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127EAV26R0002 (1159362) FY26 Complete Common Stand Exams (CSEs) South Sacramento Restoration Project (SSRP) Lincoln National Forest

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06 dated October 1, 2025.

(iv) This procurement is set aside 100% for small business. The NAICS code is 115310 Support Activities for Forestry with a Small Business Size Standard of 11.5M.

The Sacramento Ranger District on the Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico requires this mission essential contract to complete Common Stand Exams (CSEs) which serves as a foundation of monitoring treatment for the Mexican Spotted Owl Management Experiment within the South Sacramento Restoration Project (SSRP). Common Stand Exams are required within the management experiment monitoring plan and Mexican Spotted Owl injunction agreement (2019-2020) as negotiated by the Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Wild Earth Guardians. CSEs serving as pre and post-treatment monitoring within the South Sacramento Restoration Project, Mexican Spotted Owl Management Experiment are essential to move forward with commercial timber sales and hazardous fuels reduction treatments. Implications of completing the SSRP management experiment have potential to reach nationwide in the way treatment occur within Mexican Spotted Owl Protected Activity Centers, allowing for the possibility of more timber production. Timber production is a priority that aligns with the President's Executive Order 14225, Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production (3/1/2025) and related USDA Secretarial Memo 1078-006 (4/3/2025).

The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, intends to award a firm-fixed price contract for common stand exam services in support of timber stand improvement related to forest health on Forest Service land. This procurement is set aside 100% for small business. There are ten (10) bid items for Intensive Common Stand Exam data collection methods which include site and growth tree information.

There are 541 points to be collected in the project. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, transportation, lodging, equipment, supplies (except those designated as Government-furnished), and incidentals, to perform all work necessary to conduct stand examinations in compliance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW).

Estimated Period of Performance: February 5, 2026-February 4, 2028

Pre-Award Questions and Proposal Dates: Quotes shall be emailed to shavera.leveille@usda.gov by 1700 MST, January 5, 2026 or sooner. Facsimile proposals will not be accepted. If you have questions regarding this requirement, please email shavera.leveille@usda.gov by 1700, MST December 19, 2025, and any questions submitted after this date will not be accepted. All answers will be posted to SAM.gov by December 29, 2025.

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Solicitation Evaluation Process: The evaluation will be conducted using best value tradeoff principles to determine the proposal most advantageous to the Government, considering both price and non-price factors. The Government may conduct discussions if determined to be in the Government’s best interest;

however, the Government reserves the right to make an award without discussion. This acquisition will not follow all formal source selection procedures of FAR Part 15 (e.g., competitive range determinations or formal debriefings) but will utilize certain Part 15 evaluation concepts to ensure a fair and transparent process. The Offeror shall submit a technical proposal and complete the table in Section B-Schedule of Items with their offered prices. Failure to provide adequate information will result in the offer not being placed in the eligibility group of technically acceptable, which will remove the offer from further consideration.

Selection Process:

Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the procedures in FAR Parts 12 and 13, specifically FAR Subpart 13.5 – Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services, supplemented with evaluation techniques from FAR Part 15.101-1, Best Value Tradeoff.

The Government will perform a comparative evaluation of proposals based on the following factors, listed in no particular order of importance:

•Technical Capability including Management and Experience •Past Performance •Price The evaluation will be conducted using best value tradeoff principles to determine the proposal most advantageous to the Government, considering both price and non-price factors. The Government may conduct discussions if determined to be in the Government’s best interest; however, the Government reserves the right to make an award without discussion. This acquisition will not follow all formal source selection procedures of FAR Part 15 (e.g., competitive range determinations or formal debriefings) but will utilize certain Part 15 evaluation concepts to ensure a fair and transparent process. The Government will award a firm fixed price contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to be the most advantageous to the Government considering price and non-price factors.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All contractors submitting bids, proposals, or quotes on USDA Forest Service solicitations must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Failure to register in the SAM database will make an Offeror ineligible for the award. The SAM website can be accessed at www.sam.gov/portal/SAM.

Points-of-contact for this Solicitation:

Shavera Leveille Email: shavera.leveille@usda.gov Telephone: (912)463-3328

David Watson Email: david.l.watson@usda.gov Telephone: (602) 225-5350

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127EAV26R0002 (1159362) FY26 Complete Common Stand Exams (CSEs) South Sacramento Restoration Project (SSRP) Lincoln National Forest

The Sacramento Ranger District on the Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico requires this mission essential contract to complete Common Stand Exams (CSEs) which serves as a foundation of monitoring treatment for the Mexican Spotted Owl Management Experiment within the South Sacramento Restoration Project (SSRP). Common

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Stand Exams are required within the management experiment monitoring plan and Mexican Spotted

Owl injunction agreement (2019-2020) as negotiated by the Forest Service, Fish and

Wildlife Service, and Wild Earth Guardians. CSEs serving as pre and post-treatment monitoring within the South Sacramento Restoration Project, Mexican Spotted Owl Management Experiment are essential to move forward with commercial timber sales and hazardous fuels reduction treatments.

Implications of completing the SSRP management experiment have potential to reach nationwide in the way treatment occur within Mexican Spotted

Owl Protected Activity Centers, allowing for the possibility of more timber production. Timber production is a priority that aligns with the

President's Executive Order 14225, Immediate

Expansion of American Timber Production

(3/1/2025) and related USDA Secretarial Memo

1078-006 (4/3/2025).

The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, intends to award a firm-fixed price contract for common stand exam services in support of timber stand improvement related to forest health on Forest Service land.

This procurement is set aside 100% for small business. There are ten (10) bid items for

Intensive Common Stand Exam data collection

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(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) methods which include site and growth tree information. There are 541 points to be collected in the project. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, transportation, lodging, equipment, supplies (except those designated as Government-furnished), and incidentals, to perform all work necessary to conduct stand examinations in compliance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW).

Estimated Period of Performance: February 5, 2026-February 4, 2028

Pre-Award Questions and Proposal Dates: Quotes shall be emailed to shavera.leveille@usda.gov by 1700 MST January 5, 2026 or sooner. Facsimile proposals will not be accepted. If you have questions regarding this requirement, please email shavera.leveille@usda.gov by 1700 MST December 19, 2025, and any questions submitted after this date will not be accepted. All answers will be posted to SAM.gov by December 29, 2025.

Solicitation Evaluation Process: The evaluation will be conducted using best value tradeoff principles to determine the proposal most advantageous to the Government, considering both price and non-price factors. The Government may conduct discussions if determined to be in the Government¿s best interest; however, the Government reserves the right to make an award without discussion. This acquisition will not follow all formal source selection procedures of FAR Part 15 (e.g., competitive range determinations or formal debriefings) but will utilize certain Part 15 evaluation concepts to ensure a fair and transparent process. The Offeror shall submit a technical proposal and complete the table in Section B-Schedule of Items with their offered prices. Failure to provide adequate information will result in the offer not being placed in the eligibility group of technically acceptable, which will remove the offer from further consideration.

Selection Process:

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the procedures in FAR Parts 12 and 13, specifically FAR Subpart 13.5 Simplified

Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and

Commercial Services, supplemented with evaluation techniques from FAR Part 15.101-1, Best Value

Tradeoff.

The Government will perform a comparative evaluation of proposals based on the following factors, listed in no particular order of importance:

-Technical Capability/Quality Control Plan, including Management and Experience

-Past Performance -Price

The evaluation will be conducted using best value trade off principles to determine the proposal most advantageous to the Government, considering both price and non-price factors. The Government may conduct discussions if determined to be in the Governments best interest; however, the Government reserves the right to make an award without discussion. This acquisition will not follow all formal source selection procedures of

FAR Part 15 (e.g., competitive range determinations or formal debriefings) but will utilize certain Part 15 evaluation concepts to ensure a fair and transparent process. The

Government will award a firm fixed price contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to be the most advantageous to the Government considering price and non-price factors.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All contractors submitting bids, proposals, or quotes on USDA Forest Service solicitations must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Failure to register in the SAM database will make an Offeror ineligible for the award. The SAM website can be accessed at www.sam.gov/portal/SAM.

Points-of-contact for this Solicitation:

Shavera Leveille

Email: shavera.leveille@usda.gov

Telephone:(912)463-3328

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Spiller PAC Pre-Vegetation Treatment Survey

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Monument Plots-Paint tree numbers and plot center

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Product/Service Code: F018

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Bear Springs PAC Pre-Vegetation Treatment Survey

Government- determined plot size Silvicultural

Stand Exam Data Collection Services Intensive and Extensive (Fixed Radius Plot)

Product/Service Code: F018

Product/Service Description: NATURAL

RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- OTHER FOREST/RANGE

IMPROVEMENTS (NON-CONSTRUCTION)

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Bear Springs PAC Pre-Vegetation Treatment Survey

Work performed on slopes in excess of 45%.

Product/Service Code: F018

Product/Service Description: NATURAL

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IMPROVEMENTS (NON-CONSTRUCTION)

Delivery: 02/04/2028

Bear Springs PAC Pre-Vegetation Treatment Survey

Browns Transect Data Collection Services - To be collected and submitted as separate file from tree exam file. The level of difficulty percentages do not apply to this line item

Product/Service Code: F018

Product/Service Description: NATURAL

RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- OTHER FOREST/RANGE

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(paint color and requirements IAW SOW).

Product/Service Code: F018

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Crooked-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey

Product/Service Code: F018

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Plots-Paint tree numbers and plot center (paint color and requirements IAW SOW).

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Horse-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey

Product/Service Code: F018

Product/Service Description: NATURAL

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Product/Service Code: F018

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Danley-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Monument

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Hay-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey

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Delivery: 02/04/2028

Johnson-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey

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Delivery: 02/04/2028

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RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- OTHER FOREST/RANGE

IMPROVEMENTS (NON-CONSTRUCTION)

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Pendleton-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey

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Pendleton-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Quick

Plot (Fixed Radius Plot)

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Pendleton-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey

Monument Plots-Paint tree numbers and plot center

(paint color and requirements IAW SOW).

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Delivery: 02/04/2028 The "Submit to" Invoice-to address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasury's Invoice

Processing Platform (IPP). The contractor must follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via IPP as prescribed in the previous communications from USDA and Treasury.

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Vendor Name: Vendor UEI:

Vendor Authorized Signature:

Date(s) and Place(s) of Delivery and Acceptance/Location

Location: Lincoln National Forest New Mexico

District Points of Contact:

Wells Vaiana, 575-202-4871, wells.vaiana@usda.gov

Kim Hinshaw, 575-295-3783, kimberly.hinshaw@usda.gov

Estimated Period of Performance: 2/5/2026-2/4/2028

SECTION B-SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

Schedule of Items/Price Schedule

See Attachment-01 Schedule of Items. Please fill out and provide pricing for all items.

Offerors shall complete the pricing schedule for all CLINs. Provide unit pricing (per plot or hour), along with labor category rates and any applicable discounts. Prices must be in U.S.

dollars, rounded to two decimals.

Project Description: The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, intends to award one firm fixed price contract for Common Stand Exam services in support of timber stand improvement related to forest health on Forest Service land.

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Item Number Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Price

0001 Spiller PAC Pre-Vegetation Treatment Survey $ $

0001AA

Spiller PAC Pre-Vegetation Treatment Survey Government- determined plot size Silvicultural Stand Exam Data Collection Services Intensive and Extensive (Fixed Radius Plot) 90 EA-Plot

0001AB Spiller PAC Pre-Vegetation Treatment Survey Work performed on slopes in excess of 45%. 10 EA-Plot $ $

0001AC

Spiller PAC Pre-Vegetation Treatment Survey Browns Transect Data Collection Services - To be collected and submitted as separate file from tree exam file. The level of difficulty percentages do not a 100 EA-Plot

0001AD

Spiller PAC Pre-Vegetation Treatment Survey Monument Plots-Paint tree numbers and plot center (paint color and requirements IAW SOW). 100 EA-Plot

0002 Bear Springs PAC Pre-Vegetation Treatment Survey EA-Plot $ $

0002AA

Bear Springs PAC Pre-Vegetation Treatment Survey Government- determined plot size Silvicultural Stand Exam Data Collection Services Intensive and Extensive (Fixed Radius Plot) 25 EA-Plot

0002AB Bear Springs PAC Pre-Vegetation Treatment Survey Work performed on slopes in excess of 45%. 5 EA-Plot $ $

0002AC

Bear Springs PAC Pre-Vegetation Treatment Survey Browns Transect Data Collection Services - To be collected and submitted as separate file from tree exam file. 30 EA-Plot

0002AD

Bear Springs PAC Pre-Vegetation Treatment Survey Monument Plots-Paint tree numbers and plot center (paint color and requirements IAW SOW). 30 EA-Plot

0003 Crooked-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey EA-Plot $ $

0003AA Crooked-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Quick Plot (Fixed Radius Plot) 45 EA-Plot $ $

0003AB

Crooked-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Monument Plots-Paint tree numbers and plot center (paint color and requirements IAW SOW). 45 EA-Plot

0004 Horse-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey EA-Plot $ $

0004AA Horse-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Quick Plot (Fixed Radius Plot) 25 EA-Plot $ $

0004AB

Horse-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Monument Plots-Paint tree numbers and plot center (paint color and requirements IAW SOW). 25 EA-Plot

0005 Danley-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey EA-Plot $ $

0005AA Danley-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Quick Plot (Fixed Radius Plot) 55 EA-Plot $ $

0005AB

Danley-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Monument Plots-Paint tree numbers and plot center (paint color and requirements IAW SOW). 55 EA-Plot

0006 Mcaffee-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey EA-Plot $ $

0006AA Mcaffee-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Quick Plot (Fixed Radius Plot) 62 EA-Plot $ $

Attachment-01 Schedule of Items

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0006AB

Mcaffee-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Monument Plots-Paint tree numbers and plot center (paint color and requirements IAW SOW). 62 EA-Plot

0007 Deadman-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey EA-Plot $ $

0007AA Deadman-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Quick Plot (Fixed Radius Plot) 16 EA-Plot $ $

0007AB

Deadman-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Monument Plots-Paint tree numbers and plot center (paint color and requirements IAW SOW). 16 EA-Plot

0008 Hay-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey EA-Plot $ $

0008AA Hay-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Quick Plot (Fixed Radius Plot) 110 EA-Plot $ $

0008AB

Hay-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Monument Plots-Paint tree numbers and plot center (paint color and requirements IAW SOW). 110 EA-Plot

0009 Johnson-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey EA-Plot $ $

0009AA Johnson-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Quick Plot (Fixed Radius Plot) 50 EA-Plot $ $

0009AB

Johnson-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Monument Plots-Paint tree numbers and plot center (paint color and requirements IAW SOW). 50 EA-Plot

0010 Pendleton-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey EA-Plot $ $

0010AA Pendleton-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Quick Plot (Fixed Radius Plot) 48 EA-Plot $ $

0010AB

Pendleton-Post-Vegetation Treatment Survey Monument Plots-Paint tree numbers and plot center (paint color and requirements IAW SOW). 48 EA-Plot

Grand Total

Attachment-01 Schedule of Items Continued

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Attachment-02 Statement of Work Sacramento Ranger District

LNF CSE Contract 2026 October 30, 2025

1. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

A. Scope of Contract This Stand Exam Contract has two (2) bid items for Government Determined Plot Size Intensive Common Stand Exam data collection methods which include site and growth tree information, brown transects and monument Plot locations, as well as eight (8) bid items for Quick Plots Fixed Radius and Monument Plot locations. For sites that are PJ only site tree and no growth tree information will be required where site trees are present. Both pinion and juniper trees are not acceptable site trees.

Latitudes and longitudes (Lat/Long) will be collected. Lat/Longs will be collected in the following Projection System: UTM, NAD83, Zone 13N. Other data to be collected, will be Browns transects, ground surface cover, and vegetation composition, based on Common Stand Exam protocols. Items 001 and 002 shall be re-locatable and will require two trees, known as Reference Point Trees (RP Trees) equipped with an aluminum tag (supplied by Gov) marked with the distance and azimuth from tree to plot center. Photos will be taken at all plots in accordance with contract specs.

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, transportation, supervision, supplies (except those designated as Government-furnished), incidentals, and perform all work necessary to conduct stand examinations in compliance with terms, specifications, conditions, and provisions of this solicitation.

For information concerning the contract areas or other general questions, contact Wells Vaiana @ 575-202-4871 or Email wells.vaiana@usda.gov . Alternative Contact: Kim Hinshaw 575-295-3783

- kimberly.hinshaw@usda.gov

B. Location and Description This contract has 10 bid items located on the Lincoln National Forest. Points are to be collected on the Sacramento Ranger District in one project area. There are 541 points to be collected in the project.

1. A vicinity map is included in the attached exhibits.

2. Work will consist of locating, establishing, measuring and recording data for sample plots.

Information shall be collected as outlined in the Government provided Common Stand Exam User Guide and Appendices, unless specifically modified in the contents of this contract.

3. Maps of the the general inventory areas are included in the attached exhibits.

C. Accessibility

The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining all necessary permission to gain access to sample locations. If the Contractor cannot obtain permission to access a sample location, the Contractor must notify the Government in writing.

Accessibility may be determined from maps which will be furnished by the Forest Service. Contractor shall be responsible for adhering to the U. S. Forest Service travel management plan, including yearlong or seasonal closures to motor vehicles, as illustrated in the exhibits, unless authorization is obtained. Maps and photos may indicate that a road goes to the stand, however, vehicle access may be difficult or restricted. Stand locations may necessitate that Contractor walk to the stand or acquire

SECTION C-DESCRIPTIONS/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

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D. Boundaries

Project boundaries, location and stand may be identified by project maps furnished by the Government at or prior to the pre-work conference. Physical features and location can be determined on the vicinity map and project area maps included in this document.

E. Performance Period

It is anticipated that contract award will be made prior to January 2026.

The estimated starting date is to be determined between Government and Contractor. Work is expected to begin no later than spring of 2026 and completed by spring of 2028 Starting date can be negotiated between the Contractor and Government. Work is estimated to be completed within 720 days of notice to proceed, and shall prioritize Completion of Items 001 and 002 before subsequent items. The Contractor shall maintain progress at a rate that shall assure completion and acceptance of work within the time frame.

The Government may issue a Notice to Proceed as soon as weather and ground conditions are favorable for work. The count of contract time shall start on the date specified on the Notice to Proceed.

The Contractor shall be assessed actual damages, per day, for any work not completed within the time specified by this contract, unless a time extension has been approved by the Contracting Officer.

Actual damages include, but are not limited to time and travel spent on the project by Government officials.

F. Government-Furnished Property

The Government will deliver to the Contractor the following listed materials, supplies, property or services hereinafter referred to as Government-Furnished Property at the places and times specified below. The Contractor shall be liable for all loss or damage of such Government-Furnished Property delivered to him until completion and final acceptance of work required under this contract.

o Topographic map copies with coverage of location, stands, number of plots to be sampled.

o Appropriate data collection forms. See Attachment-03.

o Instructions for determining Plant Associations or Habitat Types. See Attachment-09.

o One Forest Visitors Map or transportation map. See Attachment-06.

o One copy of the Common Stand Exam Field Guide, (Feb. 2014), with Appendices specific to the Region in which the data is to be collected. See Attachment-04.

o Fuel Model identification guides (Anderson 13 and Scott and Burgan 40). See Attachment-05.

o Aluminum tags and nails.

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Above Government-Furnished Property will be made available to the Contractor at the pre-work conference.

If aerial photos are provided, they shall be returned to the Government upon completion of the contract. Aerial photographs must be given exceptional care and returned in essentially the same condition as delivered. Failure to do so may result in charges for damage or replacement.

2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

A. Stand Examination Instructions

The contractor will locate plots within stands based on a systematic grid distributed throughout each stand. The number of plots and the estimated location of plots for each stand will be provided by the Government. No fewer than the indicated number per stand will be acceptable.

2. RP Trees. The Contractor shall select two trees in each 1/20acre Live Tree Plot as RP trees for the purpose of relocating plots. These trees will be tagged with an aluminum tag provided by the Government. Preferred RP trees are large Douglas Firs which, when triangulated from plot center, form an angle close to 90 degrees. Selecting large trees which are preferred to be left on landscape after potential treatments is more favorable than achieving an angle of 90 degrees.

The Aluminum tag shall be engraved with the following information: Location, stand, and plot number, distance and azimuth FROM RP tree TO plot center. Example: RP1,4470200 plot 1, 6.2’ @247deg to. Distances measured for RP trees and Off Plot Site Trees shall be in tenths of feet.

Tag shall be secured to tree at base with aluminum tags and nails provided at pre-work conference.

The Contractor shall document the reference tree on the tree data sheet under the remarks section for that tree with the distance and azimuth to plot center.

3. To facilitate inspection, the Contractor shall securely tie flagging at eye level on each plot center or near plot center.

Crossing over stand boundaries and installing plots in the wrong stand shall result in rejection of data. When a plot has been relocated, the Contractor shall remove the flagging from the miss-located plot.

4. The Contractor shall identify sample plot centers with a government provided metal stake and aluminum tag. Sample plot center markers shall be firmly driven into the ground and will contain the following information etched into the aluminum tag: Location, stand, and plot number, for example, 4470200 plot 1.

Upon inspection, the center point of the marker where it intersects the ground shall be used as plot center.

B. Survey Technique

Hand compass (adjusted to a declination of 12 degrees EAST) and GPS units will be used to locate and establish plot centers. Data provided will be in LNF Projection of UTM, NAD83, Zone 13N.

Acceptable error is +/- 10% distance or azimuth error of +/- 5° between each plot. Recurring errors in location of sample plots greater than the acceptable error shall make the stand survey unsatisfactory and relocation of sample plots and remeasurement shall be required.

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C. Recording Instruction

Data may be collected hard copy on provided forms or via a PDR. The government will provide Exams PC templates for each project during pre-work conference. Contractor will be responsible for providing PDR, tablet or other method by which to enter data and will provide government with files on a pre determined basis.

D. Qualifications

The success of this field inventory is dependent primarily on the Contractor's professionalism and expertise. It is necessary that the Contractor's staff meet certain standards. A crew can consist of one or more individuals. Minimum technical qualifications are specifically defined as follows:

1. Each crew must have a crew leader with undergraduate courses in mensuration, tree identification, plant identification, silviculture, and ecology and three months prior experience collecting data for Forest inventory or vegetation classification.

2. Each crew leader must also have the additional following minimum qualifications:

a. Proficient in the interpretation of topographic maps.

b. Knowledge in the use of hand held compass, GPS unit, pacing, and map measurements.

c. Ability to accurately identify Southwest tree, shrub, forb, and grass species needed for identifying local habitat types.

d. Knowledge of rating tree defects and parasitic plants.

e. Knowledge of common forest insect pests and diseases.

f. Familiar with habitat typing.

g. Proficient in the use of forest measurement equipment.

Specific technical experience may be substituted for a given educational requirement.

The Contractor shall designate crew leaders for each crew. The crew leader shall be the individual responsible for ensuring plot measurements are taken in accordance with the accuracy standards.

The Contractor, by signing an offer, agrees to use only personnel meeting these qualifications for performance of the work specified herein. The Government reserves the right to make determinations of employees' qualifications and any employee who does not meet the above described qualifications may be requested to leave the worksite with the contractor responsible for the re-collection and resubmitting any data supplied by that employee.

3a. DATA COLLECTION SPECIFICATIONS: Items 001,002.

This section describes the data collection forms, and the fields within each form, to be completed.

A. Setting Data

A setting is normally a stand in which the stand exam is being done. Following is a list of data fields required for each setting. Detailed information and lists of valid codes for each data field are found in the Common Stand Exam User Guide and Appendicies (see Government Furnished Property). If the contract specifications differ from the Common Stand Exam User Guide and Appendicies, the contract specificaitons shall have precedent. Notes will be used to record RP description and location. Project name (Field 1) will be supplied by the government.

The contractor will be responsible for collecting and filling out the Setting Form for all data items that are set to “YES” in the Required column:

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Field Num Item Description Required

Data Source Comments

1 Project Name YES Government SSRP / 16 Springs 2 Region YES Government 03 3 Proclaimed Forest YES Government 08 4 District YES Government 02 5 Location YES Site List Provided 6 Stand YES Site List Provided 7 Owner YES Gov USFS 8 State N/A Not collected 9 County N/A Not collected 10 Admin Forest YES Gov 08 11 Date YES Contractor 12 Photo ID NO 13 Exam Level YES Government 3121 / 1121 14 Exam Purpose YES Government Always ‘SE’ 15 Stratum N/A Not collected 16 Existing Vegetation

Ref YES Gov SAF

17 Potential Veg Ref YES Contractor 301 Required if potential vegetation is recorded

18 Potential Vegetation NO Contractor 19 Structure NO Contractor 20 Capable Grow Area N/A Not collected 21 Fuel Model NO Contractor 22 Elevation N/A Not collected 23 Aspect N/A Not collected 24 Slope N/A Not collected 25 Slope Position N/A Not collected 26 Acres YES Site List Provided 27 Radial Growth

Interval YES 20ths of Inch

28 Radial Growth Interval 2

N/A Not collected

29 Height Growth Interval

N/A Not collected

30 Fuel Photo Reference NO Contractor Required when Residual Code Description used on plot form

31 Precision Protocol N/A Not collected 32 Examiner YES Contractor 33 Remarks NO Contractor 34 Damage Category NO Contractor 35 Damage Agent NO Contractor 36 Damage Severity NO Contractor 37 Species of

Management Interest NO Contractor

38 Sketch Map YES Contractor

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38 Traverse Notes YES Contractor

Field Num refers to the field number identified for this item in the Common Stand Exam User Guide, Chapter 3, Section 2.

All setting fields, whether required by this contract or not, are included on the setting form provided in the exhibits. Fields not specifically required by this contract are to be skipped on the form.

B. Sample Design Data Items 001, 002 – Intensive/ Extensive Common Stand Exams, Browns Transect, Monument Plot Locations.

Sample design will be provided by the government.

For each stand in the contract , a fixed plot size of 1/20 acre (26.3’ radius) will be used for all live/ dead tree and vegetation cover data.

A Fixed Plot Size of 1/100 acre (11.8’ radius) will be used for all regeneration plots.

A Fixed Plot Size of 1/5 acre (52.7’ radius) will be used for all dead down / dead standing plots.

Field Num Item Description Required

Data Source Comments

Region YES Government 03 Proclaimed Forest YES Government 08 District YES Government 01 Location YES Site List See Exhibit 1 – Survey

Stand List Stand Num YES Site List See Exhibit 1- Survey

Stand List 1 Form Type YES Government 2 Sample Selection Method YES Government See Exhibit 1 – Survey

Stand List 3 Sample Expansion Factor YES Contractor or

Government See Exhibit 1 – Survey Stand List

4 Starting Azimuth YES 360 North Not collected 5 Plots Installed YES Contractor See Exhibit 1 – Survey

Stand List 6 Subpop Filter YES Government See Exhibit 1 – Sample

Design Form 7 Remarks NO Contractor 8 Selection Criteria Number YES Government See Exhibit 1 – Sample

Design Form 9 Subpop Variable YES Government See Exhibit 1 – Sample

Design Form 10 Subpop Minimum Value YES Government See Exhibit 1 – Sample

Design Form 11 Subpop Maximum Value YES Government See Exhibit 1 – Sample

Design Form

All sample design fields, whether required by this contract or not, are included on the design form provided in the exhibits. Fields not specifically required by this contract are to be skipped on the form.

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C. Plot Data

The following items are required to be recorded at each plot. Detailed information and lists of valid codes for each data item are found in the Common Stand Exam Users Guide and Appendices (see Government Furnished Property). The contractor will be responsible for collecting all Plot Data for items that are set to “YES” in the required column

Field Num Item Description Required

Data Source Comments

Region YES Government Proclaimed Forest YES Government District YES Government Location YES Site List See Exhibit 1-Inventory List Stand Num YES Site List See Exhibit 1-Inventory List

1 Plot Num YES Site List See Exhibit 1-Inventory List 2 Latitude YES Contractor As recorded by GPS on site 3 Longitude YES Contractor As recorded by GPS on site 4 Capable Grow Area YES Contractor Enter % of 1/10 acre that can support a tree.

5 Aspect YES Contractor 6 Slope YES Contractor 7 Slope Position NO Not…