

A10 Pest Management Recommendations Due: With monthly reports

A.3.7.2. Measurement of Performance:

Performance will be measured by visual and physical inspection of the Project Area by the Government.

Significant, on-going damage to plants and grasses will indicate unsuccessful pest control efforts by the

Contractor.

A.3.8.1. Storage and Security

In general, the Contractor may utilize the designated equipment site within the Project area for the storage of their equipment. It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to ensure that the entrance gate is kept closed and/or locked during work hours and locked at the end of the workday, and to immediately report to the COR if unauthorized persons are observed in the Project area. The Government will not responsible for lost or stolen items.

Attachments

Schaake Habitat Improvement Project Final Revegetation Plan

END SECTION A

B-1 DELIVERABLES

The Contractor shall provide deliverables (submittals) to the CO/COR as described in this PWS.

NUMBER SECTION NAME

DELIVERY

SCHEDULE /

FREQUENCY

RESPONSIBLE

CODE

No. of sets to be sent to POC

CO COR

A01 A.3.1.1.2. Pump Operation and Irrigation Logs Monthly COR 1

A02 A.3.2.1.1. Work Plan Annually CO/COR 1 1

A03 A.3.2.1.1. Work Completion Report Monthly COR 1

A04 A.3.2.1.1. WSDA Commercial Applicator License

Annually and upon renewal

CO/COR 1 1

A05 A.3.2.1.1 Herbicide Application Records

Within one week of

Application

COR 1

A06 A.3.2.3. Pesticide Application Log Monthly COR 1

A08 A.3.3.1.1. Seeding Plan Annually COR 1

A09 A.3.5.1. Trees and Shrubs Statement Annually CO/COR 1 1

A10 A.3.7.1 Pest Management Recommendations Monthly COR 1

C-1 Performance Requirements Summary

REQUIREM

ENT

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METHOD OF

SURVEILLANCE

(Monitoring Method)

PERFORMANCE

STANDARDS

ACCEPTABLE

QUALITY LEVEL

(AQL) (Maximum

Allowable Degree of Deviation from

Requirement)

PAYMENT

DEDUCTION

(% deducted from

CLIN for non-performance of AQL)

A.3.1.2.1

Irrigation

Operations

1. Visual and physical inspection of Grasses and other vegetation.

Irrigate all plants in a manner that ensures all plants have adequate water to survive.

Under-watering would be dry, withered plants showing poor growth and evidence of over-watering would be erosion of soils, yellowing of plants, and the growth of molds, mosses, or fungi.

CPARS Ratings for excellent or poor performance

A.3.1.3.2

Irrigation

System

Maintenanc e

1. Review weekly work report.

2. Visual and physical inspection of grasses and other vegetation.

3. Review irrigation logs.

Operate and maintain the total irrigation system. Maintain system in good operating order as a closed system.

Fully functional, reliable operation of system w/o excessive water leaks and line breaks/failures.

Deduct 5% of the week affected

A.3.1.3.3.

Spring Startup

1. Visual and physical inspection.

2. Review irrigation logs.

Initial start-up of irrigation system.

Adequately prepare system for efficient use during irrigation season.

Deduct fee for start-up of irrigation system

A.3.1.3.3.

Annual

Winteriza tion

1. Visual and physical inspection.

2. Review irrigation logs.

3. Fill wildlife feeder stations.

Perform winterizing of irrigation system at end of irrigation season.

System drained of all water and protected from freezing or other damage during winter months.

Deduct fee for winterization of irrigation system

A.3.2.1

Noxious

Weed

Control

1. Identify areas to be treated monthly.

2. WSDA Commercial

Applicator License must be submitted before application.

3. Herbicides must be applied by manufacture specs and in accordance with State and

Federal Laws.

4. All herbicide applications will log in the Herbicide

Application Log within a week

Performance will be measured by visual and physical inspection

Acceptable weed control efforts will be evidenced by a lack of matured or actively growing weeds; the total eradication of all weeds is not possible nor expected

Deduct fee for lack of eradication of weeding actively growing for application.

A.3.4.

Planting

Trees &

Shrubs

1. Visual and physical inspection.

2. Count number of plantings.

3. Review monthly work completion reports.

Furnish and plant variety of native trees and shrubs.

90% of plantings shall survive—90 days after planting.

Deduct price for trees/shrubs that are determined not viable and not replaced.

A.3.7. Pest

Control

Performance will be measured by visual and physical inspection of the

Project Area

Monitor for tree/shrub damage, recommend, provide, and install pre-approved effective physical barriers, to protect existing and newly planted trees, shrubs from significant damages by animals and insects.

The desired outcome of the Contractor’s pest control efforts is sufficient control of insect and animal pests in the Project Area to preserve and protect native vegetation from significant damage.

Deduct price for trees/shrubs that are determined not viable and not replaced due to loss from pests.

D-1 SCHAAKE HABITAT PUMP OPERATION / IRRIGATION SCHEDULE

MONTH______________ YEAR_________________

SCHAAKE HABITAT PUMP OPERATION / IRRIGATION SCHEDULE

DATE

TIME PUMP

TURNED ON

HOUR METER

READING

PLOTS BEING

WATERED

COMMENTS

Base Year July 2024 - July 2025 Hours Acres/lbs Cost per Acre/hour Total Cost

Site Preparation & Weed Control Spray/Chemical Fallow 80 Mow 80 Weed Control - spray as needed 80 Order Upper Transitional seed mix 97.2 Order Lower Transitional seed mix 444.6 Noxious Weed Control as needed 80 Installation Drill Seed Chem-Fallow/New Disturbance Areas 80 Seed 80

Live Plant Installation 80 Additional Tasks Order Trees & Shrubs Irrigation Mark Native Plants for possible salvage 20 Monitoring/Adaptive Management 40 Yearly Report 30

Total -$ Option Year 1 July 2025 - July 2026 Hours Acres Cost per Acre/hourTotal Cost Site Preparation & Weed Control Mow- if needed 80 Non-selective herbicide application 90 Weed Control Spray/chemical fallow as needed, including sprayfields 80 Noxious Weed Control as needed 80 Live Plant Installation 80 Broadleaf Weed Control 80 Mow if needed 80 Installation Supplemental Live Planting 1 Seed 80 Irrigation Drill seed new fallow areas 80 Additional Tasks Monitoring/Adaptive Management 40 Yearly Report 30

Total -$ Total Contract - all years -$

Clauses

52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS –COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL

SERVICES (NOV 2023)

---Addendum to 52.212-4---

DIAR 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEP 2011)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

(c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

(4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed;

(5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the

Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.

(End of Clause)

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

Federal Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/far

Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/diar

(End of clause)

DOI-AAAP-0028 ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS-INVOICE PROCESSING

PLATFORM (IPP) (FEB 2021)

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.

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSTL) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

Concurrent to submitting an invoice in IPP, the contractor may submit any supporting documentation to the contracting officer at tmest@usbr.gov and bor-sha-Invoices@usbr.gov.

140R1724Q0043 http://www.acquisition.gov/far http://www.acquisition.gov/diar http://www.ipp.gov/

Contractors are cautioned that supporting documentation e-mailed to the contracting officer must not conflict with the IPP submission. Conflicts between the IPP submission and supporting documentation may result in a delay in approval and/or rejection of submitted invoices.

When e-mailing supporting documentation to the contracting officer, the subject line of the email shall be formatted as follows: Contract Number, Invoice Number, Contracting Officer's last name (e.g., 140R2018R00000_Invoice No. 1_Smith). The invoice shall be attached to the email and named using the following format: Contract Number, Contractor Name, Invoice Number, Invoice Amount (e.g., 140R2022R00000_World Test, Inc. - Inv. No. 1 - $5,678).

Invoices shall not include information that would compromise Personally Identifiable Information, such as full social security numbers, dates of birth, etc. The final invoice shall be submitted and will be approved in accordance with payment terms and conditions contained in the contract, after all, if any, settlement actions are complete. The contractor must clearly identify the last payment as the ‘Final Invoice’.

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)

52.204-4 PRINTED OR COPIED DOUBLE-SIDED ON RECYCLED PAPER (MAY 2011)

DOI-AAAP-0050 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (DEC 2015)

1) FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The

Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor Performance Assessment

Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR

42.15.

2) The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS. CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report.

Once the report is processed, it is available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System

(PPIRS) for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

3) We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer (CO) with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm's past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the

Assessing Official (AO). Information in the report must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

4) When your Contractor Representative(s) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically generated email with detailed login instructions. Further details, systems requirements, and training information for CPARS is available at https://www.cpars.gov/.

5) Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the AO will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation, and the report will be accessible at https://www.cpars.gov/.

a) Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the evaluation, or return the evaluation without comment.

b) Your comments should focus on objective facts in the AO's narrative and should provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance.

c) All information provided should be reviewed for accuracy prior to submission.

d) If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating "No comment" in the space provided, and then selecting “Accept the Ratings and Close the Evaluation”.

e) Your response is due within 60 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR. On day 15, the evaluation will become available in PPIRS-RC marked as “Pending” with or without comments and whether or not it has been closed.

f) If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 60 days, it will automatically be returned to the

Government and will be annotated: "The report was delivered/received by the contractor on (date). The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment."

6) The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation:

a) Protect the evaluation as source selection information. After review, transmit the evaluation by completing and submitting the form through CPARS. If for some reason you are unable to view and/or submit the form through CPARS, contact the CO for instructions.

b) Strictly control access to the evaluation within your organization. Ensure the evaluation is never released to persons or entities outside of your control.

c) Prohibit the use of or reference to evaluation data for advertising, promotional material, pre-award surveys, responsibility determinations, production readiness reviews, or other similar purposes.

7) If you wish to discuss a past performance evaluation, you should request a meeting in writing to the CO no later than seven days following your receipt of the evaluation. The meeting will be held in person or via telephone or other means during your 60-day review period.

8) A copy of the completed past performance evaluation will be available in CPARS for your viewing and for Government use supporting source selection actions after it has been finalized.

52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT 2018)

52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (AUG 2020)

140R1724Q0043 http://www.cpars.gov/ http://www.cpars.gov/

52.223-2 AFFIRMATIVE PROCUREMENT OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS UNDER SERVICE AND

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (SEP 2013)

52.223-17 AFFIRMATIVE PROCUREMENT OF EPA-DESIGNATED ITEMS IN SERVICE AND

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (AUG 2018)

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989)

52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The

Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days of contract expiration.

52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years 6 months.

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR

Chapter 14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

WBR 1452.201-80 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE’S AUTHORITIES AND LIMITATIONS -- BUREAU

OF RECLAMATION (MAY 2018)

a) Performance of the work under this contract shall be subject to the technical direction of the Reclamation

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The term "technical direction" is defined to include, without limitation:

(1) Inspecting and accepting or rejecting work performed under the contract.

(2) Representing the Government in technical phases of the work. The COR is responsible for the technical administration of the contract and will provide instructions and interpretations to the Contractor on all technical matters relating to the contract. The COR will supervise or oversee all Government technical and administrative personnel assigned to assist the COR.

(3) Reviewing and, where required by the contract, approving submittals of technical data, shop drawings, samples, literature, plans, or other data required to be delivered by the Contractor to the

Government.

(b) The Contractor will receive a copy of the written COR designation from the Contracting Officer. It will specify the extent of the COR's authority to act on behalf of the Contracting Officer.

(c) Technical direction must be within the scope of work stated in the contract. Only the Contracting Officer is authorized to determine if a change is within the scope of the contract; therefore, the COR does not have the authority to, and may not, issue any technical direction that -

(1) Constitutes a direction of additional work outside the Contract requirements;

(2) Constitutes a change as defined in the contract clause entitled "Changes;"

(3) In any manner causes an increase or decrease in the total contract cost, or the time required for contract performance;

(4) Changes any of the expressed terms, conditions or specifications of the contract; or

(5) Interferes with the Contractor's right to perform the terms and conditions of the contract.

(d) All technical direction shall be issued in writing by the COR.

(e) The Contractor must proceed promptly with the performance of technical direction duly issued by the COR in the manner prescribed by this clause and within its authority under the provisions of this clause. If, in the opinion of the Contractor, any instruction or direction by the COR falls within one of the categories defined in (c)(1) through (c)(5) of this clause, the Contractor must not proceed and must notify the

Contracting Officer in writing within five (5) working days after receipt of any such instruction or direction and must request the Contracting Officer to modify the contract accordingly. Upon receiving the notification from the Contractor, the Contracting Officer must -

(1) Advise the Contractor in writing after receipt of the Contractor's letter that the technical direction is within the scope of the contract effort and does not constitute a change under the Changes clause of the contract; or

(2) Advise the Contractor that the Government will issue a written change order.

(f) A failure of the Contractor and Contracting Officer either to agree that the technical direction is within the scope of the contract or to agree upon the contract action to be taken with respect to the technical direction will be subject to the provisions of the clause entitled "Disputes."

WBR 1452.223-81 Safety and Health -- Bureau of Reclamation (AUG 2021)

(a) The Contractor shall not require any person employed in the performance of this contract (including subcontracts) to work under conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to the employee's health or safety.

(b) Contractor shall comply with the most current version of the Bureau of Reclamation Reclamation Safety and Health Standards (RSHS) and, if applicable, the requirements of the Accident Prevention Clause (FAR

52.236-13 ). The RSHS manual shall be obtained at http://www.usbr.gov/ssle/safety/RSHS/rshs.html

(c) Comply with the standards issued by the Secretary of Labor at 29 CFR Part 1926 and 29 CFR Part 1910 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, www.osha.gov.

(d) In the event there is a conflict between the requirements contained in paragraphs (b) and (c) referenced herein, the more stringent requirement shall prevail.

(e) The Contractor shall submit a written proposed safety program as prescribed in the RSHS and the written specifications.

(f) The Contractor shall maintain an accurate record of, and shall report to the Contracting Officer (or authorized representative) in the manner prescribed by the Contracting Officer, all cases of death, occupational diseases, or traumatic injury to employees or the public involved, and property damage in accordance with the RSHS and OSHA guidelines.

(g) The rights and remedies of the Government provided in this clause are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this contract.

(h) If the RSHS is updated or amended by Reclamation during the course of this contract, the contractor will be notified in writing. The contractor shall comply with the current RSHS immediately upon written notification.