6. NAN_PRS.pdf

ATTACHMENT 6 -- NFsNC 2024 Road Maintenance PRS

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

The following describes the major items in the contract with the incentives and deductions for the work described. This is a duplicate of the PRS referred to as Performance Standards in Section C. If there are any differences, the PRS in Section C governs.

Positive and negative incentives typically apply to every item of work. In addition to the “Required Action” shown, these incentives include:

The Contractor may receive a poor performance rating and may be terminated with repeated deficiencies. Either of these actions may result in the contractor not being selected for future contract work. Alternatively, the Contractor may receive a good or superior performance rating, and looked upon favorably for future contract awards.

811 Grading Aggregate Surfaced and Non‐surfaced Roads

Description Major Minor (Acceptable Defects)

AQL Required Action Defect Defect Major Minor Major Minor

Roadbed Condition

Potholes greater than 2” deep and wider than 1’

Washboards greater than 1” deep.

Graded width is greater than 1’ narrower than original.

Potholes 2”or less deep and 1’ or less wide

Washboards less than 1” deep

Graded width is between 4” and 1’ of the original width.

No more than 5% of the length of roads contain correctable defects

No more than 10% of the length of roads contain correctable defects

Re‐work.

Rework.

May reduce price to reflect reduced quality.

Roadway Drainage

Road surface holds more than 2” of water.

Cross slope or crown is greater than 4%for more than 200’ or greater than 6% for any length.

Unnecessary berms impede drainage for more than than 100’

Road surface holds less than 2” of water

Cross slope or crown is greater than 4%for less than 200’.

Unnecessary berms impede drainage for less than 100’

No more than 5% of the length of roads contain correctable defects

No more than 10% of the length of roads contain correctable defects

Re‐work.

Rework.

AQL Required Action Defect Defect Major Minor Major Minor

Intersections Intersections contain abrupt grade breaks.

Intersections contain minor grade breaks

0 1 per road Rework

Rework.

May reduce price to reflect reduced quality

Scarification

Ruts, potholes, washboards and wash outs were not scarified.

Ruts, potholes, washboards and wash outs were not scarified to the bottom of the defect

250 feet per Mile

500 feet per mile Rework

Re‐work.

May reduce price to reflect reduced quality

Oversize Material

Rocks larger than 3” in its largest dimension remain on the roadway.

N/A 0 N/A Remove N/A

Unsuitable Debris

Trash, or otherwise unsuitable material exists on the roadway causing a safety hazard.

Trash, or otherwise unsuitable material exists on the roadway causing driving discomfort.

0 250 feet per mile Remove

Remove.

May reduce price to reflect reduced quality

Acceptable Organics

Leaves and pine needles generated from ditch(es) or roadway create surfaces greater than 1’ higher than adjacent surfaces.

Leaves and pine needles generated from ditch(es) or roadway create surfaces between 6” and 1’ higher than adjacent surfaces.

250 foot area per mile

500 foot area per mile Rework Rework

Bridge Decks

Bridge decks are not free of silt, dirt, rocks and debris.

N/A 0 N/A Clean and Sweep N/A

831 Cleaning and Reshaping Ditches

AQL Required Action

Ditch Section

Ditch holds more than 4” of water

Ditch is less than 6” Deep.

Transitions to culvert inverts are shorter than 5’ long..

Loose rocks, dirt, slough, or debris remain in the ditch and will impede drainage or can relocate to impede drainage.

Ditch holds less than 4” of water

Ditch is between 6” and 12” deep.

Transitions to culvert inverts are between 5’ and 10’ long..

Loose rocks, dirt, slough, or debris that will wash through the drainage remain in the ditch than 250’ per mile.

No more than 250’ per mile.

No more than 1 per mile.

No more than 500’ per mile.

No more than 500’ per mile.

5 per mile.

2 culvert locations per mile, not to exceed 250 lf.

Rework

Rework.

Backslope

Backslopes have been undercut or have not been reached (Ditchline is too close to road).

Backslopes do not match original.

Ditchline is good.

100’ per mile 500’ per mile Rework

Rework.

Silt Traps

Roadside Ditch Silt Traps have not been restored to within 12” of their

Roadside Ditch Silt Traps have not been restored to within 6” of their

1 per Mile

AQL Required Action original dimensions and depth.

Removed material has been deposited in a location that will affect watercourses or the roadway

Silt Trap has been Breached.

original dimensions and depth.

N/A

Relocate Immediately

Reconstruct Immediately in a manner acceptable to the Forest Service.

834 Clean Culverts and Tail Ditches

Culvert Blockage

Tail Ditches

More than 4” of debris is left in any culvert 36” or less diameter. More than ⅛ the diameter of a culvert over 36” is blocked.

Culvert inlets are obstructed by grass, debris, brush, dirt, or trees less than 4” diameter within 3’ of inlet. And outlet.

Tail ditches at culvert outlets hold more than 6” of water.

Tail Ditch Silt Traps have not been restored to within 12” of their original dimensions and depth.

Tail ditches at culvert outlets hold more than 2” of water.

Tail Ditch Silt Traps have not been restored to within 6” of their original dimensions and depth.

No Deviation on culverts.

2 ditches per mile

5 ditches per mile reduced quality

Removed material has been deposited in a location that will affect watercourses or the roadway

Silt Trap has been Breached

Relocate Immediately

Reconstruct Immediately in a manner acceptable to the Forest Service.

N/A.

813 Aggregate Surfacing, Type ABC

AQL Required Action

Roadbed Condition

Potholes greater than 2” deep and wider than 1’

Washboards greater than 1” deep.

Potholes 2”or less deep and 1’ or less wide

Washboards less than 1” deep the length of roads contain correctable defects

No more than 10% of the length of roads contain correctable defects

Re‐work.

Rework.

Roadway Drainage

Cross slope or crown is greater than 4%for more than 200’ or greater than 6% for any length.

Unnecessary berms impede drainage for more than than 100’

Cross slope or crown is greater than 4%for less than 200’.

Unnecessary berms impede drainage for less than 100’ the length of roads contain correctable defects

No more than 10% of the length of roads contain correctable defects

Re‐work.

Rework.

Intersections Intersections contain abrupt grade breaks.

Intersections contain minor grade breaks

0 1 per road Rework

Rework.

May reduce price to reflect reduced quality

Oversize Material

Rocks larger than 3” in its largest dimension remain on the roadway.

N/A 0 N/A Remove N/A

813 Spot Surfacing

Major Minor Allowable Defects

AQL Required Action Defect Defect Major Minor Major Minor

Depth of Aggregate

Dimension of spot surfacing deviates by more than 1" from depth specified. Or less than 1" from dimension specified but is consistently high or low.

Dimension of spot surfacing deviates by 1" or less than from depth specified and not consistently high or low.

0 N/A

If depth is low, correct placement of aggregate to specified dimensions.

If depth is high only pay for ordered amount

Accept aggregate as placed, pay only for delivered quantities.

Width of Aggregate

Dimension of spot surfacing is less than specified width or more than 1' wider than specified.

Dimension of spot surfacing is up to 1' wider than specified but not consistently wide.

0 N/A

If width is narrow, correct placement of aggregate to specified dimensions. If width is too wide reshape.

Accept aggregate as placed, pay only for delivered quantities.

Length

Dimension of spot surfacing is shorter than specified length or more than 100' longer than specified.

Dimension of spot surfacing is shorter than specified length or up to 100' longer than specified.

0 N/A

If length is shorter than specified, correct placement of aggregate to specified dimensions.

If too long pay only for ordered amount.

Accept aggregate as placed, pay only for delivered quantities.

Compaction

Visible displacement occurs under heady spreading equipment

N/A 0 N/A Rework N/A

Aggregate Quality

Does not meet specified gradation or durability requirements and is not suitable for intended use

Does not meet specified gradation or durability requirements and is suitable for intended use

0 N/A

Reject and replace Accept but may reduce payment.

Finish Quality

Spot surfacing doesn’t conform to the adjacent road segments and traffic is impeded.

Spot surfacing generally conforms to the adjacent road segments, but traffic may be slowed.

0 5 per mile

Reshape or recompact surfacing as needed.

Accept but may reduce payment.

QASP Page 11 of 14

FAR Clauses for Reference

FAR 52.246-4 Inspection of Services-Fixed-Price. (Aug 1996)

(a) Definition. "Services," as used in this clause, includes services performed, workmanship, and material furnished or utilized in the performance of services.

(b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and for as long afterwards as the contract requires.

(c) The Government has the right to inspect and test all services called for by the contract, to the extent practicable at all times and places during the term of the contract. The Government shall perform inspections and tests in a manner that will not unduly delay the work.

(d) If the Government performs inspections or tests on the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, the Contractor shall furnish, and shall require subcontractors to furnish, at no increase in contract price, all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties.

(e) If any of the services do not conform with contract requirements, the Government may require the Contractor to perform the services again in conformity with contract requirements, at no increase in contract amount. When the defects in services cannot be corrected by reperformance, the Government may-

(1) Require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract requirements; and

(2) Reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of the services performed.

(f) If the Contractor fails to promptly perform the services again or to take the necessary action to ensure future performance in conformity with contract requirements, the Government may-

(1) By contract or otherwise, perform the services and charge to the Contractor any cost incurred by the Government that is directly related to the performance of such service; or

(2) Terminate the contract for default.

(End of clause)

QASP Page 12 of 14

52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service) (Apr 1984)

(a)(1) The Government may, subject to paragraphs (c) and (d) of this clause, by written notice of default to the Contractor, terminate this contract in whole or in part if the Contractor fails to-

(i) Deliver the supplies or to perform the services within the time specified in this contract or any extension;

(ii) Make progress, so as to endanger performance of this contract (but see paragraph (a)(2) of this clause); or

(iii) Perform any of the other provisions of this contract (but see paragraph (a)(2) of this clause).

(2) The Government's right to terminate this contract under subdivisions (a)(1)(ii) and (1)(iii) of this clause, may be exercised if the Contractor does not cure such failure within 10 days (or more if authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer) after receipt of the notice from the Contracting Officer specifying the failure.

(b) If the Government terminates this contract in whole or in part, it may acquire, under the terms and in the manner the Contracting Officer considers appropriate, supplies or services similar to those terminated, and the Contractor will be liable to the Government for any excess costs for those supplies or services. However, the Contractor shall continue the work not terminated.

(c) Except for defaults of subcontractors at any tier, the Contractor shall not be liable for any excess costs if the failure to perform the contract arises from causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor. Examples of such causes include (1) acts of God or of the public enemy, (2) acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, (3) fires, (4) floods, (5) epidemics, (6) quarantine restrictions, (7) strikes, (8) freight embargoes, and (9) unusually severe weather. In each instance the failure to perform must be beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor.

(d) If the failure to perform is caused by the default of a subcontractor at any tier, and if the cause of the default is beyond the control of both the Contractor and subcontractor, and without the fault or negligence of either, the Contractor shall not be liable for any excess costs for failure to perform, unless the subcontracted supplies or services were obtainable from other sources in sufficient time for the Contractor to meet the required delivery schedule.

(e) If this contract is terminated for default, the Government may require the Contractor to transfer title and deliver to the Government, as directed by the Contracting Officer, any

(1) completed supplies, and (2) partially completed supplies and materials, parts, tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, plans, drawings, information, and contract rights (collectively referred to as "manufacturing materials" in this clause) that the Contractor has specifically produced or acquired for the terminated portion of this contract. Upon direction of the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall also protect and preserve property in its possession in which the Government has an interest.

QASP Page 13 of 14

(f) The Government shall pay contract price for completed supplies delivered and accepted. The Contractor and Contracting Officer shall agree on the amount of payment for manufacturing materials delivered and accepted and for the protection and preservation of the property. Failure to agree will be a dispute under the Disputes clause.

The Government may withhold from these amounts any sum the Contracting Officer determines to be necessary to protect the Government against loss because of outstanding liens or claims of former lien holders.

(g) If, after termination, it is determined that the Contractor was not in default, or that the default was excusable, the rights and obligations of the parties shall be the same as if the termination had been issued for the convenience of the Government.

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

(End of clause)

FAR 52.236-13 Accident Prevention (Nov 1991) Alternate I (Nov 1991).

(a) The Contractor shall provide and maintain work environments and procedures which will-

(1) Safeguard the public and Government personnel, property, materials, supplies, and equipment exposed to Contractor operations and activities;

(2) Avoid interruptions of Government operations and delays in project completion dates; and

(3) Control costs in the performance of this contract.

(b) For these purposes on contracts for construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements, the Contractor shall-

(1) Provide appropriate safety barricades, signs, and signal lights;

(2) Comply with the standards issued by the Secretary of Labor at 29 CFR part 1926 and 29 CFR part 1910; and

(3) Ensure that any additional measures the Contracting Officer determines to be reasonably necessary for the purposes are taken.

(c) If this contract is for construction or dismantling, demolition or removal of improvements with any Department of Defense agency or component, the Contractor shall comply with all pertinent provisions of the latest version of U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1, in effect on the date of the solicitation.

(d) Whenever the Contracting Officer becomes aware of any noncompliance with these requirements or any condition which poses a serious or imminent danger to the health or safety of the public or Government personnel, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor orally, with written confirmation, and request immediate initiation of corrective action. This notice, when delivered to the Contractor or the Contractor's representative at the work site, shall be deemed

QASP Page 14 of 14 sufficient notice of the noncompliance and that corrective action is required. After receiving the notice, the Contractor shall immediately take corrective action. If the Contractor fails or refuses to promptly take corrective action, the Contracting Officer may issue an order stopping all or part of the work until satisfactory corrective action has been taken. The Contractor shall not be entitled to any equitable adjustment of the contract price or extension of the performance schedule on any stop work order issued under this clause.

(e) The Contractor shall insert this clause, including this paragraph (e), with appropriate changes in the designation of the parties, in subcontracts.

(f) Before commencing the work, the Contractor shall-

(1) Submit a written proposed plan for implementing this clause. The plan shall include an analysis of the significant hazards to life, limb, and property inherent in contract work performance and a plan for controlling these hazards; and

(2) Meet with representatives of the Contracting Officer to discuss and develop a mutual understanding relative to administration of the overall safety program.

(End of Clause)